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2025 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-22.8-11.40+11.4+22.8Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: -2.9-2.9Illinois — Off. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -19.9-19.9Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: +13.5+13.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Illinois — 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.Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -13.5-13.5Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +19.9+19.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — 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 MichiganIllinoisBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 0Illinois 38
Western MichiganIllinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganIllinois
Total yards204358
Rushing yards113162
Rushing attempts3437
Yds / rush3.34.4
Passing yards91196
Passing attempts2426
Yds / pass3.87.5
First downs1220
Turnovers00
Penalties65
Penalty yards6846
Sacks23
Time of possession28:2731:33

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)56% / 44%11%2.0
Q2(24)42% / 58%42%4.8
Q3(12)67% / 33%25%2.1
Q4(13)31% / 69%15%3.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 119th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.025%1.6
2nd(10)11.140%5.4
3rd(8)7.625%1.5
4th(1)7.00%0.0
All (27)—30%2.9
Rushing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.720%4.7
2nd(9)6.944%4.6
3rd(6)5.517%2.3
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (31)—26%4.0
Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)43% / 57%52%4.0
Q2(10)80% / 20%20%4.6
Q3(18)33% / 67%78%7.4
Q4(13)38% / 62%54%7.6
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(14)10.043%5.0
2nd(9)9.767%11.1
3rd(5)9.820%5.2
All (28)—46%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 21st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)8.460%4.5
2nd(12)7.950%5.9
3rd(7)2.486%4.3
All (34)—62%4.9

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → FG3Drive 3: own 29 → Punt5Drive 5: own 32 → TD7Drive 7: own 24 → Punt9Drive 9: own 23 → Punt12Drive 12: own 47 → TD14Drive 14: own 20 → TD16Drive 16: own 47 → TD18Drive 18: own 28 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 42 → TD22Drive 22: own 42 → 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+/−
1own 25Q1 14:551550FG1.93+1.1
3own 29Q1 5:1447Punt2.10-2.1
5own 32Q1 2:051162TD2.37+4.7
7own 24Q2 11:2644Punt1.90-1.9
9own 23Q2 4:5858Punt1.80-1.8
12own 47Q3 12:56553TD2.77+4.3
14own 20Q3 7:351369TD1.77+5.3
16own 47Q3 1:09653TD2.77+4.3
18own 28Q4 12:2145Punt2.00-2.0
20opp 42Q4 9:33854TD2.97+4.1
22own 42Q4 1:023-1End of half2.60-2.6
11 drives6635824.538+13.5

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