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Iowa38atRutgers28

2025 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-10.1-50+5+10.1Iowa — Off. field pos.: +8.6+8.6Rutgers — Off. field pos.: -1.1-1.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa — Off. scoring eff.: +8.8+8.8Rutgers — Off. scoring eff.: +6.4+6.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa — Def. field pos.: +1.1+1.1Rutgers — Def. field pos.: -8.6-8.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa — Def. scoring eff.: -6.4-6.4Rutgers — Def. scoring eff.: -8.8-8.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Rutgers — 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.
IowaRutgersBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalIowa 38Rutgers 28
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Box score

IowaRutgers
Total yards346400
Rushing yards16070
Rushing attempts3830
Yds / rush4.22.3
Passing yards186330
Passing attempts1840
Yds / pass10.38.3
First downs2220
Turnovers01
Penalties26
Penalty yards3050
Sacks32
Time of possession28:5431:06

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Iowa
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)56% / 44%56%7.3
Q2(13)31% / 69%69%6.9
Q3(16)38% / 63%44%6.6
Q4(18)28% / 72%61%5.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.056%8.2
2nd(4)3.575%21.3
3rd(7)6.029%3.9
All (20)50%9.3
Rushing by down(offense 33rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)8.870%5.7
2nd(15)5.947%4.0
3rd(1)1.0100%7.0
All (36)61%5.0
Rutgers
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)64% / 36%73%8.9
Q2(19)32% / 68%26%3.1
Q3(11)82% / 18%9%4.8
Q4(18)78% / 22%50%5.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.042%3.7
2nd(14)9.550%12.6
3rd(9)7.333%8.3
4th(1)17.00%0.0
All (43)42%7.5
Rushing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)7.933%2.8
2nd(11)5.055%3.6
3rd(4)2.375%3.0
All (27)48%3.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Def. TD3Drive 3: own 37 → TD5Drive 5: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → Missed FG9Drive 9: own 11 → End of half10Drive 10: own 25 → Punt12Drive 12: own 22 → Punt14Drive 14: own 43 → Missed FG16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Rutgers 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 14:26775Def. TD(−8 opp)1.97+5.1
3own 37Q1 11:251263TD2.37+4.7
5own 25Q1 2:121075TD1.97+5.1
7own 25Q2 7:541531Missed FG1.90-1.9
9own 11Q2 1:0679End of half1.40-1.4
10own 25Q3 15:0041Punt1.90-1.9
12own 22Q3 9:3246Punt1.80-1.8
14own 43Q3 6:21646Missed FG2.70-2.7
16own 25Q4 13:48975TD1.97+5.1
18own 25Q4 5:3532Turnover1.90-1.9
20own 25Q4 2:10717Downs1.90-1.9
11 drives7240021.628+6.4

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