Iowa’s battle against 18th ranked Wisconsin for the Heartland Trophy under the lights of Kinnick Stadium may be the biggest home game of Iowa’s season, but almost every fan and prognosticator expected the matchup to loom even larger in the national consciousness. Afterall, Wisconsin was supposed to be undefeated. The BYU Cougars, coming off their worst season in over a decade in which they were manhandled by the Badgers 40-6 at home, shocked Wisconsin by winning in Camp Randall and ruining Wisconsin’s dreams of a perfect season.
BYU was certainly aided by Wisconsin kicker Rafael Gaglianone missing the game-tying field goal, but the most surprising element of Wisconsin’s loss was the WAY that BYU was able to fell the Badgers.