THIS WEEK IN BADGER HISTORY
FOOTBALL SEASON OPENERS
WATCH: WILSON RUNS WILD AGAINST UNLV
'HELLO RUSSELL WILSON!'
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011: Two touchdown passes and a 46-yard TD run introduced Wisconsin
fans to Russell Wilson as the Badgers defeated UNLV 51-17 in their prime time season-opener.
Wilson finished the game going 10-for-13 for 255 passing yards, while Montee Ball scored
four times to lead the 11th-ranked Badgers to the first win of a Big Ten title-winning season.
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HITTING A HUNDRED
NOVEMBER 1, 1890: After being hired earlier that year, Ted Mestre led Wisconsin to the
program's first football victory in a 106-0 triumph over UW-Whitewater, the most points
ever scored by the Badgers in program history.
A WINNER FROM THE START
SEPTEMBER 8, 1990: Barry Alvarez secures his first victory in a 24-7 win over Ball State
in the home-opener at Camp Randall Stadium. It was UW's only victory that season.
ALL THE WAY BACK
AUGUST 23, 2002: In the earliest season opener in school history, the Badgers came
from behind to defeat Fresno State, 23-21, on the strength of a Mike Allen 34-yard field
goal with 2:05 left in the fourth quarter. Sophomore RB Anthony Davis ran for 184 yards
while fullback Matt Bernstein scored on a pair of short TD runs in his Badgers debut.
