Wk 1 · 2026
Wisconsin Badgers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish — Sun, Sep 6
Sun, Sep 6 ·
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
· NBC
Big Ten · no games yet
vs
7:30pET
ND -20.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential ND by 20.5
FBS Indep. · no games yet
What is at stake
A neutral-site game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Notre Dame is ranked #4 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
no home-field adjustment at a neutral site.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Wisconsin form
No completed games on record.
Notre Dame form
No completed games on record.
Wisconsin this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Notre Dame this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 2
| Opponent | Wisconsin | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan St Big Ten | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Purdue Big Ten | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Notre Dame leads 1–0 · Notre Dame won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
28.0 points toward Notre Dame
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021-09-25 | Notre Dame 41 — 13 Wisconsin | neutral | Notre Dame |
Wisconsin leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Hunter Simmons QB #15 | 62/118, 664 YDS, 2 TD, 7 INT |
| Danny O'Neil QB #18 | 61/90, 635 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Darrion Dupree RB #6 | 83 CAR, 363 YDS, 2 TD |
| Dilin Jones RB #13 | 76 CAR, 300 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Gideon Ituka RB #10 | 60 CAR, 255 YDS | |
| Receiving | Lance Mason TE #86 | 30 REC, 398 YDS, 4 TD |
| Vinny Anthony II WR #8 | 31 REC, 391 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Trech Kekahuna WR #2 | 26 REC, 211 YDS | |
| Jayden Ballard WR #4 | 7 REC, 150 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Mason Posa LB #8 | 58 |
| Cooper Catalano LB #44 | 56 | |
| Christian Alliegro LB #14 | 49 | |
| Sacks | Darryl Peterson III LB #17 | 6.5 |
| Mason Reiger DE #22 | 5 | |
| Christian Alliegro LB #14 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Preston Zachman DB #6 | 2 |
| Ricardo Hallman S #2 | 2 | |
| Omillio Agard CB #20 | 1 |
Notre Dame leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | CJ Carr QB #13 | 195/293, 2741 YDS, 24 TD, 6 INT |
| Kenny Minchey QB #3 | 20/26, 196 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jeremiyah Love RB #4 | 199 CAR, 1372 YDS, 18 TD |
| Jadarian Price RB #24 | 113 CAR, 674 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Aneyas Williams RB #22 | 24 CAR, 224 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Jordan Faison WR #6 | 49 REC, 640 YDS, 4 TD |
| Malachi Fields WR #0 | 36 REC, 630 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Eli Raridon TE #9 | 32 REC, 482 YDS | |
| Will Pauling WR #2 | 26 REC, 381 YDS, 6 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Drayk Bowen LB #34 | 67 |
| Adon Shuler S #8 | 53 | |
| Jaiden Ausberry LB #4 | 51 | |
| Sacks | Boubacar Traore DL #5 | 7.5 |
| Drayk Bowen LB #34 | 3.5 | |
| Josh Burnham DL #8 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Leonard Moore CB #15 | 5 |
| Brauntae Johnson S #9 | 4 | |
| Luke Talich S #28 | 3 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.