Category	Boise State		Northern Illinois
S&P+ (Rk)	59		63
Category	Boise State offense	Northern Illinois defense	Northern Illinois offense	Boise State defense
Yards per play (Rk)	5.88 (35)	4.80 (30)	5.34 (70)	4.93 (36)
Yards per game (Rk)	502.7 (15)	398.5 (67)	419.5 (46)	340.3 (22)
Points per possession (Rk)	2.60 (35)	1.76 (37)	2.34 (56)	1.52 (20)
Category	Boise State offense	Northern Illinois defense	Northern Illinois offense	Boise State defense
S&P+ (Rk)	30.1 (57)	24.7 (42)	27.7 (77)	25.5 (51)
Rushing S&P+ (Rk)	99.8 (76)	101.7 (64)	96.2 (93)	118.8 (15)
Passing S&P+ (Rk)	98.2 (75)	101.3 (62)	105.0 (52)	102.4 (58)
Standard Downs S&P+ (Rk)	101.1 (65)	98.5 (71)	97.4 (84)	114.4 (21)
Passing Downs S&P+ (Rk)	96.6 (83)	110.3 (34)	100.2 (65)	92.7 (91)
Q1 S&P+ (Rk)	103.6 (66)	104.3 (44)	96.6 (89)	133.5 (8)
Q2 S&P+ (Rk)	97.2 (84)	108.5 (52)	93.9 (96)	95.2 (83)
Q3 S&P+ (Rk)	111.8 (40)	90.3 (102)	106.4 (55)	133.1 (10)
Q4 S&P+ (Rk)	103.8 (64)	130.1 (7)	110.8 (36)	103.9 (54)

Five biggest advantages* (according to the advanced stats)

_{* or smallest disadvantages}

Boise State

Short-Yardage Rushing (No. 21 offense vs. No. 121 defense)
Rushing Efficiency (Success Rate) (No. 6 defense vs. No. 87 offense)
Rushing S&P+ (No. 15 defense vs. No. 93 offense)
First Down S&P+ (No. 9 defense vs. No. 85 offense)
Adj. Line Yards (No. 8 defense vs. No. 83 offense)

Northern Illinois

Redzone S&P+ (No. 23 defense vs. No. 96 offense)
Passing Downs Sack Rate (No. 37 offense vs. No. 95 defense)
Q4 S&P+ (No. 5 vs. No. 60 )
Passing Downs S&P+ (No. 34 defense vs. No. 83 offense)
Passing Downs Explosiveness (IsoPPP) (No. 37 defense vs. No. 84 offense)

Five Factors

Category	Boise State offense	Northern Illinois defense	Northern Illinois offense	Boise State defense
EXPLOSIVENESS	1.29 (50)	1.16 (21)	1.24 (77)	1.56 (126)
EFFICIENCY	43.6% (44)	40.5% (64)	41.0% (76)	33.2% (8)
FIELD POSITION	31.9 (30)	31.7 (105)	31.8 (32)	27.4 (21)
FINISHING DRIVES	4.4 (88)	3.8 (12)	5.0 (40)	4.6 (57)
TURNOVER MARGIN	EXPECTED: Boise State 2.50 (47) Northern Illinois 1.58 (57)		ACTUAL Boise State 8 (18) Northern Illinois 3 (47)

Offensive Footprint

Category (Rk)	Boise State offense	Northern Illinois offense
Adj. Pace	9.1 (9)	6.0 (17)
Plays per game	85.5 (6)	78.5 (31)
Possessions per game	14.5 (9)	14.1 (19)
Std. Downs Run Rate	53.6% (98)	66.8% (27)
Pass. Downs Run Rate	21.4% (122)	39.4% (31)
% of solo tackles	78.3% (40)	79.8% (29)

Defensive Footprint

Category (Rk)	Boise State defense	Northern Illinois defense
Std. Downs Run Rate	57.7% (90)	57.6% (92)
Pass. Downs Run Rate	35.6% (48)	37.1% (32)
Overall Havoc Rate	21.3% (4)	15.0% (85)
Front 7 Havoc Rate	8.5% (91)	7.6% (105)
DB Havoc Rate	9.8% (1)	7.3% (29)
PD to INC	40.1% (12)	38.5% (20)

