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Central Michigan27atBowling Green6

2025 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14.5-7.20+7.2+14.5Central Michigan — Off. field pos.: +8.5+8.5Bowling Green — Off. field pos.: -4.2-4.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -4.2-4.2Bowling Green — Off. scoring eff.: -12.6-12.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. field pos.: +4.2+4.2Bowling Green — Def. field pos.: -8.5-8.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +12.6+12.6Bowling Green — Def. scoring eff.: +4.2+4.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Bowling Green — 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.
Central MichiganBowling GreenBreaks 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalCentral Michigan 27Bowling Green 6
Central MichiganBowling Greenhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Central MichiganBowling Green
Total yards276310
Rushing yards203157
Rushing attempts4636
Yds / rush4.44.4
Passing yards73153
Passing attempts525
Yds / pass14.66.1
First downs1414
Turnovers02
Penalties1015
Penalty yards74125
Sacks30
Time of possession31:2028:40

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Central Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)9% / 91%27%2.2
Q2(15)20% / 80%40%7.5
Q3(14)7% / 93%50%7.9
Q4(10)0% / 100%20%2.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 72nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(2)10.050%4.5
2nd(1)10.00%0.0
3rd(2)9.550%32.0
All (5)40%14.6
Rushing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.143%5.1
2nd(14)9.521%3.1
3rd(10)9.340%4.6
All (45)36%4.4
Bowling Green
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)17% / 83%33%6.1
Q2(18)39% / 61%28%4.1
Q3(14)57% / 43%43%3.7
Q4(16)63% / 38%50%8.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 130th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)11.540%5.8
2nd(8)7.963%6.4
3rd(9)7.422%4.7
All (27)41%5.6
Rushing by down(offense 131st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.050%5.0
2nd(9)10.822%5.9
3rd(6)9.350%10.3
4th(6)1.317%0.5
All (33)36%5.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → FG3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 8 → Turnover7Drive 7: own 26 → Punt9Drive 9: own 19 → Downs11Drive 11: own 26 → FG14Drive 14: own 25 → Downs16Drive 16: own 12 → Punt18Drive 18: own 20 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 16 → Downs22Drive 22: own 1 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Bowling Green 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 14:541060FG1.93+1.1
3own 25Q1 7:0345Punt1.90-1.9
5own 8Q1 0:57644Turnover1.40-1.4
7own 26Q2 13:2558Punt2.00-2.0
9own 19Q2 7:52613Downs1.70-1.7
11own 26Q2 3:371038FG2.03+1.0
14own 25Q3 10:4855Downs1.90-1.9
16own 12Q3 7:05725Punt1.50-1.5
18own 20Q3 1:25844Turnover1.70-1.7
20own 16Q4 11:50537Downs1.60-1.6
22own 1Q4 5:081483End of half1.10-1.1
11 drives6131018.66-12.6

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