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Wisconsin at Minnesota

Saturday, November 25, 2017. Wisconsin kept Paul Bunyan’s Axe

No. 5 Wisconsin beat Minnesota 31–⁠0. It was their 127th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 60–⁠57–⁠8 in the games on file.

Away5Wisconsin13–⁠1 in 2017
31
HomeMinnesota5–⁠7 in 2017
0

Final at Huntington Bank Stadium, MinneapolisTV: ABCAttendance 47,327

At kickoff
39°F, a few clouds, wind 11 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (KMSP), 10 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Jerry McGinn; umpire Mike Pilarski; head linesman Mark Bennett; line judge Dan Gallagher; side judge John Hayes; field judge Tim Maguire; back judge Mike Brown; center judge Larry SmithGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wisconsin7107731
Minnesota00000

Standouts

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Player stats

Wisconsin

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Alex Hornibrook15/1915130
Jack Coan2/21800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jonathan Taylor20149153
Chris James751029
Austin Ramesh243041
Garrett Groshek540027
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kendric Pryor351031
Danny Davis III541110
A.J. Taylor339023
Kyle Penniston216111
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
T.J. Edwards72.500
Ryan Connelly6320
Leon Jacobs6000
Natrell Jamerson5000

Minnesota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Demry Croft3/94000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rodney Smith1682025
Kobe McCrary122007
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Will Reger126026
Rodney Smith214011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Antonio Shenault8000
Duke McGhee80.500
Thomas Barber7000
Adekunle Ayinde6000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

WisconsinMinnesota
456Total yards133
169Passing yards40
287Rushing yards93
8.0Yards per pass4.4
7.4Yards per rush2.4
20First downs8
7–⁠12Third downs3–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
3–⁠34Penalties1–⁠10
33:22Possession26:38
2Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

