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Northern Illinois23atBall State25

2024 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.6-3.30+3.3+6.6Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Ball State — Off. field pos.: +5.8+5.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -0.6-0.6Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: -4.8-4.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -5.8-5.8Ball State — Def. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +4.8+4.8Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: +0.6+0.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Possessions: 0.00.0Ball 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.
Northern IllinoisBall 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

01428Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 23Ball State 25
Northern IllinoisBall Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisBall State
Total yards382393
Rushing yards142171
Rushing attempts2440
Yds / rush5.94.3
Passing yards240222
Passing attempts4234
Yds / pass5.76.5
First downs2221
Turnovers30
Penalties35
Penalty yards3050
Sacks11
Time of possession25:0834:52

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)55% / 45%73%11.1
Q2(20)75% / 25%35%5.3
Q3(8)25% / 75%50%6.4
Q4(27)81% / 19%48%4.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 62nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.045%4.3
2nd(17)8.553%7.9
3rd(6)5.833%5.5
4th(2)6.00%0.0
All (45)—44%5.6
Rushing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.655%9.0
2nd(5)5.440%3.4
3rd(5)4.080%6.8
All (21)—57%7.1
Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)47% / 53%65%7.6
Q2(23)57% / 43%35%5.2
Q3(16)31% / 69%56%3.9
Q4(19)47% / 53%37%4.7
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(13)9.662%7.9
2nd(9)9.133%6.0
3rd(13)6.946%4.3
All (35)—49%6.1
Rushing by down(offense 106th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.940%5.5
2nd(15)7.040%4.3
3rd(5)3.280%2.8
All (40)—45%4.7

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

1Drive 1: own 38 → TD3Drive 3: own 20 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → FG7Drive 7: opp 31 → FG9Drive 9: own 37 → TD11Drive 11: own 30 → Punt13Drive 13: own 36 → —15Drive 15: own 3 → Punt17Drive 17: own 45 → FG19Drive 19: own 37 → Punt21Drive 21: opp 23 → Missed FG23Drive 23: own 26 → FGown 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 38Q1 14:481062TD2.57+4.5
3own 20Q1 7:12637Punt1.80-1.8
5own 25Q1 0:151078FG1.93+1.1
7opp 31Q2 11:0644FG3.83-0.8
9own 37Q2 6:171465TD2.56+3.5
11own 30Q2 0:5145Punt2.20-2.2
13own 36Q2 0:003-1—2.50-2.5
15own 3Q3 11:471862Punt1.30-1.3
17own 45Q4 13:181127FG2.73+0.3
19own 37Q4 4:46612Punt2.50-2.5
21opp 23Q4 2:21812Missed FG4.00-4.0
23own 26Q4 0:07639FG2.03+1.0
12 drives7539329.825-4.8

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