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Western Kentucky44atSouth Alabama23

2022 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.4-8.20+8.2+16.4Western Kentucky — Off. field pos.: +3.6+3.6South Alabama — Off. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Off. scoring eff.: +14.3+14.3South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +1.0+1.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Def. field pos.: +2.1+2.1South Alabama — Def. field pos.: -3.6-3.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Def. scoring eff.: -1.0-1.0South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: -14.3-14.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Possessions: +2.0+2.0South Alabama — Possessions: -2.0-2.0PossessionsValue of having more or fewer real possessions than the opponent this game (onside kicks, half-opening/closing clock timing, etc.) — not offense or defense skill.
Western KentuckySouth AlabamaBreaks the final margin of victory down into where it came from, compared to what an average FBS team would do in an average game — the five bars per team always add up to the real final margin. Click a bar for detail.

Running score

02448Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Kentucky 44South Alabama 23
Western KentuckySouth Alabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western KentuckySouth Alabama
Total yards677421
Rushing yards15544
Rushing attempts2625
Yds / rush6.01.8
Passing yards522377
Passing attempts5655
Yds / pass9.36.9
First downs3028
Turnovers12
Penalties73
Penalty yards7027
Sacks40
Time of possession28:4431:16

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Kentucky
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)67% / 33%61%11.2
Q2(24)88% / 13%50%10.1
Q3(20)70% / 30%45%7.3
Q4(20)45% / 55%30%4.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 33rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)9.742%8.7
2nd(21)8.662%10.1
3rd(9)8.444%10.6
All (56)—50%9.5
Rushing by down(offense 85th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.333%5.5
2nd(10)6.440%6.0
3rd(4)7.550%7.3
All (26)—38%6.0
South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%40%2.9
Q2(23)70% / 30%52%5.8
Q3(23)78% / 22%48%7.3
Q4(19)95% / 5%47%5.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 31st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)10.054%7.2
2nd(20)8.045%7.6
3rd(11)7.436%2.7
4th(2)9.550%-10.0
All (59)—47%6.1
Rushing by down(offense 113th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.955%4.8
2nd(4)8.825%2.3
3rd(5)6.260%4.4
4th(1)4.00%2.0
All (21)—48%4.1

Drive-by-drive — expected vs. actual points, each possession

2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: own 20 → Downs8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 24 → Turnover12Drive 12: own 20 → FG14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 38 → Turnover18Drive 18: own 34 → TD20Drive 20: own 21 → End of half22Drive 22: own 16 → TD24Drive 24: own 3 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
South Alabama drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 25Q1 13:03720Punt1.90-1.9
4own 25Q1 8:244-13Punt1.90-1.9
6own 20Q1 2:521036Downs1.70-1.7
8own 25Q2 13:2954Punt1.90-1.9
10own 24Q2 9:071085Turnover1.80-1.8
12own 20Q2 4:271068FG1.73+1.3
14own 25Q3 14:47775TD1.97+5.1
16own 38Q3 11:02937Turnover2.50-2.5
18own 34Q3 4:52566TD2.37+4.7
20own 21Q3 1:085-1End of half1.70-1.7
22own 16Q4 9:081169TD1.66+4.4
24own 3Q4 4:541137Downs1.20-1.2
12 drives8042122.023+1.0

Exp = points an average offense scores from that starting spot. +/− = actual minus expected.