(4) Wisconsin 31, (15) Michigan State 37 (F)
Sunday, 10/23/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (4) Wisconsin | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| (15) Michigan State | 0 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 37 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 76,405 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Michigan State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Wisc20. | |
| Wisconsin - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc20 | 15:00 | Ball rush left for 8 yards to the Wisc28. |
| 2-2, Wisc28 | 14:25 | Ball rush right for 3 yards to the Wisc31. |
| 1-10, Wisc31 | 14:10 | Ball rush middle for 4 yards to the Wisc35. |
| 2-6, Wisc35 | 13:15 | Ball rush middle for 10 yards to the Wisc45. |
| 1-10, Wisc45 | 13:00 | White rush left for 3 yards to the Wisc48. |
| 2-7, Wisc48 | 12:10 | Wilson pass completion to the right to Pedersen for 14 yards to the MSU38. |
| MSU38 | 11:37 | Wisconsin time out. |
| 1-10, MSU38 | 11:37 | Ball rush middle for 7 yards to the MSU31. |
| 2-3, MSU31 | 11:10 | Wilson pass completion to the middle to Toon for 16 yards to the MSU15. |
| 1-10, MSU15 | 10:45 | Ball rush for 7 yards to the MSU8. |
| 2-3, MSU8 | 9:57 | Wisconsin penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-8, MSU13 | 9:37 | Ball rush middle for 4 yards to the MSU9. |
| 3-4, MSU9 | 8:50 | Wilson pass completion to the right to Pedersen for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:48 | Welch PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:48 | Wisconsin kicks off. Hill returns 22 yards to the MSU25. | |
| Michigan State - 8:42 | ||
| 1-10, MSU25 | 8:42 | Baker rush for 5 yards to the MSU30. Baker fumbles, Cromartie of Wisconsin recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Wisconsin - 8:33 | ||
| 1-10, MSU30 | 8:33 | Ball rush for 3 yards to the MSU27. |
| 2-7, MSU27 | 8:28 | Wilson pass completion to the middle to Abbrederis for 18 yards to the MSU9. |
| 1-9, MSU9 | 7:50 | Ball rush middle for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:42 | Welch PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:42 | Wisconsin kicks off. Hill returns 20 yards to the MSU20. | |
| Michigan State - 7:36 | ||
| 1-10, MSU20 | 7:36 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Martin for 14 yards to the MSU34. |
| 1-10, MSU34 | 7:10 | Cousins sacked by Nzegwu for -6 yards to the MSU28. |
| 2-16, MSU28 | 6:40 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Cunningham for 18 yards to the MSU46. |
| 1-10, MSU46 | 6:00 | Baker rush for 1 yard to the MSU47. |
| 2-9, MSU47 | 5:40 | Baker rush for -5 yards to the MSU42. |
| 3-14, MSU42 | 5:00 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to Martin for 2 yards to the MSU44. |
| 4-12, MSU44 | 3:45 | Sadler punts. No return. Ball on Wisc23. |
| Wisconsin - 3:39 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc23 | 3:39 | White rush for 15 yards to the Wisc38. |
| 1-10, Wisc38 | 3:10 | White rush left for 6 yards to the Wisc44. |
| 2-4, Wisc44 | 2:50 | White rush for 1 yard to the Wisc45. |
| 3-3, Wisc45 | 2:20 | Ball rush middle for 5 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 1:40 | White rush middle for -1 yard to the Wisc49. |
| 2-11, Wisc49 | 0:45 | Wilson pass to the middle intercepted by Robinson and returned 3 yards. |
| Michigan State - 0:25 | ||
| 1-10, MSU25 | 0:25 | Bell rush for 32 yards to the Wisc43. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc43 | 15:00 | Bell rush for 4 yards to the Wisc39. |
| 2-6, Wisc39 | 14:40 | Cousins incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, Wisc39 | 14:15 | Cousins incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Wisc39 | 14:11 | Sadler punts. No return. Ball on Wisc5. |
