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2025 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.3-10.70+10.7+21.3Western Illinois — Off. field pos.: -1.3-1.3Illinois — Off. field pos.: +12.8+12.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -16.4-16.4Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: +18.5+18.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Illinois — Def. field pos.: -12.8-12.8Illinois — 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 Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: -18.5-18.5Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +16.4+16.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Illinois — Possessions: 0.00.0Illinois — 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.
Western IllinoisIllinoisBreaks 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

02957Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Illinois 3Illinois 52
Western IllinoisIllinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western IllinoisIllinois
Total yards163440
Rushing yards29209
Rushing attempts2637
Yds / rush1.15.6
Passing yards134231
Passing attempts2922
Yds / pass4.610.5
First downs1121
Turnovers10
Penalties85
Penalty yards5960
Sacks34
Time of possession27:1832:42

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)64% / 36%36%2.6
Q2(15)67% / 33%20%3.6
Q3(16)50% / 50%25%2.8
Q4(9)44% / 56%11%2.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.020%4.0
2nd(11)10.527%2.7
3rd(7)10.043%5.0
4th(1)5.00%0.0
All (29)—28%3.6
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.411%0.2
2nd(7)8.429%3.7
3rd(6)8.217%3.0
All (22)—18%2.1
Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)41% / 59%65%5.5
Q2(17)59% / 41%53%8.4
Q3(8)75% / 25%50%6.9
Q4(17)12% / 88%59%8.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 16th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.267%5.7
2nd(10)7.670%13.7
3rd(5)5.840%1.0
4th(1)10.0100%14.0
All (25)—64%8.3
Rushing by down(offense 21st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.653%7.8
2nd(10)6.750%7.3
3rd(4)3.850%1.3
4th(1)3.0100%6.0
All (34)—53%6.9

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

2Drive 2: own 41 → TD4Drive 4: opp 26 → TD6Drive 6: own 49 → TD8Drive 8: own 34 → FG10Drive 10: own 38 → TD12Drive 12: own 43 → Punt14Drive 14: own 35 → Missed FG17Drive 17: own 25 → TD19Drive 19: own 33 → TD21Drive 21: opp 34 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Illinois 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 41Q1 10:43944TD2.57+4.5
4opp 26Q1 6:26631TD3.87+3.2
6own 49Q1 1:52851TD2.77+4.3
8own 34Q2 11:10934FG2.33+0.7
10own 38Q2 5:36687TD2.37+4.7
12own 43Q2 1:185-12Punt2.70-2.7
14own 35Q3 14:54955Missed FG2.30-2.3
17own 25Q4 14:481270TD1.97+5.1
19own 33Q4 6:12267TD2.37+4.7
21opp 34Q4 2:50713End of half3.60-3.6
10 drives6344026.552+25.5

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