Looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss at Michigan the previous week. Penn State headed home to take on Wisconsin. Both schools were in the middle of seasons that fell short of most expectations.
The Nittany Lions were already sitting with three losses, thanks to losing late leads in back-to-back home games. Wisconsin was a pick of many to make the College Football Playoff, but came into the game with three losses as well.
Wisconsin got on the board first and silenced the Beaver Stadium crowd with a dazzling, 71-yard run by star running back Jonathan Taylor.