Atticus Sappington broke a tie with a 24-yard field goal with 2:36 remaining and No. 1 Oregon rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Wisconsin 16-13 on Saturday night.
Jordan James rushed for 121 yards and a tying touchdown on 25 carries to help Oregon (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) win its first 11 games for the second time in school history. The Ducks also won their first 11 games in 2010 and went on to reach the BCS championship game before losing to Cam Newton-led Auburn.
Tawee Walker rushed for 97 yards on 20 carries for Wisconsin (5-5, 3-4) in its third straight loss. The Badgers fell to 2-15 in their last 17 games against Top 25 teams, going 0-6 in Luke Fickell's two-year coaching tenure.
Oregón ganó superando a Wisconsin por 10-0 en el último cuarto.
Después de que Sappington pusiera a Oregón por delante, Wisconsin tuvo el balón dos veces más, pero no consiguió aprovecharlo.
Wisconsin lost the ball on downs at its own 26 with 2:03 remaining. The Badgers got one last chance after Oregon couldn't convert a fake field-goal attempt, but Jamaree Caldwell tipped Braedyn Locke's pass and Matayo Uiagalelei picked it off at Wisconsin's 24 with 1:32 left to seal it.
Locke hizo 12 de 28 para sólo 96 yardas, con un touchdown y una intercepción.
Oregon trailed 13-6 and faced fourth-and-9 from Wisconsin's 41 when the fourth quarter started. Dillon Gabriel responded by rolling to his left and firing a 15-yard completion to a well-covered Terrance Ferguson.
Tres jugadas más tarde, James corrió 11 yardas por el extremo derecho para conseguir el touchdown del empate a falta de 13:14.
After a 12-yard punt return from Gary Bryant Jr. gave Oregon the ball at Wisconsin's 43 with 6:49 left, Oregon moved into position for Sappington's go-ahead field goal. Sappington also had made field goals of 35 and 42 yards in the first half.
Las oportunidades perdidas por Oregón al principio hicieron que los Ducks se quedaran atrás.
Los Ducks superaron a Wisconsin en 152-menos-3 en las tres primeras series de cada equipo, pero sólo consiguieron una ventaja de 6-0.
Oregon wasted a scoring opportunity in the opening period when Nyzier Fourqurean picked off Gabriel's pass on first-and-goal from the 9. Gabriel went 22-of-31 for 218 yards.
Wisconsin cut Oregon's lead to 6-3 on Nathanial Vakos' 31-yard field goal early in the second quarter. The Badgers then pulled ahead on Locke's 2-yard touchdown pass to Will Pauling with 25 seconds left in the first half.
The Badgers' touchdown came after Oregon's Nikko Reed was called for pass interference on a third-down incompletion in the end zone, giving Wisconsin first-and-goal.
Wisconsin amplió su ventaja a 13-6 con un gol de campo de 35 yardas de Vakos a falta de 4:43 para el final del tercer periodo, después de que una penalización por hombre no apto en el campo anulara un pase de touchdown de 6 yardas de Locke a Vinny Anthony.
Pero los Badgers no conseguirían otro primer down el resto de la noche, lo que permitió a Oregón recuperarse.
Para llevar
Oregon: One week after breaking Case Keenum's NCAA record for career total touchdowns, Gabriel didn't run or pass for a touchdown. James and the defense were good enough for Oregon to withstand a subpar performance from the sixth-year quarterback. Oregon also withstood injuries that prevented star defensive end Jordan Burch or leading receiver Tez Johnson from playing.
Wisconsin: The Badgers have led three Top 25 opponents at halftime but were unable to close the deal in any of those games. They blew halftime leads over then-No. 13 Southern California and then-No. 3 Penn State by getting outscored by a combined 49-3 in the second half of those games. Wisconsin maintained its lead into the fourth quarter this time but ultimately came up short again.
Implicaciones de la encuesta
Oregón mantendrá el nº 1 en el Top 25 de la AP y en la clasificación de los Playoffs de Fútbol Americano Universitario.
Siguiente
Oregón tiene la próxima semana libre antes de cerrar su calendario de temporada regular el 30 de noviembre recibiendo a Washington. Wisconsin visita Nebraska el 23 de noviembre.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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