Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/20Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (30.0%).
Alec Ingold
Alec Ingold: FB · Wisconsin · #45.
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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Alec Ingold
Wears you down at the goal line. Fourth year in the same backfield at Wisconsin. One game to point at: 47 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against New Mexico — Week 2, 2018.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Fans
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-3vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs New Mexico | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 21-24vs BYU | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-17@ Iowa | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-38@ No. 12 Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-20vs Illinois | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Northwestern | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 47-44@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-3vs Miami | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 26 | 143 | 5.5 | 6 | 39 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2018
W 28-17
at Iowa
37 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 33 yds
With A. Lotti — 37.1 yards per punt · 7 punts · 5 inside the 20 · A. Hornibrook — 205 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Iowa · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.93Alec Ingold run for 33 yds for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)
- Week 8 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Alec Ingold for 19 yds for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)
- Week 9 · Northwestern · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Alec Ingold run for 4 yds for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)
- Week 3 · BYU · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Alec Ingold run for 2 yds for a TD, (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)
- Week 1 · Miami · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Alec Ingold run for 2 yds for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)
- Week 8 · Illinois · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Alec Ingold run for 1 yd for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 2 · New Mexico · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Alec Ingold run for 1 yd for a TD (Rafael Gaglianone KICK)
- Week 2 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.87Alec Ingold run for 39 yds to the NMex 18 for a
- Week 4 · Iowa · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.82Alex Hornibrook pass complete to Alec Ingold for 33 yds to the Iowa 6 for a
- Week 2 · New Mexico · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.20Alec Ingold run for 5 yds to the NMex 21 for a
2018 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Paul Chryst — 42-12 over that span.
2015Wisconsin10-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-leaning
2016Wisconsin11-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy
2017Wisconsin13-1HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy
2018Wisconsin8-5HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 13.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 12.2 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 16.6 | 6.9 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
34.4%
299 pass / 570 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
26 carries and 5 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Wisconsin
- 2018 Wisconsin ChrystYear 4 · 11 games
- 2017 Wisconsin ChrystYear 3 · 7 games
- 2016 Wisconsin ChrystYear 2 · 10 games
- 2015 Wisconsin ChrystYear 1 · 8 games
- High school Bay PortGreen Bay, WI · Class of 2015Three-star, No. 1,810 in the 2015 class. Signed with Wisconsin.Also from Bay Port: Landon Gauthier (Wisconsin), Jayden Montgomery (Iowa), Alex Warden (North Dakota State) and 1 more.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 337 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
2015 8 games
- Signed with WisconsinThree-star, out of Bay Port
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Wisconsin
Played every college season under Paul Chryst.