Taylor finished with 222 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries for Wisconsin (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten, No. 12 CFP), which extended its winning streak over the Boilermakers to 14 games. The junior has a career average of 254 yards rushing in three games against Purdue.

Jack Coan completed 15 of 19 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns against one interception for the Badgers.

Wisconsin finished with a season-high 606 total yards of offense, the team's highest output since racking up 627 against Nebraska on Nov. 15, 2014. UW has now topped 500 yards in three games this season.

With the loss, the Boilermakers (4-7, 3-5) dropped their seventh straight at Camp Randall Stadium and failed to qualify for a bowl game.

Purdue's Aidan O'Connell finished with a career-high 289 yards passing with two scores.

It took the Badgers just over three minutes to get on the scoreboard. Aaron Cruickshank took a direct snap out of the wildcat formation and capped an eight-play, 75-yard opening drive with a 27-yard rushing touchdown.

After a 28-yard field goal by Purdue's J.D. Dellinger, Taylor scored from 51 yards out for his FBS-leading 22nd TD of the season.

Purdue followed up on the ensuing drive for a 27-yard run by Zander Horvath and a 38-yard completion to Milton Wright. The two set up a 7-yard touchdown from O'Connell to Brycen Hopkins that cut it to 14-10 with 14:53 left in the second quarter.

After a fumble by Wisconsin's A.J. Taylor on the next drive, Hopkins put Purdue ahead 17-14 on a 37-yard completion from receiver Milton Wright on a double-pass play. Hopkins had eight catches for 127 yards.

The scoring affair continued when Coan hit Jack Dunn for an 18-yard score to put the Badgers back on top for good, 21-17, with 4:18 remaining in the half. Coan later connected with Quintez Cephus for a 29-yard score. Wisconsin's turnover struggles continued with two Taylor fumbles, but the Badgers did not allow the Boilermakers to take advantage of the missteps.

Zach Hintze booted a school-record 62-yard field goal to give the Badgers a 24-17 lead at halftime. Hintze missed the only other field goal attempt of his career, a 62-yarder against Northwestern last season.

Junior running back Garrett Groshek scored his second rushing TD of the season and finished with season highs in carries (9) and yards (55). Fullback Mason Stokke got into the end zone for the first time in his career on a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Senior linebacker Zack Baun posted two tackles for loss, giving him a team-best 16.0 TFLs on the season. Teammate and fellow senior linebacker Chris Orr led UW with nine tackles and 1.0 sack, increasing his team-high total to 11.0 sacks on the season.

Junior cornerback Caesar Williams recorded a season-high six tackles (5 solo) and added two pass breakups. Junior safety Eric Burrell recorded his third interception of the season — and fourth of his career — by picking off an Connell pass in the 3rd quarter.

Closing out the regular season, Wisconsin travels next to face No. 11 Minnesota (10-1, 7-1, No. 10 CFP) next Saturday, Nov. 30 for Paul Bunyan's Axe, the Big Ten West crown and a berth in the Big Ten championship game against No. 2 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0, No. 2 CFP). The Badgers kick off against their Border Battle rivals the Golden Gophers at 2:30 p.m. on ABC.