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2025 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.3-3.20+3.2+6.3Michigan — Off. field pos.: +1.4+1.4Michigan State — Off. field pos.: -1.3-1.3Off. 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.: +0.7+0.7Michigan State — Off. scoring eff.: -5.5-5.5Off. 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.: +1.3+1.3Michigan State — Def. field pos.: -1.4-1.4Def. 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.: +5.5+5.5Michigan State — Def. scoring eff.: -0.7-0.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Michigan State — 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.
MichiganMichigan StateBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalMichigan 31Michigan State 20
MichiganMichigan Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MichiganMichigan State
Total yards362305
Rushing yards276115
Rushing attempts4938
Yds / rush5.63.0
Passing yards86190
Passing attempts1734
Yds / pass5.15.6
First downs2018
Turnovers11
Penalties612
Penalty yards61105
Sacks41
Time of possession30:3329:27

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)43% / 57%52%4.9
Q2(13)38% / 62%38%3.8
Q3(15)13% / 87%53%8.3
Q4(13)8% / 92%31%6.8
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(6)10.050%10.3
2nd(8)6.325%1.0
3rd(4)5.825%3.8
All (18)—33%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 13th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)9.848%6.2
2nd(13)7.046%7.2
3rd(9)5.956%5.0
4th(1)1.0100%8.0
All (46)—50%6.3
Michigan State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)67% / 33%17%1.1
Q2(21)38% / 62%48%5.0
Q3(14)64% / 36%29%3.0
Q4(26)58% / 42%46%6.4
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)10.438%5.9
2nd(17)10.341%4.6
3rd(9)6.322%1.6
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (40)—35%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.247%3.5
2nd(8)7.325%8.8
3rd(6)7.550%3.8
4th(2)1.050%1.0
All (33)—42%4.7

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Turnover3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 20 → Punt7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 22 → TD11Drive 11: own 37 → Punt13Drive 13: own 34 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 3 → Punt20Drive 20: own 25 → TD22Drive 22: own 41 → Downs24Drive 24: own 46 → Downs26Drive 26: own 15 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Michigan State 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 15:0038Turnover1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 10:0762Punt1.90-1.9
5own 20Q1 7:4040Punt1.70-1.7
7own 25Q1 3:5853Punt1.90-1.9
9own 22Q2 15:001493TD1.87+5.2
11own 37Q2 6:2257Punt2.30-2.3
13own 34Q2 2:0084Punt2.30-2.3
16own 25Q3 11:50613Punt1.90-1.9
18own 3Q3 7:2453Punt1.10-1.1
20own 25Q3 3:081475TD1.96+4.1
22own 41Q4 10:13632Downs2.50-2.5
24own 46Q4 5:59525Downs2.70-2.7
26own 15Q4 2:481460TD1.57+5.5
13 drives7330525.520-5.5

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