| Wisconsin - 14:04 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc5 | 14:04 | Ball rush middle for -3 yards to the Wisc2. |
| 2-13, Wisc2 | 13:23 | Wilson incomplete pass to the right. Wisconsin penalized 0 yards. Michigan State SAFETY. |
| 13:10 | Wisconsin kicks off. Martin returns 15 yards to the MSU28. | |
| Michigan State - 13:02 | ||
| 1-10, MSU28 | 13:02 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Cunningham for 9 yards to the MSU37. |
| 2-1, MSU37 | 12:50 | Baker rush for 4 yards to the MSU41. |
| 1-10, MSU41 | 12:20 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Linthicum for 25 yards to the Wisc34. |
| 1-10, Wisc34 | 11:30 | Martin rush for 34 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:22 | Conroy PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State kicks off. White returns 25 yards to the Wisc30. | |
| Wisconsin - 11:15 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc30 | 11:15 | Wilson rush for 16 yards to the Wisc46. |
| 1-10, Wisc46 | 10:45 | Ball rush right for 4 yards to the 50. |
| 2-6, 50 | 10:07 | Wisconsin penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-11, Wisc45 | 9:45 | Wilson rush for 5 yards to the 50. |
| 3-6, 50 | 9:25 | Wilson pass completion to the right to Abbrederis for 7 yards to the MSU43. |
| 1-10, MSU43 | 9:00 | Abbrederis rush for 21 yards to the MSU22. |
| 1-10, MSU22 | 8:20 | Wilson rush middle for 1 yard to the MSU21. |
| 2-9, MSU21 | 7:37 | Ball rush middle for 7 yards to the MSU14. |
| 3-2, MSU14 | 6:50 | White rush for 1 yard to the MSU13. |
| 4-1, MSU13 | 6:04 | Welch 30 yards field goal attempt - BLOCKED by Dennard. |
| Michigan State - 5:55 | ||
| 1-10, MSU20 | 5:55 | Bell rush middle for 4 yards to the MSU24. |
| 2-6, MSU24 | 5:20 | Bell rush for 2 yards to the MSU26. |
| 3-4, MSU26 | 4:40 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to Sims for 7 yards to the MSU33. |
| 1-10, MSU33 | 4:27 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Linthicum for 24 yards to the Wisc43. |
| 1-10, Wisc43 | 4:10 | Baker rush for 5 yards to the Wisc38. |
| 2-5, Wisc38 | 3:40 | Baker rush middle for 4 yards to the Wisc34. |
| 3-1, Wisc34 | 2:40 | Baker rush for -1 yard to the Wisc35. |
| 4-2, Wisc35 | 1:28 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to Cunningham for 35 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:20 | Conroy PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:20 | Michigan State kicks off. Abbrederis returns 15 yards to the Wisc31. | |
| Wisconsin - 1:13 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc31 | 1:13 | Wilson sacked by Allen for -10 yards to the Wisc21. |
| Wisc20 | 1:00 | Michigan State time out. |
| 2-21, Wisc20 | 1:00 | White rush right for 4 yards to the Wisc24. |
| Wisc24 | 0:51 | Michigan State time out. |
| 3-17, Wisc24 | 0:51 | Wilson pass completion to the right to White for 12 yards to the Wisc36. |
| Wisc36 | 0:46 | Michigan State time out. |
| 4-5, Wisc36 | 0:37 | Nortman punt blocked by Elsworth. Returned by Fowler for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Michigan State - 0:37 | ||
| 0:37 | Conroy PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:37 | Michigan State kicks off. Abbrederis returns 25 yards to the Wisc27. | |
| Wisconsin - 0:20 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc27 | 0:20 | White rush for -2 yards to the Wisc25. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Wisconsin kicks off. Hill returns 17 yards to the MSU28. | |
| Michigan State - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, MSU28 | 14:54 | Baker rush middle for 7 yards to the MSU35. |
| 2-3, MSU35 | 14:28 | Baker rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-3, MSU35 | 13:50 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Caper for 6 yards to the MSU41. |
