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Wisconsin Badgers

4-8 (2-7 Big Ten)Last: L 7-17 at Minnesota

Luke Fickell · 4th season · .447 at Wisconsin · .635 career since 2011

Rating
+3.057
Adj Off
22.291
Adj Def
19.220
WAP
-3.3264

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate56.3%2747.2%104
Plays per game58.513562.2115
Time of possession30:384729:2290
Yards per pass attempt6.01267.6103
Yards per rush3.41263.417
Points per game12.813521.639
Points per opportunity2.281353.1325
Starting field positionOwn 2888Own 2964

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.022130+0.17382
Adj. EPA per play+0.11982+0.11042
Success rate36.6%12244.8%115
Explosiveness1.201031.1310
Rushing EPA per play+0.06395+0.04639
Passing EPA per play+0.024130+0.313101
Std downs success41.8%12651.8%125
Passing downs success25.7%12028.4%60

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate75.0%3963.0%24
Turnovers per game1.33800.50134
Penalties per game3.634.1132
Penalty yards per game30.1335.0130
3rd down conversion32.3%12638.0%54
4th down tries per game2.00641.25131
4th down conversion66.7%1740.0%14

Rank out of 136 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Aug 28Wk 187Miami (OH)W17-0+0.05+0.13-0.19
Sep 6Wk 2131Middle TennesseeW42-10+0.01+0.41+0.05
Sep 13Wk 3@8Alabama#9L14-38-0.37+0.06+0.54
Sep 20Wk 475MarylandL10-27-0.92-0.05+0.15
Oct 4Wk 6@22Michigan#21L10-24-0.53+0.01+0.29
Oct 11Wk 716Iowa#17L0-37-0.62-0.15+0.20
Oct 18Wk 82Ohio State#5L0-34-0.31-0.09+0.45
Oct 25Wk 9@4Oregon#4L7-21-0.28-0.12+0.14
Nov 8Wk 1118WashingtonW13-10+0.35-0.17-0.06
Nov 15Wk 12@1Indiana#1L7-31-0.16+0.03+0.34
Nov 22Wk 1331IllinoisW27-10+0.24+0.15+0.07
Nov 29Wk 14@61MinnesotaL7-17-0.77+0.01+0.05

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
15Hunter SimmonsSR43%62/11852.5%6645.627
18Danny O'NeilJR33%61/9067.8%6357.155
5Carter SmithFR17%26/4656.5%2014.421

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
6Darrion DupreeJR20%833634.427
13Dilin JonesSO18%763003.929
10Gideon ItukaSO14%602554.301
20Cade YacamelliSR9%381283.402

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
8Vinny AnthonyWR SR11%3139112.61
86Lance MasonTE SR11%3039813.34
2Trech KekahunaWR JR10%262118.10
2Chris Brooks Jr.WR SR4%1112411.30

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
68Ben BartenDL SR211.01.001
99Parker PetersonDL SR151.00.000
95Brandon LaneDL SR113.01.011
31Jay'Viar SuggsDL SR91.51.021
30Charles PerkinsDL SR62.00.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
8Mason PosaLB SO574.04.040
44Cooper CatalanoLB SO565.01.010
14Christian AlliegroLB SR488.04.010
17Darryl PetersonLB SR3311.56.530
22Mason ReigerLB SR326.05.010

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
29Matthew JungS SR49001.0
9Austin BrownS SR41300.0
5Dyoni HillCB SR39003.0
2Ricardo HallmanCB SR27520.5
1Geimere LatimerDB SR23000.0
20Omillio AgardCB JR22211.0
6Preston ZachmanDB SR7020.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
90Nathanial VakosSR7/1164%4719/1940

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
49Atticus BertramsSR3541.854162
91Sean WestSO2647.462112