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Northern Illinois0atIowa40

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-33.2-16.60+16.6+33.2Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: -10.2-10.2Iowa — Off. field pos.: +11.3+11.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -28.9-28.9Iowa — Off. scoring eff.: -5.2-5.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -11.3-11.3Iowa — Def. field pos.: +10.2+10.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +5.2+5.2Iowa — Def. scoring eff.: +28.9+28.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northern Illinois — Possessions: +5.2+5.2Iowa — 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.
Northern IllinoisIowaBreaks 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

02244Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthern Illinois 0Iowa 40
Northern IllinoisIowahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northern IllinoisIowa
Total yards120507
Rushing yards7289
Rushing attempts3138
Yds / rush0.27.6
Passing yards113218
Passing attempts2440
Yds / pass4.75.5
First downs726
Turnovers21
Penalties77
Penalty yards6160
Sacks06
Time of possession26:0933:51

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)67% / 33%11%2.4
Q2(12)33% / 67%8%0.5
Q3(16)50% / 50%19%2.4
Q4(17)71% / 29%35%3.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 137th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.022%3.7
2nd(10)9.140%3.4
3rd(11)8.018%2.1
All (30)—27%3.0
Rushing by down(offense 137th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.017%1.8
2nd(9)8.00%2.1
3rd(3)4.333%1.0
All (24)—13%1.8
Iowa
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)52% / 48%67%12.0
Q2(29)62% / 38%34%4.2
Q3(14)50% / 50%43%5.3
Q4(14)29% / 71%21%4.4
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(16)10.356%6.1
2nd(12)8.242%6.3
3rd(10)7.630%4.5
4th(2)3.50%0.0
All (40)—43%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 92nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.148%8.9
2nd(12)7.425%5.2
3rd(4)4.375%9.8
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (38)—42%7.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 34 → TD5Drive 5: own 30 → TD7Drive 7: own 29 → Missed FG9Drive 9: opp 45 → Punt11Drive 11: opp 46 → TD13Drive 13: own 42 → FG15Drive 15: own 43 → FG18Drive 18: own 48 → Downs20Drive 20: own 44 → Turnover23Drive 23: own 36 → Punt25Drive 25: own 40 → Punt27Drive 27: own 38 → Downsown 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 14:491274TD2.06+4.0
3own 34Q1 7:10266TD2.67+4.4
5own 30Q1 5:49470TD2.67+4.4
7own 29Q1 2:471147Missed FG2.60-2.6
9opp 45Q2 13:0542Punt3.70-3.7
11opp 46Q2 10:48731TD3.67+3.4
13own 42Q2 5:37631FG3.03-0.0
15own 43Q2 2:131851FG3.13-0.1
18own 48Q3 12:37620Downs3.50-3.5
20own 44Q3 9:59954Turnover3.20-3.2
23own 36Q4 14:4440Punt2.60-2.6
25own 40Q4 11:0545Punt2.80-2.8
27own 38Q4 6:13856Downs2.60-2.6
13 drives8450738.240+1.8

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