season

Wisconsin

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

4-1 5 games tracked Offense C- Defense A-

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Season grades

Compare with 2025

Offense 96th of 137

C-

2025 D- 127th of 136

Points added per play: +0.15opponents usually allow +0.122025: -0.07
Plays that work: 38%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 36%

Defense 15th of 137

A-

2025 B- 50th of 136

Points allowed per play: -0.10opponents usually get +0.132025: +0.11
Plays that work against it: 35%usual for these opponents 43%2025: 44%

Special teams

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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Wisconsin finished 4-8. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

35%of middle eight plays work

Offense

Own the middle eight

In the last four minutes of the first half and the first four of the second, Wisconsin's plays work 35% of the time, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 121st of 137.

48%passes that work

Offense

Throw it more on 1st & 7+

On 1st & 7+ they run 58% of the time, but runs work 31% (20 of 65) and passes work 48% (23 of 48).

10%of opponents' runs stuffed

Defense

Win more first contact

Wisconsin stuffs only 10% of opponents' runs for no gain, against 16% for all teams. That ranks 133rd of 137.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

Week	Opponent	Score	Offense	Defense
1	vs Notre Dame	L13-41	D+	B-	Replay
2	vs Western Illinois	W36-9	D-	D+	Replay
3	vs Eastern Michigan	W54-10	A	A	Replay
4	at Penn State	W24-20	D+	A	Replay
5	vs Michigan State	W31-3	C	A-	Replay
7	at UCLA	Not played			Tracker
8	vs USC	Not played			Tracker
9	at Iowa	Not played			Tracker
10	vs Rutgers	Not played			Tracker
11	at Maryland	Not played			Tracker
12	at Purdue	Not played			Tracker
13	vs Minnesota	Not played			Tracker

What Wisconsin calls

60%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 95th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+113 plays

Run 57% Pass 42%

Runs work 31% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 48% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 4-617 plays

Run 35% Pass 65%

Runs work 50% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 73% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+64 plays

Run 56% Pass 44%

Runs work 19% of the time (all teams 30%). Passes work 29% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-312 plays

Run 67% Pass 33%

Runs work 38% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 50% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-623 plays

Run 39% Pass 61%

Runs work 56% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 36% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+27 plays

Run 22% Pass 78%

Runs work 50% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 38% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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