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Central Michigan17atNotre Dame41

2023 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.2-10.60+10.6+21.2Central Michigan — Off. field pos.: +0.3+0.3Notre Dame — Off. field pos.: -2.2-2.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -6.0-6.0Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: +18.4+18.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. field pos.: +2.2+2.2Notre Dame — Def. field pos.: -0.3-0.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -18.4-18.4Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: +6.0+6.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Notre Dame — 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.
Central MichiganNotre DameBreaks 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

02345Q1Q2Q3FinalCentral Michigan 17Notre Dame 41
Central MichiganNotre Damehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Central MichiganNotre Dame
Total yards268578
Rushing yards131236
Rushing attempts3437
Yds / rush3.96.4
Passing yards137342
Passing attempts2028
Yds / pass6.812.2
First downs1423
Turnovers00
Penalties28
Penalty yards2072
Sacks——
Time of possession29:2730:33

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Central Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)25% / 75%58%5.2
Q2(17)41% / 59%41%5.8
Q3(16)50% / 50%25%6.0
Q4(8)38% / 63%0%1.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 112th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.530%5.6
2nd(4)10.550%10.8
3rd(7)6.614%2.3
All (21)—29%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 90th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.358%7.3
2nd(13)6.415%2.9
3rd(6)7.733%4.2
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (32)—38%4.8
Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)31% / 69%69%11.0
Q2(13)62% / 38%23%8.9
Q3(15)47% / 53%60%13.1
Q4(21)38% / 62%57%7.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 9th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.650%10.9
2nd(9)9.656%20.8
3rd(8)8.938%5.1
4th(1)2.0100%5.0
All (28)—50%12.2
Rushing by down(offense 8th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.752%8.6
2nd(10)5.960%3.6
3rd(5)1.660%13.0
4th(1)1.0100%17.0
All (37)—57%8.1

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

2Drive 2: own 9 → TD4Drive 4: own 25 → TD6Drive 6: own 13 → TD8Drive 8: own 35 → Missed FG10Drive 10: own 20 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → —13Drive 13: own 26 → TD15Drive 15: own 20 → Punt17Drive 17: own 25 → FG19Drive 19: own 40 → FG21Drive 21: own 18 → TD23Drive 23: own 19 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Notre Dame drives by field position

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

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 9Q1 12:55491TD1.47+5.6
4own 25Q1 7:221175TD1.97+5.1
6own 13Q1 0:00487TD1.67+5.4
8own 35Q2 12:40824Missed FG2.30-2.3
10own 20Q2 6:39515Punt1.70-1.7
12own 25Q2 0:0020—1.90-1.9
13own 26Q3 14:55774TD2.07+5.0
15own 20Q3 9:07570Punt1.70-1.7
17own 25Q3 1:59653FG1.93+1.1
19own 40Q4 14:011047FG2.63+0.4
21own 18Q4 8:36682TD1.77+5.3
23own 19Q4 3:22722End of half1.70-1.7
12 drives6557822.641+18.4

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