28. Wisconsin 48, Michigan 28 (2010)

It had been 16 years since the Wisconsin Badgers were able to go into Ann Arbor and emerge victorious. The Badgers had a matchup advantage in the fact that their fierce running game went up against Michigan’s poor run defense. Even though John Clay was not able to play in the game, the Badgers still ran all over the Wolverines to the tune of 357 yards on the ground. The rushing offense did a great job keeping electrifying quarterback Denard Robinson off the field for Michigan en route to a convincing 48-28 win.

On Wisconsin’s second drive, the Badgers went 75 yards in 10 plays to get on the board first. Nine of those plays were runs and it was capped off by Ball crashing in from a yard out. The Badgers needed a fast start and that is exactly what they got. Bucky would eventually lead 24-0. The score would be the first of four consecutive scoring drives for Wisconsin.

After a field goal by Philip Welch, the Badgers needed just five plays to travel 75 yards to put Bucky ahead 17-0. The drive started on the right note on a 30-yard pass from Scott Tolzien to Nick Toon. On a 3rd-and-2 from the Michigan 27, Montee Ball broke away from a tackler and ran 27 yards for the touchdown.

Bucky was not done either. Just before halftime, James White wanted in on the fun. After a pair of passes went for a total of 25 yards to bring them out to the 39, Tolzien gave it to White. He received great blocking up front from the offensive linemen as well as a great block by Toon to spring him for a 61 yard score to give the Badgers a commanding 24-0 lead at halftime. With a running game like Wisconsin, it would be hard to come back against the Badgers.

On the opening possession of the second half, the high-powered Michigan offense was able to get going, driving down the field on the Badgers defense. Robinson found Darryl Stonum in the end zone for the score to put the Wolverines on the board. Michigan would gain more confidence on Wisconsin’s next possession, as Tolzien found Isaac Anderson for a first down, but Anderson fumbled and Michigan recovered. Robinson found Stonum for 34 yards down to the Badgers 4. Robinson would carry it in from there and all of a sudden, it was 24-14. However, it would get no closer.

After the fumble, the Badgers would not pass the ball once the rest of the game, rushing 29 consecutive plays. Wisconsin traveled 69 yards in eight plays and was capped off by a White 23-yard run to put Bucky up 31-14.

Stonum again would put Michigan in position to cut into the deficit. On the day, he would four catches for 99 yards. This reception for 32 yards and set up another touchdown run by Robinson, and the score was 31-21.

Knowing that his defense could not stop anyone, Rich Rodriguez called for an onside kick, which Wisconsin recovered. The Badgers traveled the short field and was able to punch it in to give Bucky a 38-21 lead. Ball capped off the drive on a short touchdown run.

J.J. Watt ended the comeback attempt by the Wolverines, as he batted a Robinson pass up in the air and caught it and brought it to the Michigan 40. The Badgers would add a field goal after the turnover to make it 41-21.

The teams would trade touchdowns in the final minutes and Wisconsin would walk away with the 48-28 victory, its first in Ann Arbor since 1994. The Badgers would come back home and clobber Northwestern to win its first Big Ten title since 1999 and earn a Rose Bowl berth.