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Wisconsin Badgers

2026 season

5th in the Big Ten · 3-1 in the conference

Next: at IOWA · Oct 31→

The Wisconsin Badgers are 5-2 in 2026, scoring 27.0 and allowing 15.3 points a game. Next: at Iowa Hawkeyes on Oct 31, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

5–2 · avg margin 11.7

-28@ND

+27WIU

+44EMU

+4@PSU

+28MSU

-10@UCLA

+17USC

WIS · bars scaled to the biggest margin (44).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiWIS's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Rush explosiveness

1.19#7

Points added / rush?Expected points added per rush.

+0.17#35

Turnovers / game

0.86#35

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

3.9%#39

▼ Weaknesses

Red-zone touchdown rate?Drives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.

45%#124

Interception rate

4.0%#122

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

10.8%#119

Completion %

57%#118

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiWIS's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.21#3

Yards / pass attempt

5.6#4

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

7.0%#4

Passing-down points added?Points added per play in obvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).

−0.12#4

▼ Weaknesses

Stuff rate forced?Rushes stopped at or behind the line.

15%#116

Sack rate generated?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

4.2%#111

Third-down conversion

39%#83

Interceptions forced

2.2%#80

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

42%

Standard-down share

64%

Plays / game

55

Early-down pass rate

41%

Neutral-script pass rate

38%

Possession / game

28:23

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

+3.8

Rating 2025

-4.4

Talent

768

Returning

31%

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