Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Wisconsin 24, Oklahoma State 17
(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX - Braelon Allen ran for 116 yards and a touchdown and Wisconsin withstood Oklahoma State's second-half push in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl for a 24-17 victory.
The Badgers (7-6) dominated the first half with stifling defense, building a 17-point lead as new coach Luke Fickell stalked the sideline and interim coach Jim Leonhard called the shots.
Wisconsin got stuck in the slippery turf at Chase Field in the second half, unable to generate much of anything on offense while the Cowboys (7-6) found a rhythm when they had the ball.
Cedric Dort ended Oklahoma State's momentum by intercepting Garret Rangel's pass with three minutes left, preserving the Badgers' eighth win in their past nine bowl games.
Allen scored on a 20-yard run after an Oklahoma State turnover in the third quarter, Chez Mellusi scored on a 1-yard run and Chase Wolf threw a 15-yard TD pass to Hayden Rucci.
The Cowboys lost four of five to close out the regular season and struggled offensively while falling into a 24-7 hole midway through the third quarter.
Rangel led Oklahoma State back, throwing for 229 yards and two touchdowns.
The freshman improvised on a fourth-and-goal by shoveling a pass to Ollie Gordon while in the grasp of a defender to open the fourth quarter and set up Tanner Brown's 24-yard field goal to pull the Cowboys to 24-17.
Rangel tried make a big play downfield after another Oklahoma State second-half defensive stop, but threw his second interception when Dort cut inside the intended receiver.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma State: the Cowboys revved up their offense a little too late to mount the comeback, leaving coach Mike Gundy at nine bowl wins, tied for seventh place on the career list.
Wisconsin: the Badgers had a new coach on the sideline and several new players a key positions, including quarterback. Wisconsin grinded out the win after its offense stalled, sending Leonhard off with a win.
December 27, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Wisc | OkSt |
| Wisc |
FG |
10:19 |
Nate Van Zelst 47 yard field goal |
3 |
0 |
| OkSt |
TD |
5:56 |
Stephon Johnson Jr. 84 yard TD pass from Garret Rangel (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
3 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
Wisc | OkSt |
| Wisc |
TD |
5:23 |
Chez Mellusi 1 yard TD run (Nate Van Zelst Extra Point) |
10 |
7 |
| Wisc |
TD |
0:44 |
Hayden Rucci 15 yard TD pass from Chase Wolf (Nate Van Zelst Extra Point) |
17 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
Wisc | OkSt |
| Wisc |
TD |
6:42 |
Braelon Allen 20 yard TD run (Nate Van Zelst Extra Point) |
24 |
7 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Wisc | OkSt |
| OkSt |
TD |
12:57 |
Ollie Gordon 1 yard TD pass from Garret Rangel (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
24 |
14 |
| OkSt |
FG |
5:08 |
Tanner Brown 24 yard field goal |
24 |
17 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Wisconsin |
Oklahoma State |
| First downs |
21 |
10 |
| Rushing |
13 |
3 |
| Passing |
6 |
7 |
| Penalty |
2 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
4-14, 29% |
3-14, 21% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-2, 100% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
47-258 |
26-52 |
| Passing Yards |
116 |
229 |
| Return Yards |
175 |
45 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
16-26-1 |
14-31-2 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2-13 |
1-11 |
| Punts |
7 |
9 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
2-20 |
3-35 |
| Wisconsin Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Wolf |
16 |
26 |
116 |
1 |
1 |
| Oklahoma State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Rangel |
14 |
31 |
229 |
2 |
2 |
| Wisconsin Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Allen |
22 |
116 |
5.3 |
1 |
| C. Mellusi |
16 |
77 |
4.8 |
1 |
| S. Bell |
1 |
44 |
44.0 |
0 |
| C. Dike |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
| A. Vujnovich |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| J. Davis |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| C. Wolf |
3 |
-16 |
-5.3 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| O. Gordon |
12 |
45 |
3.8 |
0 |
| D. Jackson |
5 |
8 |
1.6 |
0 |
| J. Nixon |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| G. Rangel |
6 |
-3 |
-0.5 |
0 |
| B. Presley |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Wisconsin Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Dike |
3 |
36 |
12.0 |
0 |
| H. Rucci |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
1 |
| K. Lewis |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
| J. Eschenbach |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| S. Bell |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| J. Davis |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| J. Seagreaves |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| B. Schipper |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| B. Allen |
2 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Oklahoma State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Johnson Jr. |
1 |
84 |
84.0 |
1 |
| B. Presley |
6 |
74 |
12.3 |
0 |
| R. Owens |
1 |
41 |
41.0 |
0 |
| J. Richardson |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
| T. Shettron |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| O. Gordon |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
| B. Johnson |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| J. Nixon |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Wisconsin Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| C. Dort Jr. |
1 |
21 |
| J. Shaw |
1 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Rucker |
1 |
16 |
| Wisconsin Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Vujnovich |
7 |
327 |
46.7 |
| Oklahoma State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Ward |
9 |
406 |
45.1 |
| Wisconsin Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Engram |
2 |
27 |
13.5 |
| Oklahoma State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Wisconsin Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Dike |
3 |
105 |
35.0 |
| V. Anthony II |
1 |
22 |
22.0 |
| Oklahoma State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Presley |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Wisconsin Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Oklahoma State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
