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Central Michigan34atSouth Alabama30

2023 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12.9-6.40+6.4+12.9Central Michigan — Off. field pos.: +0.1+0.1South Alabama — Off. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: +11.2+11.2South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +7.5+7.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. field pos.: +0.2+0.2South Alabama — Def. field pos.: -0.1-0.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -7.5-7.5South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: -11.2-11.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Central Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0South Alabama — 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.
Central MichiganSouth AlabamaBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalCentral Michigan 34South Alabama 30
Central MichiganSouth Alabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Central MichiganSouth Alabama
Total yards355405
Rushing yards125151
Rushing attempts3833
Yds / rush3.34.6
Passing yards230254
Passing attempts3127
Yds / pass7.49.4
First downs1919
Turnovers00
Penalties45
Penalty yards3049
Sacks22
Time of possession33:4426:16

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Central Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)29% / 71%43%4.6
Q2(18)33% / 67%50%6.1
Q3(15)47% / 53%47%4.5
Q4(20)75% / 25%30%6.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 112th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.936%4.6
2nd(7)8.314%2.4
3rd(11)8.255%13.0
All (32)—38%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 90th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.436%3.5
2nd(15)6.347%5.3
3rd(5)3.260%3.4
4th(1)2.0100%2.0
All (35)—46%4.2
South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)33% / 67%80%9.7
Q2(12)42% / 58%33%4.8
Q3(16)63% / 38%31%4.3
Q4(16)50% / 50%44%10.1
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(13)10.038%7.5
2nd(8)8.838%3.6
3rd(7)9.643%16.9
All (28)—39%8.8
Rushing by down(offense 73rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)8.950%5.1
2nd(11)7.545%3.9
3rd(5)4.680%14.2
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (31)—55%6.0

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → TD4Drive 4: own 29 → TD6Drive 6: own 25 → Punt8Drive 8: own 10 → Downs10Drive 10: own 25 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 24 → FG16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 46 → Punt20Drive 20: own 41 → TD22Drive 22: own 25 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
South Alabama 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 12:40975TD1.97+5.1
4own 29Q1 7:00671TD2.27+4.8
6own 25Q2 13:374-8Punt1.90-1.9
8own 10Q2 4:081065Downs1.50-1.5
10own 25Q3 15:0041Punt1.90-1.9
12own 25Q3 8:3142Punt1.90-1.9
14own 24Q3 6:381265FG1.93+1.1
16own 25Q4 14:47375TD1.96+4.1
18own 46Q4 11:3367Punt2.80-2.8
20own 41Q4 6:09859TD2.67+4.4
22own 25Q4 0:13320—1.90-1.9
11 drives6240522.530+7.5

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