How They Scored: UNLV vs. Wisconsin

51 17

UNLV 0 3 7 7 – 17

WISCONSIN 20 17 14 0 – 51

FIRST QUARTER

Wisconsin 7, UNLV 0, 11:49 — Montee Ball 4 pass from Russell Wilson (Kyle French kick). Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:06. Key plays: Ball rushes for 38 yards on five carries.

Wisconsin 13, UNLV 0, 8:12 — Ball 22 run (kick failed). Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:56. Key play: James White rushes 23 yards to the Rebels’ 22-yard line.

Wisconsin 20, UNLV 0, 0:38 — James White 1 run (French kick). Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:40. Key play: Quarterback Russell Wilson completes a 39-yard pass to wide receiver Nick Toon to UNLV’s 28.

SECOND QUARTER

Wisconsin 27, UNLV 0, 8:50 — Ball 1 run (French kick). Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:54. Key play: Wilson completes a short pass to Ball, who turns it into a 63-yard gain to the 3.

Wisconsin 27, UNLV 3, 1:45 — FG Nolan Kohorst 37. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:00. Key plays: Running backs Tim Cornett and Bradley Randle combine for 52 yards on five carries.

Wisconsin 34, UNLV 3, 1:14 — Wilson 46 run (French kick). Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:23. Key play: Wilson takes off down the right sideline and is gone.

Wisconsin 37, UNLV 3, 0:00 — FG French 29. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:44. Key play: Wilson completes a 40-yard catch-and-run to White, who nearly breaks all the way to the end zone.

THIRD QUARTER

Wisconsin 44, UNLV 3, 10:28 — Jacob Pedersen 8 pass from Wilson (French kick). Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:56. Key play: Wilson scrambles for a 15-yard gain to the 8.

Wisconsin 51, UNLV 3, 8:45 — Ball 1 run (French kick). Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:42. Key play: Wilson completes a 41-yard pass to running back Bradie Ewing, who nearly goes all the way to the end zone.

Wisconsin 51, UNLV 10, 2:53 — Phillip Payne 6 pass from Caleb Herring (Kohorst kick). Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:45. Key play: A pass-interference penalty moves the ball to the 7.

FOURTH QUARTER

Wisconsin 51, UNLV 17, 11:41 — William Vea 9 pass from Herring (Kohorst kick). Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:28. Key play: Randle’s catch-and-run 31-yard gain puts UNLV at the Badgers’ 29.

A — 77,085.

TEAM STATISTICS

UNLV Wis

First downs 19 20

Rushes-yards 38-146 38-241

Passing 146 258

Comp-Att-Int 18-27-0 11-15-0

Return Yards 0 58

Punts-Avg. 5-44.4 2-45.0

Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0

Penalties-Yards 7-65 6-50

Time of Possession 34:20 25:40

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–UNLV, Randle 12-65, Cornett 14-61, Herring 9-29, Bradford 2-(minus 1), Team 1-(minus 8). Wisconsin, White 11-64, M.Ball 10-63, Wilson 2-62, Gordon 7-38, Lewis 5-24, Team 1-(minus 1), Brennan 2-(minus 9).

PASSING–UNLV, Herring 18-27-0-146. Wisconsin, Wilson 10-13-0-255, Brennan 1-2-0-3.

RECEIVING–UNLV, Mi.Johnson 7-51, Payne 4-29, Randle 2-35, W.Vea 2-14, Harrington 1-11, Vidal 1-6, Cornett 1-0. Wisconsin, M.Ball 2-67, Toon 2-54, Pedersen 2-20, Ewing 1-41, White 1-40, Abbrederis 1-23, Duckworth 1-10, Doe 1-3.