Big Ten · B1G+A advanced report
DRIVE EFFICIENCY
Points per possession, 3-and-outs and where drives start, on offense and defense.
Weeks 1–6 (Aug 29 – Oct 10) · 78 games, 103 Big Ten team-games · ESPN play-by-play · built Oct 13, 3:09 AM CT
OFFENSE
sorted by points per possession · through Week 6| # | Team | G | Points per possession | 3-and-out rate % | Avg. starting field position (own yd line) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indiana | 6 | 4.00 (1) | 15.5 (11) | 32.6 (5) |
| 2 |  Ohio State | 6 | 3.83 (2) | 10.8 (4) | 32.2 (6) |
| 3 |  USC | 7 | 3.79 (3) | 6.6 (1) | 28.5 (16) |
| 4 |  Nebraska | 6 | 3.45 (4) | 14.1 (10) | 30.3 (12) |
| 5 |  Northwestern | 5 | 3.40 (5) | 8.0 (2) | 27.3 (18) |
| 6 |  Illinois | 6 | 3.28 (6) | 9.3 (3) | 28.7 (15) |
| 7 |  Oregon | 5 | 3.14 (7) | 12.7 (7) | 35.1 (2) |
| 8 |  Purdue | 6 | 3.10 (8) | 11.7 (5) | 30.4 (11) |
| 9 |  UCLA | 5 | 2.84 (9) | 15.6 (12) | 36.3 (1) |
| 10 |  Rutgers | 5 | 2.78 (10) | 18.5 (13) | 29.8 (13) |
| 11 |  Wisconsin | 5 | 2.76 (11) | 14.0 (9) | 30.9 (10) |
| 12 |  Penn State | 6 | 2.67 (12) | 13.6 (8) | 33.0 (4) |
| 13 |  Iowa | 6 | 2.65 (13) | 21.5 (15) | 31.2 (9) |
| 14 |  Minnesota | 6 | 2.38 (14) | 21.9 (16) | 35.0 (3) |
| 15 |  Maryland | 6 | 2.35 (15) | 20.3 (14) | 31.8 (8) |
| 16 |  Washington | 6 | 2.34 (16) | 25.4 (17) | 28.9 (14) |
| 17 |  Michigan State | 6 | 2.29 (17) | 12.5 (6) | 32.1 (7) |
| 18 |  Michigan | 5 | 2.02 (18) | 26.0 (18) | 27.6 (17) |
DEFENSE
sorted by opp. points per possession · through Week 6| # | Team | G | Opp. points per possession | Forced 3-and-out rate % | Opp. avg. starting field position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 6 | 1.16 (1) | 31.1 (3) | 25.2 (4) |
| 2 | Ohio State | 6 | 1.18 (2) | 22.6 (14) | 26.2 (5) |
| 3 | Iowa | 6 | 1.32 (3) | 42.4 (1) | 23.7 (1) |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 5 | 1.33 (4) | 23.1 (T-10) | 26.8 (9) |
| T-5 | UCLA | 5 | 1.38 (T-5) | 23.1 (T-10) | 26.3 (6) |
| T-5 | Michigan | 5 | 1.38 (T-5) | 21.2 (15) | 29.8 (14) |
| 7 | Nebraska | 6 | 1.44 (7) | 30.2 (4) | 28.0 (10) |
| 8 | Northwestern | 5 | 1.55 (8) | 11.8 (18) | 26.4 (8) |
| 9 | Penn State | 6 | 1.66 (9) | 31.3 (2) | 24.1 (2) |
| 10 | Oregon | 5 | 1.77 (10) | 27.4 (6) | 32.9 (18) |
| 11 | Minnesota | 6 | 1.91 (11) | 29.2 (5) | 24.6 (3) |
| 12 | Washington | 6 | 1.92 (12) | 24.2 (8) | 29.1 (13) |
| 13 | Maryland | 6 | 2.46 (13) | 23.9 (9) | 31.4 (17) |
| 14 | USC | 7 | 2.67 (14) | 22.7 (12) | 26.3 (7) |
| 15 | Michigan State | 6 | 2.75 (15) | 25.0 (7) | 29.9 (15) |
| 16 | Rutgers | 5 | 3.02 (16) | 17.6 (17) | 30.8 (16) |
| 17 | Purdue | 6 | 3.07 (17) | 20.3 (16) | 29.1 (12) |
| 18 | Illinois | 6 | 3.15 (18) | 22.6 (13) | 28.4 (11) |
How B1G+A counts it. A possession is any drive with an offensive snap, except drives that end because the half or game ran out. Points per possession counts offensive touchdowns (with the PAT or 2-point try) and field goals. 3-and-out = a possession that ended in a punt without a first down. Rank in parentheses is among Big Ten teams with a published value.
Source: ESPN game summaries (play-by-play drives plus box score) for every final game involving a Big Ten team, Aug 29 – Oct 10. Every game is checked against the ESPN box score in the same feed: punts 156/156; punt yds 154/156; punt in20 153/156; punt tb 156/156; net n 156/156; punt vs drives 156/156; punt result drives have punt 156/156; rec yds 154/156; rush yds 144/156; off td 156/156; fg made vs drives 156/156; turnovers 156/156; ints thrown 156/156; fumbles lost 156/156; ret td vs scoring 156/156; score recon 156/156; scoring plays in pbp 156/156 team-games agree (yardage totals within 10 yards). A team's figure is shown only if all of its games pass the checks that stat depends on; otherwise it shows — (hover for the reason).