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Football: Wisconsin pulls away late, defeats Purdue in final home game of 2019

The University of Wisconsin football team (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) defeated the Purdue Boilermakers (4-7, 3-5) in the final home game of 2019 at Camp Randall Saturday evening.

With Minnesota’s win over Northwestern earlier in the day, the Badgers knew they would need to win in order to remain in the running for a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game against The Ohio State University in December.

The first half of the matchup contained plenty of drama in what most expected to be an easy win for Wisconsin, as Purdue took a lead in the second quarter following a fumble by receiver A.