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Iowa State13atIowa16

2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14.8-7.40+7.4+14.8Iowa State — Off. field pos.: -5.5-5.5Iowa — Off. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa State — Off. scoring eff.: -12.8-12.8Iowa — Off. scoring eff.: -11.1-11.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa State — Def. field pos.: +1.6+1.6Iowa — Def. field pos.: +5.5+5.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa State — Def. scoring eff.: +11.1+11.1Iowa — Def. scoring eff.: +12.8+12.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Iowa State — Possessions: +2.6+2.6Iowa — Possessions: -2.6-2.6PossessionsValue 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.
Iowa StateIowaBreaks 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

0918Q1Q2Q3FinalIowa State 13Iowa 16
Iowa StateIowahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Iowa StateIowa
Total yards255284
Rushing yards13893
Rushing attempts3429
Yds / rush4.13.2
Passing yards117191
Passing attempts1930
Yds / pass6.26.4
First downs913
Turnovers00
Penalties64
Penalty yards4525
Sacks00
Time of possession30:1829:42

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Iowa State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)38% / 62%23%3.8
Q2(15)20% / 80%53%5.0
Q3(17)41% / 59%18%5.5
Q4(8)50% / 50%25%4.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(3)13.00%0.0
2nd(9)7.744%6.9
3rd(7)9.443%7.9
All (19)—37%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 77th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.422%3.8
2nd(10)11.540%5.6
3rd(6)5.517%2.3
All (34)—26%4.1
Iowa
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)50% / 50%21%4.1
Q2(17)59% / 41%47%7.2
Q3(7)86% / 14%14%3.4
Q4(21)33% / 67%52%3.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.070%12.3
2nd(12)8.842%3.9
3rd(8)7.413%2.6
All (30)—43%6.4
Rushing by down(offense 92nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.936%3.9
2nd(7)4.914%1.9
3rd(7)4.357%3.7
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (29)—34%3.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 35 → Downs5Drive 5: own 5 → Punt7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → TD11Drive 11: own 27 → FG14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 32 → Punt18Drive 18: own 45 → Punt20Drive 20: own 43 → FG22Drive 22: own 45 → FGown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Iowa 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 14:45930Punt2.00-2.0
3own 35Q1 8:51525Downs2.60-2.6
5own 5Q1 5:0943Punt1.50-1.5
7own 25Q2 14:0952Punt2.00-2.0
9own 25Q2 7:41575TD2.07+5.0
11own 27Q2 3:491246FG2.43+0.6
14own 25Q3 9:55521Punt2.00-2.0
16own 32Q3 5:2953Punt2.60-2.6
18own 45Q4 14:5165Punt3.30-3.3
20own 43Q4 12:261143FG3.13-0.1
22own 45Q4 4:171131FG3.33-0.3
11 drives5928427.116-11.1

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

Iowa State at Iowa — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