Wisconsin Badgers
7-0 , 4-0
Maryland
3-4 , 1-3
Happy Homecoming: Wisconsin stays undefeated with 38-13 win over Maryland
October 21, 2017 | Football
Badgers win 10th-straight Big Ten game, marking longest streak in school history
Wisconsin (7-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) opened with a bang against Maryland (3-4, 1-3), as UW recorded its fourth interception return touchdown of the season, a feat that hadn't been done by the Badgers since at least 1950. Under heavy pressure, Max Bortenschlager's pass over the middle was intercepted by Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards and returned 54 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring with 12:18 left in the first quarter.
Playing in his seventh contest at Wisconsin, Taylor tied a major college football record shared by five other backs for fewest games by a freshman to get to 1,000 yards. He finished the day with 126 yards on 22 carries against the Terps.
Hornibrook shook off an interception on his second attempt of the day, finishing 16 of 24 for 225 yards to balance the offense.
An 11-play, 73-yard drive set up in part by eight runs and a penalty ended with Bortenschlager's 10-yard touchdown pass to Taivon Jacobs to get Maryland to within 28-10 about midway through the third quarter.
Wisconsin, though, sets a high bar in the ground game, and Maryland just couldn't keep up. Fullback Austin Ramesh's 1-yard touchdown run with 9:10 left in the game ended an 11-play, 76-yard drive, giving Wisconsin a three-score lead that extinguished any faint upset hopes.
Up next: Wisconsin is at Illinois on Oct. 28. Kickoff is at 11 a.m. (CT).
WIN-sconsin
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) October 21, 2017
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Team Stats
UMD 0, WIS 7
WIS - Edwards, T.J. 54 yd interception (Gaglianone, R. kick)
UMD 3, WIS 7
UMD - Darmstadter, H. 23 yd field goal 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:27
UMD 3, WIS 14
WIS - Taylor, J. 3 yd run (Gaglianone, R. kick), 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:45
UMD 3, WIS 21
WIS - Neuville, Z. 8 yd pass from Hornibrook, A. (Gaglianone, R. kick) 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 5:32
UMD 3, WIS 28
WIS - Taylor, A.J. 18 yd pass from Hornibrook, A. (Gaglianone, R. kick) 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:36
UMD 10, WIS 28
UMD - Jacobs, T. 10 yd pass from Bortenschlager (Darmstadter, H. kick) 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 4:19
UMD 13, WIS 28
UMD - Darmstadter, H. 45 yd field goal 13 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:46
UMD 13, WIS 35
WIS - Ramesh, Austin 1 yd run (Gaglianone, R. kick), 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 6:13
UMD 13, WIS 38
WIS - Gaglianone, R. 33 yd field goal 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 5:28
