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Iowa40atNebraska16

2025 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.4-9.70+9.7+19.4Iowa — Off. field pos.: +2.5+2.5Nebraska — Off. field pos.: -0.1-0.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa — Off. scoring eff.: +16.8+16.8Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: -4.6-4.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa — Def. field pos.: +0.1+0.1Nebraska — Def. field pos.: -2.5-2.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa — Def. scoring eff.: +4.6+4.6Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: -16.8-16.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa — 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.
IowaNebraskaBreaks 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

02244Q1Q2Q3FinalIowa 40Nebraska 16
IowaNebraskahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

IowaNebraska
Total yards379300
Rushing yards213231
Rushing attempts4636
Yds / rush4.66.4
Passing yards16669
Passing attempts1624
Yds / pass10.42.9
First downs1814
Turnovers11
Penalties45
Penalty yards4553
Sacks00
Time of possession33:2026:40

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Iowa
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%22%6.8
Q2(19)26% / 74%53%7.2
Q3(21)29% / 71%48%5.6
Q4(13)8% / 92%62%4.8
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)8.640%5.0
2nd(4)7.350%15.5
3rd(7)4.143%11.3
All (16)44%10.4
Rushing by down(offense 33rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)8.841%3.0
2nd(18)5.950%5.6
3rd(5)3.680%8.8
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (46)50%4.6
Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)45% / 55%45%8.1
Q2(16)25% / 75%31%3.3
Q3(6)50% / 50%17%1.7
Q4(15)47% / 53%60%3.9
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%2.4
2nd(9)6.022%1.8
3rd(8)6.625%4.5
All (24)29%2.9
Rushing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.356%9.1
2nd(9)7.844%5.4
3rd(7)3.043%5.0
4th(3)2.367%0.3
All (35)51%6.6

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

1Drive 1: own 20 → Punt3Drive 3: own 10 → TD5Drive 5: own 14 → Punt7Drive 7: own 25 → FG8Drive 8: opp 26 → FG10Drive 10: own 27 → FG12Drive 12: own 28 → End of half15Drive 15: own 35 → Punt17Drive 17: own 25 → Punt19Drive 19: own 26 → Turnoverown 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+/−
1own 20Q1 14:4747Punt1.70-1.7
3own 10Q1 12:17490TD1.47+5.6
5own 14Q1 8:3748Punt1.50-1.5
7own 25Q1 5:291162FG1.93+1.1
8opp 26Q1 0:55815FG3.83-0.8
10own 27Q2 7:531246FG2.03+1.0
12own 28Q2 0:2653End of half2.00-2.0
15own 35Q3 9:1446Punt2.30-2.3
17own 25Q3 4:3844Punt1.90-1.9
19own 26Q4 13:231758Turnover2.00-2.0
10 drives6030020.616-4.6

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