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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.4-10.70+10.7+21.4Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +1.9+1.9Michigan — Off. field pos.: -7.8-7.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -18.6-18.6Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -5.3-5.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: +7.8+7.8Michigan — 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.Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +5.3+5.3Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +18.6+18.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Possessions: +2.6+2.6Michigan — 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.
Western MichiganMichiganBreaks 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

0815Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 12Michigan 13
Western MichiganMichiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganMichigan
Total yards221276
Rushing yards132106
Rushing attempts4625
Yds / rush2.94.2
Passing yards89170
Passing attempts2123
Yds / pass4.27.4
First downs1612
Turnovers03
Penalties59
Penalty yards4080
Sacks12
Time of possession40:0819:52

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)42% / 58%25%5.0
Q2(19)53% / 47%26%2.3
Q3(16)31% / 69%56%4.5
Q4(18)17% / 83%28%3.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.030%4.0
2nd(5)9.420%0.8
3rd(7)8.729%5.4
4th(1)2.00%0.0
All (23)—26%3.6
Rushing by down(offense 79th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.038%3.9
2nd(16)7.725%3.3
3rd(10)6.260%3.7
All (42)—38%3.6
Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%60%5.8
Q2(14)50% / 50%21%2.3
Q3(7)43% / 57%57%7.0
Q4(11)64% / 36%36%8.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 88th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.663%8.1
2nd(9)7.333%4.3
3rd(7)7.329%10.4
All (24)—42%7.3
Rushing by down(offense 93rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.438%4.7
2nd(6)5.250%3.7
3rd(3)4.733%3.7
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (23)—43%4.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: own 20 → Punt8Drive 8: own 16 → Punt10Drive 10: own 8 → Punt12Drive 12: own 2 → Turnover15Drive 15: own 27 → Punt17Drive 17: own 18 → Punt19Drive 19: own 7 → Turnover21Drive 21: own 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Michigan 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 14:411280TD2.07+5.0
3own 25Q1 5:1267Punt2.00-2.0
6own 20Q2 14:4842Punt1.70-1.7
8own 16Q2 9:2146Punt1.70-1.7
10own 8Q2 5:0142Punt1.70-1.7
12own 2Q2 0:49724Turnover1.40-1.4
15own 27Q3 12:411049Punt2.40-2.4
17own 18Q4 10:0847Punt1.70-1.7
19own 7Q4 3:04316Turnover1.60-1.6
21own 25Q4 0:26775TD2.06+4.0
10 drives5027618.313-5.3

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