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2025 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-13-6.50+6.5+13Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6Illinois — Off. field pos.: +3.0+3.0Off. 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.: -11.3-11.3Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -5.7-5.7Off. 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.: -3.0-3.0Illinois — Def. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Def. 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.: +5.7+5.7Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +11.3+11.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern — Possessions: 0.00.0Illinois — 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.
NorthwesternIllinoisBreaks 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern 13Illinois 20
NorthwesternIllinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NorthwesternIllinois
Total yards254284
Rushing yards91120
Rushing attempts2936
Yds / rush3.13.3
Passing yards163164
Passing attempts3616
Yds / pass4.510.3
First downs1914
Turnovers41
Penalties45
Penalty yards3544
Sacks12
Time of possession30:3429:26

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)36% / 64%43%4.5
Q2(15)53% / 47%60%5.5
Q3(10)50% / 50%30%1.6
Q4(25)80% / 20%32%3.5
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(16)10.931%3.7
2nd(10)8.030%2.1
3rd(10)8.350%6.7
4th(2)6.550%2.5
All (38)—37%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.457%3.9
2nd(8)7.938%3.9
3rd(3)4.30%0.7
4th(1)1.0100%11.0
All (26)—46%3.8
Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)30% / 70%60%7.0
Q2(16)38% / 63%75%8.1
Q3(12)33% / 67%58%8.0
Q4(12)25% / 75%8%1.6
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(5)10.080%10.8
2nd(6)13.267%14.2
3rd(4)11.825%6.3
4th(1)5.00%0.0
All (16)—56%10.3
Rushing by down(offense 21st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.858%5.4
2nd(10)6.250%4.0
3rd(5)3.820%1.8
All (34)—50%4.4

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

1Drive 1: own 18 → Downs3Drive 3: own 17 → TD5Drive 5: own 28 → Punt7Drive 7: opp 48 → TD10Drive 10: own 30 → FG12Drive 12: own 43 → Punt14Drive 14: own 10 → —16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: opp 17 → FG20Drive 20: opp 48 → Punt22Drive 22: own 44 → End of halfown 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+/−
1own 18Q1 14:50965Downs1.60-1.6
3own 17Q1 0:09883TD1.67+5.4
5own 28Q2 5:37719Punt2.00-2.0
7opp 48Q2 1:26633TD2.87+4.2
10own 30Q3 13:171076FG2.23+0.8
12own 43Q3 6:12720Punt2.70-2.7
14own 10Q4 10:0831—1.40-1.4
16own 25Q4 7:3447Punt1.90-1.9
18opp 17Q4 5:1249FG4.03-1.0
20opp 48Q4 1:5144Punt2.80-2.8
22own 44Q4 0:362-2End of half2.70-2.7
11 drives5428425.720-5.7

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