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2024 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12.5-6.30+6.3+12.5Akron — Off. field pos.: -0.1-0.1Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +10.9+10.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Akron — Off. scoring eff.: +2.1+2.1Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -0.9-0.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Akron — Def. field pos.: -10.9-10.9Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: +0.1+0.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Akron — Def. scoring eff.: +0.9+0.9Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -2.1-2.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Akron — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Western Michigan — 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.
AkronWestern 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalAkron 24Western Michigan 34
AkronWestern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

AkronWestern Michigan
Total yards501389
Rushing yards88198
Rushing attempts2737
Yds / rush3.35.4
Passing yards413191
Passing attempts3825
Yds / pass10.97.6
First downs1919
Turnovers40
Penalties62
Penalty yards4510
Sacks11
Time of possession29:3430:26

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Akron
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)73% / 27%73%14.8
Q2(21)57% / 43%57%7.3
Q3(20)55% / 45%45%6.0
Q4(11)64% / 36%45%6.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.858%11.4
2nd(11)7.073%11.8
3rd(8)5.938%9.5
All (38)58%11.1
Rushing by down(offense 70th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.367%5.1
2nd(9)6.911%2.2
3rd(4)2.875%3.3
All (25)48%3.8
Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)53% / 47%32%4.4
Q2(20)45% / 55%50%8.0
Q3(11)55% / 45%36%5.1
Q4(13)8% / 92%23%6.7
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(9)10.078%10.1
2nd(8)8.525%2.0
3rd(7)8.443%10.7
4th(2)4.00%1.0
All (26)46%7.1
Rushing by down(offense 93rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.526%3.7
2nd(11)7.018%7.5
3rd(7)5.757%7.0
All (37)30%5.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → Downs7Drive 7: own 25 → TD9Drive 9: own 42 → —11Drive 11: opp 35 → TD13Drive 13: own 31 → FG15Drive 15: own 25 → Downs17Drive 17: opp 26 → TD19Drive 19: own 27 → FG21Drive 21: own 25 → Punt23Drive 23: own 20 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Western 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 25Q1 15:00824Punt1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 10:21515Punt1.90-1.9
5own 25Q1 5:18944Downs1.90-1.9
7own 25Q2 14:16719TD1.97+5.1
9own 42Q2 7:014582.70-2.7
11opp 35Q2 3:42335TD3.67+3.4
13own 31Q2 0:581147FG2.33+0.7
15own 25Q3 10:37930Downs1.90-1.9
17opp 26Q3 4:51326TD3.97+3.1
19own 27Q4 14:49670FG2.03+1.0
21own 25Q4 7:17819Punt1.90-1.9
23own 20Q4 1:023-21.80-1.8
12 drives6338927.934+6.1

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