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#136

Massachusetts

Mid-American · Conf Rank #13 ·
Net Rating -31.4
Strength of Schedule #115
Strength of Record #136
Stymied Anemic Offense (Turnover-Prone)Porous & Passive DefenseUnderdog Roster
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 419
Comp % 54.7%#130
Yards 2,035
YPA 4.9
ADOT 9.2
INT 8
Success 36.0%#130
PPA -0.04#132
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
11.1%
1 / 9 completionssmall sample
Yards 48
YPC 48.0
Success 11.1%#113
PPA -0.29#104
Deep Middle
0.0%
0 / 1 completionssmall sample
Yards 0
YPC —
Success 0.0%
PPA -0.70
Deep Right
0.0%
0 / 11 completions
Yards 0
YPC —
Success 0.0%#126
PPA -0.53#119
Short Left
61.9%
39 / 63 completions
Yards 280
YPC 7.2
Success 38.1%#107
PPA 0.08#107
Short Middle
55.3%
21 / 38 completions
Yards 205
YPC 9.8
Success 36.8%#125
PPA 0.08#129
Short Right
64.4%
38 / 59 completions
Yards 245
YPC 6.5
Success 39.0%#82
PPA 0.07#96
No recorded location 130 / 238 completions
Yards 1,257
YPA 5.3
Comp % 54.6%
Success 37.4%
PPA -0.07

181 of 419 pass attempts have a recorded zone; the rest are in the row above.

What do these stats mean?
Success rate
Share of plays that gained enough to keep the offense on schedule (roughly half the needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd/4th).
PPA
Predicted points added per play: how much each play changed the offense's expected points.
ADOT
Average depth of target: how far downfield the average throw travels in the air.
YAC
Yards gained after the catch.
Explosiveness
How big the successful plays are, on average.
Stuff rate
Share of carries stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage.
Line yards
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line rather than the runner.
Second level / open field
Yards gained beyond the line: the second level is roughly 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, open field is farther. The bar under each rushing tile shows each source as a share of the three combined.
#12 (rank)
Season rank among FBS teams with meaningful volume in that spot. #1 is best; on Defense Allowed, #1 allowed the least. Ranks are hidden in single-game views.
Small sample
Fewer than 10 plays in a season (3 in a single game). These tiles are dimmed and not colored.
Defense Allowed
Same stats, but for what opponents did against this team. Lower is better there.

Schedule & Results

Week Opponent Result / Prediction vs Prediction
Wk 1
vs Temple L 10–42
-36.1
Wk 2
vs Bryant L 26–27
-22.5
Wk 3
@ Iowa L 7–47
-11.3
Wk 4
Bye — —
Wk 5
@ Missouri L 6–42
+2.6
Wk 6
vs Western Michigan L 3–21
-9.0
Wk 7
@ Kent State L 6–42
-36.7
Wk 8
vs Buffalo L 21–28
+8.5
Wk 9
@ Central Michigan L 13–38
-7.4
Wk 10
Bye — —
Wk 11
@ Akron L 10–44
-20.5
Wk 12
vs Northern Illinois L 3–45
-29.9
Wk 13
@ Ohio L 14–42
+7.1
Wk 14
vs Bowling Green L 14–45
-14.9