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Holy Cross17atNorthern Illinois19

2025 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.5-10.70+10.7+21.5Holy Cross — Off. field pos.: +10.9+10.9Northern Illinois — 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.Holy Cross — Off. scoring eff.: -18.7-18.7Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -12.7-12.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Holy Cross — Def. field pos.: -6.9-6.9Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -10.9-10.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Holy Cross — Def. scoring eff.: +12.7+12.7Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +18.7+18.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Holy Cross — Possessions: 0.00.0Northern Illinois — 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.
Holy CrossNorthern IllinoisBreaks 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

01121Q1Q2Q3FinalHoly Cross 17Northern Illinois 19
Holy CrossNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Holy CrossNorthern Illinois
Total yards218289
Rushing yards63180
Rushing attempts2546
Yds / rush2.53.9
Passing yards155109
Passing attempts2924
Yds / pass5.34.5
First downs1117
Turnovers11
Penalties17
Penalty yards548
Sacks02
Time of possession26:3433:26

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Holy Cross
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)50% / 50%50%3.7
Q2(14)50% / 50%21%3.1
Q3(15)53% / 47%27%2.5
Q4(13)77% / 23%23%6.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.036%4.5
2nd(11)8.036%7.7
3rd(7)6.614%-0.1
4th(2)7.50%0.0
All (31)—29%4.3
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.027%2.5
2nd(8)6.325%4.8
3rd(4)5.050%2.5
All (23)—30%3.3
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)44% / 56%33%5.5
Q2(19)37% / 63%37%4.4
Q3(15)47% / 53%27%3.8
Q4(18)11% / 89%39%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 137th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.017%2.0
2nd(10)8.340%4.3
3rd(8)8.338%6.8
All (24)—33%4.5
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)9.439%5.5
2nd(13)7.723%2.4
3rd(8)7.425%4.3
4th(2)1.0100%7.0
All (46)—35%4.5

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

1Drive 1: own 27 → Punt3Drive 3: own 34 → FG5Drive 5: own 32 → Punt7Drive 7: own 32 → —9Drive 9: own 8 → FG12Drive 12: own 23 → Turnover14Drive 14: own 43 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 27 → Punt21Drive 21: own 39 → Def. TD22Drive 22: own 23 → Punt24Drive 24: opp 45 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northern 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 27Q1 14:48815Punt2.00-2.0
3own 34Q1 7:131063FG2.33+0.7
5own 32Q1 2:331126Punt2.30-2.3
7own 32Q2 6:59613—2.30-2.3
9own 8Q2 3:091666FG1.43+1.6
12own 23Q3 13:19528Turnover1.80-1.8
14own 43Q3 8:4565Punt2.70-2.7
16own 25Q3 4:53924Punt1.90-1.9
18own 27Q4 13:3350Punt2.00-2.0
21own 39Q4 8:151061Def. TD(−7 opp)2.47+4.6
22own 23Q4 3:5076Punt1.80-1.8
24opp 45Q4 1:5077—2.90-2.9
12 drives7228925.719-6.7

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