Final home game at Camp Randall and the Badgers said, “yeah, we’re not going quietly.”
Wisconsin knocks off
#21 Illinois, 27–10, and it felt like one of those nights where everything clicked — toughness, grit, and a whole lot of old-school Badger football.
Darrion Dupree went absolutely off:
• 131 yards on 17 carries
• Wisconsin’s first 100-yard rusher this season
• A ridiculous 84-yard touchdown burst that blew the roof off the stadium
Defense? Nasty.
Darryl Peterson had three of Wisconsin’s five sacks and providing all the necessary photos 🤌🙏🫡.
Illinois tried to hang around, but turnovers, stalled drives, and Wisconsin’s punch-you-in-the-mouth tempo sealed it. Plus another game ending with fans storming the field — the second time this year. Let’s keep that momentum rolling.
And here’s the part the box score doesn’t capture:
Shoutout to every photographer on that sideline tonight — young, old, students, new faces, vets… everyone grinding, laughing, busting chops, occasionally...