Penn State Sports Magazine
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P R E G A M E R E P O R T PENN 3 : 3 0 p. m . , STAT E N OV. @ W I S C O N S I N 3 0 ES P N WISCONSIN FACTS COACH Gary Andersen (Utah, '86) COACH'S RECORD 39-33, including stops at Southern Utah, Utah State and Wisconsin, where he is in his first season. 2013 RECORD 9-2 (6-1 Big Ten) – No. 14 RECORD VS. PENN STATE Wisconsin leads the series 9-7, including a 6-3 mark at home. PREVIOUS MEETING On senior day – with Michael Mauti's No. 42 decaled on their helmets – the Nittany Lions won, 24-21, in overtime Nov. 24, 2012. THE GOOD SENIOR SEND-OFF Wisconsin's senior class, which will be honored in a pregame ceremony, has gone 25-2 at home over the last four seasons, including 7-0 records in 2010 and 2011. THE BAD BARELLING THROUGH PSU topped Wisconsin in overtime in 2012, but it hasn't been as successful in Camp Randall Stadium. John Beale DOUBLE-DIGIT DOGS Each of Wisconsin's last 15 victories have been by a doubledigit margin. Coincidently, the last time UW won a game by single digits was a 1614 triumph over Gary Andersen's Utah State team on Sept. 15, 2012. THE UGLY GROUND BALL Only one team in the Big Ten has scored more points than Wisconsin, and most of the Badgers' points have come by way of a touchdown. They have the second-worst field goal unit in the Big Ten, converting only 67 percent of their attempts. DID YOU KNOW? Nov. 30 will mark the latest date that Wisconsin has ever hosted a home game. Before Saturday, Wisconsin's latest home game was 40-0 win over Northwestern on Nov. 29, 1891. The latest game ever played in Camp Randall Stadium? A 7-6 win over Michigan State on Nov. 28, 1918. Home cooking PSU aims to win its first game at Wisconsin in five seasons TIM OWEN | OW E N. T I M . B W I @ G M A I L . C O M You can tell Gary Andersen is new at Wisconsin. The first-year head coach recently extended an open invitation to his entire team: Thanksgiving at the Andersens. Wisconsin perennially grows some of the largest linemen in the conference. This year, for example, the average weight of the starting offensive line is 321 pounds. Good thing for Andersen he inked a five-year, $10 million contract in JanN O V E M B E R 2 7 , 2 0 1 3 1 uary. Otherwise the Badgers might eat him poor on Thursday. His wife, Stacey, will cook the turkey, and probably carve it, too. "I would embarrass my father if I tried to carve a turkey," he joked. They'll watch some NFL games and chow down. He said he wants to maintain a "family environment" for his players and he expects many of the 117 to take him up on his offer. Some will opt to eat at an assistant coach's house. Others will go BL UEW HI T EON L I N E. COM