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Northwestern21atNebraska28

2025 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8.8-4.40+4.4+8.8Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +0.0+0.0Nebraska — Off. field pos.: -0.3-0.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: +0.3+0.3Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: +7.6+7.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Def. field pos.: +0.3+0.3Nebraska — 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.Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: -7.6-7.6Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: -0.3-0.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — 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.
NorthwesternNebraskaBreaks 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

01631Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 21Nebraska 28
NorthwesternNebraskahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternNebraska
Total yards331296
Rushing yards172155
Rushing attempts3039
Yds / rush5.74.0
Passing yards159141
Passing attempts2922
Yds / pass5.56.4
First downs1818
Turnovers22
Penalties34
Penalty yards2939
Sacks10
Time of possession29:4430:16

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)50% / 50%29%4.8
Q2(14)43% / 57%50%5.1
Q3(16)44% / 56%50%5.1
Q4(14)64% / 36%36%8.6
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(10)10.030%5.3
2nd(8)8.538%6.3
3rd(9)7.733%6.5
4th(2)4.550%2.0
All (29)—34%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.640%4.0
2nd(8)6.938%5.3
3rd(6)2.583%11.8
All (29)—48%6.0
Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)33% / 67%73%6.7
Q2(14)43% / 57%36%4.1
Q3(12)25% / 75%50%4.6
Q4(19)47% / 53%42%4.5
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(7)10.043%5.5
2nd(7)7.643%2.9
3rd(9)8.344%8.8
All (23)—43%6.0
Rushing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.647%3.7
2nd(13)6.554%6.2
3rd(3)2.367%3.0
4th(2)1.0100%1.0
All (37)—54%4.4

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

2Drive 2: own 31 → TD4Drive 4: own 34 → Missed FG6Drive 6: own 25 → Turnover10Drive 10: own 11 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 32 → TD14Drive 14: own 23 → Punt16Drive 16: own 35 → Turnover18Drive 18: own 36 → TD20Drive 20: own 35 → End of halfown 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+/−
2own 31Q1 11:46969TD2.27+4.8
4own 34Q1 3:101540Missed FG2.30-2.3
6own 25Q2 2:55949Turnover1.90-1.9
8—Q3 14:4710TD—7—
10own 11Q3 11:38621Punt1.40-1.4
12opp 32Q3 8:26318TD3.77+3.3
14own 23Q3 2:08819Punt1.80-1.8
16own 35Q4 11:1015Turnover2.30-2.3
18own 36Q4 9:051364TD2.37+4.7
20own 35Q4 1:08414End of half2.30-2.3
10 drives6129620.428+7.6

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