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South Alabama17atTulane37

2023 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8.4-4.20+4.2+8.4South Alabama — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6Tulane — Off. field pos.: +6.8+6.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: -7.3-7.3Tulane — Off. scoring eff.: +5.4+5.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Def. field pos.: -6.8-6.8Tulane — Def. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: -5.4-5.4Tulane — Def. scoring eff.: +7.3+7.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Tulane — 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.
South AlabamaTulaneBreaks 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

02141Q1Q2Q3FinalSouth Alabama 17Tulane 37
South AlabamaTulanehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

South AlabamaTulane
Total yards265436
Rushing yards75142
Rushing attempts3238
Yds / rush2.33.7
Passing yards190294
Passing attempts3015
Yds / pass6.319.6
First downs1816
Turnovers53
Penalties77
Penalty yards6070
Sacks15
Time of possession29:2330:37

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)50% / 50%50%5.8
Q2(26)50% / 50%46%5.3
Q3(17)65% / 35%41%4.2
Q4(3)100% / 0%0%3.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 47th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.638%5.4
2nd(12)10.458%8.7
3rd(5)8.240%1.4
4th(1)3.00%-2.0
All (34)—44%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 73rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.525%3.2
2nd(7)8.329%3.3
3rd(7)4.786%6.4
All (26)—42%4.1
Tulane
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)42% / 58%42%7.8
Q2(9)33% / 67%44%15.1
Q3(11)27% / 73%82%10.9
Q4(18)17% / 83%17%4.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)11.060%27.8
2nd(5)5.8100%21.4
3rd(4)5.575%9.3
All (14)—79%20.2
Rushing by down(offense 104th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.430%4.2
2nd(12)7.025%3.8
3rd(4)5.325%3.0
All (36)—28%3.9

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

2Drive 2: opp 38 → TD4Drive 4: own 35 → FG6Drive 6: own 25 → TD8Drive 8: own 47 → TD10Drive 10: own 22 → —12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 20 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: opp 43 → FG20Drive 20: opp 47 → —21Drive 21: opp 25 → FG23Drive 23: opp 17 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Tulane 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 38Q1 14:30338TD3.47+3.6
4own 35Q1 8:201056FG2.33+0.7
6own 25Q2 11:54475TD1.97+5.1
8own 47Q2 8:09253TD2.87+4.2
10own 22Q2 3:0231—1.80-1.8
12own 25Q2 1:3967Punt1.90-1.9
14own 20Q3 15:00622Turnover1.70-1.7
16own 25Q3 7:12575TD1.97+5.1
18opp 43Q3 1:41931FG3.03-0.0
20opp 47Q4 12:32535—2.80-2.8
21opp 25Q4 9:26720FG3.73-0.7
23opp 17Q4 3:42612End of half4.30-4.3
12 drives5843631.637+5.4

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