Wisconsin tops Maryland 31-24 for 5th straight victory

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- At halftime, Wisconsin's leading rusher was a linebacker and Joel Stave had 20 yards passing along with an interception. If not for Natrell Jamerson 's 98-yard kickoff return and a successful fake punt, the Badgers might have been in serious trouble against lowly Maryland. Stave found his rhythm in the second half, leading two touchdown drives that carried Wisconsin to a harder-than-expected 31-24 victory Saturday. "I don't think any area, any group or any individual was perfect," Badgers coach Paul Chryst said. "But we found a way to fight and scratch and claw and get one." Stave finished with 188 yards through the air, and his 3-yard run on fourth down in the final minute sealed Wisconsin's fifth straight victory. "I thought he was good," Chryst said.