First look at the 2007-08 Outback Bowl opponent: Tennessee Volunteers v. Wisconsin Badgers

Tennessee rush v. Wisconsin defense	Tennessee pass v. Wisconsin defense	Wisconsin rush v. Tennessee defense	Wisconsin pass v. Tennessee defense
70	40	68	69
49	46	19	68
			Push

 

Field Goals	Tennessee punting v. Wisconsin punt return	Wisconsin punting v. Tennessee punt return	Intangibles
T-13	38	51
T-13	23	62
Push

Schedules:

TENNESSEE
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT/TIME
09/01	at #12 California	L 45-31
09/08	So Miss	W 39-19
09/15	at #5 Florida	L 59-20
09/22	Arkansas St	W 48-27
10/06	#12 Georgia	W 35-14
10/13	at Miss St	W 33-21
10/20	at Alabama	L 41-17
10/27	#16 S Carolina	W 27-24
11/03	La Lafayette	W 59-7
11/10	Arkansas	W 34-13
11/17	Vanderbilt	W 25-24
11/24	at Kentucky	W 52-50
12/01	at #7 LSU	L 21-14

WISCONSIN
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT/TIME
09/01	Wash St	W 42-21
09/08	at UNLV	W 20-13
09/15	The Citadel	W 45-31
09/22	Iowa	W 17-13
09/29	Mich St	W 37-34
10/06	at Illinois	L 31-26
10/13	at Penn State	L 38-7
10/20	N Illinois	W 44-3
10/27	Indiana	W 33-3
11/03	at #1 Ohio St	L 38-17
11/10	#12 Michigan	W 37-21
11/17	at Minnesota	W 41-34

Hmm. Wisconsin finished fourth in the Big 10, and their biggest win is against 8-4 Michigan, while Tennessee's best win is over 10-2 Georgia. Other than that, though, the resumes look remarkably similar. Tennessee is 9-4, but one of the Vols' losses is in the SEC Championship game to one of the top two teams in the nation. Wisconsin is 9-3, but one of their losses is to the other of the top two teams in the nation.

Wiscellaneous stuff:

• Uh-Oh Stat: Wisconsin's rush versus Tennessee's rushing defense.
• Last year, the Badgers beat Arkansas, who had just lost the SEC Championship to Florida. Who was on their way to play for a national championship. Hmm. Consider that an uh-oh, as well.
• Coached by EDSBS's 2006 Man of the Year Nominee, Bret Bielema.
• MGoBlog's pre-season preview and 's in-season preview.

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