Greene runs for 217 yards, 4 TDs

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Shonn Greene just keeps getting better - and the resurgent Hawkeyes are following his lead.

Greene rushed for a career-high 217 yards and 4 touchdowns, and Iowa pounded reeling Wisconsin 38-16 on Saturday, sending the Badgers to their first 0-4 start in the Big Ten since 1996.

Greene had touchdown runs of 52, 34, 34, and 12 yards for the Hawkeyes (5-3, 2-2 Big Ten), who have answered a three-game losing streak with a pair of blowout wins.

Greene, who didn't even play football last fall while sorting out his academics at a community college, became the first Iowa player to rush for 4 touchdowns since Tavian Banks did it against Iowa State in 1997.

Greene is also the first Division I player in the country with over 100 yards in his first eight games of the season, and he's done it while averaging 6.5 yards per carry.

"Shonn has been giving us a spark all season long," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. "He's very determined, he's very tough-minded and he's a guy that can spark a football team."

The Badgers fell to 3-4, 0-4.