SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 15, 2012
No. 22 Wisconsin 16, Utah State 14: Montee Ball scored the go-ahead touchdown and Josh Thompson missed his first field-goal attempt of the season with less than 10 seconds remaining as the Badgers rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat the upset-minded Aggies.
Kenzel Doe added a punt return for a touchdown as the host Badgers (2-1) won their 18th straight home game.
Wisconsin, which attempted just 16 passes, concentrated primarily on the running game after benching quarterback Danny OกฏBrien as Ball logged 37 carries จC one short of a matching a career high จC for 139 yards.
After Ball broke loose for a 17-yard TD run midway through the third quarter, neither team could mount much offense until the Aggies (2-1) forced a punt from Wisconsin with just more than two minutes remaining.
Utah State managed to drive the ball 49 yards in 10 plays to set Thompson up for the game-winning field goal, but he pushed his 37-yard attempt to the right in the final seconds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Freshman Joel Stave came on in relief of an ineffective OกฏBrien at the start of the second half and completed just two of his six attempts. กญ One season after 10 of Utah Stateกฏs 13 games were decided by seven points or less, the Aggies fell to 1-1 in such contests after three games.