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2025 · Week 10

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-4.8-2.40+2.4+4.8Central Michigan — Off. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +2.2+2.2Off. 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+4.2Western Michigan — 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.Central Michigan — Def. field pos.: -2.2-2.2Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Def. 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.: -3.2-3.2Western Michigan — 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: 0.00.0Western Michigan — 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 MichiganWestern 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalCentral Michigan 21Western Michigan 24
Central MichiganWestern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Central MichiganWestern Michigan
Total yards240327
Rushing yards55177
Rushing attempts3544
Yds / rush1.64.0
Passing yards185150
Passing attempts1224
Yds / pass15.46.3
First downs1323
Turnovers21
Penalties67
Penalty yards6059
Sacks31
Time of possession26:1833:42

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Central Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)21% / 79%43%3.9
Q2(9)22% / 78%22%10.6
Q3(18)28% / 72%44%3.5
Q4(6)50% / 50%17%5.0
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(8)11.350%13.3
2nd(3)9.767%8.0
3rd(2)10.0100%22.5
All (13)—62%13.5
Rushing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.615%2.2
2nd(12)7.125%1.8
3rd(8)3.838%1.9
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (34)—26%2.0
Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(8)75% / 25%25%2.9
Q2(22)36% / 64%55%6.5
Q3(11)36% / 64%64%5.9
Q4(25)32% / 68%36%4.7
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(14)11.457%5.9
2nd(6)12.533%7.3
3rd(5)10.80%1.4
4th(1)5.0100%7.0
All (26)—42%5.4
Rushing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.240%5.7
2nd(16)6.344%5.6
3rd(8)5.463%4.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (40)—48%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 17 → Punt5Drive 5: opp 41 → TD7Drive 7: own 4 → Punt9Drive 9: own 48 → Turnover12Drive 12: own 35 → TD14Drive 14: own 25 → FG16Drive 16: own 30 → TD18Drive 18: opp 16 → End of halfown 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+/−
1own 25Q1 14:44715Punt1.90-1.9
3own 17Q1 1:4458Punt1.60-1.6
5opp 41Q2 12:361136TD3.07+4.0
7own 4Q2 7:10757Punt1.20-1.2
9own 48Q2 1:56950Turnover2.70-2.7
12own 35Q3 13:481265TD2.37+4.7
14own 25Q4 14:321338FG1.93+1.1
16own 30Q4 6:551270TD2.27+4.8
18opp 16Q4 1:48610End of half4.10-4.1
9 drives6932720.824+3.2

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