MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Forget the press box. Joe Paterno could have coached this one from his living room.

A sore hip relegated Paterno to a perch high above the field for the second week in a row — and once again, not having their iconic leader on the sidelines didn't matter to No. 6 Penn State.

Daryll Clark threw for a touchdown and ran for two more scores, Derrick Williams ran a punt back for a touchdown and cornerback Lydell Sargeant had two interceptions off of two quarterbacks as the Nittany Lions (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) dismantled Wisconsin 48-7 Saturday night.

For Penn State, it was another strong statement, asserting its place among the nation's top teams.

"We certainly deserve to be considered," Paterno said.

And while Paterno doesn't necessarily like the unique perspective he has had for his last two victories, he said there is an upside to coaching from up top.

"I was afraid somebody was going to come around and ask me for my ticket," joked Paterno, who just started walking with a cane. "It's not fun. But I think I can help the team more up there."

It is Penn State's 11th 7-0 start and first since 1999.

"This was a statement game for us," Clark said. "People still don't believe we can do this."

It also was a statement game of sorts for Wisconsin (3-3, 0-3), which went into the season as a potential Big Ten title contender but began conference play by blowing chances to beat Michigan and Ohio State.

After Saturday's thumping, the Badgers had to reach back to 1989 — the Don Morton coaching era — to find a more lopsided loss.

"It kind of puts a sickening taste in your mouth," linebacker DeAndre Levy said.

It was the second straight home loss for the Badgers, and the first time they'd opened conference play with three losses since 2002.

The collapse came a little earlier against Penn State than it did against the Buckeyes and Wolverines.

With the Badgers trailing 17-7 and pinned deep in their own territory just before halftime, quarterback Allan Evridge was sacked and stripped of the ball, sending it scooting across the turf. It was scooped up by middle linebacker Josh Hull and Penn State took possession at the 16.