UNLV Falls To No. 11 Wisconsin In Season Opener, 51-17

New starting quarterback Caleb Herring has two second-half touchdown passes

UNLV head coach Bobby Hauck, right, gives direction to Jordan Sparkman.
UNLV head coach Bobby Hauck, right, gives direction to Jordan Sparkman.

 
 

Sept. 1, 2011

Final Stats

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in his Wisconsin debut and Montee Ball scored four times to lead the 11th-ranked Badgers over UNLV 51-17 on Thursday night.

UNLV, showed some of jitters that coach Bobby Hauck's squads have struggled with.

New starting quarterback Caleb Herring was a notable exception with two second-half touchdown passes that cut the lead to 51-17 in the fourth. He kept plays alive with his feet and showed poise under relentless pressure, but didn't have many options and finished 18 of 27 for 146 yards.


 

 

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