The Wisconsin Badgers are known for their strong rushing game, but Saturday against BYU quarterback Alex Hornibrook showed he could sling it, too, in a 40-6 victory for the Badgers.
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Hornibrook became the first Wisconsin QB since Russell Wilson in 2011 to throw 4 TDs in a single game, completing 18 of 19 passes for 256 yards in the process.
He set a Wisconsin single-game record with a .947 completion percentage, breaking the record set by former Wisconsin Badger and current Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell (17 of 18, .944 completion percentage).
18-for-19
256 passing yards
4 touchdown passes
School record for completion %Have a day, Alex Hornibrook#OnWisconsin || #Badgers pic.twitter.com/UquYKgvlfW
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) September 16, 2017
Hornibrook connected with eight different receivers on the day, finding Quintez Cephus for a pair of touchdowns and Troy Fumagalli and A.J. Taylor for one each.
And he wasn't just checking it down — he made some pretty downfield throws:
Hornibrook to Davis for 50
https://t.co/11CeA8Vrpq— Jim Oxley (@jrox12) September 16, 2017
Hornibrook to Quintez Cephus No. 1: https://t.co/OwzE7ZxSEW
— Jim Oxley (@jrox12) September 16, 2017
Alex Hornibrook to Quintez Cephus No. 2: https://t.co/4uaseA1Kma
— Jim Oxley (@jrox12) September 16, 2017
Alex Hornibrook to A.J. Taylor TD: https://t.co/wPXrKczghQ
— Jim Oxley (@jrox12) September 16, 2017
Hornibrook sealed the single-game completion record at UW with his 18th comlpetion of the day, a TD strike to Fumagalli:
Alex Hornibrook set the #Badgers single-game completion percentage mark on this TD to Fumagalli. Finished 18/19: https://t.co/BsdiS3v0Xf
— Jim Oxley (@jrox12) September 16, 2017
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Badgers Single-Game Completion Percentage (Minimum 10 attempts)
1. Alex Hornibrook vs. BYU, 9/16/17 — .947 (18-19)
2. Darrell Bevell vs. Northwestern, 10/9/93 — .944 (17-18)
3. Russell Wilson at Minn., 11/12/11 — .941 (16-17)
4. Scott Tolzien at Michigan, 11/20/10 — .933 (14-15)
5. Mike Samuel vs. San Diego St., 9/20/97 — .923 (12-13)
6. Bart Houston vs. W. Michigan, 1/3/17 — .916 (11-12)
7(t). Darrell Bevell vs. SMU, 9/23/95 — .900 (18-20)
7(t). Brooks Bollinger vs. Indiana, 10/16/99 — .900 (9-10)
9(t).John Stocco vs. Indiana, 9/30/06 — .882 (15-17)
9(t). Scott Tolzien vs. Austin Peay, 9/25/10 — .882 (15-17)
