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2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.8-8.90+8.9+17.8Western Illinois — Off. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +8.9+8.9Off. 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.: -15.5-15.5Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: +8.3+8.3Off. 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.: -8.9-8.9Northwestern — Def. field pos.: +2.3+2.3Def. 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.: -8.3-8.3Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +15.5+15.5Def. 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: 0.00.0Northwestern — 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 IllinoisNorthwesternBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Illinois 7Northwestern 42
Western IllinoisNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western IllinoisNorthwestern
Total yards181526
Rushing yards71281
Rushing attempts2341
Yds / rush3.16.9
Passing yards110245
Passing attempts2729
Yds / pass4.18.4
First downs1024
Turnovers11
Penalties36
Penalty yards1354
Sacks12
Time of possession24:0635:54

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)33% / 67%25%5.5
Q2(14)71% / 29%29%2.8
Q3(11)55% / 45%27%9.8
Q4(12)67% / 33%50%5.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)9.820%4.2
2nd(9)7.144%3.2
3rd(9)10.122%3.0
All (28)—29%3.5
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.036%5.5
2nd(7)8.029%10.7
3rd(3)3.767%15.0
All (21)—38%8.6
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)57% / 43%57%13.4
Q2(21)57% / 43%38%4.3
Q3(18)44% / 56%56%6.9
Q4(14)7% / 93%50%8.9
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(13)10.062%12.5
2nd(7)11.929%6.4
3rd(8)8.438%4.3
4th(1)1.0100%6.0
All (29)—48%8.5
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.344%4.3
2nd(13)6.246%5.4
3rd(7)2.371%19.0
All (38)—50%7.4

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

1Drive 1: own 27 → TD3Drive 3: own 22 → TD5Drive 5: opp 47 → Turnover7Drive 7: own 20 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 48 → Punt11Drive 11: own 10 → Punt13Drive 13: own 17 → —16Drive 16: own 30 → Missed FG18Drive 18: own 29 → FG20Drive 20: own 43 → TD22Drive 22: own 33 → TD24Drive 24: own 35 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northwestern 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 27Q1 14:11573TD2.07+5.0
3own 22Q1 9:39678TD1.88+6.2
5opp 47Q1 3:19216Turnover2.90-2.9
7own 20Q1 0:52721Punt1.70-1.7
9opp 48Q2 13:25712Punt2.80-2.8
11own 10Q2 7:3640Punt1.40-1.4
13own 17Q2 3:571578—1.60-1.6
16own 30Q3 11:111053Missed FG2.22-0.2
18own 29Q3 5:43864FG2.13+0.9
20own 43Q3 1:011154TD2.77+4.3
22own 33Q4 8:17367TD2.37+4.7
24own 35Q4 2:37511End of half2.30-2.3
12 drives7252625.742+16.3

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