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Nevada14atUSC66

2023 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-37.9-18.90+18.9+37.9Nevada — Off. field pos.: -2.5-2.5USC — Off. field pos.: +8.3+8.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nevada — Off. scoring eff.: -12.5-12.5USC — Off. scoring eff.: +32.9+32.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Nevada — Def. field pos.: -8.3-8.3USC — Def. field pos.: +2.5+2.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nevada — Def. scoring eff.: -32.9-32.9USC — Def. scoring eff.: +12.5+12.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nevada — Possessions: +4.1+4.1USC — Possessions: -4.1-4.1PossessionsValue 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.
NevadaUSCBreaks 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

03773Q1Q2Q3FinalNevada 14USC 66
NevadaUSChover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NevadaUSC
Total yards360668
Rushing yards49215
Rushing attempts3820
Yds / rush1.310.8
Passing yards311453
Passing attempts3434
Yds / pass9.113.3
First downs1227
Turnovers11
Penalties48
Penalty yards4975
Sacks15
Time of possession35:5924:01

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Nevada
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%38%6.8
Q2(24)71% / 29%29%4.1
Q3(15)40% / 60%33%3.0
Q4(17)47% / 53%24%8.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 131st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.025%0.3
2nd(11)8.345%16.5
3rd(11)6.545%8.8
4th(3)4.733%3.3
All (37)—38%7.9
Rushing by down(offense 127th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.831%2.8
2nd(11)6.69%1.7
3rd(7)9.714%3.9
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (32)—22%2.7
USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)71% / 29%82%13.4
Q2(12)67% / 33%67%12.5
Q3(13)54% / 46%46%11.1
Q4(10)70% / 30%50%14.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 10th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.975%13.3
2nd(13)9.369%13.9
3rd(5)11.420%9.4
All (34)—65%12.9
Rushing by down(offense 13th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)11.562%8.9
2nd(3)8.733%18.3
3rd(1)5.0100%47.0
4th(1)1.0100%8.0
All (18)—61%12.6

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

1Drive 1: own 21 → TD3Drive 3: own 20 → Punt5Drive 5: own 46 → TD7Drive 7: opp 45 → TD9Drive 9: own 32 → TD11Drive 11: own 26 → TD13Drive 13: own 34 → Punt15Drive 15: own 39 → Turnover18Drive 18: own 28 → TD20Drive 20: own 1 → FG23Drive 23: own 31 → TD25Drive 25: own 32 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
USC 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 21Q1 15:00584TD1.77+5.3
3own 20Q1 10:55632Punt1.70-1.7
5own 46Q1 7:27554TD2.87+4.2
7opp 45Q1 4:22450TD2.97+4.1
9own 32Q1 0:19568TD2.37+4.7
11own 26Q2 8:01374TD2.07+5.0
13own 34Q2 3:594-4Punt2.30-2.3
15own 39Q2 1:02519Turnover2.50-2.5
18own 28Q3 13:06872TD2.27+4.8
20own 1Q3 3:121380FG1.23+1.8
23own 31Q4 11:10569TD2.27+4.8
25own 32Q4 4:56268TD2.37+4.7
12 drives5966826.166+39.9

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