MADISON, Wis. — Any number of Purdue football players could probably sum up Saturday’s 37-0 pounding by Wisconsin, but the honor goes to defensive end Ryan Kerrigan.

“We flat got beat in every facet of the game,” the junior said about the program’s worst loss since 1996.

There’s really not much more to say about the Boilermakers’ performance before a crowd of 79,920 at Camp Randall Stadium.

Purdue saw its two-game winning streak snapped and watched its road game losing streak reach 11 as the Badgers dominated from start to finish.

Coach Danny Hope’s team had no answers for Wisconsin’s power running game, which generated 266 yards and averaged 5.0 yards per carry. Purdue couldn’t overcome its own mistakes in the passing game with drop after drop by receivers and running backs.

“I’m real surprised,” said quarterback Joey Elliott, whose numbers reflected the drops (5-of-23 for 59 yards). "We’ve thrown and caught really well all year. I’m 110 percent confident in every one of my receivers and they have 110 percent confidence in me to get them the ball as much as possible.

“One drop happens and they keep multiplying. I had some bad reads and made some mistakes; it’s not all of them. Maybe I can get it to them a split second faster.”

One game after not committing a turnover, the Boilermakers had three leading to 10 points. The biggest blow came on special teams when Wisconsin freshman defensive lineman David Gilbert leaped high to block Chris Summers’ second-quarter punt.

Aaron Henry scooped up the ball and went 9 yards for a touchdown and a 24-0 lead heading into halftime. Along with three field goals from Philip Welch, the Badgers were never seriously threatened in winning for the 23rd straight time at home against an unranked team.

“They were hungry and played with a chip on their shoulder and responded out there very well,” Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said. “I thought our offense, defense, special teams, those guys were out there with an attitude and played four quarters.”

All the momentum Purdue established with wins over Ohio State and Illinois was shattered on a windy and chilly afternoon in Wisconsin’s state capitol.

“We haven’t had one of these yet where we were not able to move the football,” Elliott said.

The offense was anemic at best, totaling 141 yards on 62 plays with only eight first downs, including one in the third quarter.

Overall, the Boilermakers finished with 81 passing yards, aided by 22 from redshirt freshman quarterback Caleb TerBush, who saw his first action of the season.

The running game only managed 2.1 yards per carry on 29 attempts and didn’t produce a gain of more than 12 yards.

It all added up to Purdue’s first shutout since 2006, when Penn State posted a 12-0 victory.

“They were able to establish a good, solid power running game, we were inept in the passing game and the result is we were three-and-out a bunch and they were out there a bunch,” Hope said. “That’s why the score is the way it is.”