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2023 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17-8.50+8.5+17Middle Tennessee — Off. field pos.: +3.8+3.8Liberty — Off. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Off. scoring eff.: +4.3+4.3Liberty — Off. scoring eff.: +14.7+14.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Def. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Liberty — Def. field pos.: -3.8-3.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Def. scoring eff.: -14.7-14.7Liberty — Def. scoring eff.: -4.3-4.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Liberty — Possessions: +2.1+2.1PossessionsValue 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.
Middle TennesseeLibertyBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalMiddle Tennessee 35Liberty 42
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Box score

Middle TennesseeLiberty
Total yards428541
Rushing yards96401
Rushing attempts2661
Yds / rush3.76.6
Passing yards332140
Passing attempts3720
Yds / pass9.07.0
First downs2333
Turnovers32
Penalties58
Penalty yards4080
Sacks02
Time of possession22:4037:20

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Middle Tennessee
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)56% / 44%67%7.8
Q2(23)70% / 30%52%6.8
Q3(11)55% / 45%45%12.2
Q4(19)58% / 42%26%2.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 99th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.656%7.3
2nd(13)9.546%11.8
3rd(7)9.914%4.4
4th(2)9.00%3.5
All (38)—42%8.1
Rushing by down(offense 77th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.029%3.9
2nd(7)4.371%4.0
3rd(3)2.7100%5.3
All (24)—50%4.1
Liberty
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)30% / 70%74%7.2
Q2(15)27% / 73%53%7.1
Q3(21)24% / 76%81%7.0
Q4(18)22% / 78%33%6.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 21st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.770%10.1
2nd(7)5.357%5.6
3rd(3)5.30%0.0
All (20)—55%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 4th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(30)9.957%6.6
2nd(21)5.476%7.3
3rd(6)6.767%7.2
All (57)—65%6.9

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

1Drive 1: own 23 → Turnover3Drive 3: own 25 → TD5Drive 5: own 3 → TD7Drive 7: own 23 → TD9Drive 9: own 29 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → End of half13Drive 13: own 40 → Turnover15Drive 15: own 23 → TD17Drive 17: own 39 → TD19Drive 19: own 42 → TD21Drive 21: own 20 → Punt23Drive 23: own 2 → Punt25Drive 25: own 20 → Punt27Drive 27: own 34 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Liberty drives by field position

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

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
1own 23Q1 14:4010Turnover1.80-1.8
3own 25Q1 13:361068TD1.97+5.1
5own 3Q1 6:381497TD1.27+5.8
7own 23Q2 13:161177TD1.87+5.2
9own 29Q2 5:25630Punt2.20-2.2
11own 25Q2 0:0020End of half1.90-1.9
13own 40Q3 13:4227Turnover2.60-2.6
15own 23Q3 12:371384TD1.87+5.2
17own 39Q3 6:02861TD2.57+4.5
19own 42Q3 0:52558TD2.77+4.3
21own 20Q4 13:47617Punt1.70-1.7
23own 2Q4 7:4249Punt1.20-1.2
25own 20Q4 5:17516Punt1.70-1.7
27own 34Q4 0:56911End of half2.30-2.3
14 drives8354127.342+14.7

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

Middle Tennessee at Liberty — 2023 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