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2025 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-30.6-15.30+15.3+30.6Ball State — Off. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +3.3+3.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: -26.6-26.6Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +11.9+11.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Def. field pos.: -3.3-3.3Western Michigan — 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.Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: -11.9-11.9Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +26.6+26.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Western Michigan — 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.
Ball StateWestern MichiganBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalBall State 0Western Michigan 42
Ball StateWestern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ball StateWestern Michigan
Total yards88462
Rushing yards20220
Rushing attempts2743
Yds / rush0.75.1
Passing yards68242
Passing attempts2329
Yds / pass3.08.3
First downs525
Turnovers22
Penalties44
Penalty yards3130
Sacks05
Time of possession24:2335:37

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)53% / 47%13%2.1
Q2(16)63% / 38%31%3.9
Q3(9)67% / 33%11%-0.4
Q4(8)50% / 50%0%1.5
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(8)10.013%0.9
2nd(10)8.030%4.9
3rd(10)6.90%-1.5
All (28)—14%1.5
Rushing by down(offense 135th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.020%2.0
2nd(6)10.817%4.2
3rd(3)5.033%6.7
4th(1)3.00%-4.0
All (20)—20%3.0
Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)38% / 62%62%7.2
Q2(17)53% / 47%53%6.9
Q3(22)41% / 59%50%6.5
Q4(20)30% / 70%55%5.7
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)9.167%11.1
2nd(8)7.138%3.8
3rd(6)9.350%9.5
All (29)—55%8.6
Rushing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.360%5.2
2nd(13)7.538%2.9
3rd(8)4.963%9.3
4th(2)2.050%3.5
All (43)—53%5.2

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

2Drive 2: own 47 → Downs5Drive 5: own 45 → TD7Drive 7: opp 27 → TD9Drive 9: own 27 → TD11Drive 11: own 16 → Punt13Drive 13: own 20 → End of half14Drive 14: own 12 → Punt16Drive 16: own 27 → TD18Drive 18: own 38 → Missed FG20Drive 20: opp 49 → Turnover22Drive 22: own 22 → TD24Drive 24: opp 27 → TD26Drive 26: own 21 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Western Michigan 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 47Q1 13:08934Downs2.70-2.7
5own 45Q1 2:54355TD2.77+4.3
7opp 27Q1 0:00527TD3.77+3.3
9own 27Q2 10:49758TD2.07+5.0
11own 16Q2 4:361039Punt1.60-1.6
13own 20Q2 0:002-1End of half1.70-1.7
14own 12Q3 14:4356Punt1.50-1.5
16own 27Q3 11:10873TD2.07+5.0
18own 38Q3 6:171265Missed FG2.30-2.3
20opp 49Q4 14:4516Turnover2.80-2.8
22own 22Q4 13:32978TD1.87+5.2
24opp 27Q4 7:36926TD3.77+3.3
26own 21Q4 1:5044Punt1.70-1.7
13 drives7746230.142+11.9

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