Flag football

Hawaii was assessed 100 yards on 11 penalties. The most crucial was when Dejon Allen was called for an unsportsmanlike personal foul after UH got the ball to the Wisconsin 1-yard line when Quinton Pedroza caught a 15-yard pass from Max Wittek in the third quarter with Hawaii trailing 14-0.

UH never got that close to scoring again.

"We can’t have that. I tell the players play hard and play with class," coach Norm Chow said. "I think the players were all very frustrated."

There were also two questionable pass interference calls and a targeting call that went against UH. One was against cornerback Jalen Rogers with time running down in the first half. The penalty put the ball on the Hawaii 2, and Taiwan Deal ran for a touchdown on the next play and a 14-0 Badgers halftime lead.

"They say you have to be turned around," Rogers said. "If they look at the tape they would see the ball hit me in the facemask."

Pass interference calls are not reviewable.

Shooting blanks

Coupled with its 38-0 loss at Ohio State, Hawaii has now suffered two shutouts in a season for the first time since 1998, when it fell to Arkansas State 20-0 and SMU 28-0 on the way to an 0-12 season.

It is the first time the Badgers have held three opponents in a row to three or fewer points in a game during the modern era (starting in 1946), according to Wisconsin records.

Hawaii’s 15 yards rushing for the game was the lowest total since the Rainbow Warriors netted -14 on the ground in a 49-14 loss at Boise State in 2012.

Moneyball

Hawaii athletic director David Matlin said UH is receiving a $1.1 million appearance fee for playing at Wisconsin. UH also received $1.2 million to play at Ohio State.

Old home week

There was plenty of familiarity with Hawaii in the Wisconsin defense coaches room.

Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda served the same duty at Manoa, defensive backs coach Daronte’ Jones was DBs mentor and associate head coach at UH last year, and defensive line coach Inoke Breckterfield was a star at Damien.

"I think the biggest thing for me to enjoy the moment," said Breckterfield, who returns home to visit family and friends each summer. "The thing to remember is on Saturday it’s the players’ game and to enjoy the moment."

Honolulu Badger

Paul Nakamura was honored by Wisconsin as its Season Ticket Holder of the Game.

Nakamura is from Honolulu and graduated from Wisconsin in 1988. Since then, despite working and living in Hawaii full-time, he has bought season tickets the past 12 years and attends several games each year.