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2025 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-23.7-11.90+11.9+23.7Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: -2.2-2.2Massachusetts — Off. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +0.5+0.5Massachusetts — Off. scoring eff.: -20.7-20.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Massachusetts — Def. field pos.: +2.2+2.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +20.7+20.7Massachusetts — Def. scoring eff.: -0.5-0.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Massachusetts — 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.
Western MichiganMassachusettsBreaks 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

01223Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 21Massachusetts 3
Western MichiganMassachusettshover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganMassachusetts
Total yards382260
Rushing yards21957
Rushing attempts4029
Yds / rush5.52.0
Passing yards163203
Passing attempts2535
Yds / pass6.55.8
First downs2314
Turnovers21
Penalties55
Penalty yards4447
Sacks50
Time of possession32:2627:34

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)58% / 42%42%4.8
Q2(18)33% / 67%61%7.3
Q3(20)50% / 50%45%4.3
Q4(16)13% / 88%50%6.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 119th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)11.553%8.1
2nd(3)14.00%4.3
3rd(6)7.033%3.7
4th(1)4.0100%6.0
All (25)—44%6.5
Rushing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.044%5.3
2nd(20)6.365%5.3
3rd(5)6.440%3.6
All (41)—54%5.1
Massachusetts
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)39% / 61%39%5.3
Q2(14)50% / 50%36%3.6
Q3(11)82% / 18%9%0.5
Q4(21)86% / 14%38%5.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 134th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.136%2.8
2nd(18)9.144%6.6
3rd(9)10.211%2.9
4th(3)7.30%-4.3
All (41)—32%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 133rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.929%4.4
2nd(3)6.00%1.7
3rd(6)5.267%5.3
All (23)—35%4.3

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → FG3Drive 3: own 42 → Punt5Drive 5: own 15 → Missed FG7Drive 7: own 23 → Punt9Drive 9: own 30 → Punt12Drive 12: own 20 → Punt14Drive 14: own 10 → Punt16Drive 16: own 30 → Punt17Drive 17: opp 18 → Downs19Drive 19: own 25 → Turnover21Drive 21: own 40 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Massachusetts 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 25Q1 14:541362FG1.93+1.1
3own 42Q1 7:254-6Punt2.60-2.6
5own 15Q1 2:111364Missed FG1.50-1.5
7own 23Q2 9:05721Punt1.80-1.8
9own 30Q2 1:3555Punt2.20-2.2
12own 20Q3 10:154-3Punt1.70-1.7
14own 10Q3 7:3153Punt1.40-1.4
16own 30Q3 1:12616Punt2.20-2.2
17opp 18Q3 0:0065Downs4.00-4.0
19own 25Q4 7:551055Turnover1.90-1.9
21own 40Q4 4:221135Downs2.50-2.5
11 drives6426023.73-20.7

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