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Ohio State34atIllinois16

2025 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-7.6-3.80+3.8+7.6Ohio State — Off. field pos.: +6.6+6.6Illinois — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Off. scoring eff.: +4.7+4.7Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -3.5-3.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Illinois — Def. field pos.: -6.6-6.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Def. scoring eff.: +3.5+3.5Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: -4.7-4.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Illinois — 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.
Ohio StateIllinoisBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalOhio State 34Illinois 16
Ohio StateIllinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ohio StateIllinois
Total yards275295
Rushing yards10947
Rushing attempts3527
Yds / rush3.11.7
Passing yards166248
Passing attempts2744
Yds / pass6.15.6
First downs1722
Turnovers03
Penalties74
Penalty yards5919
Sacks40
Time of possession33:1126:49

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ohio State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)43% / 57%52%6.0
Q2(14)64% / 36%36%6.4
Q3(18)33% / 67%44%4.2
Q4(11)27% / 73%27%1.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 1st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.345%4.7
2nd(6)9.867%10.3
3rd(10)5.450%8.4
All (27)—52%7.3
Rushing by down(offense 32nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.313%1.7
2nd(16)7.838%4.1
3rd(5)3.080%2.2
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (37)—35%2.9
Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%50%3.8
Q2(23)74% / 26%52%3.5
Q3(13)54% / 46%54%5.8
Q4(23)74% / 26%52%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 16th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.654%5.5
2nd(11)8.064%6.0
3rd(11)6.555%3.9
4th(1)6.00%0.0
All (47)—55%5.2
Rushing by down(offense 21st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)9.850%8.3
2nd(9)6.344%3.4
3rd(3)1.30%0.3
4th(4)2.575%-2.5
All (22)—45%3.3

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Turnover4Drive 4: own 20 → Punt6Drive 6: own 26 → Downs10Drive 10: own 20 → FG12Drive 12: own 40 → End of half13Drive 13: own 25 → TD15Drive 15: own 30 → —17Drive 17: own 16 → Punt19Drive 19: own 39 → TD21Drive 21: own 20 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Illinois 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 25Q1 9:29633Turnover1.90-1.9
4own 20Q1 3:25616Punt1.70-1.7
6own 26Q2 14:091121Downs2.00-2.0
10own 20Q2 3:341665FG1.73+1.3
12own 40Q2 0:244-6End of half2.50-2.5
13own 25Q3 14:531275TD1.97+5.1
15own 30Q3 1:4820—2.20-2.2
17own 16Q4 13:14919Punt1.60-1.6
19own 39Q4 8:151046TD2.46+3.6
21own 20Q4 2:311055Downs1.70-1.7
10 drives7129519.516-3.5

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