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Michigan State17atIowa20

2025 · Week 13

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.9-7.90+7.9+15.9Michigan State — Off. field pos.: -1.4-1.4Iowa — Off. field pos.: +6.9+6.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Off. scoring eff.: -8.5-8.5Iowa — Off. scoring eff.: -13.8-13.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Def. field pos.: -6.9-6.9Iowa — 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 State — Def. scoring eff.: +13.8+13.8Iowa — Def. scoring eff.: +8.5+8.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Possessions: 0.00.0Iowa — 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.
Michigan StateIowaBreaks 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalMichigan State 17Iowa 20
Michigan StateIowahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Michigan StateIowa
Total yards335301
Rushing yards80154
Rushing attempts2739
Yds / rush3.03.9
Passing yards255147
Passing attempts4222
Yds / pass6.16.7
First downs1916
Turnovers12
Penalties14
Penalty yards1040
Sacks32
Time of possession30:2029:40

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Michigan State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)59% / 41%35%3.9
Q2(22)68% / 32%50%5.3
Q3(16)56% / 44%44%8.3
Q4(13)69% / 31%23%2.0
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(18)9.467%7.7
2nd(11)8.255%7.8
3rd(13)6.415%1.5
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (43)—47%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.918%3.2
2nd(12)5.425%4.5
3rd(2)2.5100%4.0
All (25)—28%3.9
Iowa
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)45% / 55%27%3.5
Q2(15)47% / 53%53%4.1
Q3(10)20% / 80%40%3.3
Q4(24)46% / 54%42%6.6
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(9)10.056%6.6
2nd(8)6.963%11.1
3rd(7)8.70%-1.3
4th(1)11.00%0.0
All (25)—40%5.6
Rushing by down(offense 33rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.037%2.7
2nd(14)7.850%6.6
3rd(2)4.050%4.5
All (35)—43%4.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 1 → Punt7Drive 7: opp 44 → Turnover8Drive 8: own 14 → Punt10Drive 10: own 22 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 43 → End of half14Drive 14: own 17 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → FG20Drive 20: own 25 → Punt22Drive 22: opp 46 → Downs24Drive 24: opp 42 → TD26Drive 26: own 21 → FGown 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 14:54718Punt1.90-1.9
3own 1Q1 10:52621Punt1.10-1.1
7opp 44Q1 0:2210Turnover2.90-2.9
8own 14Q2 14:06827Punt1.50-1.5
10own 22Q2 2:42927Punt1.80-1.8
12opp 43Q2 0:0248End of half2.90-2.9
14own 17Q3 12:47613Turnover1.60-1.6
16own 25Q3 8:5048Punt1.90-1.9
18own 25Q3 1:001067FG1.93+1.1
20own 25Q4 9:474-4Punt1.90-1.9
22opp 46Q4 7:12613Downs2.90-2.9
24opp 42Q4 2:33642TD2.97+4.1
26own 21Q4 0:34753FG1.73+1.3
13 drives6330126.820-6.8

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