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2025 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.9-100+10+19.9Massachusetts — Off. field pos.: -1.4-1.4Kent State — Off. field pos.: +12.2+12.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Off. scoring eff.: -17.3-17.3Kent State — Off. scoring eff.: +7.0+7.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Def. field pos.: -12.2-12.2Kent State — Def. field pos.: +1.4+1.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Def. scoring eff.: -7.0-7.0Kent State — Def. scoring eff.: +17.3+17.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Kent 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.
MassachusettsKent 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

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MassachusettsKent Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MassachusettsKent State
Total yards271337
Rushing yards44158
Rushing attempts3339
Yds / rush1.34.1
Passing yards227179
Passing attempts4920
Yds / pass4.68.9
First downs2117
Turnovers20
Penalties107
Penalty yards8375
Sacks14
Time of possession30:3129:29

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Massachusetts
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)55% / 45%25%1.4
Q2(17)53% / 47%41%4.9
Q3(23)74% / 26%30%3.5
Q4(15)53% / 47%40%3.0
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(16)10.344%5.9
2nd(15)9.533%3.2
3rd(13)10.523%1.9
4th(1)4.00%3.0
All (45)33%3.8
Rushing by down(offense 133rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.423%1.5
2nd(10)7.650%4.4
3rd(6)8.033%0.7
4th(1)1.00%-2.0
All (30)33%2.2
Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)50% / 50%43%7.9
Q2(10)40% / 60%80%7.5
Q3(21)43% / 57%43%7.1
Q4(10)10% / 90%40%1.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 124th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.057%13.0
2nd(5)5.680%11.4
3rd(7)6.629%4.3
4th(2)5.050%13.5
All (21)52%9.8
Rushing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.043%3.4
2nd(15)6.753%5.7
3rd(5)5.840%2.8
All (34)47%4.4

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

2Drive 2: own 23 → Punt4Drive 4: own 16 → TD6Drive 6: opp 44 → Downs8Drive 8: own 25 → TD11Drive 11: own 20 → TD13Drive 13: opp 34 → TD15Drive 15: opp 30 → TD17Drive 17: own 46 → Punt19Drive 19: own 9 → Punt21Drive 21: own 20 → Punt23Drive 23: opp 18 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Kent 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 23Q1 12:4548Punt1.80-1.8
4own 16Q1 8:21684TD1.67+5.4
6opp 44Q1 4:25519Downs2.90-2.9
8own 25Q2 10:131175TD1.97+5.1
11own 20Q3 11:411780TD1.76+4.3
13opp 34Q3 4:07134TD3.67+3.4
15opp 30Q3 3:50230TD3.77+3.3
17own 46Q3 1:2855Punt2.70-2.7
19own 9Q4 13:10616Punt1.40-1.4
21own 20Q4 7:4059Punt1.70-1.7
23opp 18Q4 1:503-74.00-4.0
11 drives6333727.042+15.0

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