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Duke31atIllinois27

2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.1-5.60+5.6+11.1Duke — Off. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Illinois — Off. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Duke — Off. scoring eff.: +9.7+9.7Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: +5.9+5.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Duke — Def. field pos.: +2.3+2.3Illinois — Def. field pos.: +2.1+2.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Duke — Def. scoring eff.: -5.9-5.9Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: -9.7-9.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Duke — Possessions: 0.00.0Illinois — 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.
DukeIllinoisBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalDuke 31Illinois 27
DukeIllinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

DukeIllinois
Total yards376382
Rushing yards170111
Rushing attempts3532
Yds / rush4.93.5
Passing yards206271
Passing attempts2236
Yds / pass9.47.5
First downs1923
Turnovers01
Penalties117
Penalty yards11271
Sacks01
Time of possession26:4633:14

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Duke
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(7)14% / 86%43%8.7
Q2(20)45% / 55%65%8.3
Q3(16)50% / 50%56%8.2
Q4(12)25% / 75%8%1.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)13.350%6.2
2nd(12)7.067%12.9
3rd(3)9.733%3.7
All (21)57%9.7
Rushing by down(offense 98th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.250%6.0
2nd(6)10.717%2.5
3rd(6)6.317%3.5
4th(2)2.5100%8.5
All (34)41%5.1
Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)48% / 52%52%5.3
Q2(20)60% / 40%55%7.5
Q3(10)70% / 30%70%5.6
Q4(17)41% / 59%35%3.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 6th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.069%7.6
2nd(12)6.958%8.3
3rd(8)5.163%4.7
4th(3)2.333%13.3
All (36)61%7.7
Rushing by down(offense 73rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.240%4.0
2nd(13)5.546%3.3
3rd(4)3.025%2.0
All (32)41%3.5

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 25 → FG5Drive 5: own 28 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → TD9Drive 9: own 35 → End of half11Drive 11: own 25 → FG13Drive 13: own 39 → Downs15Drive 15: own 45 → Turnover17Drive 17: own 20 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
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+/−
1own 25Q1 14:551070TD2.07+5.0
3own 25Q1 8:201243FG2.03+1.0
5own 28Q1 1:28957TD2.67+4.4
7own 25Q2 6:531372TD2.07+5.0
9own 35Q2 0:24621End of half2.60-2.6
11own 25Q3 10:381256FG2.03+1.0
13own 39Q4 13:311043Downs2.70-2.7
15own 45Q4 8:08321Turnover3.30-3.3
17own 20Q4 6:06618Downs1.70-1.7
9 drives6938221.127+5.9

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