WisconsinMinnesota
54%Success rate25%
0.37EPA per play−0.15
1.31Explosiveness1.10
0.07Rushing EPA−0.09
0.95Passing EPA−0.39
53%Passing-down success13%
0.18First-down EPA−0.44
0.44Second-down EPA−0.13
0.75Third-down EPA0.09
21%Havoc by its defense11%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wisconsin 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Wisconsin −18.5, over/under 43.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Wisconsin 90%, Minnesota 10%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Minnesota end zoneWisconsin end zoneQ1 WisconsinPunt, 7 playsQ1 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ1 WisconsinPunt, 3 playsQ1 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ1 WisconsinTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ2 WisconsinField goal, 9 playsQ2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ2 WisconsinFumble, 3 playsQ2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ2 WisconsinTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 MinnesotaTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ3 MinnesotaPunt, 8 playsQ3 WisconsinTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 MinnesotaPunt, 7 playsQ3 WisconsinTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 MinnesotaMissed FG, 12 playsQ4 WisconsinPunt, 5 playsQ4 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ4 WisconsinEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Minnesota drives left to right, Wisconsin right to left.
  1. Q1 WisconsinPunt, 7 plays, 30 yards
  2. Q1 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  3. Q1 WisconsinPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  4. Q1 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 WisconsinTouchdown, 12 plays, 73 yards
  6. Q1 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q2 WisconsinField goal, 9 plays, 63 yards
  8. Q2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  9. Q2 WisconsinFumble, 3 plays, 7 yards
  10. Q2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  11. Q2 WisconsinTouchdown, 7 plays, 79 yards
  12. Q2 MinnesotaTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 47 yards
  13. Q3 MinnesotaPunt, 8 plays, 28 yards
  14. Q3 WisconsinTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  15. Q3 MinnesotaPunt, 7 plays, 6 yards
  16. Q3 WisconsinTouchdown, 3 plays, 70 yards
  17. Q4 MinnesotaMissed FG, 12 plays, 45 yards
  18. Q4 WisconsinPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  19. Q4 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  20. Q4 WisconsinEnd of game, 4 plays, 19 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Wisconsin 7, Minnesota 0
Wisconsin Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Santoso kickoff for 64 yds , Derrick Tindal return for 24 yds to the Wisc 25
14:441st & 10 at own 25Jonathan Taylor run for 13 yds to the Wisc 38 for a 1ST down
14:141st & 10 at own 38Jonathan Taylor run for 6 yds to the Wisc 44
13:352nd & 4 at own 44Jonathan Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the Wisc 43
12:373rd & 5 at own 43Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Danny Davis III for 10 yds to the Minn 47 for a 1ST down
12:231st & 10 at opp 47Jonathan Taylor run for 2 yds to the Minn 45
11:492nd & 8 at opp 45Jonathan Taylor run for no gain to the Minn 45
11:063rd & 8 at opp 45Alex Hornibrook pass incomplete to Kendric Pryor
10:574th & 8 at opp 45Anthony Lotti punt for 30 yds, downed at the Minn 15
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
10:491st & 10 at own 15Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the Minn 17
10:152nd & 8 at own 17Demry Croft pass incomplete to Nate Wozniak
10:053rd & 8 at own 17Rodney Smith run for 6 yds to the Minn 23
9:364th & 2 at own 23Ryan Santoso punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Nick Nelson at the Wisc 40
Wisconsin Punt, 3 plays
9:271st & 10 at own 40Jonathan Taylor run for 4 yds to the Wisc 44
8:462nd & 6 at own 44Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Austin Ramesh for 4 yds to the Wisc 48
8:143rd & 2 at own 48Alex Hornibrook pass incomplete to Kendric Pryor
8:044th & 2 at own 48Anthony Lotti punt for 34 yds, downed at the MINNESOTA 18 for a 1ST down WISCONSIN Penalty, Kick Catching Interference (Derrick Tindal) to the Minn 33 for a 1ST down
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
7:541st & 10 at own 33Rodney Smith run for 3 yds to the Minn 36
7:192nd & 7 at own 36Rodney Smith run for 1 yd to the Minn 37
6:423rd & 6 at own 37Demry Croft run for no gain to the Minn 37
6:334th & 6 at own 37Ryan Santoso punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Wisc 27
Wisconsin Touchdown, 12 plays
6:251st & 10 at own 27Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 11 yds to the Wisc 38 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at own 38Bradrick Shaw run for 2 yds to the Wisc 40
5:132nd & 8 at own 40Alex Hornibrook pass complete to A.J. Taylor for 8 yds to the Wisc 48 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at own 48Rachid Ibrahim run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
4:112nd & 8 at the 50Alex Hornibrook pass incomplete to Zander Neuville
4:053rd & 8 at the 50Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Troy Fumagalli for 10 yds to the Minn 40 for a 1ST down
