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West Virginia39atHouston41

2023 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.2-9.60+9.6+19.2West Virginia — Off. field pos.: -2.5-2.5Houston — Off. field pos.: +9.4+9.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: +16.7+16.7Houston — Off. scoring eff.: +8.9+8.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Def. field pos.: -9.4-9.4Houston — 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.West Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: -8.9-8.9Houston — Def. scoring eff.: -16.7-16.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Houston — 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.
West VirginiaHoustonBreaks 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

02345Q1Q2Q3FinalWest Virginia 39Houston 41
West VirginiaHoustonhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

West VirginiaHouston
Total yards546393
Rushing yards155140
Rushing attempts4426
Yds / rush3.55.4
Passing yards391253
Passing attempts3827
Yds / pass10.39.4
First downs2620
Turnovers10
Penalties87
Penalty yards8470
Sacks20
Time of possession36:5923:01

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

West Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)35% / 65%48%6.8
Q2(16)25% / 75%25%3.1
Q3(19)53% / 47%53%10.1
Q4(23)70% / 30%48%6.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 50th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.232%7.3
2nd(8)10.363%13.1
3rd(10)9.160%9.7
4th(1)10.0100%50.0
All (38)—47%10.3
Rushing by down(offense 35th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.527%2.7
2nd(19)7.837%4.6
3rd(9)3.878%3.8
All (43)—42%3.8
Houston
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(7)43% / 57%57%5.6
Q2(22)68% / 32%41%3.2
Q3(7)57% / 43%43%14.0
Q4(17)41% / 59%65%10.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 82nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.858%7.7
2nd(10)6.560%11.5
3rd(7)7.443%4.7
All (29)—55%8.3
Rushing by down(offense 112th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.254%8.2
2nd(9)7.844%4.7
3rd(2)8.50%2.5
All (24)—46%6.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: own 19 → Punt8Drive 8: own 30 → Punt10Drive 10: own 44 → TD13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: own 20 → TD17Drive 17: own 34 → TD19Drive 19: own 41 → TD21Drive 21: own 30 → Punt23Drive 23: own 43 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Houston 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 25Q1 15:00733Punt1.90-1.9
4own 25Q1 0:0079Punt1.90-1.9
6own 19Q2 8:35615Punt1.70-1.7
8own 30Q2 5:12610Punt2.20-2.2
10own 44Q2 1:541142TD2.86+3.2
13own 25Q3 12:5648Punt1.90-1.9
15own 20Q3 7:47590TD1.77+5.3
17own 34Q4 14:08651TD2.37+4.7
19own 41Q4 10:52769TD2.67+4.4
21own 30Q4 3:34119Punt2.20-2.2
23own 43Q4 0:07357TD2.86+3.2
11 drives5339324.141+16.9

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