FOOTBALL UW FB: Postgame Notes: UW 27, Iowa 7

Jon McNamara · Oct 30, 2021

POSTGAME NOTES
WISCONSIN 27, #9 IOWA 7 ▪ OCT. 30, 2021 ▪ CAMP RANDALL STADIUM ▪ MADISON, WIS.

TEAM NOTES

Today’s captains: senior TE Jake Ferguson, senior CB Faion Hicks and senior ILB Jack Sanborn.
Today’s attendance: 74,209
Paul Chryst improved to 61-22 (.735) in his seventh season as Wisconsin’s head coach, ranking 4th on UW’s all-time wins list and the 4th coach in school history to win 60 games:

WINS AS WISCONSIN COACH, ALL-TIME
Coach (Years) Wins
1. Barry Alvarez (1990-2005)* 119
2. Bret Bielema (2006-12) 68
3. Phil King (1896-1902, ‘05) 65
4. Paul Chryst (2015-present) 61
5. Milt Bruhn (1956-66) 52
* Also served as coach in 2 bowl games (2012, 2014)

Under Chryst, Wisconsin is:

5-2 (.714) vs. Iowa

30-7 (.811) vs. the Big Ten West Division

40-15 (.727) in Big Ten Conference play

34-8 (.810) at Camp Randall Stadium

In beating No. 9 Iowa, Wisconsin tallied its first top-10 win since defeating No. 9 Minnesota, 38-17, on Nov. 30, 2019.
The Badgers won their second consecutive game over an AP Top 25 team, their first back-to-back wins over ranked opponents since downing No. 18 Iowa and No. 9 Minnesota in November of 2019.

o The last time UW defeated ranked opponents in consecutive weeks came in wins over No. 25 Iowa (Nov. 11) and No. 19 Michigan (Nov. 18) in the 2017 season.

Wisconsin has won 8 of its last 10 meetings with Iowa, dating to 2010, including 3 straight victories over the Hawkeyes at Camp Randall Stadium.
The Badgers improved its lead in the all-time series with the Hawkeyes to 49-44-2.

o UW owns a 10-6 lead in the all-time series since the debut of the Heartland Trophy in 2004.

The Badgers have won 24 of their last 27 games with a traveling trophy on the line vs. Iowa (Heartland Trophy), Minnesota (Paul Bunyan’s Axe) and Nebraska (Freedom Trophy).
UW is now 34-8 against the Big Ten West since the Conference realignment in 2014. The Badgers’ .810 win percentage against the West is tops in the conference. Iowa is second at .636 (28-16).
Wisconsin held Iowa scoreless in the first half, holding the Hawkeyes to 17 total yards on 23 plays (0.7 average). UW limited Iowa to -13 rushing yards, 30 passing yards, a single first down and a 1-for-7 mark on 3rd down conversions.
For the second-straight game, the Badgers defense racked up 10 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks on the day.

o On the year, UW is averaging 7.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks per game on the season.

UW’s 6.0 sacks was the team’s highest total against Iowa since at least 1997.
The Badgers registered 3 takeaways and have totaled 8 in the last 2 games. UW had just 4 in the first 6 games.

o UW had zero turnovers on offense, giving the Badgers a +3 turnover margin. Over the last 2 games, UW is +6 in TO margin.

During their 4-game win streak, the Badgers have allowed an average of 7.5 points per game and 180.3 yards per game.
UW limited Iowa to a season-low 24 yards rushing. That is the fewest the Badgers have surrendered to the Hawkeyes since at least 1997.
With 27 points, Wisconsin snapped Iowa’s streak of 29 consecutive games holding its opponent to 24 points or fewer, the longest active streak among Power Five teams.
Wisconsin rushed for 166 yards (Iowa’s highest total allowed this season entering the game was 107 vs. Penn State).

o During their 4-game win streak, the Badgers are averaging 261.3 rushing yards per game.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Sophomore QB Graham Mertz completed 11-of-22 passes for 104 yards with 1 TD and zero interceptions.

o Mertz also scored a pair of 1-yard rushing touchdowns. He now has 6 career rushing TDs, including 4 this season.

Freshman RB Braelon Allen rushed for 104 yards on a career-high 20 carries for an average of 5.2 ypc. He has now eclipsed 100 yards rushing in 4 consecutive games.

o Over UW’s 4-game win streak, Allen is averaging 120.8 rushing yards per game (7.3 ypc).

Senior WR Danny Davis hauled in a game-high 5 passes for 59 yards, his highest output since facing Notre Dame in game 3.
Senior TE Jake Ferguson had 3 catches for 13 yards with 1 touchdown grab.

o Ferguson’s 4-yard touchdown catch to open the scoring in the first quarter marked his 1st TD reception since the Badgers’ win at Michigan on Nov. 14, 2020.

o Ferguson has caught at least one pass in each of his 42 career games, a school record that surpassed WR Lee Evans’ mark for consecutive games with a catch (38, 1999-2003) and extending the nation’s 2nd-longest active streak:

CONSEC. GAMES WITH RECEPTION, FBS (ACTIVE)
1. Justin Hall, Ball State *51
2. Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin *42
3. JD Spielman, TCU *40
4. Emeka Emezie, NC State (WR) 39
5. Jahan Dotson, Penn State (WR) 36
* Every game played in career

· Ferguson’s 1,383 receiving yards place him 20th on UW’s career list, and 5th among tight ends all-time at Wisconsin:

CAREER RECEIVING YARDS, TIGHT ENDS (UW)
Rk. Player Years Yards
5. Travis Beckum 2006-08 2,149
13. Troy Fumagalli 2014-17 1,627
16. Garrett Graham 2006-09 1,492
19. Jacob Pedersen 2010-13 1,394
22. Jake Ferguson 2017-pres. 1,383
25. Lance Kendricks 2007-10 1,160

Junior ILB Leo Chenal led Wisconsin with 9 tackles, including 2 TFLs and 0.5 sack.

o In his last 3 games, Chenal is averaging 11.7 tackles, 3.3 TFLs and 1.7 sacks per game.

· On the season, Chenal leads the Badgers with 60 tackles, 11.5 TFLs and is second on the team with 5.5 sacks.

o Sophomore OLB Nick Herbig posted 6 tackles with a career-high 2.5 sacks. He also recorded his first-career forced fumble.

o Herbig now has a team-high 6.0 sacks on the year.

Senior ILB Jack Sanborn finished with 7 tackles, adding 1.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks. Sanborn ranks second on the team with 9 TFLs.
Senior OLB Noah Burks notched 3 tackles with 2 coming for loss. He now has 6.5 TFLs on the season.
Senior K Collin Larsh connected on both of his field goal attempts, booting one from 29 yards and one from 32 yards in the second quarter.

o Larsh is now 12-for-13 since having his first attempt of the season blocked in the opener vs. Penn State

MamaBadger · Oct 30, 2021