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Western Michigan17atMiami (OH)26

2025 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-3.7-1.90+1.9+3.7Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Miami-OH — Off. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Off. 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.: -3.2-3.2Miami-OH — Off. scoring eff.: +2.9+2.9Off. 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.: -0.4-0.4Miami-OH — Def. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Def. 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.: -2.9-2.9Miami-OH — Def. scoring eff.: +3.2+3.2Def. 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: -2.1-2.1Miami-OH — 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 MichiganMiami-OHBreaks 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

01529Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 17Miami-OH 26
Western MichiganMiami-OHhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganMiami-OH
Total yards316408
Rushing yards144148
Rushing attempts3932
Yds / rush3.74.6
Passing yards172260
Passing attempts2930
Yds / pass5.98.7
First downs1719
Turnovers10
Penalties02
Penalty yards015
Sacks03
Time of possession29:2130:39

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(8)13% / 88%38%4.6
Q2(19)53% / 47%47%8.1
Q3(20)30% / 70%40%3.2
Q4(19)74% / 26%42%3.6
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(12)10.025%3.3
2nd(10)10.530%4.3
3rd(8)7.138%8.4
4th(1)10.00%8.0
All (31)—29%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.954%6.1
2nd(10)7.350%4.1
3rd(9)5.456%4.6
4th(3)1.367%2.0
All (35)—54%4.8
Miami-OH
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)53% / 47%41%6.8
Q2(17)65% / 35%35%6.1
Q3(8)50% / 50%25%3.5
Q4(20)30% / 70%60%8.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 89th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.053%10.3
2nd(12)6.958%8.1
3rd(3)4.333%3.0
All (30)—53%8.7
Rushing by down(offense 97th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.543%7.1
2nd(9)7.722%1.7
3rd(9)6.933%3.7
All (32)—34%4.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → FG3Drive 3: own 26 → FG5Drive 5: own 20 → Punt7Drive 7: own 25 → FG9Drive 9: own 32 → End of half11Drive 11: own 28 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: own 29 → TD17Drive 17: own 12 → TD19Drive 19: opp 39 → FG21Drive 21: own 46 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Miami-OH 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 14:50748FG1.93+1.1
3own 26Q1 6:381468FG2.03+1.0
5own 20Q2 10:23835Punt1.70-1.7
7own 25Q2 5:07863FG1.93+1.1
9own 32Q2 0:4356End of half2.30-2.3
11own 28Q3 12:4846Punt2.00-2.0
13own 25Q3 3:59622Punt1.90-1.9
15own 29Q4 14:551071TD2.16+3.9
17own 12Q4 7:02688TD1.58+6.5
19opp 39Q4 2:4855FG3.23-0.2
21own 46Q4 0:493-4End of half2.70-2.7
11 drives6540823.126+2.9

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