It wasn't pretty and it wasn't easy — games between UW and Iowa never are — but the hard-fought victory over its arch rival was exactly what UW needed after dropping back-to-back road games against on-the-rise Illinois and third-ranked Ohio State. 

No. 16 UW needed to stop a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to do it, but the Badgers held off the No. 18 Iowa Hawkeyes 24-22 in front of a loud crowd to stay alive in the Big Ten West Division race.

UW linebacker Chris Orr delivered the first hit on Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley as he tried to score on a two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter Saturday. Safety Eric Burrell followed up with another wallop almost immediately, and the two kept Stanley from crossing the plane, and kept UW ahead in what became a 24-22 win.

Davis scored his first two touchdowns of the season — including the first rushing score of his career — and Cephus added 94 receiving yards and a touchdown to help UW (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) end a two-game losing streak.

State Journal columnist Tom Oates grades the 16th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers' performance in their 24-22 win over the 18th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes in a Big Ten West showdown Saturday at Camp Randall.

A quick look at the 16th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers' 24-22 win over the 18th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday at Camp Randall.

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