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2024 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.2-8.60+8.6+17.2Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +6.9+6.9Ball State — Off. field pos.: +7.0+7.0Off. 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.: +14.1+14.1Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: +14.9+14.9Off. 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.: -7.0-7.0Ball State — Def. field pos.: -6.9-6.9Def. 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.: -14.9-14.9Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: -14.1-14.1Def. 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: +4.0+4.0Ball State — Possessions: -4.0-4.0PossessionsValue 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 MichiganBall StateBreaks 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

02550Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 45Ball State 42
Western MichiganBall Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganBall State
Total yards461397
Rushing yards19768
Rushing attempts4030
Yds / rush4.92.3
Passing yards264329
Passing attempts2935
Yds / pass9.19.4
First downs2323
Turnovers13
Penalties76
Penalty yards8445
Sacks22
Time of possession32:3027:30

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%69%10.4
Q2(14)43% / 57%43%4.9
Q3(19)63% / 37%53%6.4
Q4(19)26% / 74%47%5.3
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(14)9.471%9.2
2nd(10)8.770%8.8
3rd(6)5.750%6.7
4th(1)5.00%-10.0
All (31)—65%8.0
Rushing by down(offense 93rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.833%2.8
2nd(13)5.954%9.8
3rd(7)4.343%5.6
4th(2)1.050%1.0
All (37)—43%5.7
Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)60% / 40%53%10.5
Q2(20)45% / 55%35%4.0
Q3(9)56% / 44%56%6.4
Q4(18)78% / 22%56%7.0
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(15)9.367%8.9
2nd(10)6.840%3.2
3rd(10)7.650%13.2
4th(2)8.5100%17.0
All (37)—57%8.9
Rushing by down(offense 106th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.723%3.6
2nd(8)8.438%3.5
3rd(3)5.367%4.7
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (25)—36%3.6

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

1Drive 1: own 24 → Punt6Drive 6: own 5 → TD8Drive 8: own 12 → TD10Drive 10: own 1 → Downs13Drive 13: own 34 → TD15Drive 15: opp 14 → TD17Drive 17: own 24 → Turnover19Drive 19: own 23 → Punt21Drive 21: own 25 → Turnover23Drive 23: own 15 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Ball State 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 24Q1 14:47618Punt1.90-1.9
6own 5Q1 6:24495TD1.47+5.6
8own 12Q1 3:531788TD1.57+5.5
10own 1Q2 4:231436Downs1.30-1.3
13own 34Q3 11:59640TD2.47+4.6
15opp 14Q3 9:22614TD4.37+2.7
17own 24Q3 0:0046Turnover1.90-1.9
19own 23Q4 13:0465Punt1.80-1.8
21own 25Q4 7:33629Turnover1.90-1.9
23own 15Q4 2:551190TD1.67+5.4
10 drives6739720.142+21.9

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