Buffalo Bulls vs. Wisconsin Badgers

Sep 2, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BUFF	7	3	0	7	17
WISC	7	7	14	10	38

Game Recap

No. 19 Wisconsin beats Buffalo 38-17 to open coach Luke Fickell's first season with Badgers. Chez Mellusi ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns, Braelon Allen added 141 yards and two more scores and No. 19 Wisconsin started the first season of Luke Fickell’s coaching tenure with a 38-17 victory over Buffalo on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

BUFFWISC

Q17:16Chez Mellusi 1 Yd Run (Nathanial Vakos Kick).07
Q15:07Cole Harrity 7 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty Kick).77
Q21:00Chimere Dike 29 Yd pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos Kick).714
Q20:07Alex McNulty 53 Yd Field Goal.1014
Q38:28Chez Mellusi 89 Yd Run (Nathanial Vakos Kick).1021
Q32:37Braelon Allen 6 Yd Run (Nathanial Vakos Kick).1028
Q413:45Nathanial Vakos 37 Yd Field Goal.1031
Q47:43Cole Harrity 3 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty Kick).1731
Q46:38Braelon Allen 22 Yd Run (Nathanial Vakos Kick).1738

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:05
00
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:47
00
Touchdown — 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:52
07
Touchdown — 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:09
77
Punt — 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:57
77

2nd Quarter

Downs — 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:01
77
Interception — 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:38
77
Missed FG — 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:49
77
Punt — 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:00
77
Punt — 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:13
77
Punt — 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:47
77
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:34
77
Touchdown — 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:08
714
Field Goal — 7 plays, 40 yards, 0:53
1014
End of Half — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:07
1014

3rd Quarter

Punt — 4 plays, 19 yards, 2:33
1014
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:28
1014
Punt — 5 plays, 3 yards, 2:10
1014
Touchdown — 1 play, 89 yards, 0:15
1021
Punt — 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:38
1021
Touchdown — 8 plays, 97 yards, 3:13
1028
Punt — 3 plays, -15 yards, 0:50
1028

4th Quarter

Field Goal — 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:56
1031
Downs — 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:10
1031
Interception — 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:12
1031
Touchdown — 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:40
1731
Touchdown — 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:05
1738
Downs — 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:55
1738
End of Game — 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:43
1738

Team Stats

BUFF

WISC

17Points38

316Total Yards503

194Pass Yards189

122Rush Yards314

29:34Time of Possession30:26

14First Downs23

2Touchdowns5

1(2)Field Goals(Attempts)1(1)

0Turnovers2

70Penalty Yards30

Game Details

Saturday, September 2, 2023 · 3:30 PM

Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI

attendance: 76,224 (94.9%)

spread: WISC -24

over/under: 55