Throwback Thursday: Week 11 Wisconsin Badgers
/Welcome to the final home edition of our Throwback series as we take a glance at the Hoosiers final game at The Rock in 2012. The fanfare coming into the game was as high as it has been in the last 20 years in Bloomington. ESPN2 was in town to televise the game and the game carried postseason implications for both teams, adding to the atmosphere was the forecast that was supposed to be in the 70s.
Opponent: Wisconsin Badgers
Location: Saturday November 10th /12pm/ Memorial Stadium/ (Bloomington, Indiana)
Why They Played: The Hoosiers battle the Badgers every year now that they are both part of the Leaders Division.
What The Game Meant:
Coming into the game the Hoosiers could end the day controlling their own destiny in the Leaders Division if they could pull of an upset of Wisconsin. This was deemed by some to be the biggest Hoosier football game since 2007 and was a cause for excitement. Lately the Hoosiers have been blow out in the series by a score of 204 to 41 over the last three seasons and have not been victorious against the Badgers since 2002.
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