Strong safety Joe Stellmacher stood at the University of Wisconsin 47-yard line Saturday, extended his arms away from his sides and let out a primal scream.
The UW senior had just separated Iowa tight end Tony Moeaki from the football with a crushing third-down hit with 12 minutes 25 seconds left and the Badgers protecting a 10-point lead.
Iowa was forced to punt and although the Hawkeyes eventually turned a UW fumble into a touchdown to pull to within three points, Stellmacher’s hit typified the effort UW gave in the 24-21 victory to snap a four-game losing streak to the Hawkeyes.