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2023 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.6-9.80+9.8+19.6Northern Iowa — Off. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Iowa State — Off. field pos.: +5.4+5.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Iowa — Off. scoring eff.: -17.0-17.0Iowa State — Off. scoring eff.: -0.2-0.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Iowa — Def. field pos.: -5.4-5.4Iowa State — Def. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Iowa — Def. scoring eff.: +0.2+0.2Iowa State — Def. scoring eff.: +17.0+17.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Iowa — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Iowa 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.
Northern IowaIowa 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

01733Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Iowa 9Iowa State 30
Northern IowaIowa Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IowaIowa State
Total yards279250
Rushing yards106134
Rushing attempts3727
Yds / rush2.95.0
Passing yards173116
Passing attempts3518
Yds / pass4.96.4
First downs1910
Turnovers20
Penalties69
Penalty yards5281
Sacks05
Time of possession34:2425:36

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Iowa
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)31% / 69%46%4.3
Q2(16)56% / 44%31%2.1
Q3(19)53% / 47%37%4.4
Q4(24)71% / 29%38%4.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.331%5.3
2nd(13)8.838%3.4
3rd(9)7.422%0.0
4th(2)6.0100%10.5
All (40)—35%3.8
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.043%5.6
2nd(11)6.155%3.5
3rd(6)7.017%1.5
4th(1)10.00%5.0
All (32)—41%4.1
Iowa State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)20% / 80%30%3.9
Q2(15)60% / 40%33%6.7
Q3(9)33% / 67%33%8.8
Q4(9)33% / 67%11%2.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 48th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)11.750%11.3
2nd(6)9.517%4.5
3rd(5)5.820%3.6
All (17)—29%6.6
Rushing by down(offense 125th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.927%5.2
2nd(8)6.825%4.4
3rd(6)6.517%5.2
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (26)—27%4.8

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

3Drive 3: own 10 → Punt5Drive 5: opp 21 → TD7Drive 7: own 11 → Punt9Drive 9: own 47 → Punt11Drive 11: own 35 → Punt13Drive 13: own 29 → TD16Drive 16: own 41 → TD18Drive 18: own 30 → Punt20Drive 20: own 14 → Punt22Drive 22: own 7 → Punt24Drive 24: own 5 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Iowa 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+/−
3own 10Q1 10:17718Punt1.50-1.5
5opp 21Q1 5:08721TD3.97+3.1
7own 11Q2 14:0548Punt1.50-1.5
9own 47Q2 10:2746Punt2.80-2.8
11own 35Q2 7:0455Punt2.30-2.3
13own 29Q2 3:39881TD2.26+3.8
15—Q2 0:0020FG—3—
16own 41Q3 14:31659TD2.67+4.4
18own 30Q3 8:01720Punt2.20-2.2
20own 14Q4 14:4845Punt1.60-1.6
22own 7Q4 11:2156Punt1.30-1.3
24own 5Q4 3:2248Punt1.20-1.2
12 drives5025023.230+6.8

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