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Ohio21atNebraska49

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-26.5-13.20+13.2+26.5Ohio — Off. field pos.: -3.4-3.4Nebraska — Off. field pos.: -2.7-2.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio — Off. scoring eff.: -6.9-6.9Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: +23.0+23.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio — Def. field pos.: +2.7+2.7Nebraska — Def. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio — Def. scoring eff.: -23.0-23.0Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: +6.9+6.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio — Possessions: +2.6+2.6Nebraska — 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.
OhioNebraskaBreaks 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

02754Q1Q2Q3FinalOhio 21Nebraska 49
OhioNebraskahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

OhioNebraska
Total yards303523
Rushing yards139248
Rushing attempts3342
Yds / rush4.25.9
Passing yards164275
Passing attempts3232
Yds / pass5.18.6
First downs1728
Turnovers10
Penalties29
Penalty yards3065
Sacks22
Time of possession29:2130:39

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ohio
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)33% / 67%50%11.3
Q2(23)70% / 30%22%2.3
Q3(11)27% / 73%27%4.0
Q4(19)58% / 42%47%4.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 108th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.031%8.5
2nd(11)8.09%1.4
3rd(9)8.233%3.9
4th(1)3.0100%3.0
All (34)—26%4.8
Rushing by down(offense 75th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.836%3.8
2nd(11)7.845%5.8
3rd(6)4.367%4.5
All (31)—45%4.6
Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%40%6.0
Q2(22)64% / 36%50%6.3
Q3(22)45% / 55%55%6.3
Q4(14)29% / 71%64%11.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.031%7.5
2nd(11)7.564%7.4
3rd(9)10.744%7.9
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (34)—44%7.4
Rushing by down(offense 13th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.958%8.5
2nd(13)8.546%5.8
3rd(6)2.583%4.8
4th(1)1.0100%13.0
All (39)—59%7.2

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → TD4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: own 8 → TD8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 26 → Downs12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 27 → TD16Drive 16: own 31 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → TD20Drive 20: own 30 → TD22Drive 22: opp 17 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Nebraska drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 25Q1 13:401266TD2.07+5.0
4own 25Q1 2:59724Punt2.00-2.0
6own 8Q2 10:21777TD1.77+5.3
8own 25Q2 7:22618Punt2.00-2.0
10own 26Q2 2:391044Downs2.20-2.2
12own 25Q3 14:514-14Punt2.00-2.0
14own 27Q3 9:421183TD2.47+4.6
16own 31Q3 3:44869TD2.67+4.4
18own 25Q4 11:57675TD2.07+5.0
20own 30Q4 8:21570TD2.67+4.4
22opp 17Q4 3:23317TD4.27+2.8
11 drives7652326.049+23.0

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