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UL Monroe7atNorthwestern42

2025 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-26.4-13.20+13.2+26.4ULM — Off. field pos.: -1.9-1.9Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.ULM — Off. scoring eff.: -9.7-9.7Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: +22.9+22.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.ULM — Def. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Northwestern — Def. field pos.: +1.9+1.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.ULM — Def. scoring eff.: -22.9-22.9Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +9.7+9.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.ULM — 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.
ULMNorthwesternBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalULM 7Northwestern 42
ULMNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

ULMNorthwestern
Total yards273515
Rushing yards87246
Rushing attempts3038
Yds / rush2.96.5
Passing yards186269
Passing attempts2333
Yds / pass8.18.2
First downs1826
Turnovers00
Penalties56
Penalty yards6749
Sacks03
Time of possession24:1835:42

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

ULM
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)38% / 62%54%9.5
Q2(13)54% / 46%46%5.6
Q3(10)60% / 40%20%1.9
Q4(19)53% / 47%42%4.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 113th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.046%6.4
2nd(7)8.357%8.9
3rd(8)11.325%3.5
All (28)43%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.038%4.8
2nd(10)7.640%4.2
3rd(3)5.367%7.7
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (27)41%4.8
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)38% / 63%50%4.5
Q2(24)67% / 33%42%6.9
Q3(22)45% / 55%50%9.4
Q4(12)17% / 83%42%5.1
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(13)10.431%7.5
2nd(10)8.030%5.4
3rd(10)8.170%10.5
4th(1)4.0100%6.0
All (34)44%7.7
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.053%6.2
2nd(15)7.227%3.7
3rd(7)3.671%11.0
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (40)48%6.1

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

2Drive 2: own 39 → TD4Drive 4: own 27 → TD6Drive 6: own 22 → FG8Drive 8: own 13 → —9Drive 9: own 37 → TD11Drive 11: own 9 → TD13Drive 13: own 47 → TD15Drive 15: opp 45 → FG17Drive 17: own 30 → Puntown 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 39Q1 10:401361TD2.47+4.6
4own 27Q1 1:36873TD2.08+6.0
6own 22Q2 9:461567FG1.83+1.2
8own 13Q2 1:247361.50-1.5
9own 37Q3 15:00763TD2.37+4.7
11own 9Q3 8:36691TD1.47+5.6
13own 47Q3 4:17953TD2.77+4.3
15opp 45Q4 12:45730FG2.93+0.1
17own 30Q4 6:46731Punt2.20-2.2
9 drives7451519.142+22.9

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