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Oregon34atNorthwestern14

2025 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.8-4.90+4.9+9.8Oregon — Off. field pos.: +4.8+4.8Northwestern — Off. field pos.: -2.5-2.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Oregon — Off. scoring eff.: +8.5+8.5Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: -4.2-4.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Oregon — Def. field pos.: +2.5+2.5Northwestern — Def. field pos.: -4.8-4.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Oregon — Def. scoring eff.: +4.2+4.2Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: -8.5-8.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Oregon — 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.
OregonNorthwesternBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalOregon 34Northwestern 14
OregonNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

OregonNorthwestern
Total yards373313
Rushing yards176178
Rushing attempts3037
Yds / rush5.94.8
Passing yards197135
Passing attempts2622
Yds / pass7.66.1
First downs2115
Turnovers12
Penalties04
Penalty yards027
Sacks20
Time of possession27:4232:18

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Oregon
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%46%3.8
Q2(21)48% / 52%52%6.9
Q3(8)38% / 63%88%16.5
Q4(14)50% / 50%29%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 6th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.958%7.4
2nd(7)7.357%9.5
3rd(7)7.943%7.3
All (26)54%7.9
Rushing by down(offense 3rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.553%9.6
2nd(11)7.518%2.9
3rd(4)1.8100%3.8
All (30)47%6.4
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%53%3.6
Q2(6)50% / 50%50%5.2
Q3(21)52% / 48%43%4.3
Q4(16)25% / 75%50%10.9
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(7)10.057%4.9
2nd(8)8.163%12.0
3rd(8)9.138%2.4
4th(1)9.00%0.0
All (24)50%6.1
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.931%7.8
2nd(12)8.267%6.0
3rd(3)3.033%3.0
4th(3)1.067%1.0
All (34)47%6.1

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

2Drive 2: own 10 → Turnover4Drive 4: own 45 → Punt6Drive 6: own 25 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → End of half9Drive 9: own 25 → Downs11Drive 11: own 25 → Turnover13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: own 4 → Downs17Drive 17: own 25 → TD19Drive 19: own 9 → TDown 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+/−
2own 10Q1 11:091474Turnover1.40-1.4
4own 45Q1 2:0158Punt2.70-2.7
6own 25Q2 9:20833Punt1.90-1.9
8own 25Q2 0:002-2End of half1.90-1.9
9own 25Q3 14:501241Downs1.90-1.9
11own 25Q3 7:36679Turnover1.90-1.9
13own 25Q3 2:4843Punt1.90-1.9
15own 4Q4 14:4648Downs1.20-1.2
17own 25Q4 11:11975TD1.97+5.1
19own 9Q4 2:55491TD1.47+5.6
10 drives5931318.214-4.2

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