The Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. - Throughout a 19-game winning streak, Ohio State always found ways to win games like this. But it was the Wisconsin Badgers who had all the answers Saturday night as they fended off a fourth-quarter rally for a 17-10 victory over the defending national champs.

They did it behind backups Booker Stanley, who rushed for a career-best 125 yards against the nation's top run defense, and Matt Schabert, who threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Lee Evans with five minutes left after replacing an injured Jim Sorgi.

"If you went into the season and asked me if we'd beat Ohio State without Jim Sorgi in the fourth quarter of a tight ballgame and without Anthony Davis, I wouldn't have put too much money on it," Badgers offensive coordinator Brian White said.

The Buckeyes (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) were due for a change in fortune. They had won just three of their last 12 games by more than seven points, and they weren't tested on the ground in their first five games, all at home.

"One thing that concerned me going into it was I didn't think we had given our guys as much of a look at the run as perhaps they needed," Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel said.

Stanley became the first player to top 100 yards against the Buckeyes since Davis gained 144 yards in a 19-14 loss to Ohio State last season. Stanley and Davis are the only players to rush for more than 100 yards against the Buckeyes in Ohio State's last 23 games.

The Buckeyes slipped five spots to No.  8 in the AP poll, and the Badgers jumped nine spots to No. 14.

The Buckeyes, who hadn't lost on the road since Penn State beat them 29-27 on Oct. 27, 2001, saw plenty of handoffs in a steady rain from the Badgers (6-1, 3-0), who took control of the Big Ten race.

And after linebacker Robert Reynolds - who had a career-best 12 tackles - jabbed Sorgi in the throat, sending him to the sideline late in the third quarter, Ohio State put eight and nine defenders in the box to stop the run. It worked until Schabert connected with Evans.

On Sunday, Reynolds called both Sorgi and Badger coach Barry Alvarez and apologized.

"I lost my poise and there is no excuse for that," Reynolds said. "That is certainly not characteristic of Ohio State football. I take full responsibility for my action."

Officials didn't see the action when it occurred, so the Buckeyes were not penalized. But a statement Sunday from Tressel, who said he also apologized to Alvarez on OSU's behalf, suggested the team may issue internal discipline.

"Having spent the past three years with Rob, I truly believe this is an isolated incident and out of character for him," Tressel said.

The Big Ten will review the play today for possible punishment.

Wisconsin 17, Ohio State 10

No. 3 Ohio State	0	3	0	7-10
No. 23 Wisconsin	0	7	3	7-17

Second Quarter

Wis-Stanley 2 run (M.Allen kick), 14:54.

OSU-FG Nugent 24, 4:02.

Third Quarter

Wis-FG M.Allen 38, 5:09.

Fourth Quarter

OSU-Jenkins 6 pass from Krenzel (Nugent kick), 6:09.

Wis-Evans 79 pass from Schabert (M.Allen kick), 5:20.

A-79,793.

	OSU	Wis
First downs	12	13
Rushes-yards	26-69	48-141
Passing	202	158
Comp-Att-Int	14-26-1	7-10-1
Return Yards	1	26
Punts-Avg.	7-44.3	6-40.0
Fumbles-Lost	2-1	2-1
Penalties-Yards	7-51	3-15
Time of Possession	25:49	34:11

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Ohio State, Ross 7-28, Krenzel 11-19, Hall 6-17, Schnittker 2-5. Wisconsin, Stanley 31-125, Schabert 3-16, Bernstein 2-5, Sorgi 5-1, Smith 5-(minus 1), team 2-(minus 5).

PASSING-Ohio State, Krenzel 14-26-1-202. Wisconsin, Sorgi 5-7-1-54, Schabert 2-3-0-104.

RECEIVING-Ohio State, Hartsock 5-41, Jenkins 4-48, Carter 3-90, W.Allen 1-15, Hamby 1-8. Wisconsin, Williams 5-57, Evans 1-79, Orr 1-22.

OSU look ahead

A look at 5-1 Ohio State's remaining schedule, with opponents' overall record and Big Ten record in parenthesis.

Oct. 18	Iowa (5-1,1-1)
Oct. 25	at Indiana (1-6, 0-3)
Nov. 1	at Penn St. (2-5, 0-3)
Nov. 8	Michigan St. (6-1, 3-0)
Nov. 15	Purdue (5-1, 2-0)
Nov. 22	at Michigan (5-2, 2-1)