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Virginia Tech17atMarshall24

2023 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.9-60+6+11.9Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Marshall — Off. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: -10.4-10.4Marshall — Off. scoring eff.: -4.4-4.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Marshall — Def. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: +4.4+4.4Marshall — Def. scoring eff.: +10.4+10.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Marshall — 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.
Virginia TechMarshallBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalVirginia Tech 17Marshall 24
Virginia TechMarshallhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Virginia TechMarshall
Total yards343380
Rushing yards184214
Rushing attempts3044
Yds / rush6.14.9
Passing yards159166
Passing attempts3527
Yds / pass4.56.1
First downs1619
Turnovers12
Penalties93
Penalty yards7030
Sacks24
Time of possession27:1432:46

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)57% / 43%29%6.8
Q2(15)80% / 20%27%6.0
Q3(16)50% / 50%31%2.4
Q4(19)58% / 42%53%5.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 76th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.035%3.6
2nd(9)7.733%3.4
3rd(10)8.810%2.1
4th(3)4.033%6.3
All (39)—28%3.4
Rushing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.456%8.1
2nd(13)6.546%9.0
3rd(3)7.333%3.7
All (25)—48%8.0
Marshall
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)55% / 45%45%5.8
Q2(23)35% / 65%30%5.9
Q3(16)44% / 56%25%6.4
Q4(10)20% / 80%10%2.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 72nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.025%2.5
2nd(9)9.467%9.3
3rd(7)9.90%3.2
4th(1)11.0100%24.0
All (29)—34%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.322%5.3
2nd(16)8.119%3.3
3rd(8)4.463%9.6
All (42)—29%5.4

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Turnover4Drive 4: own 31 → Missed FG6Drive 6: own 22 → TD8Drive 8: own 25 → TD10Drive 10: opp 45 → FG12Drive 12: own 16 → Punt14Drive 14: own 10 → End of half15Drive 15: own 30 → Punt17Drive 17: own 2 → TD19Drive 19: 50 → Turnover21Drive 21: own 37 → Punt23Drive 23: own 14 → Punt25Drive 25: own 25 → Punt27Drive 27: own 36 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Marshall 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 25Q1 11:50627Turnover1.90-1.9
4own 31Q1 7:371037Missed FG2.20-2.2
6own 22Q1 3:101173TD1.87+5.2
8own 25Q2 11:42675TD1.97+5.1
10opp 45Q2 8:201236FG2.93+0.1
12own 16Q2 1:3568Punt1.70-1.7
14own 10Q2 0:5034End of half1.50-1.5
15own 30Q3 14:4844Punt2.20-2.2
17own 2Q3 10:45883TD1.27+5.8
1950Q3 5:4246Turnover2.80-2.8
21own 37Q3 2:0543Punt2.40-2.4
23own 14Q4 12:1969Punt1.60-1.6
25own 25Q4 7:09822Punt1.90-1.9
27own 36Q4 0:402-3End of half2.40-2.4
14 drives7538028.424-4.4

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