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2023 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.8-9.90+9.9+19.8Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Syracuse — Off. field pos.: +7.3+7.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -17.2-17.2Syracuse — Off. scoring eff.: +15.9+15.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: -7.3-7.3Syracuse — Def. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -15.9-15.9Syracuse — Def. scoring eff.: +17.2+17.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0Syracuse — 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.
Western MichiganSyracuseBreaks 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

02753Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Michigan 7Syracuse 48
Western MichiganSyracusehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western MichiganSyracuse
Total yards318496
Rushing yards97153
Rushing attempts2637
Yds / rush3.74.1
Passing yards221343
Passing attempts4739
Yds / pass4.78.8
First downs1526
Turnovers10
Penalties99
Penalty yards9972
Sacks24
Time of possession30:5729:03

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)60% / 40%27%7.3
Q2(22)73% / 27%32%7.1
Q3(15)67% / 33%20%3.9
Q4(22)77% / 23%27%3.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 113th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.013%1.7
2nd(19)9.942%4.7
3rd(13)10.423%5.2
4th(5)3.840%17.8
All (52)—29%5.2
Rushing by down(offense 121st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.00%1.5
2nd(6)7.050%15.2
3rd(5)5.840%4.4
All (22)—23%5.9
Syracuse
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(28)75% / 25%36%7.0
Q2(22)55% / 45%45%7.3
Q3(18)44% / 56%33%5.2
Q4(11)27% / 73%18%3.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 71st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.331%12.3
2nd(14)9.529%3.3
3rd(13)7.946%7.5
4th(1)12.00%0.0
All (44)—34%7.7
Rushing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)8.228%2.2
2nd(13)6.938%7.8
3rd(4)5.375%3.3
All (35)—37%4.4

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

2Drive 2: own 28 → FG4Drive 4: opp 0 → TD6Drive 6: own 14 → TD8Drive 8: own 35 → TD10Drive 10: own 27 → TD12Drive 12: own 1 → TD14Drive 14: own 26 → Punt16Drive 16: own 11 → Punt18Drive 18: opp 49 → Missed FG20Drive 20: own 10 → Punt22Drive 22: own 11 → Punt24Drive 24: own 37 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Syracuse 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 28Q1 14:231454FG2.23+0.8
4opp 0Q1 10:13549TD5.07+2.0
6own 14Q1 5:23286TD1.67+5.4
8own 35Q1 2:431425TD2.37+4.7
10own 27Q2 12:45573TD2.17+4.9
12own 1Q2 4:571870TD1.27+5.8
14own 26Q3 14:54826Punt2.00-2.0
16own 11Q3 9:1156Punt1.50-1.5
18opp 49Q3 6:32949Missed FG2.84+1.2
20own 10Q3 0:20615Punt1.50-1.5
22own 11Q4 7:4844Punt1.50-1.5
24own 37Q4 3:15735End of half2.40-2.4
12 drives8049626.148+21.9

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

Western Michigan at Syracuse — 2023 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