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It was especially disappointing to see the Badgers hurt them selves via the yellow flag after ranking first in the NCAA with only 2.92 penalties per game. The Badgers were set back 41 yards from six penalties, none bigger than a couple of pass interference calls against the defensive backs which kept a couple of key Horned Frog drives alive.

As expected, TCU’s #1 ranked defense was great, but the offense was even better. Despite holding the ball for 13 minutes less than the Badgers’ offense, Dalton and company were able to storm down the field and do just enough to control the game.

The Badgers made sure the game was close with a late touchdown from RB John Clay with two minutes left, but it was TCU’s Junior LB Tank Carder (fitting name for his game) who came up with a huge pass deflection on the two-point conversion to seal the win for the Horned Frogs. Carder also had two big sacks of Badgers QB Scott Tolzien.

The TCU defense held Wisconsin to their lowest scoring output of the season. The Badgers can’t say they didn’t have their chances as they failed to punch it in the end-zone on numerous occasions. Another surprise for a team which converted 77.7 percent of their red-zone trips into touchdowns during the regular season.

Nevertheless, an unbelievable and historical season for Head Coach Bret Bielema and the Wisconsin Badgers. With Montee Ball rushing for 132 yards (1,013 for the season) and Clay rushing for 76 yards (1,012 for the season) the duo joined James White (1,052) to become the first running back trio in FBS history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season for the same team.

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