Atticus Sappington broke a tie with a 24-yard field goal with 2:36 remaining and No. 1 Oregon rallied in the fourth quarter to beat host Wisconsin 16-13 on Saturday night.

Jordan James rushed for 115 yards and a tying touchdown on 22 carries to help Oregon (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) win its first 11 games for the second time in school history. The Ducks also won their first 11 games in 2010 and went on to reach the BCS championship game before losing to Cam Newton-led Auburn.

Tawee Walker rushed for 97 yards on 20 carries for Wisconsin (5-5, 3-4) in its third straight loss. The Badgers fell to 2-15 in their last 17 games against Top 25 teams, going 0-6 mark in Luke Fickell’s two-year coaching tenure.

Oregon won by outscoring Wisconsin 10-0 in the fourth quarter.

After Sappington put Oregon ahead, Wisconsin got the ball two more times but failed to capitalize.

Wisconsin lost the ball on downs at its own 26 with 2:03 remaining. The Badgers got one last chance after Oregon couldn’t convert a fake field-goal attempt, but Jamaree Caldwell tipped Braedyn Locke’s pass and Matayo Uiagalelei picked it off at Wisconsin’s 24 with 1:32 left to seal it.

Locke was 12 of 28 for just 96 yards with a touchdown and interception.

Oregon trailed 13-6 and faced fourth-and-9 from Wisconsin’s 41 when the fourth quarter started. Dillon Gabriel responded by rolling to his left and firing a 15-yard completion to a well-covered Terrance Ferguson.

Three plays later, James ran 11 yards for a tying touchdown with 13:14 remaining.

NO. 2 OHIO ST. 31, NORTHWESTERN 7: Buckeyes wide receiver Carnell Tate celebrated his Chicago homecoming with two touchdown receptions against the host Wildcats (4-6, 2-5 Big Ten) at Wrigley Field.

It was Tate’s first game in his hometown since his mother, Ashley Griggs, 40, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago in July 2023.

With the Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1) facing a second-and-8 at the Northwestern 25 late in the first half, Will Howard dropped back and lofted the ball in Tate’s direction down the sideline. He made a diving grab in the end zone for his third TD of the season.

NO. 4 PENN STATE 49, PURDUE 10: Drew Allar threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns to lead the visiting Nittany Lions State to a rout of the Boilermakers.

Allar, who completed his first 10 passes, connected on 17 of 19 passes for Penn State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) in three quarters. His top target was tight end Tyler Warren, who caught eight passes for 127 yards.

Hudson Card completed 11 of 20 passes for 151 yards for Purdue (1-9, 0-7).

ILLINOIS 38, MICHIGAN STATE 16: Josh McCray ran for three touchdowns and Luke Altmyer threw two TD passes, leading the host Illini to a victory over the Spartans.

McCray had nine carries for 61 yards, Altmyer completed 19 of 32 passes for 231 yards and Pat Bryant caught four passes for a career-high 135 yards and a TD in his final home game as the Illini (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) ended a two-game losing streak.

Aidan Chiles threw for 256 yards and two TDs for the Spartans (4-6, 2-5).