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Ball State34atCentral Michigan37

2024 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14.5-7.20+7.2+14.5Ball State — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6Central Michigan — Off. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: +8.4+8.4Central Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +12.6+12.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Def. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Central Michigan — Def. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: -12.6-12.6Central Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -8.4-8.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Possessions: 0.00.0Central Michigan — 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.
Ball StateCentral MichiganBreaks 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

02141Q1Q2Q3FinalBall State 34Central Michigan 37
Ball StateCentral Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ball StateCentral Michigan
Total yards431527
Rushing yards146335
Rushing attempts3733
Yds / rush3.910.2
Passing yards285192
Passing attempts4021
Yds / pass7.19.1
First downs2718
Turnovers01
Penalties53
Penalty yards5535
Sacks12
Time of possession36:3923:21

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%69%8.6
Q2(20)70% / 30%35%5.8
Q3(20)30% / 70%55%4.3
Q4(18)72% / 28%44%7.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 101st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.450%8.3
2nd(11)8.755%8.3
3rd(10)9.830%3.4
4th(1)3.00%2.0
All (42)—45%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 106th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)11.171%7.9
2nd(11)7.236%2.7
3rd(5)2.440%2.0
4th(2)1.0100%13.0
All (32)—56%5.5
Central Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)50% / 50%42%8.4
Q2(17)35% / 65%65%16.4
Q3(4)25% / 75%25%9.0
Q4(20)45% / 55%45%8.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.740%6.6
2nd(6)9.050%10.7
3rd(5)9.440%11.2
4th(1)4.00%0.0
All (22)—41%8.5
Rushing by down(offense 115th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.265%13.4
2nd(10)8.550%16.3
3rd(4)4.025%1.8
All (31)—55%12.8

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

1Drive 1: own 6 → Punt3Drive 3: own 13 → Downs5Drive 5: own 15 → Punt7Drive 7: own 38 → TD9Drive 9: own 20 → TD11Drive 11: opp 41 → TD13Drive 13: own 25 → FG15Drive 15: own 25 → Turnover17Drive 17: own 20 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → TD21Drive 21: own 39 → Punt23Drive 23: own 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Central Michigan 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 6Q1 14:48620Punt1.40-1.4
3own 13Q1 6:56654Downs1.50-1.5
5own 15Q1 0:00635Punt1.60-1.6
7own 38Q2 11:13362TD2.57+4.5
9own 20Q2 7:05386TD1.87+5.2
11opp 41Q2 3:22941TD3.36+2.7
13own 25Q2 0:08582FG1.93+1.1
15own 25Q3 8:48536Turnover1.90-1.9
17own 20Q4 14:46510Punt1.80-1.8
19own 25Q4 8:351065TD1.97+5.1
21own 39Q4 3:0066Punt2.60-2.6
23own 25Q4 0:46687TD1.97+5.1
12 drives5652724.437+12.6

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