Rutgers vs. Wisconsin: Badgers Lead Scarlet Knights 13-10 at Halftime at Camp Randall

Wisconsin leads Rutgers 13-10 at halftime at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Saturday, Nov. 7. The Big Ten game kicked off at 4:15 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. This game is still in progress, and this story will be updated with the final score.

The Badgers (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) came in trying to bounce back from last week’s loss at Iowa. Rutgers (2-6, 1-4) is trying to beat Wisconsin for the first time.

First-half scoring

Per CBS Sports’ play-by-play:

• 1st quarter, 6:25: Wisconsin quarterback R. Hopkins hit E. Hilton Jr. for a 21-yard touchdown to cap an 8-play, 86-yard drive. Wisconsin 7-0.
• 1st quarter, 0:30: J. Scullion made a 45-yard field goal for Rutgers at the end of an 11-play drive. Wisconsin 7-3.
• 2nd quarter, 8:09: G. Lahm hit a 51-yard field goal for the Badgers. Wisconsin 10-3.
• 2nd quarter, 3:21: Rutgers quarterback A. Surace found D. Carter for a 30-yard touchdown to finish an 8-play, 75-yard drive. Tied 10-10.
• 2nd quarter, 0:24: Lahm made a 26-yard field goal. Wisconsin 13-10.

A touchdown taken off the board

Wisconsin nearly took a bigger lead into the break. On third-and-4 from the Rutgers 8 with 27 seconds left in the half, Hopkins threw to T. Henry and the play was first ruled a touchdown. After a replay review it was overturned to an incomplete pass, according to the CBS Sports play-by-play, and the Badgers settled for Lahm’s short field goal.

A Rutgers defensive pass interference penalty earlier in that drive helped Wisconsin into scoring range. Rutgers also had an interception by J. Conyers wiped out in the second quarter by a roughing-the-passer penalty.

First-half stats

The two teams have been close to even. CBS Sports’ halftime stats had Wisconsin with 161 total yards and Rutgers with 146. Neither team had turned the ball over.

• Rutgers: Surace went 7 of 9 for 88 yards and a touchdown. A. Raymond ran for 39 yards on nine carries.
• Wisconsin: Hopkins went 10 of 14 for 93 yards and a touchdown. S. Rigby had two catches for 33 yards.

What’s at stake

Wisconsin Athletics’ preview said the Badgers had won six straight at Camp Randall, their longest home winning streak since 2019-20, and were 4-0 at home this season, including a win over then-No. 16 USC.

The series has been one-sided. Wisconsin is 6-0 all-time against Rutgers since the teams first met in 2014, and won the last meeting 42-7 in Piscataway in 2024, according to the school.

Rutgers came to Madison with one conference win this season, 37-30 over Maryland, and off a 28-21 home loss to Michigan. Wisconsin’s preview noted that the Scarlet Knights’ defense had given up more than 25 points in every loss this season. Through two quarters on Saturday, it had held the Badgers to 13.

Veterans Day tributes and a movie tie-in

Wisconsin planned Veterans Day tributes for the game, including a Veteran of the Game, the team running out with military flags, and a flyover by a World War II aircraft. The school is also marking the release of “The Mosquito Bowl,” a WWII drama about former Badgers players Bob Bauman and Dave Schreiner, who joined the Marines during the war. Wisconsin Athletics said the film is in theaters now and comes to Netflix on Nov. 25.

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