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Kent State13atBall State17

2025 · Week 11

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.3-8.10+8.1+16.3Kent State — Off. field pos.: +2.4+2.4Ball State — Off. field pos.: +4.0+4.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Off. scoring eff.: -14.2-14.2Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: -11.8-11.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Def. field pos.: -4.0-4.0Ball State — Def. field pos.: -2.4-2.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Def. scoring eff.: +11.8+11.8Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: +14.2+14.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Possessions: 0.00.0Ball State — 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.
Kent StateBall 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

01019Q1Q2Q3FinalKent State 13Ball State 17
Kent StateBall Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Kent StateBall State
Total yards301238
Rushing yards8965
Rushing attempts3333
Yds / rush2.72.0
Passing yards212173
Passing attempts2829
Yds / pass7.66.0
First downs1414
Turnovers10
Penalties104
Penalty yards7840
Sacks41
Time of possession27:4232:18

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)42% / 58%17%6.2
Q2(16)50% / 50%38%3.4
Q3(13)38% / 62%38%6.7
Q4(20)55% / 45%30%4.3
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(10)11.030%3.8
2nd(9)9.867%8.7
3rd(8)7.925%10.9
4th(2)4.50%0.0
All (29)38%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.033%4.5
2nd(9)8.411%2.1
3rd(5)7.420%2.0
4th(3)1.033%0.3
All (32)25%3.1
Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)38% / 63%25%4.9
Q2(13)54% / 46%23%2.2
Q3(17)65% / 35%24%3.1
Q4(16)56% / 44%19%5.3
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(9)10.222%2.4
2nd(12)11.625%4.8
3rd(11)8.627%3.9
4th(1)2.0100%29.0
All (33)27%4.6
Rushing by down(offense 135th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.720%4.3
2nd(8)7.30%1.6
3rd(6)5.533%2.7
All (29)17%3.2

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

2Drive 2: opp 13 → FG4Drive 4: own 23 → Punt6Drive 6: 50 → TD8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 42 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 9 → Punt16Drive 16: own 40 → Missed FG18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 18 → Missed FG22Drive 22: opp 37 → TD24Drive 24: own 38 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Ball 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+/−
2opp 13Q1 13:4245FG4.63-1.6
4own 23Q1 9:18532Punt1.80-1.8
650Q1 4:591655TD2.77+4.3
8own 25Q2 6:08912Punt1.90-1.9
10own 42Q2 0:5943Punt2.60-2.6
12own 25Q3 14:53718Punt1.90-1.9
14own 9Q3 6:334-2Punt1.40-1.4
16own 40Q3 4:311137Missed FG2.50-2.5
18own 25Q4 11:0145Punt1.90-1.9
20own 18Q4 9:271045Missed FG1.60-1.6
22opp 37Q4 3:38537TD3.57+3.5
24own 38Q4 0:132-2End of half2.30-2.3
12 drives6323828.817-11.8

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