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Michigan State27atNebraska38

2025 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17-8.50+8.5+17Michigan State — Off. field pos.: -0.0-0.0Nebraska — Off. field pos.: +14.8+14.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Off. scoring eff.: +0.2+0.2Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: -3.6-3.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Def. field pos.: -14.8-14.8Nebraska — Def. field pos.: +0.0+0.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Def. scoring eff.: +3.6+3.6Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: -0.2-0.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — 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.
Michigan StateNebraskaBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalMichigan State 27Nebraska 38
Michigan StateNebraskahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Michigan StateNebraska
Total yards242282
Rushing yards8688
Rushing attempts3727
Yds / rush2.33.3
Passing yards156194
Passing attempts3024
Yds / pass5.28.1
First downs1715
Turnovers31
Penalties56
Penalty yards4544
Sacks54
Time of possession33:2426:36

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Michigan State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)47% / 53%32%3.5
Q2(14)71% / 29%21%1.5
Q3(18)22% / 78%44%4.8
Q4(16)63% / 38%31%4.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 64th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.854%6.4
2nd(9)8.422%3.0
3rd(10)8.620%1.8
4th(1)8.00%-10.0
All (33)—33%3.7
Rushing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)8.721%1.5
2nd(12)9.425%3.8
3rd(4)8.325%7.3
4th(4)3.0100%7.8
All (34)—32%3.7
Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%44%4.2
Q2(16)31% / 69%25%0.8
Q3(13)62% / 38%38%8.7
Q4(16)69% / 31%44%7.3
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(12)9.833%6.5
2nd(9)10.433%4.1
3rd(6)9.233%12.0
4th(1)4.00%-10.0
All (28)—32%6.3
Rushing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.045%4.9
2nd(7)7.443%7.3
3rd(7)8.043%-0.7
4th(1)3.00%2.0
All (26)—42%3.9

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

2Drive 2: opp 48 → TD5Drive 5: own 25 → Punt7Drive 7: opp 26 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 45 → Downs11Drive 11: opp 44 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Downs15Drive 15: own 25 → Turnover17Drive 17: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: opp 28 → FG20Drive 20: own 20 → Punt22Drive 22: own 41 → TD24Drive 24: opp 17 → TD26Drive 26: opp 49 → —own 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+/−
2opp 48Q1 13:231038TD2.87+4.2
5own 25Q2 12:52519Punt1.90-1.9
7opp 26Q2 8:285-27Punt3.80-3.8
9opp 45Q2 5:1877Downs2.90-2.9
11opp 44Q2 1:13614Punt2.90-2.9
13own 25Q3 15:00523Downs1.90-1.9
15own 25Q3 6:0110Turnover1.90-1.9
17own 25Q3 2:37575TD1.97+5.1
18opp 28Q3 1:08923FG3.73-0.7
20own 20Q4 12:14830Punt1.70-1.7
22own 41Q4 6:45159TD2.57+4.5
24opp 17Q4 5:17217TD4.07+3.0
26opp 49Q4 2:004-6—2.80-2.8
13 drives5528234.638+3.4

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