Notre Dame 41-13 Wisconsin (Sep 6, 2026) Final Score

Team pages: Wisconsin · Notre Dame

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No. 4 Notre Dame1-041Final

Sun, Sep 6 · Lambeau Field, Greenbay, Wis. (neutral site) · Crowd 75,939

No. 4 Notre Dame routed Wisconsin 41-13.

We had Notre Dame favored. It won.

Next: Wisconsin beat Western Illinois 36-9, Sat Sep 12

Next: Notre Dame beat Rice 52-0, Sat Sep 12

Top comment in the game thread

That’s the best punt I’ve ever seen in my entire life. And I’m from the B1G West.

Q2 14:41 · r/CFB game thread · Sun, Sep 6

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Notre Dame a 95% chance, and the closing betting line (Notre Dame was a 21-point favorite) put it at 95%.

Pick-six

Notre Dame · Q3 8:52

FinalNotre Dame 41-13 WisconsinNotre Dame wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

What fans said, play by play

The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.

Q2 14:41West punts 70 yards to the 1-yard line as fans hail it greatest everQuoted at the top of the page.
Q2 12:36Coleman catches deep pass for touchdown as fans celebrate Wisconsin's momentum shiftAstoundingly bad broadcast. Play by play guy apparently only studied the notre dame roster. How do you not know you’re saying the starting safety’s name on that td?r/CFB game thread

Notre Dame’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (Notre Dame -21), at 94% for Notre Dame (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a Notre Dame or Wisconsin flair (2,038 and 993); both sides share one scale, regulation only. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.

Kickoff came 22 minutes late. No thunder was reported at Ashwaubenon airport (4.0 miles away) around the delay.

Every drive

Notre Dame scored on 6 of its 10 drives; Wisconsin on 3 of its 10.

Notre Dame’s drives are teal, Wisconsin’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

“Gambling has ruined college sports”

A Wisconsin fan

When fans got loud

Busy

The jump was busy; the crowd was roaring.

Two crowds, one game

The words each side’s fans used far more than the other side, from the game thread.

Notre Dame fans

denbrock“Has Denbrock considered throwing long on 2nd down? Run, run, short pass, punt is pretty predictable.”

Wisconsin fans

fickell“It’s looking like people haven’t tuned into a Fickell coached game with us. This is typical. No guts. No balls. No urgency. Just on to next week.”

Both sets of fans kept coming back to: punt, half, refs, call.

What it cost

Notre Dame’s chance to make the playoff fell from 68% to 43%.

Make the playoff

Wisconsin · lost1% → 1%

Notre Dame · won68% → ▼43%

Win the title

Wisconsin · lost0% → 0%

Notre Dame · won10% → ▼4%

Before the game (September 5, 2026) → after this result, in our model.

Box score

Notre Dame 41, Wisconsin 13

Notre Dame covered −21 by 7. The total, 54, went over 45.5.

Team totals	Wisconsin	Notre Dame
Total yards	284	350
Passing	19 of 30, 217 yds	19 of 29, 239 yds
Rushing	31 for 67 yds	32 for 111 yds
First downs	16	20
Third down	5 of 13	3 of 9
Fourth down	1 of 1	1 of 1
Turnovers	2	0
Penalties	6 for 43 yds	4 for 41 yds
Time of possession	28:24	31:36

Wisconsin leaders

Passing Colton Joseph 19 of 30, 217 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Abu Sama III 15 for 49 yds; Darrion Dupree 4 for 15 yds
Receiving Malachi Coleman 4 for 76 yds, 1 TD; Tyrell Henry 4 for 42 yds

Notre Dame leaders

Passing C.J. Carr 19 of 29, 239 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Aneyas Williams 20 for 90 yds, 2 TD; Nolan James Jr. 7 for 19 yds
Receiving Jordan Faison 4 for 81 yds; Nolan James Jr. 4 for 67 yds, 1 TD

Kickoff came 22 minutes late

69° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 4 mph from the east-southeast, gusts to 10

No thunder was reported at Ashwaubenon airport (4.0 miles away) around the delay.

Drag along the chart, or step through the game.

First quarter, 15:00 left6:51 p.m.

