Dayne claims Rose Bowl MVP, win for Badgers PASADENA - Ron Dayne got going after a "nice ... little halftime talk" and Wisconsin got its second straight Rose Bowl victory. Dayne scored a touchdown and had 154 yards in the second half as the Badgers became the first Big Ten team to win back-to-back Rose Bowls, overcoming Stanford 17-9 Saturday in the lowest-scoring Rose Bowl since 1977. Dayne was held to 46 yards in the first half by a Stanford defense that ranked fifth worst in the nation. But he broke loose for a 64-yard gain on the second play after halftime and scored on 4-yard run two plays later. "We had a nice talk and everybody got more motivated," Dayne said. "I think that really gave us momentum and we just carried on. It would have been nice if we could have scored some more, so we wouldn't have had to bite our nails at the end." Dayne, who passed 7,000 career rushing yards in the game, joined quarterback Bob Schloredt and tailback Charles White as winner of consecutive Rose Bowl MVP awards. Wisconsin held No. 22 Stanford to minus-5 yards on 27 rushes, a Rose Bowl record. The Cardinal, playing in their first Rose Bowl in 28 years, were held to 259 yards of total offense after averaging 467 per game this season. "We had a long layoff after that last game, and it took us a little while to get in a rhythm," said Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez, noting the Badgers had not played since Nov. 13. "Big 33 (Dayne) got lathered up a little bit and that seemed to help a little." Dayne, who had 34 carries for 200 yards Saturday, reached 200 yards in three of the four bowls game in which he played. He finished his college career with 200 yards or more in four of his final five games. Brooks Bollinger had a 1-yard TD on a quarterback sneak for Wisconsin and Vitaly Pisetsky added a 31-yard field goal. Kerry Carter had a 1-yard scoring run for Stanford, and Mike Biselli had a 28-yard field goal. Wisconsin finally got its offense going with a 71-yard drive that led to Pisetsky's field goal with 9:19 left before halftime. After an exchange of punts, Walters' 19-yard reception and a couple of Wisconsin penalties helped the Cardinal march 45 yards on a drive capped by Carter's scoring run. Gabriel's high snap foiled the extra point, though, leaving the score at 9-3. On the second play after halftime, Dayne broke two tackles on his 64-yard run up the middle to the Stanford 11. Two plays later, he bounced outside to become the career Rose Bowl scoring leader with his fifth touchdown. The Badgers had a chance to widen the lead when Dayne ran for 33 yards on a 46-yard drive to the Stanford 17, but Pisetsky missed a 33-yard field goal to give Stanford one more chance. Husak, who was 17-of-34 for 258 yards, completed four straight passes as the Cardinal reached the Wisconsin 41, but was sacked on fourth-and-12 to end the comeback attempt. AP PHOTO Ron Dayne was only the third player ever to win two consecutive Rose Bowl MVPs after Wisconsin's 17-9 victory over Stanford. Originally on page 2B in the 1-5-2000 issue of the Daily.