IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Montee Ball ran 8 yards for a touchdown with 1:06 left and No. 10 Wisconsin rallied to beat No. 13 Iowa 31-30 on Saturday.
Scott Tolzien threw for 205 yards and a touchdown, John Clay added a pair of touchdowns for the Badgers (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten), who kept their final drive alive by converting a fake punt deep in their own territory.
Punter Brad Nortman ran 17 yards on fourth down from his own 26 with Wisconsin trailing 30-24. The Badgers converted another fourth down with 3:23 left and Ball capped an 80-yard drive with the game-winning score, barely breaking with goal line with an outstretched arm hold the ball.
Iowa (5-2, 2-1) took a 30-24 lead on Michael Meyer’s 40-yard field goal with 8:35 left.
Iowa’s final drive ended when Adam Robinson failed to get out of bounds before time expired.