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Illinois31atNebraska24

2024 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-5.5-2.80+2.8+5.5Illinois — Off. field pos.: +4.8+4.8Nebraska — Off. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: +4.1+4.1Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: +3.2+3.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois — Def. field pos.: -0.7-0.7Nebraska — Def. field pos.: -4.8-4.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: -3.2-3.2Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: -4.1-4.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois — Possessions: +2.0+2.0Nebraska — Possessions: -2.0-2.0PossessionsValue 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.
IllinoisNebraskaBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3Q4OTFinalIllinois 31Nebraska 24
IllinoisNebraskahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

IllinoisNebraska
Total yards383347
Rushing yards16850
Rushing attempts3832
Yds / rush4.41.6
Passing yards215297
Passing attempts2735
Yds / pass8.08.5
First downs2520
Turnovers21
Penalties39
Penalty yards2089
Sacks52
Time of possession29:3930:21

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(7)71% / 29%57%10.7
Q2(17)41% / 59%41%5.9
Q3(20)50% / 50%40%4.5
Q4(19)26% / 74%47%6.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 38th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.256%7.1
2nd(9)7.256%7.2
3rd(7)6.157%10.7
4th(1)2.0100%6.0
All (27)—56%7.9
Rushing by down(offense 32nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.333%4.6
2nd(10)7.330%4.7
3rd(6)5.750%7.8
4th(2)4.550%2.0
All (36)—36%5.0
Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(24)63% / 38%42%5.3
Q2(17)47% / 53%53%6.2
Q3(8)63% / 38%50%13.5
Q4(12)50% / 50%50%3.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.664%10.5
2nd(13)8.046%7.1
3rd(10)5.950%6.9
All (34)—53%8.1
Rushing by down(offense 29th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.225%3.8
2nd(8)5.150%5.1
3rd(3)1.0100%1.7
All (27)—41%4.0

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → FG5Drive 5: opp 37 → TD7Drive 7: own 28 → Turnover9Drive 9: own 30 → TD12Drive 12: own 12 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 16 → Punt18Drive 18: own 38 → Missed FG20Drive 20: own 7 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Nebraska 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 15:00520Punt1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 11:471969FG1.93+1.1
5opp 37Q1 2:41437TD3.47+3.6
7own 28Q2 11:26936Turnover2.10-2.1
9own 30Q2 3:181070TD2.27+4.8
12own 12Q3 8:57634Punt1.50-1.5
14own 25Q3 1:49675TD1.97+5.1
16own 16Q4 9:5360Punt1.70-1.7
18own 38Q4 8:101045Missed FG2.50-2.5
20own 7Q4 0:002-2—1.40-1.4
10 drives6934720.824+3.2

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