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Wisconsin13atNotre Dame41

2026 · Week 1 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14.4-7.20+7.2+14.4Wisconsin — Off. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Notre Dame — Off. field pos.: +2.4+2.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Wisconsin — Off. scoring eff.: -11.6-11.6Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: +12.5+12.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Wisconsin — Def. field pos.: -2.4-2.4Notre Dame — Def. field pos.: +1.5+1.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Wisconsin — Def. scoring eff.: -12.5-12.5Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: +11.6+11.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Wisconsin — Possessions: 0.00.0Notre Dame — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue of having more or fewer real possessions than the opponent this game (onside kicks, half-opening/closing clock timing, etc.) — not offense or defense skill.
WisconsinNotre DameBreaks the final margin of victory down into where it came from, compared to what an average FBS team would do in an average game — the five bars per team always add up to the real final margin. Click a bar for detail.

Running score

02345Q1Q2Q3FinalWisconsin 13Notre Dame 41
WisconsinNotre Damehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

WisconsinNotre Dame
Total yards284350
Rushing yards67111
Rushing attempts3132
Yds / rush2.23.5
Passing yards217239
Passing attempts3029
Yds / pass7.28.2
First downs1620
Turnovers20
Penalties64
Penalty yards4341
Sacks12
Time of possession28:2431:36

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Wisconsin
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)33% / 67%17%3.4
Q2(19)68% / 32%42%5.4
Q3(17)29% / 71%35%4.2
Q4(13)77% / 23%62%5.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 112th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.050%5.3
2nd(11)8.664%9.4
3rd(9)6.933%5.3
All (32)—50%6.6
Rushing by down(offense 107th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.023%2.1
2nd(11)7.418%3.5
3rd(4)4.050%3.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (29)—28%2.7
Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%44%3.7
Q2(14)50% / 50%21%5.9
Q3(10)60% / 40%80%9.6
Q4(19)37% / 63%53%6.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 5th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.953%8.9
2nd(7)5.786%6.7
3rd(5)8.220%8.2
All (29)—55%8.2
Rushing by down(offense 14th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.325%3.7
2nd(14)7.443%4.9
3rd(3)1.367%1.3
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (30)—40%3.9

Drive-by-drive — expected vs. actual points, each possession

2Drive 2: own 16 → Punt4Drive 4: own 18 → FG5Drive 5: opp 13 → TD7Drive 7: own 1 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → FG11Drive 11: own 20 → Punt13Drive 13: own 12 → End of half14Drive 14: own 30 → TD17Drive 17: own 25 → TD19Drive 19: own 12 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Notre Dame drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 16Q1 12:3773Punt1.70-1.7
4own 18Q1 6:171248FG1.73+1.3
5opp 13Q1 1:2558TD5.07+2.0
7own 1Q2 14:3554Punt1.40-1.4
9own 25Q2 12:26967FG2.03+1.0
11own 20Q2 4:50510Punt1.70-1.7
13own 12Q2 0:3932End of half1.70-1.7
14own 30Q3 14:491067TD2.67+4.4
17own 25Q3 0:031075TD2.07+5.0
19own 12Q4 7:511473TD1.77+5.3
10 drives6335021.541+19.5

Exp = points an average offense scores from that starting spot. +/− = actual minus expected.