Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/19Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (15.8%).
Mason Stokke
Last confirmed: Wisconsin, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 239 lb · Menomonie, WI
Mason Stokke: FB · Wisconsin · #34.
Mason Stokke
He has spent three seasons in the Wisconsin backfield. One game to point at: 14 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Indiana — Week 14, 2020.
How he plays
How he plays
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
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 45-7vs Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-11@ Michigan | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-17@ No. 19 Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 6-14vs No. 10 Indiana | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Wk 15 | L 7-28@ No. 19 Iowa | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 16 | W 20-17vs Minnesota | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 1 | 6 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2020
W 49-11
at Michigan
11 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 1 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win on the road against Michigan.
With A. Vujnovich — 42 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Berger — 87 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 13 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Illinois · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.55Mertz to Stokke: a 10-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 1 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.55Graham Mertz pass complete to Mason Stokke for 14 yds for a TD, (Collin Larsh KICK)
- Week 16 · Minnesota · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.29Graham Mertz pass complete to Mason Stokke for 14 yds to the Minn 49 for a
- Week 15 · Iowa · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.27Graham Mertz pass complete to Mason Stokke for 11 yds to the Iowa 37 for a
- Week 12 · Northwestern · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.11Mason Stokke run for no gain to the Wisc 39
- Week 16 · Minnesota · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.05Mason Stokke run for 3 yds to the Wisc 37 for a
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Illinois · 1st and 1 · Q4 · EPA −0.96Mason Stokke run for no gain to the Illin 1
- Week 11 · Michigan · 1st and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.94Mertz to Stokke: a 1-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 11 · Michigan · 1st and 1 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Mason Stokke 1 Yd Run
- Week 14 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.89Graham Mertz pass complete to Mason Stokke for 1 yd to the Wisc 39
2020 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Paul Chryst — 22-12 over that span.
2018Wisconsin8-5HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy
2019Wisconsin10-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy
2020Wisconsin4-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
39.6%
201 pass / 306 run
Plays / game
84.5
6 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
218 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
19 carries and 8 catches in 6 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Wisconsin
- 2020 Wisconsin ChrystYear 4 · 6 games
- 2019 Wisconsin ChrystYear 3 · 9 games
- 2018 Wisconsin ChrystYear 2 · 2 games
- 2017 Wisconsin ChrystYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Wisconsin, 109 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coach2017–2020
Wisconsin
Played his entire career under Paul Chryst.