Top 10 Wisconsin Football Plays of the Year
By Jim Oxley
No. 10: Gordon grabs a TD
Nov 8, 2014; West Lafayette, IN, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Melvin Gordon (25) leaps to the end zone for a touchdown against the Purdue Boilermakers in the first half at Ross Ade Stadium. Sandra Dukes-USA TODAY Sports
The No. 10 play on our countdown features the hands and feet of Melvin Gordon.
Wisconsin’s offense had a slow start in its second straight road conference game of the season at Purdue.
Leading the Boilermakers 10-6 midway through the second quarter, the Badgers capped a 10-play, 90-yard drive with a 27-yard touchdown strike from Joel Stave to Gordon.
Gordon came out of the backfield, caught the ball just inside the 10-yard line, and hurdled into the endzone, avoiding a defender while staying inside the pylon – simultaneously creating a poster-worthy photo-op and scoring a TD for Wisconsin.
Badger of Honor Top 10 Football Play of the Year nominee: Gordon hurdles into the endzone http://t.co/0RKRGyH4ut
— Badger of Honor (@BadgerOfHonorFS) December 17, 2014
The Badgers added another score before the end of the half, and went on to defeat Purdue 34-16.
Next: No. 9: McEvoy read-option opens up Iowa game