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Michigan30atNebraska27

2025 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-4.6-2.30+2.3+4.6Michigan — Off. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Nebraska — Off. field pos.: +0.2+0.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +4.0+4.0Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: +2.0+2.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan — Def. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Nebraska — Def. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -2.0-2.0Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: -4.0-4.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Nebraska — 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.
MichiganNebraskaBreaks 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

01733Q1Q2Q3FinalMichigan 30Nebraska 27
MichiganNebraskahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MichiganNebraska
Total yards395351
Rushing yards29043
Rushing attempts3131
Yds / rush9.41.4
Passing yards105308
Passing attempts2341
Yds / pass4.67.5
First downs1623
Turnovers11
Penalties43
Penalty yards399
Sacks71
Time of possession26:4333:17

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)54% / 46%31%7.4
Q2(7)43% / 57%43%13.9
Q3(12)58% / 42%50%9.2
Q4(22)32% / 68%36%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.025%3.3
2nd(10)9.130%5.8
3rd(6)7.533%3.5
All (24)—29%4.4
Rushing by down(offense 13th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.944%10.6
2nd(9)8.356%9.4
3rd(5)8.440%6.8
All (30)—47%9.6
Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)57% / 43%48%5.0
Q2(21)57% / 43%43%7.3
Q3(17)71% / 29%35%3.4
Q4(12)92% / 8%50%5.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 37th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.644%4.2
2nd(17)7.565%7.4
3rd(9)10.711%3.2
4th(3)4.767%19.7
All (47)—47%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.043%4.5
2nd(7)7.629%2.7
3rd(3)6.733%3.3
All (24)—38%3.8

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Downs3Drive 3: opp 37 → Missed FG5Drive 5: own 23 → Turnover7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 48 → FG11Drive 11: own 37 → TD13Drive 13: own 25 → TD15Drive 15: own 3 → Punt17Drive 17: own 25 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → FG21Drive 21: own 29 → Punt23Drive 23: own 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Nebraska 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 14:531070Downs1.90-1.9
3opp 37Q1 8:33711Missed FG3.50-3.5
5own 23Q1 1:21311Turnover1.80-1.8
7own 25Q1 0:076-4Punt1.90-1.9
9own 48Q2 13:08827FG2.73+0.3
11own 37Q2 5:51763TD2.37+4.7
13own 25Q2 1:461175TD1.97+5.1
15own 3Q3 12:2759Punt1.10-1.1
17own 25Q3 7:344-6Punt1.90-1.9
19own 25Q3 5:101554FG1.93+1.1
21own 29Q4 13:564-5Punt2.10-2.1
23own 25Q4 3:411272TD1.97+5.1
12 drives7335125.027+2.0

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