3:271st & 10 at opp 40Jonathan Taylor run for 2 yds to the Minn 38
2:552nd & 8 at opp 38Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Danny Davis III for 9 yds to the Minn 29 for a 1ST down
2:201st & 10 at opp 29Alex Hornibrook pass complete to A.J. Taylor for 23 yds to the Minn 6 for a 1ST down
1:341st & goal at opp 6Jonathan Taylor run for 4 yds to the Minn 2
0:442nd & goal at opp 2Chris James run for 1 yd to the Minn 1
0:243rd & goal at opp 1Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Troy Fumagalli for 1 yd for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)Wisconsin 7, Minnesota 0
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
0:243rd & 5 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 64 yds , Rodney Smith return for 42 yds to the MINNESOTA 23 MINNESOTA Penalty, Offensive Holding (Bailey Schoenfelder) to the Minn 33
0:001st & 10 at own 33Demry Croft run for 5 yds to the Minn 38
Q2 14:522nd & 5 at own 38Kobe McCrary run for 4 yds to the Minn 42
Q2 14:223rd & 1 at own 42Kobe McCrary run for no gain to the Minn 42
Q2 13:354th & 1 at own 42Ryan Santoso punt for 35 yds, downed at the Wisc 23
2nd quarter6 drives, then Wisconsin 17, Minnesota 0
Wisconsin Field goal, 9 plays
13:271st & 10 at own 23Jonathan Taylor run for 2 yds to the Wisc 25
12:502nd & 8 at own 25Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Danny Davis III for 10 yds to the Wisc 35 for a 1ST down
12:281st & 10 at own 35Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Danny Davis III for 7 yds to the Wisc 42
11:382nd & 3 at own 42Bradrick Shaw run for 2 yds to the Wisc 44
10:573rd & 1 at own 44Austin Ramesh run for 41 yds to the Minn 15 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at opp 15Bradrick Shaw run for 2 yds to the Minn 13
9:482nd & 8 at opp 13Garrett Groshek run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 14
9:143rd & 9 at opp 14Alex Hornibrook pass incomplete to Danny Davis III
9:084th & 9 at opp 14Rafael Gaglianone 32 yd FG GOODWisconsin 10, Minnesota 0
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
9:084th & 9 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:001st & 10 at own 25Rodney Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 23
8:162nd & 12 at own 23Demry Croft pass incomplete to Phillip Howard
8:073rd & 12 at own 23Demry Croft run for 1 yd to the Minn 24
7:324th & 11 at own 24Ryan Santoso punt for 47 yds , Nick Nelson returns for 13 yds to the Wisc 42
Wisconsin Fumble, 3 plays
7:251st & 10 at own 42Jonathan Taylor run for 4 yds to the Wisc 46
6:532nd & 6 at own 46Jonathan Taylor run for 3 yds to the Wisc 49
6:033rd & 3 at own 49Jonathan Taylor run for 2 yds to the Minn 49 Jonathan Taylor fumbled, forced by Thomas Barber, recovered by Minn Kamal Martin
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
5:551st & 10 at own 49Demry Croft sacked by Ryan Connelly for a loss of 12 yards to the Minn 37
5:122nd & 22 at own 37Demry Croft pass complete to Rodney Smith for 3 yds to the Minn 40
4:293rd & 19 at own 40Demry Croft run for 2 yds to the Minn 42
4:004th & 17 at own 42Ryan Santoso punt for 37 yds, downed at the Wisc 21
Wisconsin Touchdown, 7 plays
3:511st & 10 at own 21Alex Hornibrook pass complete to A.J. Taylor for 8 yds to the Wisc 29
3:162nd & 2 at own 29Chris James run for 29 yds to the Minn 42 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at opp 42Chris James run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 43
2:112nd & 11 at opp 43Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 9 yds to the Minn 34
1:323rd & 2 at opp 34Austin Ramesh run for 2 yds to the Minn 32 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at opp 32Garrett Groshek run for 27 yds to the Minn 5 for a 1ST down
0:571st & 0 at opp 5Timeout WISCONSIN, clock 00:57
0:501st & goal at opp 5Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Kyle Penniston for 5 yds for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)Wisconsin 17, Minnesota 0
Minnesota Turnover on downs, 5 plays
0:501st & 10 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:411st & 10 at own 25Rodney Smith run for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at the 50Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 00:41
0:351st & 10 at the 50Demry Croft run for 4 yds to the Wisc 46
0:352nd & 6 at opp 46Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 00:35
0:292nd & 6 at opp 46Croft, Demry pass incomplete to Williams, Mark, PENALTY WISCONSIN pass interference (Nelson, Nick) 14 yards to the WISCONSIN32, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN MINNESOTA.
0:221st & 10 at opp 32Demry Croft pass incomplete to Phillip Howard
0:122nd & 10 at opp 32Rodney Smith run for 4 yds to the Wisc 28
0:033rd & 6 at opp 28Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 00:03
0:033rd & 6 at opp 28Timeout WISCONSIN, clock 00:03
0:003rd & 6 at opp 28Emmit Carpenter 46 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter4 drives, then Wisconsin 24, Minnesota 0
Minnesota Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:491st & 10 at own 25Demry Croft run for 4 yds to the Minn 29
14:092nd & 6 at own 29Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the Minn 34
13:343rd & 1 at own 34Kobe McCrary run for 7 yds to the Minn 41 for a 1ST down
13:081st & 10 at own 41Demry Croft pass incomplete to Nate Wozniak
