6′6″ · 305 lb · Okauchee, WI · Arrowhead
Billy Hirschfeld: DE · Wisconsin · #96.
Billy Hirschfeld
Second year in the Wisconsin defensive front. On tape: 1 tackle against Maryland, Week 8, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 8 | W 38-13vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 59-10
vs Utah State
1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 49-point win at home against Utah State.
2 seasons under Paul Chryst, all run-heavy offenses — 24-4 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
35.8%
324 pass / 582 run
Plays / game
64.7
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Wisconsin — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Paul Chryst. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
