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2024 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.8-5.90+5.9+11.8Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +1.3+1.3Bowling Green — Off. field pos.: +3.6+3.6Off. 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.: -10.3-10.3Bowling Green — Off. scoring eff.: +7.4+7.4Off. 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.: -3.6-3.6Bowling Green — Def. field pos.: -1.3-1.3Def. 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.: -7.4-7.4Bowling Green — Def. scoring eff.: +10.3+10.3Def. 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: +2.0+2.0Bowling Green — 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.
Western MichiganBowling GreenBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 13Bowling Green 31
Western MichiganBowling Greenhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganBowling Green
Total yards292402
Rushing yards95226
Rushing attempts3633
Yds / rush2.66.8
Passing yards197176
Passing attempts3323
Yds / pass6.07.7
First downs1919
Turnovers21
Penalties34
Penalty yards1530
Sacks04
Time of possession33:2726:33

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)64% / 36%27%5.1
Q2(21)43% / 57%38%4.0
Q3(17)41% / 59%41%3.8
Q4(20)75% / 25%45%5.8
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(14)9.936%4.2
2nd(13)8.662%6.5
3rd(8)10.813%0.8
4th(3)13.333%12.7
All (38)—39%4.9
Rushing by down(offense 93rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.731%4.5
2nd(7)7.914%2.9
3rd(7)2.943%3.1
4th(4)1.0100%8.5
All (31)—39%4.3
Bowling Green
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)67% / 33%53%4.5
Q2(13)46% / 54%54%10.1
Q3(12)33% / 67%58%12.3
Q4(15)20% / 80%27%4.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 54th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.056%8.4
2nd(7)6.771%8.6
3rd(6)5.833%6.7
4th(1)4.00%0.0
All (23)—52%7.7
Rushing by down(offense 103rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.541%5.9
2nd(11)7.936%10.0
3rd(4)6.075%4.8
All (32)—44%7.2

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

2Drive 2: own 31 → FG4Drive 4: own 38 → Punt7Drive 7: own 16 → TD9Drive 9: opp 26 → TD11Drive 11: own 33 → Punt13Drive 13: own 35 → TD15Drive 15: own 26 → TD17Drive 17: own 25 → Downs19Drive 19: own 41 → Punt21Drive 21: own 20 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Bowling Green drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 31Q1 13:041546FG2.33+0.7
4own 38Q1 6:53621Punt2.50-2.5
7own 16Q2 8:17684TD1.77+5.3
9opp 26Q2 4:59326TD3.97+3.1
11own 33Q2 0:33621Punt2.40-2.4
13own 35Q3 15:00870TD2.47+4.6
15own 26Q3 7:57374TD2.07+5.0
17own 25Q3 0:21938Downs1.90-1.9
19own 41Q4 7:451127Punt2.60-2.6
21own 20Q4 0:203-2End of half1.80-1.8
10 drives6040223.631+7.4

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

Western Michigan at Bowling Green — 2024 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