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Iowa State30atCincinnati38

2025 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.1-8.10+8.1+16.1Iowa State — Off. field pos.: +0.2+0.2Cincinnati — Off. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa State — Off. scoring eff.: +5.0+5.0Cincinnati — Off. scoring eff.: +14.0+14.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa State — Def. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Cincinnati — Def. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa State — Def. scoring eff.: -14.0-14.0Cincinnati — Def. scoring eff.: -5.0-5.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa State — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Cincinnati — 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.
Iowa StateCincinnatiBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalIowa State 30Cincinnati 38
Iowa StateCincinnatihover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Iowa StateCincinnati
Total yards465478
Rushing yards151264
Rushing attempts3833
Yds / rush4.08.0
Passing yards314214
Passing attempts4825
Yds / pass6.58.6
First downs2920
Turnovers01
Penalties813
Penalty yards60128
Sacks04
Time of possession34:5625:04

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Iowa State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%50%9.7
Q2(18)50% / 50%61%5.9
Q3(24)63% / 38%29%4.0
Q4(26)77% / 23%27%4.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 27th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)11.333%5.4
2nd(15)9.633%5.7
3rd(13)7.623%3.7
4th(7)6.657%10.0
All (50)—34%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 39th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.953%6.6
2nd(11)5.745%5.4
3rd(3)3.333%1.3
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (32)—47%5.5
Cincinnati
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)48% / 52%67%9.9
Q2(17)47% / 53%53%7.9
Q3(8)38% / 63%13%2.5
Q4(10)30% / 70%20%11.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 32nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.00%0.5
2nd(9)8.844%7.1
3rd(6)6.267%24.3
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (24)—33%8.9
Rushing by down(offense 30th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.867%9.0
2nd(10)8.750%6.1
3rd(3)13.70%5.3
4th(1)1.0100%20.0
All (32)—56%8.1

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

1Drive 1: own 20 → TD3Drive 3: own 18 → FG5Drive 5: own 30 → TD7Drive 7: own 45 → TD9Drive 9: own 20 → TD12Drive 12: opp 46 → Turnover14Drive 14: own 33 → Punt16Drive 16: opp 45 → Downs18Drive 18: own 23 → Punt20Drive 20: own 16 → TD22Drive 22: own 49 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Cincinnati 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 14:48775TD1.77+5.3
3own 18Q1 9:52862FG1.63+1.4
5own 30Q1 3:531070TD2.27+4.8
7own 45Q2 14:38455TD2.77+4.3
9own 20Q2 6:061580TD1.77+5.3
12opp 46Q3 7:5237Turnover2.90-2.9
14own 33Q3 4:2046Punt2.30-2.3
16opp 45Q3 1:2557Downs2.90-2.9
18own 23Q4 13:38725Punt1.80-1.8
20own 16Q4 7:34489TD1.67+5.4
22own 49Q4 1:507-3Punt2.70-2.7
11 drives6247824.038+14.0

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