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Nicholls7atTulane36

2023 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.6-8.80+8.8+17.6Nicholls — Off. field pos.: -2.5-2.5Tulane — Off. field pos.: +11.8+11.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — Off. scoring eff.: -15.3-15.3Tulane — Off. scoring eff.: +1.4+1.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — Def. field pos.: -11.8-11.8Tulane — 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.Nicholls — Def. scoring eff.: -1.4-1.4Tulane — Def. scoring eff.: +15.3+15.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — 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.
NichollsTulaneBreaks 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

02040Q1Q2Q3FinalNicholls 7Tulane 36
NichollsTulanehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NichollsTulane
Total yards335408
Rushing yards62150
Rushing attempts2728
Yds / rush2.35.4
Passing yards273258
Passing attempts3930
Yds / pass7.08.6
First downs2119
Turnovers43
Penalties79
Penalty yards5590
Sacks23
Time of possession32:2627:34

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Nicholls
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)67% / 33%33%5.5
Q2(17)59% / 41%47%6.9
Q3(15)67% / 33%27%4.3
Q4(17)59% / 41%47%6.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.338%6.7
2nd(14)8.464%8.1
3rd(8)13.325%7.0
4th(2)4.050%-3.5
All (40)—45%6.7
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.029%3.7
2nd(6)7.733%3.7
3rd(3)11.70%8.0
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (24)—29%4.3
Tulane
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%47%7.2
Q2(12)75% / 25%50%5.5
Q3(15)60% / 40%73%5.6
Q4(15)47% / 53%33%10.3
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(16)10.381%11.6
2nd(8)9.313%2.8
3rd(8)8.038%5.3
All (32)—53%7.8
Rushing by down(offense 104th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)11.836%4.7
2nd(10)5.250%9.1
3rd(4)2.875%5.3
All (25)—48%6.6

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

1Drive 1: own 32 → Punt4Drive 4: 50 → FG6Drive 6: opp 40 → TD8Drive 8: opp 25 → TD10Drive 10: own 32 → FG13Drive 13: own 33 → Turnover15Drive 15: opp 10 → TD17Drive 17: own 16 → Turnover19Drive 19: own 13 → FG21Drive 21: own 11 → Punt23Drive 23: own 16 → 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+/−
1own 32Q1 14:55823Punt2.30-2.3
450Q1 6:561145FG2.83+0.2
6opp 40Q1 0:12140TD3.27+3.8
8opp 25Q2 11:00425TD3.77+3.3
10own 32Q2 3:281341FG2.33+0.7
13own 33Q3 11:591474Turnover2.30-2.3
15opp 10Q3 5:09310TD4.66+1.4
17own 16Q4 14:56666Turnover1.70-1.7
19own 13Q4 8:58674FG1.63+1.4
21own 11Q4 3:13511Punt1.50-1.5
23own 16Q4 0:4334End of half1.70-1.7
11 drives6140827.636+8.4

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

Nicholls at Tulane — 2023 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