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2023 · Week 11

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-5.4-2.70+2.7+5.4Ball State — Off. field pos.: +4.0+4.0Northern Illinois — 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.Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: -4.7-4.7Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -1.5-1.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Def. field pos.: +2.2+2.2Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -4.0-4.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: +1.5+1.5Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +4.7+4.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Possessions: 0.00.0Northern Illinois — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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.
Ball StateNorthern IllinoisBreaks 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalBall State 20Northern Illinois 17
Ball StateNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ball StateNorthern Illinois
Total yards301315
Rushing yards186174
Rushing attempts4429
Yds / rush4.26.0
Passing yards115141
Passing attempts2528
Yds / pass4.65.0
First downs2017
Turnovers03
Penalties32
Penalty yards2518
Sacks20
Time of possession34:5025:10

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)35% / 65%47%5.6
Q2(16)38% / 63%31%6.1
Q3(19)42% / 58%37%3.5
Q4(17)29% / 71%41%3.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.650%6.1
2nd(7)7.614%4.9
3rd(10)7.930%3.6
All (25)—32%4.8
Rushing by down(offense 92nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.943%4.6
2nd(14)7.714%1.7
3rd(8)5.688%10.1
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (44)—43%4.6
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)55% / 45%36%7.6
Q2(23)61% / 39%39%5.6
Q3(8)38% / 63%38%3.8
Q4(12)50% / 50%58%7.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 100th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.042%5.2
2nd(10)7.140%5.7
3rd(7)6.729%3.6
All (29)—38%5.0
Rushing by down(offense 68th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.546%5.8
2nd(9)6.944%7.9
3rd(2)4.550%8.5
4th(1)1.0100%20.0
All (25)—48%7.4

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

2Drive 2: own 13 → Turnover4Drive 4: own 33 → Punt6Drive 6: own 2 → TD8Drive 8: own 35 → Punt10Drive 10: own 20 → FG11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 9 → Punt15Drive 15: own 20 → TD17Drive 17: own 27 → Turnover19Drive 19: own 28 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northern Illinois 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 13Q1 10:32427Turnover1.60-1.6
4own 33Q1 7:3253Punt2.30-2.3
6own 2Q1 2:431598TD1.27+5.8
8own 35Q2 5:58614Punt2.30-2.3
10own 20Q2 0:531470FG1.73+1.3
11own 25Q3 14:53623Punt1.90-1.9
13own 9Q3 6:3077Punt1.40-1.4
15own 20Q4 14:491071TD1.77+5.3
17own 27Q4 8:0052Turnover2.10-2.1
19own 28Q4 3:29313—2.20-2.2
10 drives5731518.517-1.5

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