No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 20 Wisconsin

Alabama wide receiver Robert Foster catches a pass against Wisconsin defensive end Chikwe Obasih and linebacker Vince Biegel during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, in Arlington, Texas.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Derrick Henry rushed for 147 yards with three touchdowns and No. 3 Alabama ran away with a 35-17 victory over No. 20 Wisconsin in the season opener for both teams Saturday night. Jake Coker got the starting nod at quarterback for the Crimson Tide, and was 15 of 21 passing for 213 yards and a touchdown while playing until late in the third quarter.
In former offensive coordinator Paul Chryst's first game as the Badgers' head coach, they were held to 40 yards rushing. Wisconsin had averaged 264 yards per game on the ground over the previous five seasons.
The game was played in the Dallas Cowboys' NFL stadium where the Crimson Tide had wanted to finish last season in the BCS national championship game.
Alabama's last national title was in 2012, a season that began in the same kickoff game with a 41-14 victory over No. 8 Michigan.

(Credit: Getty Images / Tom Pennington) ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 05: Jake Coker #14 of the Alabama Crimson Tide hands the ball off to Derrick Henry #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers during The Advocare Classic at AT&T Stadium on September 5, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

(Credit: Getty Images / Tom Pennington) ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 05: Robert Foster #8 of the Alabama Crimson Tide carries the ball against Chikwe Obasih #34 of the Wisconsin Badgers in the first quarter during The Advocare Classic at AT&T Stadium on September 5, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

(Credit: Getty Images / Tom Pennington