Overview
- Nathanial Vakos hit a tiebreaking 32-yard field goal late in the third quarter, and Ben Barten blocked a 50-yard Washington try in the fourth.
- Linebacker Mason Posa produced the decisive plays with a third-quarter strip-sack that set up the tying score and a late fourth-down sack to seal it.
- Starting quarterback Danny O’Neil was carted off with a lower-body injury, and freshman Carter Smith debuted with 47 rushing yards and a 2-yard touchdown.
- Punter Sean West led Wisconsin in passing after completing a 24-yard throw on a successful fake punt.
- The upset snapped a six-game skid and an 11-game run of losses to Power Four opponents, giving Wisconsin its first Top-25 victory since 2021; the Badgers visit No. 2 Indiana next.