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Central Michigan7atNew Mexico38

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.7-7.90+7.9+15.7Central Michigan — Off. field pos.: -5.4-5.4New Mexico — Off. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -13.7-13.7New Mexico — Off. scoring eff.: +12.4+12.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. field pos.: +0.5+0.5New Mexico — Def. field pos.: +5.4+5.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -12.4-12.4New Mexico — Def. scoring eff.: +13.7+13.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0New Mexico — 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.
Central MichiganNew MexicoBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalCentral Michigan 7New Mexico 38
Central MichiganNew Mexicohover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Central MichiganNew Mexico
Total yards149364
Rushing yards119205
Rushing attempts3244
Yds / rush3.74.7
Passing yards30159
Passing attempts1625
Yds / pass1.96.4
First downs928
Turnovers20
Penalties94
Penalty yards8420
Sacks23
Time of possession22:3137:29

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Central Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(6)50% / 50%0%0.0
Q2(12)58% / 42%25%2.8
Q3(16)44% / 56%25%2.9
Q4(13)8% / 92%46%6.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 119th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.80%0.0
2nd(3)9.00%0.7
3rd(8)8.113%1.5
4th(1)3.0100%5.0
All (18)—11%1.1
Rushing by down(offense 121st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.033%4.4
2nd(13)7.838%4.5
3rd(3)5.033%4.0
4th(1)1.0100%23.0
All (29)—38%5.0
New Mexico
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)43% / 57%43%5.2
Q2(24)42% / 58%50%4.3
Q3(12)50% / 50%83%8.1
Q4(11)18% / 82%27%3.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.062%7.8
2nd(10)6.750%4.7
3rd(4)7.025%0.0
All (27)—52%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 31st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.137%4.1
2nd(12)7.050%6.3
3rd(9)5.367%5.3
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (41)—49%5.0

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 22 → TD5Drive 5: own 36 → TD7Drive 7: own 36 → FG9Drive 9: own 11 → FG11Drive 11: own 43 → FG13Drive 13: own 20 → —15Drive 15: opp 39 → TD17Drive 17: opp 38 → FG19Drive 19: own 25 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
New Mexico 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 14:5146Punt2.00-2.0
3own 22Q1 11:11953TD1.77+5.3
5own 36Q1 5:241664TD2.67+4.4
7own 36Q2 11:521026FG2.63+0.4
9own 11Q2 7:071640FG1.73+1.3
11own 43Q2 0:14624FG3.13-0.1
13own 20Q3 11:281058—1.75+3.3
15opp 39Q3 5:20339TD4.07+3.0
17opp 38Q4 13:59911FG4.03-1.0
19own 25Q4 4:15631Punt2.00-2.0
10 drives7236425.638+12.4

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