“You look at this last three-game stretch, this is how you respond,” Badgers safety Hunter Wohler said. “We start 2-2, struggling in some big moments a little bit. Yeah, you find yourself a little bit wondering where we’re at. But we couldn’t have responded better.”

Wisconsin’s decisive advantage came with its defense on the field. The unit allowed just 209 total yards — 82 passing and 127 rushing. It scored nine points, in essence, with the aforementioned forced turnover on the goal line and a safety late in the second half.