Game-Changing 3 Plays · 2026 Week 4 · September 26, 2026

Down 17-0, then 72 yards on third-and-13: Wisconsin stuns Penn State

Wisconsin at Penn State · 24-20 · Beaver Stadium

What happened

Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Penn State. Wisconsin trailed 17-0 in the second quarter. In the fourth, Colton Joseph finds Eugene Hilton Jr. on third-and-10 to make it 20-17, then hits Jacob Harris on third-and-13 for a 72-yard touchdown with 1:13 left. Penn State's fourth-and-14 throw with five seconds to go falls incomplete. Joseph threw three interceptions and still won 24-20. Three snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

The plays

From the official play-by-play. Win-probability swing is the change on that snap.

WhenDownSpotPlayResultWP swing
Q4 3:313rd & 10at the 11Joseph to Hilton, +11, TDTouchdown
Q4 1:133rd & 13own 28Joseph to Harris, +72, TDTouchdown
Q4 0:054th & 14at the 33Becht to Brahmer, incompleteTurnover on downs

Narration

Wisconsin trailed thirteenth-ranked Penn State seventeen to nothing. Then this.

Third and ten. Colton Joseph finds Eugene Hilton in the end zone. Down three.

Third and thirteen, seventy-two yards out. Jacob Harris takes it all the way.

Five seconds left, fourth and fourteen. Penn State's last throw falls incomplete.

Final, Wisconsin twenty-four, Penn State twenty.

Players in this breakdown

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Questions

What decided Wisconsin at Penn State?

Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Penn State. Wisconsin trailed 17-0 in the second quarter. In the fourth, Colton Joseph finds Eugene Hilton Jr. on third-and-10 to make it 20-17, then hits Jacob Harris on third-and-13 for a 72-yard touchdown with 1:13 left. Penn State's fourth-and-14 throw with five seconds to go falls incomplete. Joseph threw three interceptions and still won 24-20. Three snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

Which plays are in the Wisconsin at Penn State breakdown?

Q4 3:31 — 3rd & 10: Joseph to Hilton, +11, TD (Touchdown) Q4 1:13 — 3rd & 13: Joseph to Harris, +72, TD (Touchdown) Q4 0:05 — 4th & 14: Becht to Brahmer, incomplete (Turnover on downs)

Draw your own plays

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