MADISON – Jonathan Taylor earned his record-tying seventh Big Ten Freshman of the Week Award while junior cornerback Nick Nelson earned his first special teams honor, the Big Ten announced Monday.

Both players played significant factors for No.5 Wisconsin in its 24-10 win over No.24 Michigan on Saturday, improving the Badgers to 11-0 on the season, 8-0 in the Big Ten and closing the 100th season of Camp Randall Stadium with a perfect 7-0 record.

Wisconsin generating only 99 first-half yards against the Wolverines but went into halftime tied at seven after Nelson scored his first touchdown off a punt return in the first quarter, going 50 yards to give the Badgers the first points of the game.

Earning his first special teams player of the week honor, Nelson’s touchdown marked the Badgers’ first punt return TD since Kenzel Doe ran back an 82-yard return vs. Utah State on Sept. 15, 2012, while his 18-yard return in the fourth quarter to set up Wisconsin's final field goal.

Sharing his weekly honor with Indiana tailback Morgan Ellison, Taylor registered his eighth 100-yard game of the season with 132 yards on 19 carries, the most yards Michigan has allowed to a player this season. Ranking seventh on Wisconsin’s overall single-season rushing list, Taylor tied Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett (2014) for the most freshman awards in Big Ten history.