12:572nd & 10 at own 41Demry Croft pass complete to Will Reger for 26 yds to the Wisc 33 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at opp 33Kobe McCrary run for a loss of 2 yards to the Wisc 35
11:312nd & 12 at opp 35Demry Croft sacked by Ryan Connelly for a loss of 12 yards to the Wisc 47
10:553rd & 24 at opp 47Demry Croft pass incomplete to Mark Williams
10:454th & 24 at opp 47Ryan Santoso punt for 47 yds for a touchback
Wisconsin Touchdown, 8 plays
10:351st & 10 at own 20Jonathan Taylor run for 4 yds to the Wisc 24
9:592nd & 6 at own 24Jonathan Taylor run for 23 yds to the Wisc 47 for a 1ST down
9:181st & 10 at own 47Jonathan Taylor run for 5 yds to the Minn 48
8:362nd & 5 at opp 48Chris James run for 6 yds to the Minn 42 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at opp 42Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 31 yds to the Minn 11 for a 1ST down
7:231st & 10 at opp 11Jonathan Taylor run for 5 yds to the Minn 6
6:382nd & 5 at opp 6Jonathan Taylor run for 1 yd to the Minn 5
6:063rd & 4 at opp 5Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Danny Davis III for 5 yds for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)Wisconsin 24, Minnesota 0
Minnesota Punt, 7 plays
6:063rd & 4 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:531st & 10 at own 25Rodney Smith run for 3 yds to the Minn 28
5:162nd & 7 at own 28Rodney Smith run for 4 yds to the Minn 32
4:283rd & 3 at own 32Kobe McCrary run for 2 yds to the Minn 34
3:504th & 1 at own 34Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 03:50
3:464th & 1 at own 34Kobe McCrary run for 1 yd to the Minn 35 for a 1ST down
3:021st & 10 at own 35Demry Croft run for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 33
2:202nd & 12 at own 33Demry Croft run for 2 yds to the Minn 35
1:503rd & 10 at own 35Kobe McCrary run for a loss of 4 yards to the Minn 31
1:204th & 14 at own 31Ryan Santoso punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Nick Nelson at the Wisc 30
Wisconsin Touchdown, 3 plays
1:111st & 10 at own 30Jonathan Taylor run for 15 yds to the Wisc 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 45Jonathan Taylor run for 2 yds to the Wisc 47
Q4 14:512nd & 8 at own 47Jonathan Taylor run for 53 yds for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 0
4th quarter4 drives, then Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 0
Minnesota Missed FG, 12 plays
14:512nd & 8 at own 35Zach Hintze kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:441st & 10 at own 25Rodney Smith run for 4 yds to the Minn 29
14:042nd & 6 at own 29Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the Minn 34
13:293rd & 1 at own 34Rodney Smith run for 4 yds to the Minn 38 for a 1ST down
12:491st & 10 at own 38Demry Croft pass incomplete
12:402nd & 10 at own 38Kobe McCrary run for 3 yds to the Minn 41
12:033rd & 7 at own 41Demry Croft pass complete to Rodney Smith for 11 yds to the Wisc 48 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at opp 48Rodney Smith run for 4 yds to the Wisc 44
11:062nd & 6 at opp 44Rodney Smith run for 10 yds to the Wisc 34 for a 1ST down
10:271st & 10 at opp 34Rodney Smith run for 4 yds to the Wisc 30
9:422nd & 6 at opp 30Kobe McCrary run for 1 yd to the Wisc 29
9:023rd & 5 at opp 29Demry Croft run for a loss of 1 yard to the Wisc 30
8:284th & 6 at opp 30Emmit Carpenter 48 yd FG MISSED
Wisconsin Punt, 5 plays
8:171st & 10 at own 30Chris James run for 6 yds to the Wisc 36
7:442nd & 4 at own 36Chris James run for 6 yds to the Wisc 42 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at own 42Garrett Groshek run for 6 yds to the Wisc 48
6:242nd & 4 at own 48WISCONSIN Penalty, False Start (Alec Ingold) to the Wisc 43
5:532nd & 9 at own 43Garrett Groshek run for no gain to the Wisc 43
5:153rd & 9 at own 43Jack Coan pass complete to Rachid Ibrahim for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
4:294th & 2 at the 50Connor Allen punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Antonio Shenault at the Minn 12
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
4:191st & 10 at own 12Kobe McCrary run for 6 yds to the Minn 18
3:492nd & 4 at own 18Kobe McCrary run for 2 yds to the Minn 20
3:013rd & 2 at own 20Kobe McCrary run for no gain to the Minn 20
2:254th & 2 at own 20Ryan Santoso punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Nick Nelson at the Wisc 34
Wisconsin End of game, 4 plays
2:031st & 10 at own 34TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the Wisc 30 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Wisc Jack Coan
1:272nd & 14 at own 30Chris James run for 4 yds to the Wisc 34
1:003rd & 10 at own 34Jack Coan pass complete to Kyle Penniston for 11 yds to the Wisc 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 45Garrett Groshek run for 8 yds to the Minn 47

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Officially, Minnesota leads 64–⁠63–⁠8; as played, 63–⁠62–⁠8 in the 133 games on file; the official count covers all 135 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Minnesota 17, Wisconsin 7
2024Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 7
2023Wisconsin 28, Minnesota 14
2022Minnesota 23, Wisconsin 16
2021Minnesota 23, Wisconsin 13
2020Wisconsin 20, Minnesota 17

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