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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.8-9.90+9.9+19.8Eastern Illinois — Off. field pos.: -9.2-9.2Minnesota — Off. field pos.: +17.2+17.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -15.1-15.1Minnesota — Off. scoring eff.: +15.7+15.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -17.2-17.2Minnesota — Def. field pos.: +9.2+9.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: -15.7-15.7Minnesota — Def. scoring eff.: +15.1+15.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Illinois — Possessions: +5.2+5.2Minnesota — Possessions: -5.2-5.2PossessionsValue 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.
Eastern IllinoisMinnesotaBreaks 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

03365Q1Q2Q3FinalEastern Illinois 7Minnesota 59
Eastern IllinoisMinnesotahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Eastern IllinoisMinnesota
Total yards110495
Rushing yards51147
Rushing attempts2838
Yds / rush1.83.9
Passing yards59348
Passing attempts1533
Yds / pass3.910.5
First downs424
Turnovers01
Penalties62
Penalty yards3510
Sacks01
Time of possession23:3936:21

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Eastern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)33% / 67%0%2.8
Q2(15)47% / 53%27%4.9
Q3(12)33% / 67%8%-0.1
Q4(6)33% / 67%0%2.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(2)10.00%0.0
2nd(6)14.30%2.0
3rd(8)7.138%5.5
All (16)—19%3.5
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.98%0.3
2nd(8)9.413%3.9
3rd(5)13.60%4.4
All (26)—8%2.2
Minnesota
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)44% / 56%56%6.1
Q2(21)48% / 52%67%7.8
Q3(12)58% / 42%58%8.7
Q4(21)38% / 62%57%5.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 36th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.083%12.6
2nd(12)5.658%5.5
3rd(8)6.550%14.1
All (32)—66%10.3
Rushing by down(offense 72nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)8.053%4.3
2nd(11)6.336%3.8
3rd(7)2.786%3.3
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (38)—55%3.9

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 49 → TD6Drive 6: own 34 → TD8Drive 8: own 27 → TD10Drive 10: own 47 → TD14Drive 14: own 24 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 43 → FG18Drive 18: own 48 → TD20Drive 20: own 33 → Punt22Drive 22: opp 34 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Minnesota 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 14:52716Punt2.00-2.0
3own 49Q1 10:071154TD3.57+3.5
6own 34Q1 0:19466TD2.67+4.4
8own 27Q2 8:46973TD2.47+4.6
10own 47Q2 1:361153TD3.57+3.5
14own 24Q3 11:43554Turnover1.90-1.9
16own 43Q3 6:57745FG3.13-0.1
18own 48Q3 0:54952TD3.57+3.5
20own 33Q4 10:47931Punt2.60-2.6
22opp 34Q4 3:591033TD4.17+2.9
10 drives7249529.359+29.7

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