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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-35.4-17.70+17.7+35.4Ball State — Off. field pos.: -4.3-4.3Ohio State — Off. field pos.: -6.1-6.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Off. scoring eff.: -26.6-26.6Ohio State — Off. scoring eff.: +30.8+30.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Def. field pos.: +6.1+6.1Ohio State — Def. field pos.: +4.3+4.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Def. scoring eff.: -30.8-30.8Ohio State — Def. scoring eff.: +26.6+26.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ball State — Possessions: +2.6+2.6Ohio State — 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.
Ball StateOhio StateBreaks 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

03162Q1Q2Q3FinalBall State 3Ohio State 56
Ball StateOhio Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Ball StateOhio State
Total yards165671
Rushing yards45237
Rushing attempts2335
Yds / rush2.06.8
Passing yards120434
Passing attempts3737
Yds / pass3.211.7
First downs1332
Turnovers11
Penalties39
Penalty yards1581
Sacks21
Time of possession28:2231:38

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ball State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)73% / 27%27%3.8
Q2(20)55% / 45%20%2.6
Q3(12)67% / 33%0%-0.6
Q4(17)65% / 35%35%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 134th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.317%2.7
2nd(9)8.933%2.8
3rd(10)8.020%4.1
4th(1)8.00%7.0
All (38)—21%3.2
Rushing by down(offense 134th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.729%1.6
2nd(11)9.218%2.8
3rd(4)11.525%1.3
All (22)—23%2.1
Ohio State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)58% / 42%63%9.4
Q2(21)67% / 33%57%7.0
Q3(18)33% / 67%56%11.9
Q4(14)57% / 43%50%9.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 11th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.7100%15.2
2nd(16)8.550%8.5
3rd(9)7.644%8.1
All (39)—67%10.8
Rushing by down(offense 66th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)10.238%8.7
2nd(5)5.660%3.4
3rd(2)10.550%5.5
4th(2)2.0100%6.5
All (33)—45%7.5

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

1Drive 1: own 16 → Punt3Drive 3: own 1 → TD5Drive 5: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: opp 28 → TD9Drive 9: own 6 → Punt11Drive 11: own 10 → TD14Drive 14: own 6 → TD16Drive 16: own 38 → TD18Drive 18: own 22 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 17 → TD22Drive 22: own 31 → Punt24Drive 24: own 37 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Ohio State 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 16Q1 15:0044Punt1.70-1.7
3own 1Q1 12:05799TD1.47+5.6
5own 25Q1 5:52975TD2.07+5.0
7opp 28Q2 15:00628TD4.17+2.9
9own 6Q2 7:42729Punt1.60-1.6
11own 10Q2 1:151090TD1.77+5.3
14own 6Q3 13:26494TD1.67+5.4
16own 38Q3 9:55362TD2.67+4.4
18own 22Q3 7:1732Turnover1.70-1.7
20own 17Q3 4:3913103TD1.77+5.3
22own 31Q4 14:16622Punt2.60-2.6
24own 37Q4 5:521063TD2.67+4.4
12 drives7367125.256+30.8

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