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2023 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.9-8.50+8.5+16.9USC — Off. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Notre Dame — Off. field pos.: +14.7+14.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Off. scoring eff.: -7.6-7.6Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: +6.4+6.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Def. field pos.: -14.7-14.7Notre Dame — Def. field pos.: -0.7-0.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Def. scoring eff.: -6.4-6.4Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: +7.6+7.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Possessions: 0.00.0Notre Dame — 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.
USCNotre DameBreaks 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

02753Q1Q2Q3FinalUSC 20Notre Dame 48
USCNotre Damehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

USCNotre Dame
Total yards302251
Rushing yards103125
Rushing attempts3729
Yds / rush2.84.3
Passing yards199126
Passing attempts3720
Yds / pass5.46.3
First downs2313
Turnovers50
Penalties95
Penalty yards7554
Sacks06
Time of possession34:3525:25

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)44% / 56%31%4.8
Q2(26)58% / 42%42%4.3
Q3(16)75% / 25%31%4.5
Q4(13)54% / 46%38%3.2
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(17)9.812%0.2
2nd(13)10.362%5.9
3rd(10)10.450%7.3
4th(1)9.00%-8.0
All (41)—37%3.5
Rushing by down(offense 13th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.036%4.9
2nd(11)10.036%7.5
3rd(3)2.733%0.7
4th(2)1.050%2.0
All (30)—37%5.2
Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%33%3.8
Q2(14)43% / 57%57%6.9
Q3(13)54% / 46%38%7.0
Q4(13)23% / 77%23%2.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 9th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.025%7.3
2nd(7)8.629%9.1
3rd(9)5.633%3.7
All (20)—30%6.3
Rushing by down(offense 8th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.153%5.2
2nd(9)6.133%3.3
3rd(1)2.00%1.0
All (29)—45%4.4

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

2Drive 2: opp 12 → TD4Drive 4: own 14 → Punt6Drive 6: own 36 → FG8Drive 8: own 33 → Punt10Drive 10: opp 2 → TD12Drive 12: 50 → TD14Drive 14: own 22 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 32 → TD20Drive 20: own 7 → Punt23Drive 23: opp 14 → Missed FG26Drive 26: opp 36 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Notre Dame 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 12Q1 12:53312TD4.47+2.6
4own 14Q1 8:46516Punt1.60-1.6
6own 36Q1 1:07946FG2.43+0.6
8own 33Q2 6:0544Punt2.30-2.3
10opp 2Q2 4:1412TD5.07+2.0
1250Q2 3:35650TD2.87+4.2
14own 22Q3 14:5443Punt1.80-1.8
16own 25Q3 13:0146Punt1.90-1.9
18own 32Q3 7:14668TD2.37+4.7
20own 7Q3 0:00927Punt1.30-1.3
23opp 14Q4 4:4969Missed FG4.42-2.4
24—Q4 3:3620TD—7—
26opp 36Q4 2:56512End of half3.50-3.5
13 drives5525133.648+14.4

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

USC at Notre Dame — 2023 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