▁This ▁was ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁second ▁appearance ▁on ▁Game Day ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁Ohio ▁State ' s ▁first . ▁Ohio ▁State ▁extended ▁their ▁current ▁win ▁stre ak ▁over ▁the ▁Bad gers ▁to ▁five , ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Ohio ▁State ▁coach ▁Urban ▁Meyer ▁is ▁ 4 – 0 ▁versus ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁Bad gers ' ▁coach ▁Paul ▁Ch ry st ' s ▁first ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Buck ey es . ▁ ▁The ▁Buck ey es ▁started ▁the ▁game ▁off ▁slow ▁by ▁gain ing ▁only ▁ 2 3 ▁yards ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁drives , ▁both ▁resulting ▁in ▁pun ts , ▁while ▁allowing ▁ 1 4 7 ▁yards ▁for ▁the ▁Bad ger ' s ▁off ense ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁drives ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁ten - point ▁lead ▁for ▁# 8 ▁Wisconsin . ▁Ne ither ▁team ▁could ▁find ▁the ▁end zone ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁and ▁both ▁settled ▁for ▁two ▁additional ▁field ▁goals ▁ap ie ce ▁for ▁a ▁hal ft ime ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 6 – 6 ▁favor ing ▁the ▁Bad gers . ▁ ▁The ▁Silver ▁Bul let ▁Buck ey e ▁defense ▁came ▁out ▁strong ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁forcing ▁two ▁Wisconsin ▁turno vers ▁and ▁a ▁three - and - out , ▁on ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁first ▁three ▁poss essions . ▁Though ▁the ▁Buck ey es ▁threw ▁an ▁inter ception ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁possession , ▁they ▁followed ▁it ▁up ▁with ▁two ▁consecutive ▁touch down s , ▁both ▁J