In one of the most stunning results of the college football season, the No. 23 Washington Huskies fell 13–10 to a Wisconsin Badgers team that entered the day with two wins, no quarterback, and one of the worst offenses in college football. The Huskies, who could only muster 251 total yards, not only squandered their first national ranking of the year, but also watched their postseason hopes dissolve entirely.
Wisconsin, starting Danny O’Neil and eventually turning to two more quarterbacks, ran the ball almost exclusively in the first quarter -- and Washington couldn’t stop it. The Badgers outgained the Huskies 88 to 43 in the opening 15 minutes, all on the ground, as Washington’s offense sputtered to just one rushing yard.