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2025 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.7-9.80+9.8+19.7Northwestern — Off. field pos.: -2.6-2.6Tulane — Off. field pos.: +1.3+1.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -17.1-17.1Tulane — Off. scoring eff.: -3.1-3.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -1.3-1.3Tulane — Def. field pos.: +2.6+2.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +3.1+3.1Tulane — Def. scoring eff.: +17.1+17.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Tulane — 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.
NorthwesternTulaneBreaks 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

01325Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 3Tulane 23
NorthwesternTulanehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternTulane
Total yards237421
Rushing yards76269
Rushing attempts2742
Yds / rush2.86.4
Passing yards161152
Passing attempts3632
Yds / pass4.54.8
First downs1923
Turnovers50
Penalties45
Penalty yards1955
Sacks13
Time of possession26:3933:21

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)44% / 56%38%4.9
Q2(12)50% / 50%42%2.9
Q3(16)75% / 25%38%5.4
Q4(17)76% / 24%53%4.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 79th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.361%6.9
2nd(12)7.317%1.4
3rd(5)9.240%3.8
4th(3)2.70%0.0
All (38)—39%4.1
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.933%6.0
2nd(8)6.163%4.3
3rd(6)7.550%5.0
All (23)—48%5.1
Tulane
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)54% / 46%54%4.7
Q2(25)52% / 48%52%9.4
Q3(21)52% / 48%43%3.6
Q4(15)13% / 87%27%3.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 26th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.440%4.1
2nd(10)9.420%4.6
3rd(7)5.129%3.6
4th(1)8.0100%10.0
All (33)—33%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.050%8.3
2nd(15)7.160%7.2
3rd(8)6.450%2.6
All (41)—54%6.8

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

2Drive 2: own 48 → TD4Drive 4: own 26 → Punt6Drive 6: own 19 → FG8Drive 8: opp 41 → FG10Drive 10: own 13 → TD12Drive 12: own 24 → End of half13Drive 13: own 25 → FG15Drive 15: own 47 → Punt17Drive 17: own 35 → Punt19Drive 19: own 2 → Punt21Drive 21: own 48 → Punt23Drive 23: opp 42 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Tulane 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 48Q1 13:12851TD2.77+4.3
4own 26Q1 8:5147Punt2.00-2.0
6own 19Q1 0:271473FG1.73+1.3
8opp 41Q2 10:111318FG3.03+0.0
10own 13Q2 1:43387TD1.57+5.5
12own 24Q2 0:53660End of half1.90-1.9
13own 25Q3 14:511662FG1.93+1.1
15own 47Q3 5:4146Punt2.70-2.7
17own 35Q3 2:0748Punt2.30-2.3
19own 2Q4 12:471228Punt1.10-1.1
21own 48Q4 8:3446Punt2.70-2.7
23opp 42Q4 2:17615—2.90-2.9
12 drives7742126.123-3.1

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