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Rutgers13atIllinois35

2025 · Week 10

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.8-10.90+10.9+21.8Rutgers — Off. field pos.: -0.8-0.8Illinois — Off. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Off. scoring eff.: -4.8-4.8Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: +18.9+18.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Def. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Illinois — Def. field pos.: +0.8+0.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Def. scoring eff.: -18.9-18.9Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +4.8+4.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — 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.
RutgersIllinoisBreaks 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

02039Q1Q2Q3FinalRutgers 13Illinois 35
RutgersIllinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

RutgersIllinois
Total yards312445
Rushing yards59210
Rushing attempts2738
Yds / rush2.25.5
Passing yards253235
Passing attempts4531
Yds / pass5.67.6
First downs1926
Turnovers01
Penalties32
Penalty yards2025
Sacks12
Time of possession27:2532:35

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Rutgers
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)68% / 32%42%4.5
Q2(20)65% / 35%25%2.4
Q3(9)67% / 33%22%3.6
Q4(24)63% / 38%63%6.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.940%3.3
2nd(19)7.547%6.0
3rd(9)7.133%4.1
4th(4)3.575%9.8
All (47)45%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.425%2.8
2nd(6)5.850%4.2
3rd(7)3.343%2.0
All (25)36%2.9
Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)67% / 33%67%8.3
Q2(25)60% / 40%44%6.6
Q3(21)33% / 67%52%6.9
Q4(12)17% / 83%25%2.8
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(14)9.943%5.3
2nd(10)9.440%7.6
3rd(6)7.067%9.3
4th(2)4.0100%15.0
All (32)50%7.4
Rushing by down(offense 21st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.942%5.8
2nd(12)6.742%4.2
3rd(6)8.050%7.2
4th(1)3.0100%3.0
All (38)45%5.4

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

2Drive 2: own 1 → TD4Drive 4: own 25 → Turnover6Drive 6: own 25 → TD8Drive 8: own 30 → TD10Drive 10: own 25 → TD12Drive 12: own 35 → TD14Drive 14: own 42 → Missed FG16Drive 16: own 30 → Puntown 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 1Q1 10:011399TD1.17+5.9
4own 25Q2 13:26823Turnover1.90-1.9
6own 25Q2 5:381065TD1.97+5.1
8own 30Q2 1:21870TD2.27+4.8
10own 25Q3 14:54975TD1.97+5.1
12own 35Q3 8:571165TD2.37+4.7
14own 42Q3 0:271031Missed FG2.60-2.6
16own 30Q4 5:3567Punt2.20-2.2
8 drives7144516.135+18.9

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