Wisconsin’s non-conference schedule had been repeatedly criticized as lenient — no team as good as the Badgers should be facing such undeniably mediocre opponents, they’d say.
Saturday in Madison proved that the assumption of a program’s worth isn’t a perfect science. Brigham Young University arrived at Camp Randall having lost their previous game against the University of California, an unranked opponent. But the past doesn’t dictate the future, and at the conclusion of the first quarter, not only was the score tied, but BYU had out-gained Wisconsin in total and rush yards. They racked up five first downs to Wisconsin’s three and blocked tremendously, paving the way to their 85 first quarter rush yards.