๐Ÿˆ Fan Watch

Wisconsin Badgers

3โ€“1 ยท 1โ€“0 BIG TEN
In the books
WEEK 5 ยท 2026
Week 5 pregame guide

Wisconsin got the win in Happy Valley anyway, and that is the problem

Colton Joseph threw three interceptions and won the game at Penn State. Against Michigan State, a 10-point spread could hide which version of him showed up.

Read the rooting guide โ†’
A packed Camp Randall Stadium during a Wisconsin football game.
Wisconsin plays at a packed Camp Randall Stadium.
CreditPhoto creditPbrown111 at English WikipediaWikimedia Commons ยท Public domainCropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

Michigan State at Wisconsin
โ€ฆ
โ€ฆ
Final
Michigan State
Final ยท Michigan State 3โ€“31 WisconsinWish granted โœ“
Wisconsin

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Wisconsin wanted
โ€ฆ
โ€ฆ
Impact 1
Indiana
at
Rooted for
Rutgers
Final ยท Indiana 47โ€“15 RutgersWent the other way โœ—
Projected 2.3-point title-game boost

Indiana won instead, so Wisconsin did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection8% if Rutgers won5% with the other result2.3-point differenceWisconsin Big Ten title-game chance
54 other games had little impact
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State ยท CBSSN
North Texas at Tulsa ยท ESPN
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech ยท ESPN
Liberty at Delaware ยท CBSSN
Penn State at Northwestern ยท FOX
Memphis at Charlotte ยท ESPN+
Alabama at Mississippi State ยท ABC
Middle Tennessee at Kansas ยท ESPNU
UCF at Houston ยท ESPN2
West Virginia at Iowa State ยท TNT
Boston College at SMU ยท The CW Network
Notre Dame at North Carolina ยท ESPN
Stanford at Wake Forest ยท ACC Network
Syracuse at UConn ยท CBSSN
Michigan at Minnesota ยท FOX
Navy at Air Force ยท CBS
Vanderbilt at Georgia ยท SEC Network
Western Michigan at Buffalo ยท ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State ยท ESPN+
Florida at Missouri ยท ABC
Auburn at Tennessee ยท ESPN
California at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Louisville at NC State ยท ACC Network
Virginia at Florida State ยท ESPN2
Ohio State at Iowa ยท CBS
Wyoming at North Dakota State ยท The CW Network
Akron at Central Michigan ยท ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts ยท ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State ยท ESPN+
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) ยท ESPN+
Old Dominion at Georgia State ยท ESPN+
Marshall at James Madison ยท ESPNU
Maryland at Nebraska ยท FS1
UTEP at New Mexico ยท MW+
Kentucky at South Carolina ยท SEC Network
Purdue at Illinois ยท BTN
Oregon State at Colorado State ยท USA Network
Arkansas at Texas A&M ยท ESPN2
BYU at TCU ยท ESPN
UTSA at Rice ยท ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina ยท ESPN+
UL Monroe at South Alabama ยท ESPN+
Texas Tech at Colorado ยท FOX
Miami at Clemson ยท ABC
Washington at USC ยท NBC
Utah State at Boise State ยท CBSSN
Temple at South Florida ยท ESPNU
Army at Louisiana Tech ยท ESPN+
Arkansas State at Louisiana ยท ESPN+
Fresno State at Washington State ยท USA Network
Baylor at Arizona State ยท ESPN
Texas State at San Diego State ยท The CW Network
Cincinnati at Arizona ยท FOX
San Josรฉ State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
The rooting list was:Wisconsin, then Rutgers.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5). How the model works.