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Kent State35atNorthern Illinois31

2025 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-13.1-6.60+6.6+13.1Kent State — Off. field pos.: +2.9+2.9Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +4.2+4.2Off. 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.: +11.4+11.4Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: +6.1+6.1Off. 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.: -4.2-4.2Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -2.9-2.9Def. 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.: -6.1-6.1Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: -11.4-11.4Def. 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: 0.00.0Northern 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.
Kent StateNorthern 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

02039Q1Q2Q3FinalKent State 35Northern Illinois 31
Kent StateNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Kent StateNorthern Illinois
Total yards438334
Rushing yards231307
Rushing attempts3658
Yds / rush6.45.3
Passing yards20727
Passing attempts2210
Yds / pass9.42.7
First downs2021
Turnovers21
Penalties33
Penalty yards2032
Sacks01
Time of possession28:0931:51

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)41% / 59%35%4.3
Q2(16)50% / 50%50%9.1
Q3(9)44% / 56%44%8.0
Q4(14)21% / 79%57%9.4
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(8)10.050%13.0
2nd(7)8.443%11.9
3rd(6)6.017%0.2
4th(1)8.00%0.0
All (22)—36%8.5
Rushing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.944%5.2
2nd(12)6.550%8.8
3rd(2)5.0100%16.0
4th(2)1.0100%2.0
All (34)—53%6.9
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)8% / 92%77%5.5
Q2(17)6% / 94%65%7.8
Q3(17)12% / 88%59%4.2
Q4(20)30% / 70%35%3.0
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(2)10.00%0.0
2nd(3)8.367%4.7
3rd(3)5.733%2.7
4th(2)6.050%2.5
All (10)—40%2.7
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(28)9.561%4.9
2nd(20)5.760%6.5
3rd(9)3.356%4.3
All (57)—60%5.4

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

2Drive 2: own 40 → Safety4Drive 4: own 29 → TD6Drive 6: own 18 → Punt8Drive 8: opp 43 → TD10Drive 10: own 25 → TD12Drive 12: own 35 → Punt14Drive 14: own 29 → FG16Drive 16: opp 1 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 25 → Downsown 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+/−
2own 40Q1 11:5520Safety(−3 opp)2.50-2.5
4own 29Q1 8:361471TD2.17+4.9
6own 18Q2 12:03715Punt1.60-1.6
8opp 43Q2 7:57243TD2.97+4.1
10own 25Q2 4:071175TD1.97+5.1
12own 35Q3 14:50715Punt2.30-2.3
14own 29Q3 6:071455FG2.13+0.9
16opp 1Q4 13:5211TD5.77+1.3
18own 25Q4 10:171016Punt1.90-1.9
20own 25Q4 4:041643Downs1.90-1.9
10 drives6933424.931+6.1

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