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Jordon Davison rushed for a pair of touchdowns and No. 6 Oregon overcame a slow start to hand Wisconsin its sixth straight loss with a 21-7 victory on a rainy Saturday night.
On Grateful Dead Night, it apparently does rain at Autzen Stadium and a lot of it. The No. 6 Oregon Ducks (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) struggled to get anything going off
EUGENE — Wisconsin lost to No. 6 Oregon 21-7 Saturday night at Autzen Stadium. Luke Fickell recapped the sixth straight loss for the Badgers (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten), who enter their second bye week before hosting Washington. Below is a transcript of Fickell’s postgame press conference.
But, Wisconsin didn’t go for a quarterback change again, and Simmons finished 7/21 for 86 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. The Badgers need a spark offensively and have a good enough sample size to see Simmons isn’t the answer.
That is the pettiest start to a game we've seen all season. Oregon clearly had very little concern that Wisconsin could slow down this onside kick attempt. What could have ended in disaster gave the Ducks an early spark. Whew, that's absolutely brutal for Wisconsin.
Oregon’s defense held Wisconsin to 196 yards of total offense. Linebacker Bryce Boettcher had six tackles with one for loss, two pass breakups and forced fumble. Next up: The Ducks have next week off before playing Nov. 8 at Iowa (6-2, 3-1). The Hawkeyes won 41-3 over Minnesota (5-3, 3-2) on Saturday.
The No. 6 Oregon Ducks defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 21-7 in week nine of the college football season. The Ducks offense took a bit to warm up, and Wisconsin k