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Anthony Davis' touchdown run with 2:57 remaining gave the Badgers the win.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Jim Sorgi ran off the field waving his index finger, showing everyone that he finally won as a starter.
Sorgi brought No. 21 Wisconsin back from 10 points down in the second half, and Anthony Davis' 1-yard touchdown run with 2:57 remaining gave the Badgers a 24-17 win over West Virginia on Saturday.
"That was for victory No. 1, and hopefully one of many this year," Sorgi said. "This was a confidence builder to get a quality win on the road."
Sorgi had been 0-5 as a starter dating to 2000, although he earned comeback wins before as a three-year backup to Brooks Bollinger.
In the last week, Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez instructed Sorgi not to answer "foolish" questions about his record as a starter.
Alvarez said Saturday the issue had been overstated.
"It was important for him to get a win for this season," Alvarez said. "This is Jim's team. This win gives our team a lot of momentum because we knew how hard this game was going to be."
Sorgi runs more
Last year, Wisconsin quarterbacks had great pass protection and found open receivers in beating West Virginia 34-17 in Madison, Wis. This time, Badger receivers weren't always easy targets, so Sorgi improvised. He ran nine times for 47 yards.
"He's no Bollinger or [Michael] Vick, but he can move," West Virginia linebacker Grant Wiley said.
Davis carried 30 times for 167 yards behind an offensive line with three new starters. But Wisconsin had four drives past midfield in the first half without any points.
Davis and Sorgi helped the Badgers finish drives late in the game. Sorgi was 20-of-34 for 215 yards, including a 20-yard TD pass to Lee Evans that tied the score at 17 early in the fourth quarter.
"I don't think we tired at the end. We just didn't execute," West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said.
Special team miscues and injuries to West Virginia's top two offensive players kept Wisconsin in the game.
Alex Lewis blocked a punt on the first series that teammate Kareem Timbers recovered for a touchdown. Lewis also forced West Virginia quarterback Rasheed Marshall to the sideline for much of the game after a hard hit.
Wilson tallies twice
Quincy Wilson scored on runs of 2 and 10 yards for West Virginia, but he took a helmet on his right knee and left the game early in the fourth quarter. He finished with 99 yards on 24 carries.
It had already been a bad week for the Mountaineers, who were without starting right tackle Tim Brown. He ruptured an Achilles' tendon in practice on Wednesday and is expected to miss the entire season.
Early in the third quarter, Wilson spun away from a tackle at the line for a 36-yard gain to the Wisconsin 5. Two plays later, he bounced off a defender for a 2-yard score to put West Virginia ahead 17-7.
Wisconsin's Scott Campbell, a late replacement for Mike Allen, made a 29-yard field goal late in the third quarter after missing tries from 42 and 44 yards earlier.
The Badgers then finally found the end zone offensively. A short punt by West Virginia's Todd James and Jim Leonhard's 18-yard return early in the fourth quarter set up Sorgi's 20-yard TD pass to Evans.
Wisconsin70314--24
West Virginia10070--17
First Quarter
Wis--Timbers recovered blocked punt in end zone (Campbell kick), 13:44.
WVU--FG Cooper 27, 11:20.
WVU--Wilson 10 run (Cooper kick), :57.
Third Quarter
WVU--Wilson 2 run (Cooper kick), 11:10.
Wis--FG Campbell 29, 5:36.
Fourth Quarter
Wis--Evans 20 pass from Sorgi (Campbell kick), 13:02.
Wis--Davis 1 run (Campbell kick), 2:57.
A--60,663.
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WisWVa
First downs2614
Rushes-yards45-22338-162
Passing215138
Comp-Att-Int20-34-015-26-0
Return Yards576
Punts-Avg.5-407-35
Fumbles-Lost2-01-0
Penalties-Yards6-307-41
Time of Possession34:0026:00
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--Wisconsin, Davis 30-167, Sorgi 9-47, D.Smith 4-6, Bernstein 1-3, Team 1-0. West Virginia, Wilson 24-99, Garvin 4-50, Hales 4-9, Phillips 3-6, Bailey 0-2, Marshall 3-(minus 4).
PASSING--Wisconsin, Sorgi 20-34-0-215. West Virginia, Marshall 10-16-98, Hales 5-10-0-40.
RECEIVING--Wisconsin, Williams 7-89, Evans 7-70, Daniels 3-41, Davis 1-8, D.Smith 1-5, Bernstein 1-2. West Virginia, Neal 4-45, Garvin 3-34, Alston 3-28, Henderson 2-25, Wilson 1-5, Phillips 1-1, Pennington 1-0.