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Wisconsin Badgers

4-2 (2-1 Big Ten)Last: L 7-17 at UCLANext: vs USC

Luke Fickell · 5th season · .477 at Wisconsin · .636 career since 2011

Rating
+6.542
Adj Off
27.263
Adj Def
20.726
WAP
-0.3029

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate52.9%4451.5%59
Plays per game59.813068.345
Time of possession27:4112132:1918
Yards per pass attempt7.5675.710
Yards per rush4.7553.221
Points per game27.58016.723
Points per opportunity3.351052.9729
Starting field positionOwn 3135Own 2511

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.13970-0.07211
Adj. EPA per play+0.12754+0.01723
Success rate39.8%11235.6%22
Explosiveness1.3971.002
Rushing EPA per play+0.17936+0.03064
Passing EPA per play+0.14992-0.0796
Std downs success47.0%8943.2%36
Passing downs success26.4%11519.2%3

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate54.8%9434.8%6
Turnovers per game1.00401.0088
Penalties per game6.8814.3132
Penalty yards per game60.78737.8129
3rd down conversion42.3%5238.0%77
4th down tries per game1.501032.3327
4th down conversion66.7%2835.7%21

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 7.3-4.7

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 6Wk 1N2Notre Dame#4L13-41-0.25-0.04+0.35
Sep 12Wk 2Western Illinois(FCS)W36-90.00+0.25-0.06
Sep 19Wk 3123Eastern MichiganW54-10+0.02+0.41-0.30
Sep 26Wk 4@33Penn StateW24-20+0.37-0.03-0.17
Oct 3Wk 566Michigan StateW31-3+0.10+0.26-0.33
Oct 17Wk 7@21UCLA#9L7-17-0.53-0.04+0.13
Oct 24Wk 814USC#16+6.135%+0.39——
Oct 31Wk 9@20Iowa#15+9.328%+0.47——
Nov 7Wk 1081Rutgers-12.278%+0.08——
Nov 14Wk 11@79Maryland-5.363%+0.16——
Nov 21Wk 12@67Purdue-3.759%+0.19——
Nov 27Wk 1354Minnesota-6.566%+0.14——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

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
1Colton JosephFR100%87/15954.7%11987.5105

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
6Darrion DupreeFR25%492154.428
3Abu Sama IIIFR17%342246.612
21Bryan JacksonFR11%22793.600
15Nate PalmerFR5%9262.900

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
0Tyrell HenryWR FR17%2734312.71
89Jacob HarrisTE FR9%1425117.93
2Chris Brooks Jr.WR FR8%1221117.62
13Eugene Hilton Jr.WR FR6%1011511.51
4Malachi ColemanWR FR3%512224.42

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
91Hammond Russell IVDL FR111.51.511
92Nolan VilsDL FR111.51.000
76Dillan JohnsonDL FR100.00.000
30Charles PerkinsDL FR91.01.000
95Jake AndersonDL FR51.00.000
97Junior PoyserDL FR50.00.012

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
44Cooper CatalanoLB FR500.00.030
8Mason PosaLB FR472.00.001
15Sebastian CheeksLB FR213.52.520
0Justus BooneLB FR120.00.000
7Tyreese FearbryLB FR112.50.020

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
29Matthew JungS FR38311.0
5Bryce WestCB FR22303.0
2Javan RobinsonCB FR18500.5
4Marvin Burks Jr.S FR15120.0
21Cairo SkanesS FR14001.0
6Jai'Mier ScottCB FR14300.0
11Carson Van DinterS FR6100.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
97Gavin LahmFR9/1090%5118/1945

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
91Sean WestFR2343.170122