October 18, 2003 Purdue at Wisconsin The 14th ranked, 6-1 Wisconsin Badgers of coach Barry Alvarez, fresh off their upset of Ohio State, welcomed the 13th ranked, 5-1 Purdue Boilermakers of coach Joe Tiller. Purdue's QB Kyle Orton starred as Purdue escaped Camp Randall with a 26-23 victory when PK Ben Jones hit a field goal with just 0:03 left in the game to claim The … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 18
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This Date in College Football Belt History – October 17
October 17, 1981 Iowa at Michigan As the 1981 season opened, it appeared this game would be a Belt match-up but with preseason No. 1 Michigan as defending champion. An opening day loss to Wisconsin changed that. Now 5th ranked at 4-1, the Michigan Wolverines of coach Bo Schembechler hosted the 12th ranked, 4-1 Iowa Hawkeyes of coach Hayden Fry who were defending The … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 17
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 11
October 11, 2003 Ohio State at Wisconsin The 3rd ranked, 5-0 Ohio State Buckeyes with coach Jim Tressel made their first road trip as Belt Champion to Camp Randall Stadium to meet the 23rd ranked, 5-1 Wisconsin Badgers of coach Barry Alvarez. The Buckeyes had shown little offense throughout the season except for a 44-point explosion in a triple overtime games against … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 11
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 12
September 12, 1981 Michigan at Wisconsin Top-ranked Michigan came into the 1981 season with a cavalcade of star players – All-American OG Kurt Becker, All-American WR Anthony Carter, All-American OT Ed Muransky, All-Big Ten OT Bubba Paris, & RB Butch Woolfolk. They had won their last 9 games of the 1980 season & seemed primed for a dominating Belt reign, … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 12
Unofficial Yet Satirically Unabashed Heisman Watch | Week 1 of ’11
A weekly rundown from a tepid football fan of the best and worst college football has to offer, some serious but mostly requisite raillery due to basketball deprivation 1. Russell Wilson QB (Wisconsin) Weekly stats: 10-13, 255 yards, 2 TD/0 INT/0 sacks; 62 yards rushing, 1 TD This kid is what they call a "gamer." Watched him play for two years at NC State where he … [Read more...] about Unofficial Yet Satirically Unabashed Heisman Watch | Week 1 of ’11