Badgers’ streak ends at 33
Sean Mannion threw for 276 yards and a touchdown, Oregon State’s defense smothered Wisconsin running back Montee Ball and the Beavers upset the No. 13 Badgers, 10-7, in Corvalis, Ore.
Mannion connected with Brandin Cooks on a 20-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the second half to give the Beavers a 10-0 lead then turned it over to the Oregon State (1-0) defense that forced two turnovers and held Heisman Trophy candidate Ball to 61 yards rushing.
he Beavers snapped Wisconsin’s 33-game non-conference winning streak, the second-longest in the country behind LSU.
Wisconsin finished with 207 yards and only 35 rushing. It was the lowest total yards for Wisconsin in five years. The previous non-conference loss for the Badgers (1-1) came early in the 2003 season when the Badgers lost to UNLV.
It took 41 years for a Big Ten team to visit Corvallis after Iowa was handed a 33-19 loss in 1971. With this kind of reception from the Beavers, it might be 41 more.
Billed as the biggest nonconference home game in the school’s history, the Beavers responded with a stellar defensive effort that made up for missed chances by the Oregon State offense. Oregon State outgained the Badgers, 354-207, and had an 11-minute advantage in time of possession.
Wisconsin quarterback Danny O’Brien threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Pedersen with 1:31 left that kept the Badgers from being shut out for the first time in 15 years.
The onside kick by Kyle French was initially ruled recovered by the Badgers, the play was reviewed and determined that French touched the ball before it went 10 yards giving possession to the Beavers.