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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-7.3-3.70+3.7+7.3Massachusetts — Off. field pos.: +1.9+1.9Rutgers — Off. field pos.: -6.4-6.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Off. scoring eff.: +3.8+3.8Rutgers — Off. scoring eff.: -1.3-1.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Def. field pos.: +6.4+6.4Rutgers — Def. field pos.: -1.9-1.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Def. scoring eff.: +1.3+1.3Rutgers — Def. scoring eff.: -3.8-3.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Massachusetts — Possessions: +2.6+2.6Rutgers — 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.
MassachusettsRutgersBreaks 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

02141Q1Q2Q3FinalMassachusetts 37Rutgers 21
MassachusettsRutgershover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MassachusettsRutgers
Total yards397349
Rushing yards20030
Rushing attempts4125
Yds / rush4.91.2
Passing yards197319
Passing attempts2238
Yds / pass9.08.4
First downs2118
Turnovers04
Penalties87
Penalty yards5734
Sacks51
Time of possession36:2123:39

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Massachusetts
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)50% / 50%50%7.9
Q2(20)30% / 70%75%7.0
Q3(11)45% / 55%36%6.5
Q4(17)29% / 71%41%4.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 100th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.057%6.3
2nd(10)6.670%12.0
3rd(6)8.517%5.5
All (23)—52%8.6
Rushing by down(offense 90th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.355%5.7
2nd(13)7.246%4.1
3rd(5)8.460%7.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (39)—54%5.2
Rutgers
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%60%4.9
Q2(9)67% / 33%22%4.2
Q3(18)61% / 39%33%5.1
Q4(19)95% / 5%42%9.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 67th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.040%4.9
2nd(12)9.358%9.5
3rd(8)9.325%3.1
4th(2)7.5100%43.0
All (42)—45%7.8
Rushing by down(offense 99th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)9.80%2.2
2nd(8)7.338%2.9
3rd(3)2.033%2.3
4th(3)1.367%2.3
All (19)—32%2.5

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → —8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Downs15Drive 15: own 40 → Turnover17Drive 17: own 1 → Turnover19Drive 19: own 25 → TD21Drive 21: own 8 → Turnover23Drive 23: own 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Rutgers 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 14:381275TD2.07+5.0
3own 25Q1 5:175-2Punt2.00-2.0
5own 25Q2 11:3334—2.00-2.0
8own 25Q2 9:274-2Punt2.00-2.0
10own 25Q2 3:34936Punt2.00-2.0
13own 25Q3 8:181263Downs2.00-2.0
15own 40Q3 0:59829Turnover2.80-2.8
17own 1Q4 11:0925Turnover1.40-1.4
19own 25Q4 7:49475TD2.07+5.0
21own 8Q4 4:3516Turnover1.70-1.7
23own 25Q4 4:231276TD2.07+5.0
11 drives6434922.321-1.3

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