Michigan 2009 Wisconsin Badgers football team



michigan entered game having lost 5 consecutive big ten games after narrow 38-31 win on indiana in conference opener. wolverines needed win on wisconsin or ohio state make required 6 wins postseason play. wisconsin, @ 7-2, hardly going let michigan walk postseason, in light of previous year s disastrous second half collapse in ann arbor , looked continue michigan s struggles against big ten opposition.


in first quarter, scott tolzien found te garrett graham 22-yard touchdown pass give wisconsin 7-0 lead. michigan countered 21-yard touchdown pass qb tate forcier rb vincent smith. after field goal attempt jason olesnavage blocked j. j. watt, score tied 7-7 @ end of first quarter. michigan intercepted tolzien on next series, however, , converted on next fg attempt, making score 10-7 in michigan s favor in 2nd quarter. wisconsin drove down field on next drive , scored on touchdown pass tolzien wr nick toon, , wisconsin took lead 14-10. on wisconsin s next offensive series, however, tolzien sacked de brandon graham, , fumbled. michigan de ryan van bergen returned fumble 14 yards touchdown give michigan 17-14 lead. badgers refused go away, using 9-play, 75-yard drive capped off 1-yard touchdown run john clay take lead right wisconsin, 21-17. wisconsin stopped michigan qb denard robinson on 4th , 6 michigan 46 1 second remaining , led 21-17 @ end of 1st half.


in 2nd half, wisconsin marched down field , scored on first possession. scott tolzien completed touchdown pass nick toon, made highlight reel catch in endzone despite defensive pass interference. philip welch converted pat , wisconsin led 28-17. forcier led wolverines right down field , completed 10-yard touchdown pass wr roy roundtree, making score 28-24. however, last points michigan score in game. wisconsin answered michigan s long drive 1 of own, , tolzien capped off drive finding te lance kendricks on 7-yard touchdown pass give wisconsin 35-24 lead.


in 4th quarter, forcier intercepted wisconsin cb niles brinkley , wisconsin capitalized on 10-play, 60-yard drive topped off 1-yard touchdown run scott tolzien, making score 42-24. wisconsin forced zoltan mesko punt on next series, , used 15-play, 60-yard drive lasted 8:08. philip welch converted 28 yard attempt, , wisconsin led 45-24. on michigan s final drive of game, denard robinson drove wolverines wisconsin territory, again failed convert 4th down , wolverines turned ball on 1 second remaining in game. wisconsin ran out, , won 8th game of year.


wisconsin s 21-point win on michigan biggest in series history badgers, have won 3 consecutive home games against wolverines first time in school history.








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