I'm not sure if you can really call it an upset when a #5 seed knocks off a #4 seed because the two are so closely ranked together but that's the possibility before us in #4 Stanford's Gator Bowl match-up against #5 Wisconsin in the first round of our pretend playoffs.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
Wisconsin Badgers 7
24
0
6
37
Stanford Cardinal 13
0
7
14
34
Stanford completely outplays Wisconsin in the second half but a huge rushing onslaught in the second quarter by the Badgers will prove too much for the Cardinal to overcome, thus sending home our first higher seeded team at the hands of a lower seed.
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Stan
11:20
TD
Stepfan Taylor 6 yd. run (Whitaker missed extra point)
0-6
Wisc
9:32
TD
Montee Ball 7 yd. pass from Tolzien (Welch kick)
7-6
Stan
0:00
TD
Stepfan Taylor 33 yd. run (Whitaker kick)
7-13
2nd Quarter
Wisc
12:38
TD
Montee Ball 46 yd. run (Welch kick)
14-13
Wisc
9:48
TD
John Clay 16 yd. run (Welch kick)
21-13
Wisc
3:47
TD
John Clay 18 yd. run (Welch kick)
28-13
Wisc
0:00
FG
Philip Welch 39 yds.
31-13
3rd Quarter
Stan
10:42
TD
Chris Owusu 18 yd. pass from Luck (Whitaker kick)
31-20
4th Quarter
Wisc
12:05
FG
Philip Welch 35 yds.
34-20
Stan
5:47
TD
Andrew Luck 2 yd. run (Whitaker kick)
34-27
Wisc
1:13
FG
Philip Welch 31 yds.
37-27
Stan
0:05
TD
Griff Whalen 36 yd. pass from Luck (Whitaker kick)
37-34
Now we have our first second round match-up set as the Badgers will play the top seeded Auburn Tigers in the Fiesta Bowl.