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2024 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-5.3-2.70+2.7+5.3Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +2.6+2.6Marshall — Off. field pos.: +0.8+0.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -4.6-4.6Marshall — Off. scoring eff.: +4.2+4.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -0.8-0.8Marshall — Def. field pos.: -2.6-2.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -4.2-4.2Marshall — Def. scoring eff.: +4.6+4.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Marshall — 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.
Western MichiganMarshallBreaks 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 20Marshall 27
Western MichiganMarshallhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganMarshall
Total yards318420
Rushing yards192243
Rushing attempts4139
Yds / rush4.76.2
Passing yards126177
Passing attempts2825
Yds / pass4.57.1
First downs2120
Turnovers11
Penalties33
Penalty yards3035
Sacks10
Time of possession31:2928:31

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%30%4.8
Q2(13)62% / 38%23%3.0
Q3(17)18% / 82%71%8.5
Q4(25)40% / 60%36%3.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.350%6.8
2nd(8)12.138%4.5
3rd(7)10.40%1.1
4th(2)2.550%5.5
All (27)—33%4.6
Rushing by down(offense 93rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.742%5.4
2nd(13)6.546%3.1
3rd(6)2.867%7.3
All (38)—47%4.9
Marshall
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)45% / 55%59%7.2
Q2(22)36% / 64%36%5.8
Q3(12)42% / 58%42%5.1
Q4(6)50% / 50%67%12.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 94th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.858%8.0
2nd(7)7.029%5.3
3rd(7)7.043%5.6
All (26)—46%6.6
Rushing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.750%5.8
2nd(14)5.950%9.4
3rd(5)5.240%4.4
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (36)—50%7.0

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

1Drive 1: own 31 → TD3Drive 3: own 46 → Missed FG5Drive 5: own 21 → FG7Drive 7: own 14 → Punt9Drive 9: own 14 → TD11Drive 11: own 38 → Punt14Drive 14: own 32 → FG16Drive 16: own 23 → Punt18Drive 18: own 35 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 30 → TD22Drive 22: own 7 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Marshall 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 31Q1 14:51569TD2.37+4.7
3own 46Q1 10:42824Missed FG2.80-2.8
5own 21Q1 6:061972FG1.83+1.2
7own 14Q2 10:10719Punt1.60-1.6
9own 14Q2 4:30686TD1.67+5.4
11own 38Q2 2:12816Punt2.50-2.5
14own 32Q3 10:401258FG2.33+0.7
16own 23Q3 0:0153Punt1.80-1.8
18own 35Q4 12:4428Turnover2.40-2.4
20own 30Q4 8:38370TD2.27+4.8
22own 7Q4 0:312-2End of half1.40-1.4
11 drives6442022.827+4.2

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