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Utah7atNorthwestern14

2023 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-24.3-12.10+12.1+24.3Utah — Off. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +6.2+6.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah — Off. scoring eff.: -15.7-15.7Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -21.1-21.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah — Def. field pos.: -6.2-6.2Northwestern — Def. field pos.: +2.1+2.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah — Def. scoring eff.: +21.1+21.1Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +15.7+15.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah — Possessions: -4.1-4.1Northwestern — Possessions: +4.1+4.1PossessionsValue 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.
UtahNorthwesternBreaks 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

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UtahNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

UtahNorthwestern
Total yards211290
Rushing yards13865
Rushing attempts5131
Yds / rush2.72.1
Passing yards73225
Passing attempts1439
Yds / pass5.25.8
First downs1318
Turnovers30
Penalties34
Penalty yards3030
Sacks35
Time of possession34:2125:39

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Utah
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%36%2.6
Q2(14)36% / 64%29%3.1
Q3(18)11% / 89%44%2.3
Q4(18)33% / 67%39%5.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 67th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(2)10.00%-1.5
2nd(9)8.344%5.0
3rd(7)9.029%-0.3
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (19)32%2.1
Rushing by down(offense 74th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)10.035%4.9
2nd(13)6.646%4.3
3rd(8)3.450%2.0
4th(1)2.00%0.0
All (45)40%4.1
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)63% / 38%19%1.9
Q2(27)59% / 41%48%6.3
Q3(9)67% / 33%11%1.4
Q4(18)56% / 44%33%5.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.050%6.7
2nd(14)9.129%5.4
3rd(12)7.533%3.3
4th(2)4.00%0.0
All (42)36%5.0
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.827%3.7
2nd(8)6.425%2.9
3rd(5)7.440%3.2
All (28)29%3.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: opp 45 → Missed FG5Drive 5: own 30 → Punt7Drive 7: own 20 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 7 → Downs11Drive 11: own 49 → Punt13Drive 13: own 22 → TD15Drive 15: own 28 → End of half17Drive 17: own 32 → Punt19Drive 19: opp 38 → Punt21Drive 21: own 26 → Punt23Drive 23: own 22 → Downs25Drive 25: own 47 → TD27Drive 27: own 38 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northwestern drives by field position

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

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
1own 25Q1 14:304-11Punt1.90-1.9
3opp 45Q1 11:30712Missed FG2.90-2.9
5own 30Q1 7:15731Punt2.20-2.2
7own 20Q1 0:23925Punt1.70-1.7
9opp 7Q2 10:4546Downs5.00-5.0
11own 49Q2 7:1549Punt2.80-2.8
13own 22Q2 3:15878TD1.87+5.2
15own 28Q2 0:35950End of half2.20-2.2
17own 32Q3 11:1542Punt2.30-2.3
19opp 38Q3 10:0057Punt3.40-3.4
21own 26Q3 2:5754Punt2.00-2.0
23own 22Q4 12:151035Downs1.80-1.8
25own 47Q4 7:04353TD2.87+4.2
27own 38Q4 1:5094End of half2.40-2.4
14 drives7529035.114-21.1

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