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Central Michigan7atNorthwestern34

2025 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16-80+8+16Central Michigan — Off. field pos.: -1.8-1.8Northwestern — Off. field pos.: +10.8+10.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -13.9-13.9Northwestern — Off. scoring eff.: +0.5+0.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. field pos.: -10.8-10.8Northwestern — Def. field pos.: +1.8+1.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -0.5-0.5Northwestern — Def. scoring eff.: +13.9+13.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Northwestern — 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.
Central MichiganNorthwesternBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalCentral Michigan 7Northwestern 34
Central MichiganNorthwesternhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Central MichiganNorthwestern
Total yards269313
Rushing yards9177
Rushing attempts3426
Yds / rush2.73.0
Passing yards178236
Passing attempts2635
Yds / pass6.86.7
First downs1518
Turnovers41
Penalties52
Penalty yards4620
Sacks15
Time of possession32:4227:18

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Central Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)50% / 50%36%2.4
Q2(9)22% / 78%33%4.0
Q3(17)59% / 41%53%4.6
Q4(16)69% / 31%63%8.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 72nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.458%3.1
2nd(12)8.358%7.3
3rd(6)8.033%6.2
All (30)—53%5.4
Rushing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.546%4.5
2nd(9)7.044%5.9
3rd(3)2.333%1.0
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (26)—42%4.4
Northwestern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)62% / 38%15%1.8
Q2(22)64% / 36%50%8.8
Q3(11)55% / 45%73%7.6
Q4(14)57% / 43%29%3.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 79th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.654%8.4
2nd(11)8.236%5.0
3rd(9)8.133%9.3
4th(3)5.333%7.0
All (36)—42%7.5
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.045%3.9
2nd(7)6.429%3.3
3rd(4)3.850%4.5
4th(2)1.550%0.5
All (24)—42%3.5

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Downs3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 23 → Punt7Drive 7: own 20 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 29 → TD11Drive 11: opp 18 → TD13Drive 13: opp 23 → TD15Drive 15: own 10 → Punt19Drive 19: own 8 → TD21Drive 21: opp 43 → Downs23Drive 23: opp 46 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northwestern 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 14:5648Downs1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 9:5546Punt1.90-1.9
5own 23Q1 5:1341Punt1.80-1.8
7own 20Q1 1:321244Punt1.70-1.7
9opp 29Q2 7:49329TD3.77+3.3
11opp 18Q2 6:14815TD4.07+3.0
13opp 23Q2 3:31123TD3.97+3.1
15own 10Q2 1:401190Punt1.40-1.4
19own 8Q3 7:481178TD1.47+5.6
21opp 43Q3 0:04929Downs2.90-2.9
23opp 46Q4 5:57724Turnover2.90-2.9
11 drives6631327.534+6.5

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