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SCOUT

Wisconsin · offensive tendencies

12 games · 681 plays · 2025

Run / pass by down

1st down
60.5% R
2nd & long
39.3% P
3rd & short
76.3% R
3rd & long
69.6% P

Overall balance

Run56.5%
Pass43.5%
Red-zone run66.7%
3rd-down conv34.2%

Efficiency

Success rate38.6%
Explosive rate8.7%
PPA / play (CFBD)0.06
Plays / game56.8

Game script

Run when leading 7+67.4%
Run when trailing 7+52.5%
1st-down PPA (CFBD)-0.12
Season12 games · 681 plays
ADVANCED

Their offense · what we must stop

CFBD advanced season stats · 2025

Efficiency · CFBD advanced

PPA / play0.02
Success36.6%
Explosiveness1.20
Pts / scoring opp2.28

Line of scrimmage

Line yards2.87
Power success70.0%
Stuffed at the line18.5%
Open-field yds0.68

Standard vs passing downs

Std-downs success41.8%
Std-downs PPA-0.06
Pass-downs success25.7%
Pass-downs PPA0.21

Havoc taken

Havoc rate18.3%
Front seven11.7%
Secondary6.6%
Avg field position71.7
READ

The coach's read

SHELL AIgrounded in the numbers above
KEY 01
Load the box and win first down. Wisconsin runs it 60.5% of the time on first down, and their first-down PPA of -0.12 tells you they are not generating positive value when they do it. Make them earn nothing early in the series, force second-and-long, and you flip the field-position game in your favor.
KEY 02
Third-and-short is a run at a 76.3% rate, so do not guess pass. Get your run-fit defenders in the right gaps, set the edge, and make them prove they can pick up short yardage through the line. Their 34.2% third-down conversion rate says they are already struggling, so disciplined gap integrity finishes drives.
KEY 03
Protect the lead and make them one-dimensional. When Wisconsin leads by seven or more they run 67.4% of the time, but when they trail by seven or more that number only drops to 52.5%, meaning they never fully abandon the run. Keep the game tight or get ahead early, because their overall success rate of 38.6% and explosive rate of 8.7% confirm this offense cannot hurt you in chunks if you stay sound.
Bottom lineWisconsin is a below-average offense by PPA (0.06 per play) that wants to control the clock on the ground and convert short-yardage situations. Win first down, stack the box on third-and-short, and limit explosive plays and you will keep their offense right where their own numbers say they live, which is ordinary.