Wisconsin 0, Notre Dame 0 · Notre Dame 94% to win

no rain · wind 7 mph from the east · 69°

Sama 1-yd run

Where this weather comes from

Measured at Ashwaubenon airport, 4.0 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games · 2025 season

Wisconsin · 4-8

Rated 86th in our preseason ratings.

L 7-17 @ Minnesota #81 of 667

lost by 10 as a 2.5-point favorite

W 27-10 vs IllinoisTop 25 #50 of 667

won by 17 as an 8.5-point underdog

L 7-31 @ IndianaTop 25 #6 of 667

lost by 24 as a 27.5-point underdog

W 13-10 vs WashingtonTop 25 #25 of 667

won by 3 as a 10.5-point underdog

L 7-21 @ OregonTop 25 #2 of 667

lost by 14 as a 31.5-point underdog

L 0-34 vs Ohio StateTop 25 #1 of 667

lost by 34 as a 24.5-point underdog

L 0-37 vs IowaTop 25 #34 of 667

lost by 37 as a 4.5-point underdog

L 10-24 @ MichiganTop 25 #17 of 667

lost by 14 as a 17.5-point underdog

L 10-27 vs Maryland #51 of 667

lost by 17 as a 10.5-point favorite

L 14-38 @ AlabamaTop 25 #7 of 667

lost by 24 as an 18.5-point underdog

W 42-10 vs Middle Tennessee #190 of 667

won by 32 as a 28.5-point favorite

W 17-0 vs Miami (OH) #74 of 667

won by 17 as an 18.5-point favorite

Last three games · 2025 season

Notre Dame · 10-2

Rated 1st in our preseason ratings.

W 49-20 @ Stanford #100 of 667

won by 29 as a 33.5-point favorite

W 70-7 vs Syracuse #136 of 667

won by 63 as a 36.5-point favorite

W 37-15 @ PittsburghTop 25 #41 of 667

won by 22 as a 12.5-point favorite

W 49-10 vs NavyTop 25 #103 of 667

won by 39 as a 30.5-point favorite

W 25-10 @ Boston College #100 of 667

won by 15 as a 30.5-point favorite

W 34-24 vs USCTop 25 #12 of 667

won by 10 as a 10.5-point favorite

W 36-7 vs NC State #45 of 667

won by 29 as a 24.5-point favorite

W 28-7 vs Boise StateTop 25 #51 of 667

won by 21 as a 21.5-point favorite

W 56-13 @ Arkansas #22 of 667

won by 43 as a 5.5-point favorite

W 56-30 vs Purdue #88 of 667

won by 26 as a 24.5-point favorite

L 40-41 vs Texas A&MTop 25 #17 of 667

lost by 1 as a 7.5-point favorite

L 24-27 @ MiamiTop 25 #11 of 667

lost by 3 as a 2.5-point favorite

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: Notre Dame’s explosive plays against Wisconsin, 74 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

Notre Dame’s explosive plays against Wisconsin’s defense
Notre Dame offense, 25th percentile · Wisconsin defense, 99th
Wisconsin’s success rate against Notre Dame’s defense
Wisconsin offense, 24th percentile · Notre Dame defense, 84th
Notre Dame’s rushing EPA against Wisconsin’s defense
Notre Dame offense, 87th percentile · Wisconsin defense, 45th

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

WisconsinNotre Dame

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

The series

Notre Dame leads the series 9-6-2

17 meetings since 1900 · Notre Dame has won the last 2

2021 · neutral siteNotre Dame 41-13
1964Notre Dame 31-7
1963Wisconsin 14-9
1962Wisconsin 17-8
1944Notre Dame 28-13

Each line is Notre Dame’s chance to win through that meeting. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Notre Dame fans are feeling it less than most fanbases this week (19th among FBS fanbases), and the other side is no happier.

Notre Dame favored by 21 · Total 45.5

How games like this usually go

Notre Dame by 21, and it went to form

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 251 games since 2025 with a favorite of 14.5 to 21.5 points.

The market

The total fell 2 points.

The books’ cut: 3.8%, the margin built into the odds

The story going in

Wisconsin DL steps away from teamJul 30, 2026

No. 4 Notre Dame routs Wisconsin 41-13