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#43

Nebraska

Big Ten · Conf Rank #10 ·
Net Rating +4.8
Strength of Schedule #40
Strength of Record #56
Balanced SpreadStout DefenseElite Roster
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 379
Comp % 68.3%#12
Yards 3,012
YPA 8.0
ADOT 8.9
INT 7
Success 49.1%#18
PPA 0.28#53
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
16.7%
1 / 6 completionssmall sample
Yards 31
YPC 31.0
Success 16.7%#101
PPA -0.47#111
Deep Middle
0.0%
0 / 1 completionssmall sample
Yards 0
YPC —
Success 0.0%
PPA -1.04
Deep Right
9.1%
1 / 11 completions
Yards 22
YPC 22.0
Success 9.1%#125
PPA -0.64#121
Short Left
75.5%
40 / 53 completions
Yards 387
YPC 9.7
Success 37.7%#109
PPA 0.24#67
Short Middle
76.2%
16 / 21 completions
Yards 143
YPC 8.9
Success 47.6%#81
PPA 0.05#132
Short Right
57.4%
31 / 54 completions
Yards 299
YPC 9.7
Success 46.3%#43
PPA 0.20#58
No recorded location 170 / 233 completions
Yards 2,130
YPA 9.1
Comp % 73.0%
Success 55.4%
PPA 0.39

146 of 379 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
@ Cincinnati W 20–17
-3.7
Wk 2
vs Akron W 68–0
+52.4
Wk 3
vs Houston Christian W 59–7
+14.2
Wk 4
vs Michigan L 27–30
-1.1
Wk 5
Bye — —
Wk 6
vs Michigan State W 38–27
-2.4
Wk 7
@ Maryland W 34–31
+3.8
Wk 8
@ Minnesota L 6–24
-19.9
Wk 9
vs Northwestern W 28–21
-2.8
Wk 10
vs USC L 17–21
+2.0
Wk 11
@ UCLA W 28–21
-0.9
Wk 12
Bye — —
Wk 13
@ Penn State L 10–37
-14.4
Wk 14
vs Iowa L 16–40
-16.8
Srs Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
@ Utah L 22–44
-16.1