Wisconsin football: 3 takeaways from Badgers' shocking loss to Washington State

Wisconsin Badgers lost 17-14 to Washington State Cougars in their college football season opener. Paul Chryst's team turned the ball over three times and committed 11 penalties for 106 yards. They also missed two field goals and struggled to move the football consistently.

Washington State upset No. 19 Wisconsin. It was the first time the Badgers lost to an AP ranked opponent since 2018.

Wisconsin football team was penalized 11 times in the game against Washington State. The Badgers were one of the least-penalized teams in NCAA football last season. They were 24th in FBS last year with 5.4 penalties per game for 43.6 yards. Some of those penalties negated large gains. The team also punted twice and missed a field goal.

Washington State won the game against Wisconsin. The Badgers had several costly turnovers. Both of Washington State's touchdowns were scored by Watson.  Wisconsin quarterback Mertz threw an interception. Christian Mejia fumbled the ball back to MERTz. Cundiff fumbles the football on the second-and-11.

Washington State's defense made a concentrated effort to stop Wisconsin's tailback Braelon Allen. Wisconsin ran 14 times for 41 yards in the first quarter. Allen had 21 carries for 98 yards and 4.7 yards per attempt. Chez Mellusi gained 44 yards on 15 carries, while Isaac Guerendo gained 14 yards.