Wisconsin Badgers

7thin Big Ten · 0-1

Ugh, no.

Wisconsin Badgers lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

0-1 13 – 41

Ranked #3 · 1-0

Final · Sun, Sep 6

Game Details

Lambeau Field (Green Bay) · 75,939 fans · NBC

Recap

No. 4 Notre Dame overcomes sluggish start to beat Wisconsin 41-13 at Lambeau Field

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman knows Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell well enough to realize the Fighting Irish would face a bigger season-opening challenge than the recent results of these two teams suggested.

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Lambeau Field · Green Bay

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WIS	3	7	3	0	13
ND	10	3	14	14	41

Win Probability · Wisconsin Badgers

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Game Leaders

Wisconsin Badgers

Colton Joseph · 19/30, 217 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Abu Sama III · 15 CAR, 49 YDSRushing Yards
Malachi Coleman · 4 REC, 76 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Sebastian Cheeks · 1Sacks
Mason Posa · 15Tackles

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

CJ Carr · 19/29, 239 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Aneyas Williams · 20 CAR, 90 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Jordan Faison · 4 REC, 81 YDSReceiving Yards
Boubacar Traore · 1Sacks
Drayk Bowen · 9Tackles

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
UCLA
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oregon
USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

2026 FBS Independents Standings

Team
Notre Dame
UConn

Scoring

Q4 1:51

TD Nolan James Jr. 28 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)13–41

Q4 10:48

TD Aneyas Williams 5 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick)13–34

Q3 0:14

FG Gavin Lahm 36 Yd Field Goal 13–27

Q3 8:52

TD DJ McKinney 55 Yd Interception Return (Spencer Porath Kick)10–27

Q3 10:23

TD Aneyas Williams 3 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick)10–20

Q2 8:53

FG Spencer Porath 26 Yd Field Goal 10–13

Q2 12:36

TD Malachi Coleman 28 Yd pass from Colton Joseph (Gavin Lahm Kick)10–10

Q1 0:22

TD James Flanigan 3 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)3–10

Q1 1:31

FG Spencer Porath 52 Yd Field Goal 3–3

Q1 6:32

FG Gavin Lahm 27 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Wisconsin BadgersNotre Dame Fighting Irish

Offense

284 Total Yards 350

217 Passing Yards 239

67 Rushing Yards 111

16 First Downs 20

Efficiency

5-13 3rd Down 3-9

1-1 4th Down 1-1

19/30 Completions 19/29

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

6-43 Penalties 4-41

28:24 Possession 31:36

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Colton Joseph	19/30	217	7.2	1	1	66.7
Team	19/30	217	7.2	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Abu Sama III	15	49	3.3	7
Darrion Dupree	4	15	3.8	8
Colton Joseph	12	3	0.3	5
Team	31	67	2.2	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Malachi Coleman	4	76	19.0	1	28
Tyrell Henry	4	42	10.5	0	17
Chris Brooks Jr.	3	38	12.7	0	17
Eugene Hilton Jr.	3	31	10.3	0	20
Grant Stec	3	20	6.7	0	8
Darrion Dupree	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jacob Harris	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	19	217	11.4	1	28

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Harrison Bortolotti	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Mason Posa	15	5	0	0	0	0
Matthew Jung	9	4	0	0	1	0
Cooper Catalano	9	1	0	0	0	1
Javan Robinson	6	4	0	0	1	0
Justus Boone	4	3	0	0	0	0
Micheal Garner	4	1	0	0	0	1
Hammond Russell IV	3	1	0	0	0	0
Bryce West	3	0	0	0	2	0
Sebastian Cheeks	2	2	1	1	1	0
Jai'mier Scott	2	2	0	0	0	0
Charles Perkins	2	1	0	0	0	0
Carson Van Dinter	2	1	0	0	0	0
Marvin Burks Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nicolas Clayton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyreese Fearbry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Junior Poyser	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Lane	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cairo Skanes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	67	27	1	1	5	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Nate Palmer	2	43	21.5	22
Harrison Bortolotti	1	8	8.0	8
Team	3	51	17.0	22

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tyrell Henry	1	3	3.0	3	0
Team	1	3	3.0	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Gavin Lahm	2/2	100.0	36	1/1	7
Team	2/2	100.0	36	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sean West	5	225	45.0	1	2	70
Team	5	225	45.0	1	2	70

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
CJ Carr	19/29	239	8.2	2	0	72.7
Team	19/29	239	8.2	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aneyas Williams	20	90	4.5	2	16
Nolan James Jr.	7	19	2.7	0	7
Kedren Young	3	8	2.7	0	3
CJ Carr	2	-6	-3.0	0	2
Team	32	111	3.5	2	16

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordan Faison	4	81	20.3	0	30
Nolan James Jr.	4	67	16.8	1	28
Micah Gilbert	3	34	11.3	0	18
Cooper Flanagan	2	13	6.5	0	8
Aneyas Williams	1	11	11.0	0	11
Kedren Young	1	11	11.0	0	11
James Flanigan	2	10	5.0	1	7
Ty Washington	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jaden Greathouse	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	19	239	12.6	2	30

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
CJ Carr	1	0
Kahanu Kia	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Drayk Bowen	9	4	0	1	0	0	0
Adon Shuler	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jaiden Ausberry	7	3	0	0	0	0	0
Leonard Moore	5	5	0	0	1	0	0
Tionne Gray	5	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Luke Talich	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Young	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
Boubacar Traore	3	3	1	2	0	1	0
Francis Brewu	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
Christian Gray	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Armel Mukam	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Loghan Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Logan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Sanders	1	1	0	0	2	0	0
Brauntae Johnson	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Joseph Vinci	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Onye	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Sneed	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rodney Dunham	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Ja'Kobe Clapper	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Jeffery	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
DJ McKinney	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Team	60	36	2	6	5	1	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
DJ McKinney	1	55	1
Team	1	55	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Aneyas Williams	2	42	21.0	29	0
Team	2	42	21.0	29	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jordan Faison	1	12	12.0	12	0
Team	1	12	12.0	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Spencer Porath	2/2	100.0	52	5/5	11
Team	2/2	100.0	52	5/5	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jasper Scaife	2	87	43.5	46
Team	1	21	21.0	21
Team	3	108	36.0	46

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