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Eastern Michigan7atMichigan State35

2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14.3-7.20+7.2+14.3Eastern Michigan — Off. field pos.: -6.3-6.3Michigan State — Off. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -10.2-10.2Michigan State — Off. scoring eff.: +12.5+12.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Def. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Michigan State — Def. field pos.: +6.3+6.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -12.5-12.5Michigan State — Def. scoring eff.: +10.2+10.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Eastern Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Michigan State — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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.
Eastern MichiganMichigan 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

02039Q1Q2Q3FinalEastern Michigan 7Michigan State 35
Eastern MichiganMichigan Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Eastern MichiganMichigan State
Total yards219472
Rushing yards101258
Rushing attempts2645
Yds / rush3.95.7
Passing yards118214
Passing attempts2626
Yds / pass4.58.2
First downs1324
Turnovers11
Penalties34
Penalty yards1232
Sacks24
Time of possession28:3931:21

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Eastern Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)59% / 41%29%3.8
Q2(14)29% / 71%71%7.0
Q3(14)71% / 29%36%2.1
Q4(6)83% / 17%17%1.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 126th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.531%3.3
2nd(11)8.327%0.1
3rd(5)10.620%7.0
All (29)—28%2.7
Rushing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.050%6.6
2nd(7)5.057%4.0
3rd(7)5.171%6.1
All (22)—59%5.6
Michigan State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(8)50% / 50%38%6.0
Q2(26)58% / 42%54%3.8
Q3(17)35% / 65%59%8.1
Q4(19)16% / 84%63%10.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 48th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.055%8.5
2nd(8)6.825%2.5
3rd(7)5.371%11.4
4th(2)7.550%9.0
All (28)—50%7.5
Rushing by down(offense 45th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.747%7.3
2nd(14)6.671%5.8
3rd(7)4.657%4.7
4th(2)3.0100%6.5
All (42)—60%6.3

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

2Drive 2: own 42 → Punt4Drive 4: opp 24 → TD6Drive 6: own 20 → TD8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → TD12Drive 12: own 40 → TD14Drive 14: own 20 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 47 → TD18Drive 18: own 17 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Michigan 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+/−
2own 42Q1 12:4862Punt3.00-3.0
4opp 24Q1 6:59424TD4.17+2.9
6own 20Q1 1:041885TD1.77+5.3
8own 25Q2 1:501535Punt2.00-2.0
10own 25Q3 15:001573TD2.07+5.0
12own 40Q3 7:08460TD2.87+4.2
14own 20Q3 0:241074Turnover1.70-1.7
16own 47Q4 9:00453TD3.57+3.5
18own 17Q4 6:481270End of half1.70-1.7
9 drives7547222.535+12.5

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

Eastern Michigan at Michigan State — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