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Illinois State28atNorthern Illinois24

2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.9-4.90+4.9+9.9Illinois State — Off. field pos.: +2.7+2.7Northern Illinois — Off. field pos.: +3.9+3.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois State — Off. scoring eff.: -3.4-3.4Northern Illinois — Off. scoring eff.: -8.6-8.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois State — Def. field pos.: -3.9-3.9Northern Illinois — Def. field pos.: -2.7-2.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois State — Def. scoring eff.: +8.6+8.6Northern Illinois — Def. scoring eff.: +3.4+3.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Illinois State — Possessions: 0.00.0Northern Illinois — 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.
Illinois StateNorthern IllinoisBreaks 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

01631Q1Q2Q3FinalIllinois State 28Northern Illinois 24
Illinois StateNorthern Illinoishover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Illinois StateNorthern Illinois
Total yards254308
Rushing yards101112
Rushing attempts3636
Yds / rush2.83.1
Passing yards153196
Passing attempts2730
Yds / pass5.76.5
First downs1920
Turnovers22
Penalties69
Penalty yards7785
Sacks33
Time of possession31:1628:44

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Illinois State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)29% / 71%59%6.5
Q2(12)75% / 25%25%1.5
Q3(15)47% / 53%33%2.1
Q4(19)47% / 53%47%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.044%3.1
2nd(10)8.530%5.3
3rd(11)6.555%5.3
All (30)—43%4.7
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.632%4.4
2nd(11)7.845%2.6
3rd(3)2.0100%3.0
All (33)—42%3.7
Northern Illinois
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)58% / 42%33%2.8
Q2(25)56% / 44%52%4.3
Q3(12)33% / 67%33%3.0
Q4(17)47% / 53%65%7.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 137th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.462%8.3
2nd(11)9.127%3.5
3rd(8)9.625%3.4
4th(1)2.0100%2.0
All (33)—42%5.4
Rushing by down(offense 137th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.650%4.3
2nd(9)4.656%5.9
3rd(7)2.071%2.0
4th(1)2.00%-1.0
All (33)—55%4.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Def. TD2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 20 → Punt6Drive 6: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 39 → FG11Drive 11: own 35 → TD13Drive 13: opp 44 → Downs15Drive 15: own 22 → Punt17Drive 17: own 44 → TD19Drive 19: own 22 → —21Drive 21: own 25 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Northern Illinois 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 14:52658Def. TD(−7 opp)2.00-2.0
2own 25Q1 12:345-1Punt2.00-2.0
4own 20Q1 6:10513Punt1.70-1.7
6own 25Q2 14:4275Punt2.00-2.0
9own 39Q2 11:06938FG2.73+0.3
11own 35Q2 2:571865TD2.67+4.4
13opp 44Q3 11:23834Downs3.80-3.8
15own 22Q3 4:365-5Punt1.70-1.7
17own 44Q3 0:5557TD3.27+3.8
19own 22Q4 11:131088—1.70-1.7
21own 25Q4 1:481145Turnover2.00-2.0
11 drives6930825.624-1.6

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