| 1-10, MSU41 | 13:40 | Baker rush middle for -2 yards to the MSU39. |
| 2-12, MSU39 | 12:38 | Bell rush left for 6 yards to the MSU45. |
| 3-6, MSU45 | 12:10 | Cousins incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, MSU45 | 11:53 | Sadler punts. No return. Ball on Wisc26. |
| Wisconsin - 11:47 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc26 | 11:47 | Wilson pass completion to the left to Abbrederis for 21 yards to the Wisc47. |
| 1-10, Wisc47 | 11:23 | Abbrederis rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Wisc47 | 11:00 | Wilson pass completion to the left to Abbrederis for 12 yards to the MSU41. |
| 1-10, MSU41 | 10:40 | Wilson pass completion to the left to Ball for 22 yards to the MSU19. |
| 1-10, MSU19 | 9:55 | Wilson sacked by Robinson for -1 yard to the MSU20. |
| 2-11, MSU20 | 9:15 | Ball rush right for 4 yards to the MSU16. |
| 3-7, MSU16 | 8:39 | Wilson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, MSU16 | 8:33 | Welch 33 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 8:29 | Wisconsin kicks off. Hill returns 25 yards to the MSU30. | |
| Michigan State - 8:22 | ||
| 1-10, MSU30 | 8:22 | Cousins sacked by Borland for -2 yards to the MSU28. |
| 2-12, MSU28 | 7:50 | Baker rush middle for -3 yards to the MSU25. |
| 3-15, MSU25 | 7:00 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Linthicum for 9 yards to the MSU34. |
| 4-6, MSU34 | 6:10 | Sadler punts. Abbrederis returns 8 yards to the Wisc28. |
| Wisconsin - 6:02 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc28 | 6:02 | White rush middle for 4 yards to the Wisc32. |
| 2-6, Wisc32 | 5:40 | White rush middle for 9 yards to the Wisc41. |
| 1-10, Wisc41 | 5:00 | Wilson pass completion to the middle to Abbrederis for 20 yards to the MSU39. |
| 1-10, MSU39 | 4:58 | Wilson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, MSU39 | 4:36 | White rush right for 3 yards to the MSU36. |
| 3-7, MSU36 | 3:55 | Wilson rush for -1 yard to the MSU37. Wilson fumbles, Wisconsin recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 4-6, MSU35 | 3:55 | Nortman punts. Touchback. Ball on MSU20. |
| Michigan State - 3:32 | ||
| 1-10, MSU20 | 3:32 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Bell for 6 yards to the MSU26. |
| 2-4, MSU26 | 3:21 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Martin for -1 yard to the MSU25. |
| 3-5, MSU25 | 2:40 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Cunningham for 20 yards to the MSU45. |
| 1-10, MSU45 | 1:40 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Cunningham for 8 yards to the Wisc47. |
| 2-2, Wisc47 | 0:58 | Bell rush middle for 7 yards to the Wisc40. |
| 1-10, Wisc40 | 0:30 | Bell rush for 8 yards to the Wisc32. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State - 15:00 | ||
| 2-2, Wisc32 | 15:00 | Bell rush right for 6 yards to the Wisc26. |
| 1-10, Wisc26 | 14:56 | Bell rush for 5 yards to the Wisc21. |
| 2-5, Wisc21 | 13:46 | Bell rush for 2 yards to the Wisc19. |
| 3-3, Wisc19 | 13:02 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Sims for 5 yards to the Wisc14. |
| 1-10, Wisc14 | 12:45 | Bell rush for -3 yards to the Wisc17. |
| 2-13, Wisc17 | 11:47 | Bell rush for 2 yards to the Wisc15. |
| 3-11, Wisc15 | 11:15 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Martin for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:58 | Cousins two point pass to Cunningham is GOOD. | |
| 10:58 | Michigan State kicks off. White returns 19 yards to the Wisc19. | |
| Wisconsin - 10:50 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc19 | 10:50 | Abbrederis rush for 9 yards to the Wisc28. |
| 2-1, Wisc28 | 10:19 | Wisconsin penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-6, Wisc23 | 10:19 | Wilson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, Wisc23 | 10:03 | Wilson incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, Wisc23 | 10:00 | Nortman punts. No return. Ball on MSU31. |
