Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors vs Wisconsin Badgers Match Player Stats On Sep 26, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Sep 26, 2015

MADISON, Wis. - Outside linebacker Joe Schobert continues to lead a Badgers defense that is fiercely protective of its home turf.

Schobert, a senior, had two sacks and No. 22 Wisconsin held Hawaii to 15 rushing yards and 255 total yards of offense in its 28-0 win on Saturday. The victory was the Badgers' third in a row in as many weeks at Camp Randall Stadium.

Wisconsin has not allowed a touchdown in 188 minutes, 2 seconds of action, since the 8:02 mark in the fourth quarter of the team's loss to Alabama.

Schobert, who entered the Hawaii game ranked third nationally with 7.5 tackles for loss and tied for fifth with 4.0 sacks, has recorded six sacks this season.

Quarterback Joel Stave remained consistent under center. Stave completed 14 of 23 passes for 164 yards and one touchdown pass through three-plus quarters in the win. Senior tight end Austin Traylor was on the receiving end of a 12-yard pass from Stave that extended the Badgers' lead to 21-0 with 53 seconds left in the third quarter.

The Rainbow Warriors had a nifty trick play early in the third with a double pass - quarterback Max Wittek tossed to wide receiver Makoa Camanse-Stevens - who threw a 51-yard pass to running back Paul Harris to Wisconsin's 13-yard line. A handful of penalties during the series derailed momentum, and kicker Rigoberto Sanchez missed a 49-yard field goal on Hawaii's best chance to put points on the scoreboard.

Running back Taiwan Deal is expected to carry a huge load in Wisconsin's ground game in the absence of standout running back Corey Clement and he was up to the task with 147 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries.

Deal, a redshirt freshman, made an impression on Saturday in the Badgers' game against Hawaii.

Deal reached the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career, and rushed for two touchdowns to give Wisconsin a 14-0 halftime lead. The 6-foot-1, 220-pounder had 16 carries for 102 yards in the first half.

Deal had nine carries for 56 yards during Wisconsin's first series of the game, capped off by a 2-yard score with eight minutes, nine seconds left in the first quarter. The Badgers extended the lead with a nine-play, 73-yard drive, and Deal rumbled in the end zone for another touchdown with 38 seconds left in the second quarter.

Wisconsin's defense held the Rainbow Warriors to 106 first-half yards, including 10 carries for five yards. Hawaii quarterback Max Wittek completed 8 of 17 passes for 102 yards and was sacked twice in the first half.

Meanwhile, Clement will have surgery for a sports hernia next week and is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks after the procedure, Wisconsin athletic department officials announced two days ago. The earliest Clement could return is Oct. 31 when the Badgers host Rutgers.

Depending on the circumstances, including if Wisconsin makes it to the Big Ten Championship, Clement said he might apply for a medical redshirt. He saw limited action with eight carries in Wisconsin's season-opening loss to Alabama. During his sophomore season in 2014 playing alongside RB Melvin Gordon, Clement had 147 carries for 949 yards and nine touchdowns.

Notes: Wisconsin starting CB Derek Tindal sat out the first half due to a targeting violation at the end of the third quarter in the Badgers' win against Troy. ... Hawaii played a Big Ten Conference opponent on the road for the second time in three games. No. 1 Ohio State pounded the Rainbow Warriors 38-0 in Columbus on Sept. 12. ... Coming into the game against Hawaii - and through two quarters against the Rainbow Warriors - Wisconsin had not allowed a touchdown for 158 minutes, two seconds.