CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Big Ten

Wisconsin

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

4-1Record
31.6PPG
16.6PPG Allowed
3-0Home
1-0Away
0-1Neutral
2-0Conference
5Games
3-2-0ATS · W-L-P
3-2-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Big Ten. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #66; PPG allowed #28. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHLuke FickellSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#78National recruiting class rank
186.75Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.16FBS #68 of 138
PPA per play-0.09FBS #12 of 138
Success rate38.4%FBS #119 of 138
Success rate35.0%FBS #23 of 138
Explosiveness1.53FBS #1 of 138
Explosiveness1.00FBS #3 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.46FBS #94 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3FBS #41 of 138
Power success rate64.3%FBS #108 of 138
Power success rate68.2%FBS #51 of 138
Stuff rate14.2%FBS #35 of 138
Stuff rate11.1%FBS #136 of 138
Line yards per rush3.04FBS #80 of 138
Line yards per rush2.91FBS #71 of 138
Second-level yards0.88FBS #120 of 138
Second-level yards0.69FBS #12 of 138
Open-field yards1.30FBS #65 of 138
Open-field yards0.26FBS #4 of 138
Passing success rate44.6%FBS #66 of 138
Passing success rate35.3%FBS #26 of 138
Passing PPA0.17FBS #87 of 138
Passing PPA-0.14FBS #5 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.64FBS #45 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.17FBS #4 of 138
Rushing success rate34.0%FBS #128 of 138
Rushing success rate37.3%FBS #38 of 138
Rushing PPA0.22FBS #26 of 138
Rushing PPA0.04FBS #60 of 138
Rushing explosiveness1.42FBS #1 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.82FBS #34 of 138
Standard downs success rate44.0%FBS #116 of 138
Standard downs success rate42.4%FBS #38 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.09FBS #79 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.03FBS #47 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.27FBS #2 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.86FBS #18 of 138
Passing downs success rate28.8%FBS #95 of 138
Passing downs success rate18.8%FBS #3 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.27FBS #69 of 138
Passing downs PPA-0.20FBS #3 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.20FBS #34 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.66FBS #13 of 138
Havoc allowed14.8%FBS #74 of 138
Havoc rate15.7%FBS #73 of 138
Total yards per game379.40FBS #84 of 138
Total yards per game267.20FBS #19 of 138
Passing yards per game226.40FBS #75 of 138
Passing yards per game152.60FBS #11 of 138
Rushing yards per game153FBS #79 of 138
Rushing yards per game114.60FBS #40 of 138
Turnovers6FBS #71 of 138
Turnovers forced4FBS #98 of 138
3rd-down conversions30FBS #33 of 138
3rd-down conversions22FBS #44 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate44.1%FBS #49 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate30.6%FBS #26 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Colton Joseph

FBS #43 · 1,132 season total

81CMP143ATT1,132Yards10TD5INT56.64%CMP%139.22NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Colton Joseph

FBS #117 · 262 season total

51Carries262Yards3TD5.14Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Tyrell Henry

FBS #55 · 339 season total

26REC339Yards1TD13.04Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Cooper Catalano

FBS #13 · 45 season total

45Total19Solo26Assists0TFL0Sacks

Sacks Leader

Sebastian Cheeks

FBS #89 · 2.50 season total

2.50Sacks2.50TFL5QB hurries15Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Matthew Jung

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT2Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards32Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-06NNotre DameL13–41+20.5L46.5O
22026-09-12HWestern IllinoisW36–9-43L53U
32026-09-19HEastern MichiganW54–10-23.5W44O
42026-09-26APenn StateW24–20+9.5W43.5O
52026-10-03HMichigan StateW31–3-8.5W43.5U
72026-10-17AUCLA——————
82026-10-24HUSC——————
92026-10-31AIowa——————
102026-11-07HRutgers——————
112026-11-14AMaryland——————
122026-11-21APurdue——————
132026-11-28HMinnesota——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.