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Ball State37atKent State35

2024 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12.9-6.40+6.4+12.9Ball State — Off. field pos.: +6.9+6.9Kent State — Off. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Off. 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.: +6.0+6.0Kent State — Off. scoring eff.: +11.2+11.2Off. 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.: +0.2+0.2Kent 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.Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: -11.2-11.2Kent State — Def. scoring eff.: -6.0-6.0Def. 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: 0.00.0Kent State — 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 StateKent 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

02141Q1Q2Q3FinalBall State 37Kent State 35
Ball StateKent Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ball StateKent State
Total yards407461
Rushing yards19267
Rushing attempts3830
Yds / rush5.12.2
Passing yards215394
Passing attempts3436
Yds / pass6.310.9
First downs2420
Turnovers01
Penalties77
Penalty yards7056
Sacks71
Time of possession33:1126:49

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)42% / 58%63%4.9
Q2(24)54% / 46%25%4.5
Q3(16)50% / 50%56%6.7
Q4(14)50% / 50%29%8.3
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(12)10.767%11.9
2nd(13)8.623%3.3
3rd(11)8.29%3.5
All (36)33%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 106th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.636%4.2
2nd(7)9.457%11.3
3rd(5)1.880%4.2
4th(3)1.0100%2.3
All (37)51%5.4
Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%19%5.3
Q2(12)67% / 33%25%5.0
Q3(12)42% / 58%67%9.9
Q4(25)84% / 16%36%9.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 130th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.817%4.6
2nd(14)11.350%11.1
3rd(8)12.438%16.4
4th(2)16.050%13.5
All (42)33%9.3
Rushing by down(offense 126th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.545%5.8
2nd(5)7.820%4.2
3rd(6)3.550%3.0
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (23)39%4.5

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Turnover3Drive 3: own 21 → Punt5Drive 5: own 29 → Downs7Drive 7: own 26 → TD9Drive 9: own 1 → Punt11Drive 11: own 40 → Missed FG13Drive 13: own 32 → End of half15Drive 15: own 28 → TD17Drive 17: own 11 → Downs19Drive 19: own 16 → TD21Drive 21: own 38 → TD23Drive 23: own 23 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Kent 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 25Q1 14:5434Turnover1.90-1.9
3own 21Q1 12:0640Punt1.80-1.8
5own 29Q1 5:27720Downs2.20-2.2
7own 26Q1 0:48580TD2.07+5.0
9own 1Q2 10:1947Punt1.30-1.3
11own 40Q2 6:30834Missed FG2.60-2.6
13own 32Q2 0:002-5End of half2.30-2.3
15own 28Q3 9:03777TD2.17+4.9
17own 11Q3 2:111355Downs1.50-1.5
19own 16Q4 9:30887TD1.77+5.3
21own 38Q4 3:081167TD2.57+4.5
23own 23Q4 1:02657TD1.87+5.2
12 drives6746123.835+11.2

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