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Rutgers28atMinnesota31

2025 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-7.2-3.60+3.6+7.2Rutgers — Off. field pos.: -1.0-1.0Minnesota — Off. field pos.: +3.7+3.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Off. scoring eff.: +6.3+6.3Minnesota — Off. scoring eff.: +4.5+4.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Def. field pos.: -3.7-3.7Minnesota — Def. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Def. scoring eff.: -4.5-4.5Minnesota — Def. scoring eff.: -6.3-6.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Possessions: 0.00.0Minnesota — 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.
RutgersMinnesotaBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalRutgers 28Minnesota 31
RutgersMinnesotahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

RutgersMinnesota
Total yards393362
Rushing yards14438
Rushing attempts4117
Yds / rush3.52.2
Passing yards249324
Passing attempts3441
Yds / pass7.37.9
First downs2920
Turnovers10
Penalties53
Penalty yards4130
Sacks27
Time of possession31:0528:55

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Rutgers
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)47% / 53%65%7.3
Q2(27)52% / 48%44%5.3
Q3(5)80% / 20%40%4.8
Q4(25)56% / 44%52%4.8
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(20)10.055%6.0
2nd(13)9.654%6.3
3rd(7)10.929%1.1
All (40)—50%5.3
Rushing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.150%5.9
2nd(12)5.042%3.5
3rd(6)8.083%10.5
All (34)—53%5.9
Minnesota
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(8)50% / 50%38%3.3
Q2(15)67% / 33%40%7.3
Q3(27)78% / 22%59%5.9
Q4(11)91% / 9%64%6.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 63rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.959%9.1
2nd(14)7.257%5.4
3rd(9)6.156%5.8
All (45)—58%7.3
Rushing by down(offense 101st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)7.550%2.7
2nd(6)5.233%4.2
3rd(3)1.033%0.3
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (16)—38%2.6

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

2Drive 2: own 12 → Punt4Drive 4: own 17 → Punt6Drive 6: own 19 → TD8Drive 8: opp 8 → TD10Drive 10: own 27 → Punt12Drive 12: own 42 → Downs15Drive 15: own 15 → TD17Drive 17: own 17 → FG19Drive 19: own 25 → Punt21Drive 21: own 28 → —23Drive 23: own 38 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Minnesota 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 12Q1 9:3149Punt1.50-1.5
4own 17Q1 3:09617Punt1.60-1.6
6own 19Q2 10:34481TD1.77+5.3
8opp 8Q2 7:5818TD4.77+2.3
10own 27Q2 6:3040Punt2.00-2.0
12own 42Q2 4:10721Downs2.60-2.6
15own 15Q3 14:541385TD1.57+5.5
17own 17Q3 7:071575FG1.63+1.4
19own 25Q4 11:2245Punt1.90-1.9
21own 28Q4 6:23772—2.04+2.0
23own 38Q4 0:172-3End of half2.30-2.3
11 drives6536223.531+7.5

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