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Wisconsin23atNorthwestern3

2024 · Week 8 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-25-12.50+12.5+25Wisconsin — Off. field pos.: +8.9+8.9Northwestern — Off. field pos.: -1.3-1.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Wisconsin — Off. scoring eff.: -12.0-12.0Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -21.8-21.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Wisconsin — Def. field pos.: +1.3+1.3Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -8.9-8.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Wisconsin — Def. scoring eff.: +21.8+21.8Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +12.0+12.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Wisconsin — Possessions: 0.00.0Northwestern — 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.
WisconsinNorthwesternBreaks 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

01325Q1Q2Q3FinalWisconsin 23Northwestern 3
WisconsinNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

WisconsinNorthwestern
Total yards359209
Rushing yards199127
Rushing attempts4331
Yds / rush4.64.1
Passing yards16082
Passing attempts2424
Yds / pass6.73.4
First downs199
Turnovers21
Penalties26
Penalty yards1545
Sacks22
Time of possession32:5127:09

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Wisconsin
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)50% / 50%33%4.4
Q2(16)50% / 50%63%6.8
Q3(14)50% / 50%64%7.4
Q4(18)11% / 89%39%3.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 91st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.562%6.8
2nd(7)7.929%6.4
3rd(6)6.833%3.8
All (26)—46%6.1
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.853%5.5
2nd(14)5.850%4.7
3rd(6)2.550%6.2
4th(1)1.00%-1.0
All (40)—50%5.2
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%25%3.5
Q2(17)35% / 65%35%4.9
Q3(15)40% / 60%20%4.5
Q4(6)67% / 33%0%2.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 119th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)11.325%4.4
2nd(10)8.710%2.7
3rd(7)8.10%2.1
All (25)—12%3.1
Rushing by down(offense 97th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.623%3.1
2nd(7)6.143%3.7
3rd(7)6.729%6.3
4th(2)2.0100%15.5
All (29)—34%4.9

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

1Drive 1: own 16 → Punt3Drive 3: own 21 → Punt5Drive 5: own 42 → Punt7Drive 7: opp 42 → Missed FG9Drive 9: own 25 → Missed FG11Drive 11: own 18 → Punt13Drive 13: own 1 → —15Drive 15: own 25 → End of half17Drive 17: own 33 → FG19Drive 19: opp 44 → Punt23Drive 23: own 5 → Punt25Drive 25: own 7 → Puntown 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 16Q1 14:52632Punt1.70-1.7
3own 21Q1 11:00714Punt1.80-1.8
5own 42Q1 6:5142Punt2.70-2.7
7opp 42Q1 4:2248Missed FG3.30-3.3
9own 25Q2 14:261165Missed FG1.90-1.9
11own 18Q2 5:24412Punt1.80-1.8
13own 1Q2 0:5857—1.30-1.3
15own 25Q2 0:342-1End of half1.90-1.9
17own 33Q3 14:011464FG2.43+0.6
19opp 44Q3 5:3243Punt3.10-3.1
21—Q3 0:0020Safety(−2 opp)—0—
23own 5Q4 12:3047Punt1.40-1.4
25own 7Q4 6:0945Punt1.40-1.4
13 drives5720924.83-21.8

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