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Northern Colorado17atColorado State21

2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14.6-7.30+7.3+14.6Northern Colorado — Off. field pos.: +2.8+2.8Colorado State — Off. field pos.: +1.4+1.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Colorado — Off. scoring eff.: -12.7-12.7Colorado State — Off. scoring eff.: -1.0-1.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Colorado — Def. field pos.: -1.4-1.4Colorado State — Def. field pos.: -2.8-2.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Colorado — Def. scoring eff.: +1.0+1.0Colorado State — Def. scoring eff.: +12.7+12.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Colorado — Possessions: +6.2+6.2Colorado State — Possessions: -6.2-6.2PossessionsValue 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.
Northern ColoradoColorado StateBreaks 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

01223Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Colorado 17Colorado State 21
Northern ColoradoColorado Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern ColoradoColorado State
Total yards223371
Rushing yards63230
Rushing attempts3446
Yds / rush1.95.0
Passing yards160141
Passing attempts2826
Yds / pass5.75.4
First downs1727
Turnovers25
Penalties510
Penalty yards4494
Sacks10
Time of possession29:2330:37

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Colorado
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)33% / 67%42%3.8
Q2(17)35% / 65%24%3.5
Q3(17)47% / 53%47%5.5
Q4(14)71% / 29%14%2.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.038%3.9
2nd(11)8.845%8.6
3rd(8)6.325%3.0
4th(1)8.0100%29.0
All (28)39%6.5
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.124%1.7
2nd(9)8.822%3.3
3rd(5)5.620%0.2
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (32)25%1.9
Colorado State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)44% / 56%33%5.8
Q2(14)29% / 71%43%4.2
Q3(13)8% / 92%92%6.4
Q4(24)54% / 46%58%5.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 101st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.644%6.6
2nd(12)7.742%5.9
3rd(5)8.020%3.4
All (26)38%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 99th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)9.760%5.4
2nd(13)5.769%5.8
3rd(4)5.0100%7.0
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (43)65%5.6

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

1Drive 1: own 35 → Punt3Drive 3: own 33 → —5Drive 5: own 25 → Missed FG7Drive 7: own 30 → Turnover10Drive 10: own 25 → Downs14Drive 14: opp 12 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 1 → Punt20Drive 20: own 24 → Turnover22Drive 22: own 23 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Colorado State 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 35Q1 14:3969Punt2.30-2.3
3own 33Q1 11:204242.30-2.3
5own 25Q1 6:28846Missed FG1.90-1.9
7own 30Q1 2:05824Turnover2.20-2.2
10own 25Q2 7:041360Downs1.90-1.9
14opp 12Q3 14:0548TD4.77+2.3
16own 25Q3 7:061175TD1.97+5.1
18own 1Q4 13:57919Punt1.10-1.1
20own 24Q4 8:07646Turnover1.90-1.9
22own 23Q4 3:451477TD1.87+5.2
10 drives7237122.021-1.0

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