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Northwestern14atIowa40

2024 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-28.1-140+14+28.1Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +10.3+10.3Iowa — Off. field pos.: +16.2+16.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -24.4-24.4Iowa — Off. scoring eff.: -6.3-6.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -16.2-16.2Iowa — Def. field pos.: -10.3-10.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +6.3+6.3Iowa — Def. scoring eff.: +24.4+24.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Iowa — 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.
NorthwesternIowaBreaks 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

02244Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 14Iowa 40
NorthwesternIowahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternIowa
Total yards163355
Rushing yards43203
Rushing attempts2439
Yds / rush1.85.2
Passing yards120152
Passing attempts2727
Yds / pass4.45.6
First downs1114
Turnovers31
Penalties53
Penalty yards4545
Sacks02
Time of possession25:3634:24

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%33%5.1
Q2(11)18% / 82%36%3.8
Q3(14)71% / 29%36%2.5
Q4(14)79% / 21%36%3.7
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(12)10.458%7.6
2nd(7)8.943%3.3
3rd(8)7.813%-0.9
All (27)—41%4.2
Rushing by down(offense 97th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.030%1.8
2nd(7)9.029%4.6
3rd(4)5.325%3.8
All (21)—29%3.1
Iowa
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%38%5.4
Q2(19)47% / 53%32%4.2
Q3(16)31% / 69%56%10.4
Q4(14)21% / 79%7%1.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 84th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.038%7.1
2nd(9)9.711%3.4
3rd(9)6.233%7.1
All (26)—27%5.8
Rushing by down(offense 74th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.833%5.9
2nd(13)7.438%3.5
3rd(7)5.443%6.9
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (39)—38%5.2

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

2Drive 2: own 32 → FG4Drive 4: own 33 → Punt6Drive 6: opp 26 → Def. TD7Drive 7: own 45 → Def. TD9Drive 9: own 37 → Punt11Drive 11: own 45 → Punt13Drive 13: own 48 → TD15Drive 15: own 22 → TD18Drive 18: own 36 → TD20Drive 20: opp 25 → TD22Drive 22: own 24 → Punt24Drive 24: own 22 → Punt25Drive 25: own 25 → Punt27Drive 27: own 17 → Punt29Drive 29: own 31 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Iowa 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 32Q1 10:571157FG2.33+0.7
4own 33Q1 4:311427Punt2.40-2.4
6opp 26Q2 11:0926Def. TD(−7 opp)3.90-3.9
7own 45Q2 9:2558Def. TD(−7 opp)2.70-2.7
9own 37Q2 6:3748Punt2.50-2.5
11own 45Q2 2:0657Punt2.70-2.7
13own 48Q2 1:21552TD2.87+4.2
15own 22Q3 14:54778TD1.87+5.2
18own 36Q3 8:31964TD2.57+4.5
20opp 25Q3 0:27125TD3.97+3.1
22own 24Q4 13:2440Punt1.90-1.9
24own 22Q4 8:4845Punt1.80-1.8
25own 25Q4 6:3941Punt1.90-1.9
27own 17Q4 4:0859Punt1.80-1.8
29own 31Q4 0:5738End of half2.30-2.3
15 drives6835537.340+2.7

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