From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Wisconsin
Rutgers
579
Total yards
207
274
Passing yards
112
305
Rushing yards
95
14.4
Yards per pass
4.1
6.0
Yards per rush
3.2
27
First downs
11
6–12
Third downs
1–11
1–1
Fourth downs
1–4
1
Turnovers
4
5–40
Penalties
4–39
37:32
Possession
22:28
2
Sacks (by defense)
1
Efficiency
Wisconsin
Rutgers
54%
Success rate
26%
0.43
EPA per play
−0.47
1.29
Explosiveness
1.11
0.24
Rushing EPA
0.01
1.27
Passing EPA
−0.71
59%
Passing-down success
24%
0.48
First-down EPA
−0.59
0.43
Second-down EPA
−0.14
0.10
Third-down EPA
−0.10
25%
Havoc by its defense
9%
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Wisconsin 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Wisconsin −13, over/under 37.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were Wisconsin 81%, Rutgers 19%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Rutgers drives left to right, Wisconsin right to left.
Q1 WisconsinInterception, 7 plays, 46 yards
Q1 RutgersInterception, 2 plays, −2 yards
Q1 WisconsinTouchdown, 2 plays, 15 yards
Q1 RutgersField goal, 10 plays, 68 yards
Q1 WisconsinResult not recorded, 11 plays, 58 yards
Q2 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q2 WisconsinField goal, 11 plays, 60 yards
Q2 WisconsinTouchdown, 5 plays, 29 yards
Q2 RutgersPick-six, 1 play (Wisconsin scores), 0 yards
Q2 RutgersTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 29 yards
Q2 WisconsinTouchdown, 5 plays, 53 yards
Q2 RutgersEnd of half, 2 plays, −3 yards
Q3 RutgersPunt, 4 plays, 21 yards
Q3 WisconsinTouchdown, 9 plays, 86 yards
Q3 RutgersPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
Q3 WisconsinTouchdown, 1 play, 72 yards
Q3 RutgersPunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
Q3 WisconsinTouchdown, 6 plays, 82 yards
Q3 RutgersInterception, 10 plays, 51 yards
Q4 WisconsinPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q4 RutgersTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
Q4 WisconsinPunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
Q4 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q4 WisconsinEnd of game, 7 plays, 64 yards
Play by play
1st quarter5 drives, then Wisconsin 7, Rutgers 3
Wisconsin Interception, 7 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Guy Fava kickoff for 53 yds
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Chez Mellusi run for 4 yds to the Wisc 29
15:00
2nd & 6 at own 29
PENALTY WIS False Start (Beach,Tyler) 5 yards from WIS29 to WIS24. NO PLAY.
15:00
2nd & 11 at own 24
Mertz,Graham pass incomplete to Davis III,Danny, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY RUT Pass Interference (Abraham,Kessawn) 14 yards from WIS24 to WIS38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
15:00
1st & 5 at own 43
Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 15 yds to the Rutgr 42 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 38
Mellusi,Chez rush for 2 yards gain to the WIS40 (Fatukasi,Olakunle; Turner,Julius) PENALTY RUT Illegal Substitution 5 yards from WIS38 to WIS43. NO PLAY.
