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2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-24.4-12.20+12.2+24.4Ball State — Off. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Auburn — 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.: -21.2-21.2Auburn — Off. scoring eff.: +15.0+15.0Off. 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.: -0.2-0.2Auburn — Def. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Def. 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.: -15.0-15.0Auburn — Def. scoring eff.: +21.2+21.2Def. 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: -2.1-2.1Auburn — Possessions: +2.1+2.1PossessionsValue 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 StateAuburnBreaks 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

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Box score

Ball StateAuburn
Total yards68495
Rushing yards-3224
Rushing attempts3334
Yds / rush-0.16.6
Passing yards71271
Passing attempts1633
Yds / pass4.48.2
First downs627
Turnovers11
Penalties78
Penalty yards5765
Sacks56
Time of possession30:1529:45

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%23%2.0
Q2(15)33% / 67%7%1.2
Q3(11)45% / 55%18%1.9
Q4(9)56% / 44%0%1.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 136th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(2)10.050%8.0
2nd(7)10.614%1.1
3rd(11)10.39%1.3
4th(1)5.0100%10.0
All (21)—19%2.3
Rushing by down(offense 135th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.27%0.4
2nd(9)9.60%0.1
3rd(2)8.00%1.5
4th(1)1.0100%21.0
All (27)—7%1.1
Auburn
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)75% / 25%75%10.6
Q2(18)67% / 33%56%5.0
Q3(15)40% / 60%53%9.2
Q4(18)50% / 50%61%8.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 51st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.365%7.7
2nd(12)8.258%6.3
3rd(4)8.575%6.0
All (36)—64%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.046%10.5
2nd(8)5.663%11.9
3rd(5)5.660%4.4
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (27)—56%9.5

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

2Drive 2: own 23 → Punt4Drive 4: own 45 → TD6Drive 6: 50 → TD8Drive 8: own 43 → Missed FG10Drive 10: own 33 → TD12Drive 12: own 14 → End of half13Drive 13: own 26 → Punt15Drive 15: own 21 → TD17Drive 17: own 20 → —19Drive 19: own 28 → TD21Drive 21: own 15 → Punt23Drive 23: own 46 → TD25Drive 25: own 20 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Auburn 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 23Q1 13:02922Punt1.80-1.8
4own 45Q1 4:42255TD2.77+4.3
650Q1 1:46450TD2.77+4.3
8own 43Q2 9:121124Missed FG2.70-2.7
10own 33Q2 3:381067TD2.37+4.7
12own 14Q2 0:002-1End of half1.50-1.5
13own 26Q3 14:47834Punt2.00-2.0
15own 21Q3 9:04579TD1.77+5.3
17own 20Q3 5:3223—1.70-1.7
19own 28Q3 0:471072TD2.07+5.0
21own 15Q4 9:35715Punt1.50-1.5
23own 46Q4 5:13154TD2.77+4.3
25own 20Q4 2:571035End of half1.70-1.7
13 drives7349527.042+15.0

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