| Michigan State - 9:54 | ||
| 1-10, MSU31 | 9:54 | Bell rush middle for 2 yards to the MSU33. |
| 2-8, MSU33 | 9:30 | Cousins incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-8, MSU33 | 9:01 | Cousins incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, MSU33 | 8:56 | Sadler punts. Abbrederis returns 33 yards to the MSU43. |
| Wisconsin - 8:40 | ||
| 1-10, MSU43 | 8:40 | Wilson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, MSU43 | 8:36 | Ball rush right for 21 yards to the MSU22. |
| 1-10, MSU22 | 8:20 | Wilson rush for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:10 | Welch PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:10 | Wisconsin kicks off. Hill returns 14 yards to the MSU26. Wisconsin penalized 15 yards. | |
| Michigan State - 8:03 | ||
| 1-10, MSU41 | 8:03 | Cousins incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, MSU41 | 7:59 | Bell rush middle for 2 yards to the MSU43. |
| 3-8, MSU43 | 7:10 | Cousins incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-8, MSU43 | 7:08 | Sadler punts. No return. Ball on Wisc25. |
| Wisconsin - 7:01 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc25 | 7:01 | Wilson pass to the left intercepted by Lewis. No return. |
| Michigan State - 6:54 | ||
| 1-10, MSU39 | 6:54 | Bell rush left for 3 yards to the MSU42. |
| 2-7, MSU42 | 6:06 | Bell rush for 5 yards to the MSU47. |
| 3-2, MSU47 | 5:17 | Cousins sacked by Hemer for -9 yards to the MSU38. |
| 4-11, MSU38 | 4:45 | Sadler punts. No return. Ball on Wisc13. |
| Wisconsin - 4:28 | ||
| 1-10, Wisc13 | 4:28 | Ball rush middle for 11 yards to the Wisc24. |
| 1-10, Wisc24 | 4:05 | Ball rush right for 13 yards to the Wisc37. |
| 1-10, Wisc37 | 3:55 | Abbrederis rush for 3 yards to the Wisc40. |
| 2-7, Wisc40 | 3:18 | Ball rush for -2 yards to the Wisc38. |
| 3-9, Wisc38 | 2:50 | Wilson pass completion to the middle to Ewing for 15 yards to the MSU47. |
| 1-10, MSU47 | 2:20 | Wisconsin penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, Wisc43 | 2:08 | Wilson pass completion to the right to Toon for 42 yards to the MSU15. |
| MSU15 | 1:39 | Michigan State time out. |
| 1-10, MSU15 | 1:39 | Wilson pass completion to the left to Abbrederis for 13 yards to the MSU2. |
| 1-2, MSU2 | 1:32 | Wilson pass completion to the right to Ball for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:26 | Welch PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:26 | Wisconsin kicks off. Hill returns 21 yards to the MSU22. | |
| Michigan State - 1:20 | ||
| 1-10, MSU22 | 1:20 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Bell for 3 yards to the MSU25. |
| 2-7, MSU25 | 1:15 | Cousins incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-7, MSU25 | 1:10 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Bell for 9 yards to the MSU34. |
| 1-10, MSU34 | 1:02 | Cousins rush for -11 yards to the MSU23. Cousins fumbles, Foreman of Michigan State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| MSU23 | 0:42 | Wisconsin time out. |
| 2-20, MSU24 | 0:42 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to Cunningham for 12 yards to the MSU36. |
| MSU36 | 0:29 | Wisconsin time out. |
| 3-8, MSU36 | 0:29 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to Martin for 11 yards to the MSU47. |
| 1-10, MSU47 | 0:20 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to Bell for 9 yards to the Wisc44. |
| Wisc43 | 0:10 | Michigan State time out. |
| 2-1, Wisc44 | 0:10 | Cousins incomplete pass to the left. |
| Wisc43 | 0:04 | Wisconsin time out. |
| 3-1, Wisc44 | 0:04 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Nichol for 44 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |










