BIG TEN Wisconsin upsets No. 5 Purdue

The battle of unbeatens went to the Badgers.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Scott Starks returned a fumble by Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton 40 yards for a touchdown in the closing minutes to lift 10th-ranked Wisconsin to a 20-17 win over No. 5 Purdue on Saturday.
The Boilermakers (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) were clinging to a 17-14 lead late in the game when Orton took a naked bootleg and lunged for a first down. Starks hit Orton low and safety Robert Brooks hit him high, forcing the fumble.
Starks scooped up the loose ball and sprinted to the end zone with 2:36 to play, capping a stunning comeback for the Badgers (7-0, 4-0), who have started the season with seven straight wins for just the second time since 1912.
The play was reviewed, and replays showed the ball was out before Orton's arm hit the ground.
Orton tried to recover on the ensuing series, driving the Boilermakers to the Wisconsin 25. But Ben Jones' 42-yard field goal was wide right, and the Badgers ran out the clock.
Orton scored from 6 yards out with eight minutes to play to give Purdue a 17-7 lead.
But Badgers sophomore quarterback John Stocco calmly led a 73-yard drive and hit Booker Stanley for a 7-yard TD that pulled Wisconsin to 17-14.
No. 14 Michigan 30, Illinois 19
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Michael Hart rushed for 234 yards and No. 14 Michigan rallied from a halftime deficit to send Illinois to its 12th consecutive conference loss.
The Wolverines, who struggled through the air in the first half, turned almost exclusively to a running game after halftime and outscored Illinois 20-2 in the second half.
Hart ran for 127 yards and Max Martin added 60 yards rushing in the second half as the Wolverines kept the ball on the ground after two first-half interceptions of Chad Henne led to a 17-10 halftime deficit.
Michigan threw only nine passes and rushed 39 times after the intermission.
Michigan (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) won its fifth straight. The Illini are 3-4, 0-4.
Michigan State 51, Minnesota 17
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Drew Stanton passed for 308 yards and ran for 102 more, setting a school record for total offense, to lead Michigan State over No. 19 Minnesota.
The win kept bowl hopes alive for the resurgent Spartans (4-3, 3-1 Big Ten). The Gophers (5-2, 2-2) have lost two straight.
Michigan State gained 407 yards in the first half, a school record, while taking a 31-10 lead. The Spartans finished with 636 yards of total offense.
The Spartans rolled up 324 rushing yards. Jehuu Caulcrick had 94 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries for Michigan State.
Stanton was 20-of-31 with three touchdowns.
Minnesota couldn't get its running attack untracked, finishing with 102 yards. Laurence Maroney had 54 yards on 13 carries for the Gophers. Marion Barber III had 36 yards on eight carries.