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Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten West)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 13-1 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.8 (-6.2) | S&P+ Rk: 6 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 1-Sep | Utah State | 57 | 59-10 | W | 100% | 29.1 | 93% | 88% | 84% |
| 9-Sep | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 31-14 | W | 100% | 23.9 | 90% | 81% | 85% |
| 16-Sep | at BYU | 101 | 40-6 | W | |||||
| 30-Sep | Northwestern | 46 | 33-24 | W | 99% | 22.2 | 89% | 70% | 78% |
| 7-Oct | at Nebraska | 103 | 38-17 | W | |||||
| 14-Oct | Purdue | 41 | 17-9 | W | 99% | 23.6 | 89% | 51% | 91% |
| 21-Oct | Maryland | 114 | 38-13 | W | 100% | 28.9 | 89% | 79% | 87% |
| 28-Oct | at Illinois | 118 | 24-10 | W | |||||
| 4-Nov | at Indiana | 51 | 45-17 | W | |||||
| 11-Nov | Iowa | 49 | 38-14 | W | 100% | 48.0 | 97% | 83% | NULL |
| 18-Nov | Michigan | 27 | 24-10 | W | 72% | 5.4 | 63% | 15% | 87% |
| 25-Nov | at Minnesota | 97 | 31-0 | W | |||||
| 2-Dec | vs. Ohio State | 2 | 21-27 | L | 8% | -12.6 | 25% | 17% | 53% |
| 30-Dec | vs. Miami-FL | 17 | 34-24 | W | |||||
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 30.7 | 41 | 14.5 | 3 |
| Points Per Game | 36.4 | 26 | 15.0 | 3 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 45.0% | 28 | 32.8% | 3 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.14 | 80 | 1.13 | 45 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 31.5 | 24 | 27.6 | 23 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.93 | 23 | 3.16 | 2 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 6.4 | 19 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.50 |
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| ACTUAL | 5 | 30 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 113.6 | 24 | 126.3 | 12 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 43.9% | 51 | 36.1% | 19 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.93 | 52 | 0.80 | 18 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 114.5 | 18 | 115.1 | 25 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 40.7% | 42 | 34.1% | 24 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 72.5% | 37 | 71.9% | 94 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 16.9% | 30 | 18.8% | 73 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | 5'11, 214 | FR | 299 | 1977 | 13 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 44.8% | 8 (6) |
| Bradrick Shaw | RB | 6'1, 220 | SO | 96 | 365 | 4 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 31.3% | 0 (0) |
| Garrett Groshek | RB | 5'11, 216 | FR | 61 | 297 | 2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 45.9% | 0 (0) |
| Chris James | RB | 5'10, 219 | JR | 51 | 233 | 1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 39.2% | 1 (1) |
| Rachid Ibrahim | RB | 6'0, 195 | SR | 28 | 130 | 0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 42.9% | 0 (0) |
| Austin Ramesh | FB | 6'1, 255 | SR | 17 | 89 | 2 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 29.4% | 0 (0) |
| Alec Ingold | FB | 6'2, 246 | JR | 10 | 25 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 30.0% | 0 (0) |
| Alex Hornibrook | QB | 6'4, 215 | SO | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 25.0% | 4 (1) |
| A.J. Taylor | WR | 5'11, 202 | SO | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 33.3% | 3 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 127.2 | 7 | 126.2 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 46.8% | 14 | 29.7% | 3 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.45 | 62 | 1.49 | 82 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 108.7 | 57 | 139.6 | 11 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Alex Hornibrook | 6'4, 215 | SO | 198 | 318 | 2644 | 25 | 15 | 62.3% | 21 | 6.2% | 7.5 |
| Jack Coan | 6'3, 202 | FR | 5 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.2 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Troy Fumagalli | TE | 6'6, 248 | SR | 73 | 46 | 547 | 4 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 63.0% | 50.7% | 23.9% |
| A.J. Taylor | WR | 5'11, 202 | SO | 46 | 31 | 475 | 5 | 15.3 | 10.3 | 67.4% | 54.3% | 15.1% |
| Danny Davis III | WR | 6'0, 186 | FR | 40 | 26 | 418 | 5 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 65.0% | 65.0% | 13.1% |
| Quintez Cephus | WR | 6'1, 205 | SO | 38 | 30 | 501 | 6 | 16.7 | 13.2 | 78.9% | 71.1% | 12.5% |
| Kendric Pryor | WR | 5'11, 185 | FR | 26 | 13 | 179 | 1 | 13.8 | 6.9 | 50.0% | 42.3% | 8.5% |
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | 5'11, 214 | FR | 14 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 11.9 | 6.8 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 4.6% |
| Zander Neuville | TE | 6'5, 258 | JR | 12 | 9 | 81 | 2 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 75.0% | 41.7% | 3.9% |
| Austin Ramesh | FB | 6'1, 255 | SR | 10 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 12.7 | 7.6 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 3.3% |
| Kyle Penniston | TE | 6'4, 244 | SO | 10 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 70.0% | 50.0% | 3.3% |
| Jazz Peavy | WR | 6'0, 189 | SR | 10 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 40.0% | 3.3% |
| Rachid Ibrahim | RB | 6'0, 195 | SR | 8 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 87.5% | 50.0% | 2.6% |
| Chris James | RB | 5'10, 219 | JR | 6 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 83.3% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Garrett Groshek | RB | 5'11, 216 | FR | 5 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1.6% |
| Alec Ingold | FB | 6'2, 246 | JR | 3 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1.0% |
| Bradrick Shaw | RB | 6'1, 220 | SO | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 1.0% |
