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2025 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.1-90+9+18.1Ball State — Off. field pos.: -2.9-2.9Purdue — Off. field pos.: +0.0+0.0Off. 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.: -15.7-15.7Purdue — Off. scoring eff.: +12.4+12.4Off. 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.: -0.0-0.0Purdue — Def. field pos.: +2.9+2.9Def. 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.: -12.4-12.4Purdue — Def. scoring eff.: +15.7+15.7Def. 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: 0.00.0Purdue — 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.
Ball StatePurdueBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalBall State 0Purdue 31
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Box score

Ball StatePurdue
Total yards203433
Rushing yards11693
Rushing attempts3630
Yds / rush3.23.1
Passing yards87340
Passing attempts1629
Yds / pass5.411.7
First downs1323
Turnovers00
Penalties33
Penalty yards1825
Sacks14
Time of possession33:4026:20

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%21%2.9
Q2(12)33% / 67%42%5.3
Q3(18)28% / 72%33%3.1
Q4(7)57% / 43%29%6.9
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(6)10.017%0.3
2nd(6)9.533%5.0
3rd(5)8.220%1.8
4th(2)9.050%18.5
All (19)26%4.1
Rushing by down(offense 135th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.733%4.8
2nd(10)8.330%3.3
3rd(7)7.643%3.7
All (32)34%4.1
Purdue
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%54%12.7
Q2(15)53% / 47%47%5.5
Q3(7)71% / 29%86%10.4
Q4(22)45% / 55%45%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.057%11.5
2nd(9)9.278%14.1
3rd(5)8.820%7.2
4th(1)3.0100%7.0
All (29)59%11.4
Rushing by down(offense 74th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.254%4.6
2nd(8)9.125%3.1
3rd(6)3.850%2.3
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (28)46%3.7

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

1Drive 1: own 38 → TD3Drive 3: own 29 → TD5Drive 5: own 36 → Punt7Drive 7: own 9 → TD9Drive 9: own 34 → Punt11Drive 11: own 36 → Punt14Drive 14: own 27 → TD16Drive 16: own 29 → FG18Drive 18: own 20 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Purdue 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 38Q1 14:42362TD2.37+4.7
3own 29Q1 12:32776TD2.17+4.9
5own 36Q1 7:2044Punt2.30-2.3
7own 9Q1 0:351491TD1.47+5.6
9own 34Q2 7:5147Punt2.30-2.3
11own 36Q2 1:4557Punt2.30-2.3
14own 27Q3 6:59773TD2.07+5.0
16own 29Q4 14:521361FG2.13+0.9
18own 20Q4 5:071453End of half1.70-1.7
9 drives6343318.631+12.4

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