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Kent State21atWestern Michigan52

2024 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-22.7-11.30+11.3+22.7Kent State — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +4.2+4.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Off. scoring eff.: -4.6-4.6Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +19.7+19.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Def. field pos.: -4.2-4.2Western 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.Kent State — Def. scoring eff.: -19.7-19.7Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +4.6+4.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Possessions: -4.0-4.0Western Michigan — 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.
Kent StateWestern 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

02957Q1Q2Q3FinalKent State 21Western Michigan 52
Kent StateWestern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Kent StateWestern Michigan
Total yards250579
Rushing yards136358
Rushing attempts3937
Yds / rush3.59.7
Passing yards114221
Passing attempts2524
Yds / pass4.69.2
First downs1923
Turnovers41
Penalties48
Penalty yards20100
Sacks25
Time of possession30:1529:45

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)33% / 67%42%5.2
Q2(12)58% / 42%17%0.9
Q3(17)47% / 53%35%4.0
Q4(19)47% / 53%37%5.8
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(8)9.650%6.9
2nd(10)9.120%1.0
3rd(8)8.60%-1.3
4th(2)6.5100%9.0
All (28)—29%2.6
Rushing by down(offense 126th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.032%3.6
2nd(9)7.633%4.4
3rd(3)11.367%19.7
4th(1)1.0100%10.0
All (32)—38%5.6
Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%47%10.7
Q2(19)42% / 58%63%10.6
Q3(13)54% / 46%31%9.3
Q4(12)25% / 75%33%6.8
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)12.244%12.7
2nd(11)9.364%5.9
3rd(4)9.525%4.0
All (24)—50%8.1
Rushing by down(offense 93rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.432%8.6
2nd(9)8.056%13.3
3rd(4)8.375%15.0
All (35)—43%10.6

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

1Drive 1: own 17 → TD3Drive 3: own 8 → TD5Drive 5: own 49 → Punt7Drive 7: own 44 → FG9Drive 9: own 48 → TD11Drive 11: own 42 → TD13Drive 13: opp 19 → TD15Drive 15: own 10 → —17Drive 17: own 30 → End of half19Drive 19: own 20 → Punt21Drive 21: own 47 → Punt23Drive 23: own 20 → TD25Drive 25: own 22 → TD27Drive 27: own 25 → End of halfown 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 17Q1 15:001264TD1.87+5.2
3own 8Q1 4:55192TD1.57+5.5
5own 49Q1 4:404-5Punt2.80-2.8
7own 44Q1 0:00853FG2.73+0.3
9own 48Q2 10:43452TD2.87+4.2
11own 42Q2 7:00458TD2.77+4.3
13opp 19Q2 4:34219TD4.17+2.9
15own 10Q2 1:53517—1.50-1.5
17own 30Q2 0:00212End of half2.20-2.2
19own 20Q3 10:58728Punt1.80-1.8
21own 47Q3 6:35413Punt2.80-2.8
23own 20Q3 2:43480TD1.87+5.2
25own 22Q4 13:421278TD1.87+5.2
27own 25Q4 0:0024End of half1.90-1.9
14 drives6657932.352+19.7

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