Big Ten · B1G+A advanced report
DRIVE EFFICIENCY
Points per possession, 3-and-outs and where drives start, on offense and defense.
Weeks 1–7 (Aug 29 – Oct 17) · 85 games, 117 Big Ten team-games · public play-by-play feeds · built Oct 18, 2:51 PM CT
OFFENSE
sorted by points per possession · through Week 7| # | Team | G | Points per possession | 3-and-out rate % | Avg. starting field position (own yd line) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  USC | 7 | 3.79 (1) | 6.6 (1) | 28.5 (16) |
| 2 |  Indiana | 7 | 3.58 (2) | 14.5 (9) | 31.8 (6) |
| 3 |  Ohio State | 7 | 3.53 (3) | 10.5 (4) | 31.9 (5) |
| 4 |  Illinois | 6 | 3.28 (4) | 9.3 (2) | 28.7 (14) |
| 5 |  Northwestern | 6 | 3.23 (5) | 10.0 (3) | 27.9 (18) |
| 6 |  Nebraska | 7 | 3.05 (6) | 16.9 (11) | 29.5 (13) |
| 7 |  Rutgers | 6 | 2.92 (7) | 18.8 (13) | 29.8 (12) |
| 8 |  Purdue | 7 | 2.90 (8) | 11.0 (5) | 31.7 (8) |
| 9 |  Oregon | 6 | 2.83 (9) | 17.1 (12) | 34.8 (2) |
| 10 |  UCLA | 6 | 2.76 (10) | 16.7 (10) | 34.6 (3) |
| 11 |  Iowa | 6 | 2.65 (11) | 21.5 (15) | 31.2 (10) |
| 12 |  Penn State | 7 | 2.52 (12) | 13.0 (6) | 31.6 (9) |
| 13 |  Wisconsin | 6 | 2.50 (13) | 13.8 (8) | 30.8 (11) |
| 14 |  Washington | 7 | 2.47 (14) | 22.8 (17) | 28.3 (17) |
| 15 |  Maryland | 7 | 2.41 (15) | 21.5 (14) | 31.7 (7) |
| 16 |  Minnesota | 6 | 2.38 (16) | 21.9 (16) | 35.0 (1) |
| 17 |  Michigan State | 7 | 2.26 (17) | 13.6 (7) | 32.5 (4) |
| 18 |  Michigan | 6 | 2.00 (18) | 26.2 (18) | 28.5 (15) |
DEFENSE
sorted by opp. points per possession · through Week 7| # | Team | G | Opp. points per possession | Forced 3-and-out rate % | Opp. avg. starting field position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 1.21 (1) | 20.5 (14) | 26.5 (7) |
| 2 | Indiana | 7 | 1.25 (2) | 27.8 (6) | 26.0 (5) |
| 3 | Iowa | 6 | 1.32 (3) | 42.4 (1) | 23.7 (1) |
| 4 | UCLA | 6 | 1.33 (4) | 21.9 (12) | 26.7 (8) |
| 5 | Nebraska | 7 | 1.42 (5) | 31.6 (2) | 28.8 (13) |
| 6 | Michigan | 6 | 1.43 (6) | 19.0 (16) | 28.6 (12) |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 6 | 1.43 (7) | 23.3 (9) | 26.0 (4) |
| 8 | Northwestern | 6 | 1.64 (8) | 13.1 (18) | 27.7 (9) |
| 9 | Oregon | 6 | 1.65 (9) | 28.0 (5) | 31.6 (18) |
| 10 | Penn State | 7 | 1.69 (10) | 30.8 (3) | 25.3 (3) |
| 11 | Minnesota | 6 | 1.91 (11) | 29.2 (4) | 24.6 (2) |
| 12 | Washington | 7 | 1.94 (12) | 21.5 (13) | 30.5 (15) |
| 13 | Maryland | 7 | 2.62 (13) | 23.5 (8) | 31.2 (17) |
| 14 | USC | 7 | 2.67 (14) | 22.7 (10) | 26.3 (6) |
| 15 | Michigan State | 7 | 2.70 (15) | 24.2 (7) | 30.1 (14) |
| 16 | Rutgers | 6 | 2.98 (16) | 19.7 (15) | 30.8 (16) |
| 17 | Purdue | 7 | 3.08 (17) | 18.3 (17) | 28.4 (10) |
| 18 | Illinois | 6 | 3.15 (18) | 22.6 (11) | 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: public feeds game summaries (play-by-play drives plus box score) for every final game involving a Big Ten team, Aug 29 – Oct 17. Every game is checked against the box score in the same feed: punts 170/170; punt yds 170/170; punt in20 168/170; punt tb 170/170; net n 170/170; punt vs drives 170/170; punt result drives have punt 170/170; rec yds 170/170; rush yds 164/170; off td 170/170; fg made vs drives 170/170; turnovers 170/170; ints thrown 170/170; fumbles lost 170/170; ret td vs scoring 170/170; score recon 170/170; scoring plays in pbp 170/170 team-games agree (rushing and receiving yardage within 10 yards, punt yardage within 1 yard; all other checks must match exactly). 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).