College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 59, Indiana 7
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 15, 2011
Where: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Temperature: 52°
Head Official: Alex Kemp
Attendance: 80732

It wasn’t quite the same as the thrashing that took place last season, but No. 4 Wisconsin still had very little trouble dispatching visiting Indiana, 59-7, on Saturday.

Montee Ball rushed for three touchdowns and passed for another as the Badgers (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) rumbled for over 330 yards on 42 carries.

After getting some criticism for running up the score in an 83-20 rout of the Hoosiers last season, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema made no changes to his game plan on Saturday. Quarterback Russell Wilson and Ball stayed on for most of the third quarter, finally taking to the bench after Ball broke free for a 54-yard touchdown run to put the Badgers on top, 52-7, with 2:38 left in the third.

Wisconsin scored in all three phases, getting a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown from Jared Abbrederis and scoring on defense when Derek Landisch recovered a fumble in the end zone in the fourth quarter.

Heisman hopeful Wilson finished with 233 yards passing, rushing and receiving combined despite being without top receiver Nick Toon due to a foot injury. The highlight of the first half was when Ball surprised the Indiana defense by dropping back to pass and hitting a wide-open Wilson on the left side for a 25-yard touchdown.

Stephen Houston rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown for Indiana (1-6, 0-3), which has dropped four straight.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Indiana   Wisconsin
Stephen Houston Player Montee Ball
19 Attempts 14
135 Yards 142
7.1 Avg Yards 10.1
1 Touchdowns 3
0 Long 0
Receiving
Indiana   Wisconsin
Damarlo Belcher Player Jared Abbrederis
2 Receptions 4
21 Yards 63
10.5 Avg Yards 15.8
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Indiana 287 223 64 1 0 0 2.0 0
Wisconsin 524 332 192 6 1 2 2.0 1