When Boise State has the ball…

Standard Downs

	Boise State Offense		Northern Illinois Defense
	Avg.	Rk	Avg.	Rk	Edge
Standard Downs S&P+	101.1	65	98.5	71
Standard Downs Success Rate	48.3	43	46.2	65	Boise State
Standard Downs IsoPPP	1.20	26	1.29	25
SD Line Yards per Carry	2.72	93	3.02	88
SD Sack Rate	5.7%	82	3.5%	106	Boise State

Passing Downs

	Boise State Offense		Northern Illinois Defense
	Avg.	Rk	Avg.	Rk	Edge
Passing Downs S&P+	96.6	83	110.3	34	Northern Illinois
Passing Downs Success Rate	32.9	44	28.3	41
Passing Downs IsoPPP	1.59	104	2.14	43	Northern Illinois big
PD Line Yards per Carry	3.15	76	3.38	82
PD Sack Rate	5.4%	31	6.2%	85	Boise State big

When Northern Illinois has the ball…

Standard Downs

	Northern Illinois Offense		Boise State Defense
	Avg.	Rk	Avg.	Rk	Edge
Standard Downs S&P+	97.4	84	114.4	21	Boise State big
Standard Downs Success Rate	46.0	71	36.3	4	Boise State big
Standard Downs IsoPPP	1.08	73	1.01	119	Northern Illinois
SD Line Yards per Carry	2.63	108	2.11	3	Boise State big
SD Sack Rate	5.2%	73	7.1%	14	Boise State big

Passing Downs

	Northern Illinois Offense		Boise State Defense
	Avg.	Rk	Avg.	Rk	Edge
Passing Downs S&P+	100.2	65	92.7	91	Northern Illinois
Passing Downs Success Rate	29.5	73	27.9	38	Boise State
Passing Downs IsoPPP	1.79	60	1.68	125	Northern Illinois big
PD Line Yards per Carry	3.22	67	3.22	64
PD Sack Rate	5.8%	37	5.7%	95	Northern Illinois big

Individual Passing Stats

Team	Player	Ht, Wt	Year	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT	Comp Rate	Sacks	Sack Rate	Yards/ Att.
Boise State	Brett Rypien	6'2, 199	FR	243	389	2973	17	7	62.5%	18	4.4%	7.0
Boise State	Ryan Finley	6'4, 200	SO	46	70	485	1	4	65.7%	6	7.9%	6.0
Boise State	Thomas Stuart	5'11, 196	SO	12	18	114	1	0	66.7%	5	21.7%	3.4
Northern Illinois	Drew Hare	6'1, 218	JR	164	257	1962	14	4	63.8%	15	5.5%	6.9
Northern Illinois	Ryan Graham	6'1, 214	FR	48	81	653	6	3	59.3%	8	9.0%	6.6
Northern Illinois	Tommy Fiedler	6'2, 192	FR	21	45	265	2	3	46.7%	4	8.2%	5.1

Individual Rushing Stats

Team	Player	Pos.	Ht, Wt	Year	Rushes	Yards	TD	Yards/ Carry	Hlt Yds/ Opp.	Opp. Rate
Boise State	Jeremy McNichols	RB	5'9, 205	SO	221	1244	18	5.6	8.5	34.4%
Boise State	Kelsey Young	RB	5'10, 198	SR	91	457	7	5.0	4.7	35.2%
Boise State	Devan Demas	RB	5'8, 175	JR	29	171	2	5.9	6.0	48.3%
Boise State	Brett Rypien	QB	6'2, 199	FR	21	50	1	2.4	2.2	23.8%
Northern Illinois	Joel Bouagnon	TB	6'2, 226	JR	275	1270	18	4.6	4.5	33.8%
Northern Illinois	Drew Hare	QB	6'1, 218	JR	89	332	1	3.7	2.9	38.2%
Northern Illinois	Jordan Huff	TB	5'11, 218	SO	81	640	8	7.9	9.4	43.2%
Northern Illinois	Ryan Graham	QB	6'1, 214	FR	51	223	0	4.4	3.7	37.3%
NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns.

