Illinois at Wisconsin

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 7, 1952, page 19

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  Surprising Defense Helps Put Wisconsin On Road 10 Rose Bowl MADISON, Wis. Oct. IAN Of Tense that fulfilled expectations and a defense that surprised every one have rocketed Wisconsin to the top of the Nations col legiate football pile. Badger fans were enthusiastic a week ago over their teams scoring punch, but it would have seemed silly to suggest that the unseasoned Wisconsin defense could hold Illinois. Rose Bowl champion and ranked second in the country. to lone touchdown. Yet Wisconsin came up with a 20–⁠6 victory over the Illini Saturday to earn an inside track to the Big Ten title and the Rose Bowl. What happened to the Badger defense between September q, when it allowed Marquette to score three times. and last Saturday? Coach Ivy Williamson of Wis consin, who rated his squad just an outside chance against power full Illinois. simply said: 1--WE just did far better than we expected. We had no idea our defense would stand up the way it did” The fired-up Wisconsin defend ers limited the Illini to a mere so yards rushing and 81 passing. The job was accomplished primarily by Ends Don Voss and Jerry Wuhrmann; Tackles Gus Martin and Dave Suminski; Cen ter Bob Kennedy and his relief, Terry Durkin: Linebackers RogI Dornburg, George O’Brien and Wendy Gulseth; Packs Roy BurksI and Paul Shwaiko and Safety Burt liable. In addition to rebuilding his de- Tense. riddled by graduation, Will Hanson also had to find this season a quarterback to direct the scoring potentialities Of Fullback Alan (The Horse) Ameche, the Big Tens top ground gamer as a freshman last season; Halfback Harland Carl, shifty speedster who hadn’t quite reached his peak, and Jerry Witt, another promising back. He came up with Sophomore jim Haluska. who proved his worth when the Badgers rolled over Marquette, 1919. in their opener. and added to his laurels against Illinois. The Badgers have demonstrated they have what it takes. Injuries, Of course, could hurt. The Wis consin defense isn’t deep and the loss Of Haluska, Ameche, Carl or Witt also would be a heavy blow. Overconfldence, too, could change the rosy picture. That will be one Of Williamson’s main concerns.

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Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.