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Wisconsin opens Big Ten slate vs. Iowa

Sep 22, 2007 - 12:37 PM Iowa (2-1) at No. 9 Wisconsin (3-0) 8:00 pm EDT

MADISON, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Wisconsin looked shaky last week but got a win. Iowa cannot say the same thing.

The ninth-ranked Badgers look to overcome a sluggish performance when they open Big Ten Conference play Saturday against the Hawkeyes, who are coming off a disappointing loss.

Wisconsin was tied at the half with Football Championship Subdivision squad The Citadel last weekend before posting a 45-31 victory.

P.J. Hill rushed for 168 yards and four touchdowns and also had a TD reception for the Badgers, who extended the nation's longest winning streak to 12 games. Hill's five TDs tied a school record.

Iowa won its first two games of the campaign before absorbing a 15-13 loss at rival Iowa State last Saturday when the Cyclones' Bret Culbertson booted his fifth field goal, a 28-yarder, with one second left.

Jake Christensen threw for just 118 yards but did rush for an 11-yard touchdown for the Hawkeyes, who have not given up a touchdown this season.

The Badgers had lost four straight in the series before posting a 24-21 road triumph last year.

Tyler Donovan replaced injured starting quarterback John Stocco and threw for a pair of TDs for Wisconsin.