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2023 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12-60+6+12USC — Off. field pos.: +5.1+5.1California — Off. field pos.: +10.4+10.4Off. 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.: +9.8+9.8California — Off. scoring eff.: +5.5+5.5Off. 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.: -10.4-10.4California — Def. field pos.: -5.1-5.1Def. 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.: -5.5-5.5California — Def. scoring eff.: -9.8-9.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Possessions: +2.1+2.1California — 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.
USCCaliforniaBreaks 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

02855Q1Q2Q3FinalUSC 50California 49
USCCaliforniahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

USCCalifornia
Total yards497527
Rushing yards128235
Rushing attempts4042
Yds / rush3.25.6
Passing yards369292
Passing attempts4039
Yds / pass9.27.5
First downs2029
Turnovers14
Penalties115
Penalty yards10145
Sacks04
Time of possession32:3627:24

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(24)50% / 50%54%8.1
Q2(22)64% / 36%36%5.1
Q3(13)54% / 46%31%5.9
Q4(17)47% / 53%53%10.0
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(14)10.157%12.6
2nd(14)8.629%8.8
3rd(12)9.033%2.8
4th(1)11.0100%29.0
All (41)—41%8.8
Rushing by down(offense 13th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.439%6.3
2nd(9)6.256%4.2
3rd(7)7.057%5.7
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (35)—49%5.5
California
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)40% / 60%90%16.4
Q2(22)50% / 50%41%6.9
Q3(22)36% / 64%32%4.8
Q4(22)59% / 41%36%6.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 57th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.050%7.4
2nd(13)8.846%7.5
3rd(7)7.757%10.0
4th(2)8.00%0.0
All (36)—47%7.5
Rushing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.033%7.1
2nd(9)6.344%3.7
3rd(7)6.743%10.9
4th(3)3.067%8.3
All (40)—40%7.1

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

2Drive 2: own 35 → Turnover4Drive 4: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → —8Drive 8: own 34 → TD10Drive 10: opp 35 → TD12Drive 12: own 26 → Downs14Drive 14: own 36 → Downs16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 11 → —20Drive 20: own 25 → TD22Drive 22: own 47 → Punt24Drive 24: own 46 → TD26Drive 26: own 25 → Punt29Drive 29: own 35 → Turnover31Drive 31: opp 41 → Downs33Drive 33: own 21 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
California 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 35Q1 8:2449Turnover2.30-2.3
4own 25Q1 5:23780TD1.97+5.1
7own 25Q1 1:02375—1.90-1.9
8own 34Q2 14:21866TD2.37+4.7
10opp 35Q2 10:04435TD3.57+3.5
12own 26Q2 6:201150Downs2.00-2.0
14own 36Q3 15:0059Downs2.40-2.4
16own 25Q3 11:5948Punt1.90-1.9
18own 11Q3 8:2920—1.50-1.5
20own 25Q3 8:121245TD1.98+6.1
22own 47Q3 3:13416Punt2.80-2.8
24own 46Q3 0:26654TD2.87+4.2
26own 25Q4 11:16723Punt1.90-1.9
29own 35Q4 6:05211Turnover2.30-2.3
31opp 41Q4 5:3546Downs3.20-3.2
33own 21Q4 3:281267TD1.76+4.3
16 drives8552736.549+12.5

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