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Badgers Outlast Minutemen in Opener

Posted on August 4, 2013 at 06:37 PM.

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Madison, WI- Gary Anderson's arrival at Wisconsin was met with much enthusiasm after Bret Bielema bolted for Arkansas. Anderson led his Utah State team to within a missed field goal of upsetting the Badgers at Camp Randall last year, a game that saw Joel Stave take over as starter over Danny O'Brien. This time, however, it was Stave's turn to be benched in favor of a newcomer.

With the offense sputtering, and the Massachusetts Minutemen leading the game, Coach Anderson went with Juco transfer Tanner McEvoy. McEvoy led the Badgers on late scoring drives in the final minutes of both halves, which led the Badgers to a tight 35-28 victory over the Minutemen.

Massachusetts Minutemen at Wisconsin Badgers
Aug 31, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Massachusetts Minutemen (0-0)	7	7	7	7	28
Wisconsin Badgers (0-0)	3	11	7	14	35

Team Stats Comparison
	MASS	WIS
Total Offense	426	391
Rushing Yards	108	195
Passing Yards	318	196
First Downs	19	21
Punt Return Yards	1	20
Kick Return Yards	153	161
Total Yards	580	572
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	6-13	5-12
4th Down Conversion	1-3	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-4-0	5-3-2
Penalties	0-0	3-45
Posession Time	14:38	17:22

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MASS	WIS
4:54	(WIS) K. French 35 yard FG	0	3
3:18	(MASS) M. Wegzyn 3 yard run	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MASS	WIS
4:23	(WIS) K. French 34 yard FG	7	6
0:33	(MASS) S. Campbell 2 yard pass (Wegzyn)	14	6
0:06	(WIS) J. Pedersen 19 yard pass (McEvoy)(2-pt)	14	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MASS	WIS
2:45	(WIS) M. Gordon 1 yard run	14	21
1:09	(MASS) T. Sharpe 3 yard pass (Wegzyn)	21	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MASS	WIS
7:41	(WIS) M. Gordon 16 yard run	21	28
3:19	(MASS) R. Blanchflower 19 yard pass (Wegzyn)	28	28
1:38	(WIS) V. Jackson 20 yard run	28	35

Massachusetts Minutemen
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Mike Wegzyn	28-35	298	3	0
A.J. Doyle	2-4	20	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Mike Wegzyn	12	47	3.9	1
Lorenzo Woodley	7	4	.5	0
Jordan Broadnax	4	34	8.5	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Rob Blanchflower	5	112	22.4	1
Iric Harris	4	47	11.7	0
Shawn Campbell	4	35	8.7	1
Shaquille Harris	3	46	15.3	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Vondell Langston	10	0	1	0
Joe Colton	8	0	0	0
Devin Brown	7	0	1	0
Galen Clemons	5	1	0	0
Tom Brandt	3	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Blake Lucas	0-1	4-4	4	-
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Colter Johnson	2	80	40.0	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Trey Dudley-Giles	4	90	22.5	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Trey Dudley-Giles	1	1	1.0	0

Wisconsin Badgers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Joel Stave	3-13	42	0	1
Tanner McEvoy	10-12	154	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
James White	18	71	3.9	0
Melvin Gordon	11	85	7.7	2
Vonte Jackson	7	55	7.8	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Jared Abbrederis	3	41	13.6	0
Jordan Fredrick	1	11	11.0	0
Jacob Pedersen	6	99	16.5	1
Marquis Mason	2	41	20.5	0
Brian Wozniak	1	4	4.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Chris Borland	12	0	0	0
Dezmen Southward	7	0	0	0
Pat Muldoon	6	3	0	0
Darius Hillary	5	0	0	0
Ethan Armstrong	3	1	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Kyle French	2-2	3-3	9	35
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Drew Meyer	2	78	39.0	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Melvin Gordon	4	140	35.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Kenzel Doe	2	20	10.0	0