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2025 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-24.9-12.40+12.4+24.9Minnesota — Off. field pos.: -2.2-2.2Iowa — Off. field pos.: +17.2+17.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Off. scoring eff.: -21.6-21.6Iowa — Off. scoring eff.: +1.1+1.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Def. field pos.: -17.2-17.2Iowa — Def. field pos.: +2.2+2.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Def. scoring eff.: -1.1-1.1Iowa — Def. scoring eff.: +21.6+21.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Possessions: +4.1+4.1Iowa — Possessions: -4.1-4.1PossessionsValue 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.
MinnesotaIowaBreaks 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

02345Q1Q2Q3FinalMinnesota 3Iowa 41
MinnesotaIowahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MinnesotaIowa
Total yards133274
Rushing yards24133
Rushing attempts2536
Yds / rush1.03.7
Passing yards109141
Passing attempts2820
Yds / pass3.97.0
First downs1013
Turnovers30
Penalties23
Penalty yards1535
Sacks24
Time of possession26:5033:10

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Minnesota
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(7)71% / 29%14%6.6
Q2(14)71% / 29%36%2.8
Q3(15)73% / 27%33%3.9
Q4(16)31% / 69%44%3.1
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(8)10.050%8.1
2nd(12)8.633%2.7
3rd(11)9.727%4.3
All (31)—35%4.5
Rushing by down(offense 101st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.021%2.2
2nd(4)7.575%4.8
3rd(2)1.550%2.0
4th(1)1.00%-1.0
All (21)—33%2.5
Iowa
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)40% / 60%55%6.4
Q2(12)42% / 58%42%4.8
Q3(11)55% / 45%36%3.5
Q4(13)23% / 77%31%3.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 87th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)10.020%-0.2
2nd(10)6.550%11.2
3rd(7)10.014%3.1
All (22)—32%6.0
Rushing by down(offense 33rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.444%3.8
2nd(10)8.650%4.6
3rd(5)4.860%5.0
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (34)—50%4.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 38 → FG6Drive 6: opp 45 → TD9Drive 9: own 20 → Punt11Drive 11: own 23 → Punt14Drive 14: own 17 → Punt16Drive 16: opp 48 → FG18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 37 → Punt22Drive 22: opp 21 → TD24Drive 24: own 44 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Iowa 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 14:52975TD1.97+5.1
3own 38Q1 8:171046FG2.33+0.7
6opp 45Q1 1:15645TD2.97+4.1
9own 20Q2 8:4541Punt1.70-1.7
11own 23Q2 3:54919Punt1.80-1.8
14own 17Q3 13:25619Punt1.60-1.6
16opp 48Q3 7:38620FG2.83+0.2
18own 25Q3 0:0356Punt1.90-1.9
20own 37Q4 12:47624Punt2.30-2.3
22opp 21Q4 8:01521TD4.07+3.0
24own 44Q4 0:342-2End of half2.70-2.7
11 drives6027425.941+15.1

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