Individual Receiving Stats

Team	Player	Pos.	Ht, Wt	Year	Targets	Catches	Yards	TD	Yds/ Catch	Yds/ Target	Catch Rate
Boise State	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	6'0, 175	JR	130	83	1353	8	16.3	10.4	63.8%
Boise State	Chaz Anderson	WR	5'10, 186	JR	74	38	535	2	14.1	7.2	51.4%
Boise State	Shane Williams-Rhodes	WR	5'6, 173	SR	74	54	427	0	7.9	5.8	73.0%
Boise State	Jeremy McNichols	RB	5'9, 205	SO	52	46	364	5	7.9	7.0	88.5%
Boise State	Jake Roh	TE	6'3, 229	SO	42	29	319	1	11.0	7.6	69.0%
Boise State	Holden Huff	TE	6'6, 226	SR	34	17	236	3	13.9	6.9	50.0%
Boise State	A.J. Richardson	WR	6'0, 205	FR	17	10	113	0	11.3	6.7	58.8%
Northern Illinois	Kenny Golladay	WR	6'4, 200	JR	118	71	1122	10	15.8	9.5	60.2%
Northern Illinois	Tommylee Lewis	WR	5'7, 168	SR	53	33	387	3	11.7	7.3	62.3%
Northern Illinois	Aregeros Turner	WR	5'11, 178	JR	52	39	343	1	8.8	6.6	75.0%
Northern Illinois	Juwan Brescacin	WR	6'4, 230	SR	42	21	286	1	13.6	6.8	50.0%
Northern Illinois	Desroy Maxwell	TE	6'2, 255	SR	27	19	213	3	11.2	7.9	70.4%
Northern Illinois	Chad Beebe	WR	5'9, 184	JR	22	13	193	0	14.9	8.8	59.1%
Northern Illinois	Joel Bouagnon	TB	6'2, 226	JR	17	13	131	0	10.1	7.7	76.5%

Individual Defensive Stats

Team	Name	Pos	Ht, Wt	Year	Tackles	% of Team	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	FF	FR
Boise State	Darian Thompson	S	6'2, 212	SR	49.0	8.0%	7.5	1.0	5	4	2	0
Boise State	Ben Weaver	WLB	6'0, 228	JR	49.0	8.0%	4.0	0.0	3	0	1	1
Boise State	Tanner Vallejo	MLB	6'1, 230	JR	44.5	7.3%	8.0	1.0	0	0	2	0
Boise State	Chanceller James	S	6'2, 216	JR	39.5	6.5%	5.0	2.0	1	6	0	0
Boise State	Tyler Gray	WLB	6'4, 232	SR	35.5	5.8%	7.0	3.0	0	3	1	0
Boise State	Joe Martarano	MLB	6'3, 228	SO	32.5	5.3%	2.5	0.0	1	0	0	0
Boise State	Jonathan Moxey	CB	5'10, 188	JR	32.0	5.2%	1.0	1.0	2	9	0	0
Boise State	Donte Deayon	CB	5'9, 155	SR	29.5	4.8%	3.0	0.0	4	7	1	0
Boise State	Kamalei Correa	DL	6'3, 248	JR	27.5	4.5%	8.5	5.0	0	0	2	0
Boise State	Tyler Horn	DT	6'5, 268	SR	27.0	4.4%	6.5	2.5	1	2	1	1
Boise State	Mercy Maston	CB	5'11, 208	SR	22.0	3.6%	1.0	0.0	1	2	1	0
Boise State	Kameron Miles	S	6'1, 215	SO	21.5	3.5%	0.5	0.0	0	3	2	0
Boise State	Armand Nance	DT	6'0, 306	SR	18.5	3.0%	7.5	3.5	0	0	0	0
Northern Illinois	Boomer Mays	LB	6'0, 244	SR	88.0	10.9%	5.0	0.5	1	4	1	0
Northern Illinois	Marlon Moore	S	5'9, 197	SR	79.0	9.7%	1.5	0.0	2	7	2	0
Northern Illinois	Brandon Mayes	S	5'11, 193	SO	69.0	8.5%	1.0	0.0	3	4	0	0
Northern Illinois	Sean Folliard	LB	6'2, 231	JR	63.0	7.8%	8.5	1.0	1	4	1	0
Northern Illinois	Renard Cheren	LB	6'0, 224	FR	49.5	6.1%	5.5	1.5	0	1	0	0
Northern Illinois	Bobby Jones IV	LB	6'0, 222	SO	42.5	5.2%	4.0	2.0	0	1	0	0
Northern Illinois	Paris Logan	CB	5'9, 195	SR	42.5	5.2%	2.0	0.0	1	10	0	0
Northern Illinois	Shawun Lurry	CB	5'8, 178	SO	36.0	4.4%	0.5	0.0	9	14	0	0
Northern Illinois	Jamaal Payton	LB	6'0, 226	JR	32.5	4.0%	4.5	1.0	0	1	0	0
Northern Illinois	Perez Ford	DE	6'0, 227	SR	31.5	3.9%	6.5	5.0	0	0	1	0
Northern Illinois	Albert Smalls	CB	6'1, 197	SO	31.5	3.9%	0.0	0.0	1	9	0	0
Northern Illinois	Cameron Clinton-Earl	DE	6'1, 258	SR	29.0	3.6%	7.0	3.0	0	1	0	0
Northern Illinois	Ladell Fleming	DE	6'0, 236	JR	23.0	2.8%	5.0	3.0	0	0	1	0
Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected.

