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2025 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.8-4.90+4.9+9.8Ohio — Off. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Ball State — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio — Off. scoring eff.: -8.5-8.5Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: -3.2-3.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio — Def. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Ball State — Def. field pos.: +2.3+2.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio — Def. scoring eff.: +3.2+3.2Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: +8.5+8.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Ball State — 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.
OhioBall 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalOhio 14Ball State 20
OhioBall Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

OhioBall State
Total yards358357
Rushing yards170172
Rushing attempts3642
Yds / rush4.74.1
Passing yards188185
Passing attempts2933
Yds / pass6.55.6
First downs1820
Turnovers00
Penalties82
Penalty yards9015
Sacks04
Time of possession28:0931:51

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ohio
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)29% / 71%47%9.9
Q2(19)74% / 26%47%5.3
Q3(11)36% / 64%18%2.0
Q4(17)53% / 47%47%6.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)11.047%8.5
2nd(10)9.130%4.1
3rd(7)11.743%7.0
All (32)41%6.8
Rushing by down(offense 68th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.325%5.4
2nd(11)9.064%8.5
3rd(7)4.157%5.0
4th(2)1.50%-1.5
All (32)44%6.0
Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)50% / 50%8%1.1
Q2(22)50% / 50%36%4.9
Q3(21)48% / 52%43%5.0
Q4(21)33% / 67%48%6.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 136th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.036%4.8
2nd(9)10.233%3.6
3rd(12)5.742%8.3
4th(2)4.00%0.0
All (34)35%5.4
Rushing by down(offense 135th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.518%2.6
2nd(16)7.350%5.6
3rd(8)6.450%3.0
4th(1)2.0100%13.0
All (42)38%4.1

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

2Drive 2: own 32 → Punt4Drive 4: own 7 → Punt6Drive 6: own 48 → Punt8Drive 8: own 20 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → Downs12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 20 → TD16Drive 16: own 47 → FG18Drive 18: own 3 → Punt20Drive 20: own 21 → Punt22Drive 22: own 30 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Ball 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+/−
2own 32Q1 12:1050Punt2.30-2.3
4own 7Q1 7:2442Punt1.40-1.4
6own 48Q1 4:23711Punt2.70-2.7
8own 20Q2 10:291037Punt1.70-1.7
10own 25Q2 3:161871Downs1.90-1.9
12own 25Q3 14:5147Punt1.90-1.9
14own 20Q3 12:241365TD1.77+5.3
16own 47Q3 3:36933FG2.73+0.3
18own 3Q4 12:22934Punt1.10-1.1
20own 21Q4 8:28632Punt1.70-1.7
22own 30Q4 2:541465TD2.28+5.8
11 drives7935721.220-1.2

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