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Virginia Tech16atRutgers35

2023 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12.7-6.40+6.4+12.7Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +0.2+0.2Rutgers — 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.Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: -11.1-11.1Rutgers — Off. scoring eff.: +6.0+6.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Rutgers — Def. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: -6.0-6.0Rutgers — Def. scoring eff.: +11.1+11.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Possessions: 0.00.0Rutgers — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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.
Virginia TechRutgersBreaks 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

02039Q1Q2Q3FinalVirginia Tech 16Rutgers 35
Virginia TechRutgershover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Virginia TechRutgers
Total yards319302
Rushing yards129256
Rushing attempts3934
Yds / rush3.37.5
Passing yards19046
Passing attempts3216
Yds / pass5.92.9
First downs1814
Turnovers20
Penalties74
Penalty yards7535
Sacks04
Time of possession33:4426:16

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)43% / 57%33%3.7
Q2(20)55% / 45%50%3.9
Q3(16)44% / 56%63%7.7
Q4(13)69% / 31%46%3.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 76th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.650%5.2
2nd(6)5.533%9.2
3rd(10)7.830%2.7
4th(2)10.050%5.0
All (36)—42%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.755%5.0
2nd(17)6.953%3.8
3rd(5)4.640%2.8
4th(1)1.0100%8.0
All (34)—53%4.1
Rutgers
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)50% / 50%20%3.4
Q2(15)47% / 53%47%6.7
Q3(12)17% / 83%25%3.7
Q4(13)15% / 85%62%9.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 85th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)9.129%4.6
2nd(7)7.10%1.0
3rd(2)6.50%3.5
All (16)—13%2.9
Rushing by down(offense 64th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.053%6.7
2nd(8)7.650%3.4
3rd(11)5.455%11.7
All (34)—53%7.5

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

2Drive 2: opp 19 → TD4Drive 4: own 10 → Punt6Drive 6: own 20 → Punt8Drive 8: own 18 → Punt10Drive 10: own 40 → TD12Drive 12: own 46 → Punt14Drive 14: 50 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 16 → Punt20Drive 20: own 25 → Punt22Drive 22: own 25 → TD24Drive 24: opp 46 → TD26Drive 26: own 15 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Rutgers drives by field position

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

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2opp 19Q1 14:17119TD4.17+2.9
4own 10Q1 12:114-2Punt1.50-1.5
6own 20Q1 6:1649Punt1.70-1.7
8own 18Q1 2:1848Punt1.70-1.7
10own 40Q2 9:15560TD2.67+4.4
12own 46Q2 7:2445Punt2.80-2.8
1450Q2 2:161235TD2.87+4.2
16own 25Q3 15:00619Punt1.90-1.9
18own 16Q3 9:12620Punt1.70-1.7
20own 25Q3 3:3445Punt1.90-1.9
22own 25Q4 14:13775TD1.97+5.1
24opp 46Q4 6:42546TD2.87+4.2
26own 15Q4 1:2333End of half1.60-1.6
13 drives5430229.035+6.0

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