Individual Special Teams Stats

Team	Punter	Ht, Wt	Year	Punts	Avg	TB	FC	I20	FC/I20 Ratio
Boise State	Sean Wale	6'2, 185	JR	52	42.3	5	20	21	78.8%
Northern Illinois	Jacob Ambrose	5'10, 175	JR	65	37.8	3	23	15	58.5%
Northern Illinois	Ryan Graham	6'1, 214	FR	4	34.0	2	0	1	25.0%

Team	Kicker	Ht, Wt	Year	Kickoffs	Avg	TB	TB%	OOB	Fair Catches	Onside Att	Onside Success
Boise State	Tyler Rausa	5'9, 183	JR	85	62.7	51	60.0%	0	3	2	0
Northern Illinois	Christian Hagan	6'0, 189	SO	51	59.2	12	23.5%	0	3	1	0
Northern Illinois	Josh Orne	6'0, 218	JR	30	53.7	3	10.0%	0	5	1	0

Team	Place-Kicker	Ht, Wt	Year	PAT	FG	Pct
Boise State	Tyler Rausa	5'9, 183	JR	52-54	23-28	82.1%
Northern Illinois	Christian Hagan	6'0, 189	SO	51-53	14-18	77.8%

Team	Kick Returner	Ht, Wt	Year	Returns	Avg.	TD	Fair Catch	Fumbles (Lost)
Boise State	Terrell Johnson	5'9, 173	SR	19	23.0	0	0	0 (0)
Boise State	Jeremy McNichols	5'9, 205	SO	5	17.8	0	0	0 (0)
Northern Illinois	Aregeros Turner	5'11, 178	JR	40	25.2	1	0	0 (0)
Northern Illinois	D.J. Brown	5'9, 182	FR	3	17.7	0	0	0 (0)

Team	Punt Returner	Ht, Wt	Year	Returns	Avg.	TD	Fair Catch	Fumbles (Lost)
Boise State	Donte Deayon	5'9, 155	SR	13	3.8	0	16	0 (0)
Boise State	Shane Williams-Rhodes	5'6, 173	SR	8	8.9	0	7	1 (0)
Northern Illinois	Chad Beebe	5'9, 184	JR	14	8.5	0	17	2 (1)
Northern Illinois	Tommylee Lewis	5'7, 168	SR	3	5.3	0	4	0 (0)