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2025 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-5.6-2.80+2.8+5.6Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +3.9+3.9Eastern Michigan — Off. field pos.: -4.5-4.5Off. 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.: +4.3+4.3Eastern Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +4.9+4.9Off. 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.: +4.5+4.5Eastern Michigan — Def. field pos.: -3.9-3.9Def. 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.: -4.9-4.9Eastern Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -4.3-4.3Def. 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: +2.1+2.1Eastern Michigan — 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.
Western MichiganEastern 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 31Eastern Michigan 21
Western MichiganEastern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganEastern Michigan
Total yards378461
Rushing yards278134
Rushing attempts4923
Yds / rush5.75.8
Passing yards100327
Passing attempts1541
Yds / pass6.78.0
First downs1821
Turnovers05
Penalties75
Penalty yards7530
Sacks11
Time of possession32:2127:39

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)22% / 78%11%3.3
Q2(25)28% / 72%64%9.3
Q3(18)33% / 67%50%4.8
Q4(11)0% / 100%18%1.7
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(7)10.029%3.0
2nd(6)9.867%10.0
3rd(2)6.50%0.0
All (15)—40%5.4
Rushing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.630%4.3
2nd(17)7.553%8.8
3rd(10)5.060%4.9
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (48)—46%6.0
Eastern Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)44% / 56%39%9.4
Q2(10)80% / 20%30%7.0
Q3(13)62% / 38%54%6.4
Q4(22)82% / 18%50%7.5
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(18)10.433%5.9
2nd(16)9.863%9.1
3rd(7)8.729%11.8
4th(1)2.0100%16.0
All (42)—45%8.2
Rushing by down(offense 84th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.618%2.7
2nd(6)5.283%7.7
3rd(4)6.350%17.8
All (21)—43%7.0

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

1Drive 1: own 22 → Punt3Drive 3: own 2 → TD5Drive 5: own 8 → Turnover7Drive 7: own 25 → Turnover9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 15 → —15Drive 15: own 25 → Turnover17Drive 17: own 8 → TD19Drive 19: own 20 → Turnover21Drive 21: own 8 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Eastern 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 22Q1 14:434-1Punt1.80-1.8
3own 2Q1 11:181293TD1.17+5.9
5own 8Q1 3:011178Turnover1.40-1.4
7own 25Q2 7:07764Turnover1.90-1.9
9own 25Q2 1:2746Punt1.90-1.9
13own 15Q3 11:40322—1.50-1.5
15own 25Q3 7:23510Turnover1.90-1.9
17own 8Q3 2:171582TD1.46+4.6
19own 20Q4 10:00753Turnover1.70-1.7
21own 8Q4 5:321292TD1.48+6.6
10 drives6546116.121+4.9

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