| Alex Hornibrook | QB | 6'4, 215 | SO | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 109.6 | 34 | 117.9 | 15 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.7% | 57 | 40.3% | 12 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.00 | 93 | 1.02 | 48 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.22 | 25 | 2.82 | 50 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 7.0% | 104 | 6.7% | 31 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 137.8 | 7 | 141.8 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 38.4% | 8 | 20.0% | 1 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.57 | 49 | 1.50 | 68 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.19 | 72 | 2.54 | 14 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 5.2% | 29 | 11.8% | 8 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 125.2 | 16 | 112.5 | 34 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 117.8 | 21 | 129.4 | 11 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 125.0 | 14 | 142.7 | 7 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 119.0 | 12 | 135.7 | 4 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 108.7 | 36 | 124.3 | 11 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 124.6 | 10 | 130.1 | 5 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 150.8 | 1 | 137.8 | 8 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 74.4% | 7 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 29.4% | 96 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +4.0 | 128 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 73.9% | 71 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.8% | 107 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.6% | 73 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 23.6% | 2 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 2.8% | 116 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 11.3% | 1 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 9.5% | 4 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 46.8% | 1 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Ryan Connelly | ILB | 6'3, 228 | JR | 72.5 | 11 (3) | 15 | 1 (1) | 1 | 28.7% |
| T.J. Edwards | ILB | 6'1, 244 | JR | 67.0 | 11 (2) | 17 | 4 (7) | 0 | 33.3% |
| Leon Jacobs | OLB | 6'2, 245 | SR | 47.5 | 9.5 (3.5) | 8 | 2 (3) | 1 | 26.7% |
| D'Cota Dixon | S | 5'10, 204 | JR | 44.5 | 3.5 (1.5) | 5 | 1 (3) | 1 | 57.1% |
| Alec James | DE | 6'3, 272 | SR | 42.0 | 8 (6.5) | 5 | 0 (2) | 0 | 36.5% |
| Natrell Jamerson | S | 6'0, 198 | SR | 41.5 | 3.5 (1.5) | 4 | 2 (10) | 0 | 65.2% |
| Andrew Van Ginkel | OLB | 6'4, 234 | JR | 32.5 | 10 (6.5) | 5 | 2 (2) | 2 | 18.2% |
| Nick Nelson | CB | 5'11, 208 | JR | 30.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (21) | 0 | 62.9% |
| Garret Dooley | OLB | 6'3, 246 | SR | 30.0 | 12 (7.5) | 9 | 0 (1) | 1 | 19.5% |
| Chris Orr | ILB | 6'0, 223 | SO | 28.0 | 3 (2) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 47.2% |
| Dontye Carriere-Williams | CB | 5'10, 192 | FR | 26.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 | 76.9% |
| Conor Sheehy | DE | 6'4, 293 | SR | 25.0 | 5.5 (1.5) | 6 | 0 (1) | 0 | 31.6% |
| Derrick Tindal | CB | 5'11, 181 | SR | 23.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 2 (10) | 2 | 68.0% |
| Joe Ferguson | S | 6'1, 195 | SR | 13.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 56.3% |
| Olive Sagapolu | NT | 6'2, 346 | JR | 12.5 | 3.5 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 41.2% |
| Arrington Farrar | ILB | 6'2, 237 | JR | 10.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 43.8% |
| Isaiahh Loudermilk | DE | 6'7, 306 | FR | 8.5 | 1.5 (1.5) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 18.2% |
| Mike Maskalunas | ILB | 6'3, 234 | FR | 8.5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Garrett Rand | DE | 6'2, 272 | SO | 8.5 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 15.4% |
| Tyler Johnson | OLB | 6'3, 243 | SO | 7.0 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0.0% |
| Chikwe Obasih | DE | 6'3, 275 | SR | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 27.3% |
| Evan Bondoc | S | 6'1, 201 | JR | 5.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lubern Figaro | CB | 6'0, 188 | SR | 5.0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 50.0% |
| Eric Burrell | S | 6'0, 187 | FR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 60.0% |
| Noah Burks | OLB | 6'2, 230 | FR | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 33.3% |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.4 | 28 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.35 | 16 |
| Punt Success Rate | 54.1% | 89 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 93.2% | 5 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 41.7% | 82 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 37.1% | 99 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Rafael Gaglianone | 5'11, 232 | JR | 59-59 | 16-18 | 88.9% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Anthony Lotti | 6'0, 191 | SO | 57 | 40.0 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 71.9% |
| Connor Allen | 6'0, 169 | SO | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Zach Hintze | 6'0, 182 | SO | 79 | 64.1 | 54 | 68.4% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Rosowski | 6'3, 217 | JR | 9 | 64.6 | 4 | 44.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Nick Nelson | 5'11, 208 | JR | 24 | 8.6 | 1 | 22 | 2 (0) |
| Jack Dunn | 5'7, 180 | FR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Jazz Peavy | 6'0, 189 | SR | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Derrick Tindal | 5'11, 181 | SR | 15 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| A.J. Taylor | 5'11, 202 | SO | 14 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0) |
| Natrell Jamerson | 6'0, 198 | SR | 5 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Andrew Van Ginkel | OLB | 6'4, 234 | JR | 5.5 | 15.0 | 26.8 |
| Evan Bondoc | S | 6'1, 201 | JR | 5.0 | 15.7 | |
| Natrell Jamerson | S | 6'0, 198 | SR | 4.5 | 3.8 | |
| Mike Maskalunas | ILB | 6'3, 234 | FR | 3.5 | 17.8 | |
| Lubern Figaro | CB | 6'0, 188 | SR | 3.0 | 19.3 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics