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2025 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.6-8.80+8.8+17.6Eastern Michigan — Off. field pos.: -0.7-0.7Ball State — Off. field pos.: +3.6+3.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +2.0+2.0Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: -15.3-15.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Def. field pos.: -3.6-3.6Ball State — Def. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +15.3+15.3Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: -2.0-2.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Ball 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.
Eastern MichiganBall 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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Eastern MichiganBall Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Eastern MichiganBall State
Total yards380225
Rushing yards151163
Rushing attempts4038
Yds / rush3.84.3
Passing yards22962
Passing attempts2922
Yds / pass7.92.8
First downs2113
Turnovers21
Penalties55
Penalty yards5945
Sacks40
Time of possession31:0928:51

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Eastern Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)29% / 71%53%5.2
Q2(22)64% / 36%36%6.5
Q3(9)56% / 44%22%2.2
Q4(20)20% / 80%60%6.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 91st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.057%12.0
2nd(11)9.536%6.0
3rd(10)7.850%7.3
All (28)—46%8.0
Rushing by down(offense 84th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)10.043%3.6
2nd(12)5.350%5.7
3rd(4)4.550%0.0
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (40)—45%3.8
Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)36% / 64%36%4.7
Q2(10)40% / 60%20%0.8
Q3(21)38% / 62%38%5.0
Q4(12)58% / 42%25%3.5
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(6)10.80%0.5
2nd(7)8.914%1.7
3rd(8)8.538%5.0
4th(2)9.50%-6.0
All (23)—17%1.9
Rushing by down(offense 135th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.044%4.8
2nd(11)7.545%6.2
3rd(4)6.825%4.3
All (31)—42%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → Turnover6Drive 6: own 23 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 24 → Punt12Drive 12: own 23 → End of half14Drive 14: opp 48 → FG16Drive 16: own 20 → Downs18Drive 18: opp 34 → FG20Drive 20: own 25 → Downsown 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+/−
1own 25Q1 14:504-1Punt1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 9:10848Turnover1.90-1.9
6own 23Q2 11:174-6Punt1.80-1.8
8own 25Q2 7:4448Punt1.90-1.9
10own 24Q2 2:1855Punt1.90-1.9
12own 23Q2 0:1521End of half1.80-1.8
14opp 48Q3 14:001135FG2.83+0.2
16own 20Q3 6:271766Downs1.70-1.7
18opp 34Q4 11:30614FG3.63-0.6
20own 25Q4 4:52732Downs1.90-1.9
10 drives6022521.39-12.3

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