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Varsity - September 19, 2013

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INSIDE FOOTBALL BY BRIAN MASON Purdue's timing perfect to get Badgers back on track Wisconsin has dominated series in recent years oilermakers may be the perfect medicine to treat what ails No. 24 Wisconsin after the Badgers' tough-to-stomach loss last Saturday at Arizona State. For one, the start of Big Ten play offers a renewed focus for the Badgers, who seek to join Ohio State (2005-09) and Michigan (1947-50) in winning four straight league titles. Beyond that, however, is the fact that UW has dominated Purdue in the recent history of the series between the teams. Wisconsin has won seven straight against the Boilermakers, dating back to 2004, B 40 // VARSITY September 19, 2013 and has done so convincingly. Beginning with a 37-0 shutout victory at Camp Randall in 2009, Wisconsin has won its last four matchups with Purdue by an average margin of 31.8 points per game. In the last two meetings at Camp Randall, the average score has been 49.5 to 8.5 in favor of UW. The first of those was the Boiler blanking in '09, but it was the 62-17 dismantling in 2011 that deserves extra attention giving the Badgers' current circumstances. That matchup came on the heels of back-to-back gutwrenching losses at the hands @BADGERFOOTBALL SCHEDULE (2-1) LAST WEEK Sept. 14 at Arizona St. L, 32-30 COMING UP Saturday Purdue 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Ohio State 7 p.m. Oct. 12 Northwestern 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Illinois 7 p.m. of Michigan State and Ohio State. Much like that UW squad, the current crop of Badgers returns home angry and looking to right the ship against Purdue in front of the home fans. Times may have changed for both programs, which are under the direction of first-year head coaches, but the Badgers are once again turning to a tried-andtrue remedy after a difficult loss ― the support of 80,000-plus fans at Camp Randall Stadium. Expect the Badgers to come out of the tunnel with a full head of steam, ready to knock Purdue off the tracks again.

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