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Western Kentucky17atJames Madison27

2024 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.9-50+5+9.9Western Kentucky — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6James Madison — Off. field pos.: +3.9+3.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Off. scoring eff.: -8.7-8.7James Madison — Off. scoring eff.: -2.9-2.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Def. field pos.: -3.9-3.9James Madison — 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.Western Kentucky — Def. scoring eff.: +2.9+2.9James Madison — Def. scoring eff.: +8.7+8.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Possessions: -2.0-2.0James Madison — 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 KentuckyJames MadisonBreaks 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Kentucky 17James Madison 27
Western KentuckyJames Madisonhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western KentuckyJames Madison
Total yards318394
Rushing yards16212
Rushing attempts2046
Yds / rush0.84.6
Passing yards302182
Passing attempts3924
Yds / pass7.77.6
First downs1419
Turnovers30
Penalties34
Penalty yards4020
Sacks03
Time of possession23:2836:32

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Kentucky
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)62% / 38%31%3.2
Q2(17)71% / 29%41%8.4
Q3(11)64% / 36%27%8.4
Q4(15)80% / 20%27%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 65th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.025%3.3
2nd(14)9.850%7.6
3rd(12)10.842%12.5
4th(1)10.00%0.0
All (39)38%7.6
Rushing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.920%3.0
2nd(5)9.80%2.2
3rd(1)2.00%-2.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (17)18%2.4
James Madison
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)25% / 75%44%5.3
Q2(17)47% / 53%53%6.1
Q3(18)33% / 67%39%5.6
Q4(18)33% / 67%28%5.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 92nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.140%4.3
2nd(5)7.2100%9.0
3rd(9)6.744%10.4
All (24)54%7.6
Rushing by down(offense 65th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.339%5.8
2nd(18)6.722%3.7
3rd(7)3.943%4.9
4th(2)1.050%2.0
All (45)33%4.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 23 → TD5Drive 5: own 28 → Downs7Drive 7: own 15 → Punt9Drive 9: own 36 → Missed FG11Drive 11: own 15 → Punt13Drive 13: own 26 → End of half15Drive 15: own 29 → TD17Drive 17: opp 40 → FG19Drive 19: own 25 → TD21Drive 21: own 34 → Punt23Drive 23: opp 34 → FG25Drive 25: own 49 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
James Madison 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 15:0045Punt1.90-1.9
3own 23Q1 11:51759TD1.87+5.2
5own 28Q1 7:14613Downs2.10-2.1
7own 15Q1 3:0548Punt1.60-1.6
9own 36Q2 13:26835Missed FG2.50-2.5
11own 15Q2 6:06832Punt1.60-1.6
13own 26Q2 0:38836End of half2.00-2.0
15own 29Q3 13:571171TD2.27+4.8
17opp 40Q3 6:27830FG3.33-0.3
19own 25Q4 14:031075TD1.97+5.1
21own 34Q4 7:254-1Punt2.40-2.4
23opp 34Q4 2:541032FG3.73-0.7
25own 49Q4 0:353-42.80-2.8
13 drives7339429.927-2.9

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