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Western Michigan28atMississippi State41

2023 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.7-4.90+4.9+9.7Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: -1.0-1.0Mississippi State — Off. field pos.: +7.7+7.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +2.1+2.1Mississippi State — Off. scoring eff.: +8.5+8.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -7.7-7.7Mississippi State — Def. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -8.5-8.5Mississippi State — Def. scoring eff.: -2.1-2.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Mississippi State — Possessions: -2.1-2.1PossessionsValue of having more or fewer real possessions than the opponent this game (onside kicks, half-opening/closing clock timing, etc.) — not offense or defense skill.
Western MichiganMississippi StateBreaks the final margin of victory down into where it came from, compared to what an average FBS team would do in an average game — the five bars per team always add up to the real final margin. Click a bar for detail.

Running score

02345Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 28Mississippi State 41
Western MichiganMississippi Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganMississippi State
Total yards413440
Rushing yards116194
Rushing attempts3233
Yds / rush3.65.9
Passing yards297246
Passing attempts4532
Yds / pass6.67.7
First downs2125
Turnovers11
Penalties66
Penalty yards5365
Sacks02
Time of possession28:4631:14

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)53% / 47%20%3.8
Q2(24)67% / 33%38%4.0
Q3(25)52% / 48%64%7.2
Q4(12)83% / 17%33%6.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 113th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.357%7.1
2nd(13)7.146%6.0
3rd(10)6.330%3.4
4th(3)2.033%8.3
All (47)—47%6.1
Rushing by down(offense 121st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.013%2.4
2nd(12)6.642%3.9
3rd(6)5.033%3.3
4th(3)1.067%12.0
All (29)—34%4.2
Mississippi State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)44% / 56%67%6.7
Q2(13)69% / 31%38%4.2
Q3(15)40% / 60%47%7.4
Q4(19)47% / 53%32%8.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 111th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.033%4.8
2nd(13)7.069%10.0
3rd(7)10.429%8.3
All (32)—47%7.7
Rushing by down(offense 110th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.450%7.2
2nd(9)10.022%5.8
3rd(6)3.267%2.0
All (33)—45%5.9

Drive-by-drive — expected vs. actual points, each possession

2Drive 2: opp 47 → FG4Drive 4: own 46 → TD6Drive 6: own 37 → Missed FG8Drive 8: own 45 → Punt10Drive 10: own 47 → TD13Drive 13: own 39 → TD15Drive 15: opp 36 → TD17Drive 17: own 30 → Punt19Drive 19: own 41 → TD21Drive 21: own 30 → Punt23Drive 23: own 43 → FG25Drive 25: opp 39 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Mississippi State drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2opp 47Q1 12:54734FG2.83+0.2
4own 46Q1 8:34554TD2.87+4.2
6own 37Q1 3:251335Missed FG2.40-2.4
8own 45Q2 10:3955Punt2.80-2.8
10own 47Q2 7:06847TD2.87+4.2
13own 39Q3 14:59761TD2.57+4.5
15opp 36Q3 8:56846TD3.57+3.5
17own 30Q3 3:2344Punt2.20-2.2
19own 41Q4 14:15559TD2.67+4.4
21own 30Q4 10:48733Punt2.20-2.2
23own 43Q4 6:19826FG2.83+0.2
25opp 39Q4 3:04536—3.30-3.3
12 drives6744032.541+8.5

Exp = points an average offense scores from that starting spot. +/− = actual minus expected.