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Northwestern17atUSC38

2025 · Week 11

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21-10.50+10.5+21Northwestern — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2USC — Off. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Off. 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.: -0.4-0.4USC — Off. scoring eff.: +18.3+18.3Off. 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.: +0.9+0.9USC — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Def. 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.: -18.3-18.3USC — Def. scoring eff.: +0.4+0.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Possessions: -2.1-2.1USC — 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.
NorthwesternUSCBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 17USC 38
NorthwesternUSChover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternUSC
Total yards280482
Rushing yards130173
Rushing attempts2530
Yds / rush5.25.8
Passing yards150309
Passing attempts3034
Yds / pass5.09.1
First downs1324
Turnovers21
Penalties24
Penalty yards2630
Sacks12
Time of possession27:2432:36

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%69%5.8
Q2(15)60% / 40%53%6.3
Q3(16)56% / 44%25%4.8
Q4(10)80% / 20%40%2.7
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(14)10.057%4.7
2nd(9)6.733%1.6
3rd(8)7.038%6.9
4th(1)5.00%0.0
All (32)—44%4.2
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)8.838%3.1
2nd(10)5.760%10.2
3rd(3)4.333%3.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (22)—50%6.3
USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)67% / 33%44%4.8
Q2(18)61% / 39%44%9.9
Q3(9)67% / 33%56%11.9
Q4(18)28% / 72%50%6.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 5th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.860%12.9
2nd(11)8.436%4.9
3rd(7)6.457%6.0
4th(1)6.0100%10.0
All (34)—53%8.8
Rushing by down(offense 36th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.541%7.0
2nd(7)8.029%6.0
3rd(4)4.350%4.8
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (29)—41%6.3

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

1Drive 1: own 18 → TD3Drive 3: own 42 → TD5Drive 5: own 25 → Punt7Drive 7: own 21 → —8Drive 8: own 20 → TD10Drive 10: own 23 → Punt13Drive 13: own 9 → TD15Drive 15: own 25 → TD17Drive 17: own 48 → FG19Drive 19: own 33 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
USC 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 18Q1 14:461682TD1.67+5.4
3own 42Q1 0:311058TD2.67+4.4
5own 25Q2 7:16636Punt1.90-1.9
7own 21Q2 3:2513—1.70-1.7
8own 20Q2 2:35480TD1.77+5.3
10own 23Q2 0:5155Punt1.80-1.8
13own 9Q3 12:011096TD1.47+5.6
15own 25Q3 0:11960TD1.97+5.1
17own 48Q4 9:13838FG2.73+0.3
19own 33Q4 3:05724End of half2.30-2.3
10 drives6648219.738+18.3

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