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
Last confirmed: Wisconsin, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 246 lb · Green Bay, WI · Bay Port
Alec Ingold: FB · Wisconsin · #45.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Alec Ingold
Wears you down at the goal line. This is his 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.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Wisconsin in the news
Where to follow him
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
- Before collegeSigned with Wisconsin in 2015 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,810 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Wisconsin in the 2015 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 337 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 36 games over 4 seasons.
2015 8 games
- Signed with Wisconsin3-star out of Bay Port
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Wisconsin
Played his entire career under Paul Chryst.