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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Big Ten · 4-2 · 2-1 CONF · ATS 3-3 · O/U 2-3

Wisconsin Badgers

HC Luke Fickell (4th yr) · OC Jeff Grimes · DC Mike Tressel

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (5 OF 6) · BASE D 2-4-5 · SHOTGUN 93%

Power rating5.340th
CFP odds1%—
PLAYOFFBUBBLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins7.6of 12
Fan pulse—8 of 30 scored

Big Ten · 4-2 · 2-1 CONF · ATS 3-3 · O/U 2-3

Wisconsin

Badgers · HC Luke Fickell (4th yr) · starts in 11 (5 of 6) · base D 2-4-5

Power rating5.340th
CFP odds · outlook1%—BUBBLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins7.6of 12
Fan pulse—8 of 30 scored

Wisconsin

4-2 · 2-1 Big Ten

POWER RATING5.340th in FBS
CFP ODDS1%no change
PROJ. WINS7.6of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKBUBBLE→LONG SHOT

2 losses now · CFP 1% in sims · CCG 3% · title 1%

FAN PULSE—8 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Wisconsin schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1vs Notre Dame · Greenbayvs Notre DameL13–41+21+21L−0.4432%47%3%6129.7
2Western IllinoisWestern IllinoisW36–9−43.5−43.5L+0.2838%39%95%5329.1
3Eastern MichiganEastern MichiganW54–10−23.5−23.5W+0.8757%25%98%6333.1
4at Penn Stateat Penn StateW24–20+10+10W+0.1136%26%59%6642.8
5Michigan StateMichigan StateW31–3−9−9W+0.6434%36%97%6230.8
6BYE
7at UCLAat UCLAL7–17+1.5+1.5L−0.1140%41%23%4827.4
8USCUSCNEXTSAT 7:30 NBCSAT 7:30+3+3————46%127—
9at Iowaat IowaOCT 31OCT 31+4.9 proj+4.938%
10RutgersRutgersNOV 7NOV 7−12.9 proj−12.978%
11at Marylandat MarylandNOV 14NOV 14−6.2 proj−6.265%
12at Purdueat PurdueNOV 21NOV 21−2.4 proj−2.456%
13MinnesotaMinnesotaNOV 27NOV 27−11 proj−1175%

Success rate by down & distance

1st—n 0100%n 142%n 1260%n 4
2nd50%n 1265%n 2020%n 5520%n 15
3rd54%n 1343%n 2336%n 2218%n 11
4th75%n 80%n 1—n 0—n 0

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 308 OF 311 PLAYS308 OF 311 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun93%93%49%+0.0738%
Under center7%7%17%+0.4848%
No-huddle4%4%77%+0.8862%
Huddle96%96%46%+0.0738%
StartersSTARTERS
115 of 6 games121 of 6BASE D2-4-55 of 6
115 of 62-4-5base D · 5 of 6

In shotgun on 93 % of tagged snaps, passing 49 % of the time (+0.07 EPA a play; +0.48 under center). Starts in 11 personnel in 5 of 6 games. Base defense 2-4-5 (5 of 6).

Next game

SAT 7:30 NBC · CAMP RANDALL STADIUMSAT 7:30 NBC

vs USCLINE+3MODEL+1.7WP46%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

Q
Malachi ColemanWR · JR
WR · top injury
NEXT UPE. BorkΔ −0.35 EPA/play
79%TO PLAY
−0.2IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −0.2 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
Big Ten crews−0.3 to +0.5 · 49 games+0.1−0.3 to +0.549NOISE
MAC crews— · 2 games−1.9—2NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 2 games−0.8—2NOISE
ACC crews— · 1 game−0.9—1NOISE
SEC crews— · 1 game−3.0—1NOISE
Sun Belt crews— · 1 game+2.8—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTJeff Servinski−1.5 / g · 3 games · noise−1.5 / g · 3 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTRon Snodgrass+0.9 / g · 5 games · noise+0.9 / g · 5 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Wisconsin than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 7 games · + = more on Wisconsin than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Wisconsin offense statistics
MetricStat
WisconsinWIS
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.0951st+0.06
Success rate40.2%91st42.3%
Explosiveness1.408th1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.1241st+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.0692nd+0.11
Passing downs SR28.6%113th31.1%
Line yards3.1879th3.21
Sack rate allowed2.0%12th5.3%
3rd-down conversion39%77th41%
Points / opportunity4.3965th4.27
Red zone TD rate53%111th63%
Seconds / play30.6117th28.0