12:58
1st & 5 at own 43
Timeout WISCONSIN, clock 12:58
12:58
2nd & 9 at opp 41
Chez Mellusi run for 9 yds to the Rutgr 32 for a 1ST down
12:58
1st & 10 at opp 32
Chez Mellusi run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 27
12:58
2nd & 5 at opp 27
Julius Davis run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 29
12:58
1st & 10 at opp 42
Chez Mellusi run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 41
10:24
3rd & 7 at opp 29
Graham Mertz pass intercepted
Rutgers Interception, 2 plays
10:24
1st & 10 at own 34
Isaih Pacheco run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 32
9:48
2nd & 12 at own 32
Noah Vedral pass intercepted
Wisconsin Touchdown, 2 plays
9:48
1st & 10 at opp 15
Chez Mellusi run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 14
9:06
2nd & 9 at opp 14
Chez Mellusi run for 14 yds for a TD, (Collin Larsh KICK)Wisconsin 7, Rutgers 0
Rutgers Field goal, 10 plays
9:06
1st & 10 at own 35
Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:06
1st & 10 at own 25
Noah Vedral pass complete to Johnny Langan for 11 yds to the Rutgr 36 for a 1ST down
9:06
1st & 10 at own 36
Isaih Pacheco run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 38
9:06
2nd & 8 at own 38
Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 35 yds to the Wisc 27 for a 1ST down
9:06
1st & 10 at opp 27
Isaih Pacheco run for 7 yds to the Wisc 20
9:06
2nd & 3 at opp 20
Isaih Pacheco run for 1 yd to the Wisc 19
9:06
3rd & 2 at opp 19
Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 5 yds to the Wisc 14 for a 1ST down
9:06
1st & 10 at opp 14
Noah Vedral run for no gain to the Wisc 14
9:06
2nd & 10 at opp 14
Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 5 yds to the Wisc 9
Braelon Allen run for 33 yds to the Rutgr 42 for a 1ST down
4:34
1st & 10 at opp 42
Chez Mellusi run for 9 yds to the Rutgr 33
4:34
2nd & 1 at opp 33
Chez Mellusi run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 32 for a 1ST down
4:34
1st & 10 at opp 32
John Chenal run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 31
4:34
2nd & 9 at opp 31
Braelon Allen run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 28
4:34
3rd & 6 at opp 28
Graham Mertz pass complete to Chimere Dike for 15 yds to the Rutgr 13 for a 1ST down
4:34
1st & 10 at opp 13
Braelon Allen run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 14
0:00
2nd & 11 at opp 14
Braelon Allen run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 12
Q2 15:00
3rd & 9 at opp 12
Mertz,Graham pass complete to Dike,Chimere for 11 yards to the RUT01 (Fatukasi,Olakunle; Young,Avery) PENALTY WIS Illegal Shift (Dike,Chimere) 5 yards from RUT12 to RUT17. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:00
3rd & 14 at opp 17
Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Jake Ferguson
Q2 14:18
4th & 14 at opp 17
Collin Larsh 35 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter6 drives, then Wisconsin 31, Rutgers 3
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
14:18
1st & 10 at own 20
Kyle Monangai run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 24
14:18
2nd & 6 at own 24
Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Bo Melton
14:18
3rd & 6 at own 24
Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Bo Melton
13:23
4th & 6 at own 24
Adam Korsak punt for 47 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Wisc 29
Wisconsin Field goal, 11 plays
13:23
1st & 10 at own 29
Chez Mellusi run for 6 yds to the Wisc 35
13:23
2nd & 4 at own 35
Chez Mellusi run for 3 yds to the Wisc 38
13:23
3rd & 1 at own 38
John Chenal run for 1 yd to the Wisc 39 for a 1ST down
13:23
1st & 10 at own 39
Graham Mertz pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 29 yds to the Rutgr 32 for a 1ST down
13:23
1st & 10 at opp 32
Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 8 yds to the Rutgr 24
13:23
2nd & 2 at opp 24
Chez Mellusi run for no gain to the Rutgr 24
13:23
3rd & 2 at opp 24
Braelon Allen run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 19 for a 1ST down
13:23
1st & 10 at opp 19
Chez Mellusi run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 17
13:23
2nd & 8 at opp 17
Chez Mellusi run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 11
13:23
3rd & 2 at opp 11
Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Braelon Allen
8:04
4th & 2 at opp 11
Collin Larsh 29 yd FG GOODWisconsin 10, Rutgers 3
Wisconsin Touchdown, 5 plays
7:55
1st & 10 at own 35
Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 65 yds , Aron Cruickshank return for 29 yds to the Rutgr 29
7:55
1st & 10 at opp 29
Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 24 yds to the Rutgr 5 for a 1ST down
7:55
1st & goal at opp 5
Braelon Allen run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 2
7:55
2nd & goal at opp 2
Braelon Allen run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 1
7:55
3rd & goal at opp 1
Braelon Allen run for no gain to the Rutgr 1
5:18
4th & goal at opp 1
John Chenal 1 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Collin Larsh Kick)Wisconsin 17, Rutgers 3
5:13
1st & 10 at own 35
Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 58 yds , Chris Long return for 14 yds to the Rutgr 21
5:04
1st & 10 at own 21
Caesar Williams 29 Yd Interception Return (Collin Larsh Kick)Wisconsin 24, Rutgers 3
Rutgers Turnover on downs, 10 plays
4:59
1st & 10 at own 35
Jack Van Dyke kickoff for 64 yds , Chris Long return for 23 yds to the Rutgr 24
4:59
1st & 10 at own 24
Noah Vedral sacked by Jack Sanborn for a loss of 4 yards to the Rutgr 20
4:59
2nd & 14 at own 20
Isaih Pacheco run for 16 yds to the Rutgr 36 for a 1ST down
4:59
1st & 10 at own 36
Isaih Pacheco run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 39
4:59
2nd & 7 at own 39
Noah Vedral sacked by Nick Herbig for a loss of 7 yards to the Rutgr 32
4:59
3rd & 14 at own 32
Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 13 yds to the Rutgr 45
4:59
4th & 1 at own 45
Noah Vedral run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 46 for a 1ST down
4:59
1st & 10 at own 46
Isaiah Washington pass incomplete to Noah Vedral
4:59
2nd & 10 at own 46
Kyle Monangai run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 47
4:59
3rd & 9 at own 47
Noah Vedral pass complete to Shameen Jones for 6 yds to the Wisc 47
1:13
4th & 3 at opp 47
Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Shameen Jones
Wisconsin Touchdown, 5 plays
1:13
1st & 10 at own 47
Graham Mertz pass complete to Chimere Dike for 15 yds to the Rutgr 38 for a 1ST down
1:13
1st & 10 at opp 38
Graham Mertz pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 11 yds to the Rutgr 27 for a 1ST down
1:13
1st & 10 at opp 27
Graham Mertz pass incomplete to Danny Davis III
1:13
2nd & 10 at opp 27
Brady Schipper run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 25
0:42
2nd & 10 at opp 27
Timeout WISCONSIN, clock 00:42
0:36
3rd & 8 at opp 25
Graham Mertz pass complete to Kendric Pryor for 25 yds for a TDWisconsin 31, Rutgers 3
0:36
3rd & 8 at opp 25
Timeout RUTGERS, clock 00:36
0:36
1st & 10 at own 35
PENALTY RUT Personal Foul (Powell,Tyreem) 15 yards from WIS35 to WIS50. NO PLAY.
Allen,Markus rush for 8 yards gain to the RUT36 (Lusardi,Joe) PENALTY WIS Holding (Kodanko,Kerry) 10 yards from RUT44 to WIS46. NO PLAY.
9:57
1st & 20 at own 46
Jackson Acker run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 48
9:57
2nd & 14 at opp 48
Chase Wolf pass complete to Markus Allen for 22 yds to the Rutgr 26 for a 1ST down
9:57
1st & 10 at opp 26
Chase Wolf run for no gain to the Rutgr 26
9:57
2nd & 10 at opp 26
Jackson Acker run for no gain to the Rutgr 26
9:57
3rd & 10 at opp 26
Chase Wolf sacked by Aaron Lewis for a loss of 11 yards to the Rutgr 37 Chase Wolf fumbled, recovered by Wisc Cormac Sampson , return for 0 yards
6:00
4th & 21 at opp 37
Conor Schlichting punt for 37 yds for a touchback
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
6:00
1st & 10 at own 20
Aaron Young run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 22
6:00
2nd & 8 at own 22
Cole Snyder pass complete to Victor Konopka for 6 yds to the Rutgr 28
6:00
3rd & 2 at own 28
Aaron Young run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 29
4:26
3rd & 2 at own 28
Timeout RUTGERS, clock 04:26
4:14
4th & 1 at own 29
Adam Korsak punt for 52 yds
Wisconsin End of game, 7 plays
4:14
1st & 10 at own 19
Grover Bortolotti run for 16 yds to the Wisc 35 for a 1ST down
4:14
1st & 10 at own 35
Markus Allen run for 4 yds to the Wisc 39
4:14
2nd & 6 at own 39
Grover Bortolotti run for 2 yds to the Wisc 41
4:14
3rd & 4 at own 41
Chase Wolf pass complete to Markus Allen for 12 yds to the Rutgr 47 for a 1ST down
4:14
1st & 10 at opp 47
Grover Bortolotti run for 22 yds to the Rutgr 25 for a 1ST down
4:14
1st & 10 at opp 25
Grover Bortolotti run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 24
0:00
2nd & 9 at opp 24
Grover Bortolotti run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 17
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.
PassingGraham Mertz11 of 16, 240 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTWisconsin
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