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Western Michigan35atNorthern Illinois19

2025 · Week 13

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.5-4.70+4.7+9.5Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +4.0+4.0Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +8.2+8.2Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -3.1-3.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -4.0-4.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +3.1+3.1Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: -8.2-8.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Northern Illinois — 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.
Western MichiganNorthern IllinoisBreaks 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

02039Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 35Northern Illinois 19
Western MichiganNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganNorthern Illinois
Total yards393252
Rushing yards361174
Rushing attempts5943
Yds / rush6.14.0
Passing yards3278
Passing attempts915
Yds / pass3.65.2
First downs2513
Turnovers10
Penalties32
Penalty yards1719
Sacks20
Time of possession33:4926:11

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)23% / 77%31%5.2
Q2(14)21% / 79%64%8.0
Q3(20)15% / 85%70%6.1
Q4(21)0% / 100%67%4.3
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(5)10.040%4.6
3rd(3)7.70%2.3
4th(1)3.00%2.0
All (9)—22%3.6
Rushing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(29)9.462%6.7
2nd(22)6.364%5.1
3rd(8)2.488%6.8
All (59)—66%6.1
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)8% / 92%15%4.7
Q2(21)19% / 81%24%4.6
Q3(8)38% / 63%38%1.5
Q4(13)69% / 31%38%7.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 137th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.025%5.4
2nd(3)11.033%7.0
3rd(5)5.00%-1.6
4th(1)4.0100%14.0
All (17)—24%4.1
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.633%3.9
2nd(14)8.421%3.6
3rd(9)7.022%8.2
4th(3)2.367%6.3
All (38)—29%5.0

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

1Drive 1: own 41 → TD3Drive 3: opp 19 → FG5Drive 5: own 9 → Punt7Drive 7: own 25 → FG9Drive 9: own 6 → Punt11Drive 11: own 19 → Downs13Drive 13: own 23 → End of half15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: own 22 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → —21Drive 21: own 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northern Illinois 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 41Q1 13:51659TD2.57+4.5
3opp 19Q1 10:594-2FG4.03-1.0
5own 9Q1 6:5655Punt1.40-1.4
7own 25Q1 0:261252FG1.93+1.1
9own 6Q2 8:4457Punt1.30-1.3
11own 19Q2 6:03815Downs1.70-1.7
13own 23Q2 0:24722End of half1.80-1.8
15own 25Q3 8:0352Punt1.90-1.9
17own 22Q3 4:34610Punt1.80-1.8
19own 25Q4 9:39516—1.90-1.9
21own 25Q4 7:041075TD1.96+4.1
11 drives5825222.119-3.1

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