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2023 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-30.8-15.40+15.4+30.8Southern Miss — Off. field pos.: -1.7-1.7South Alabama — Off. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Off. scoring eff.: -18.1-18.1South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +26.8+26.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Def. field pos.: -3.4-3.4South Alabama — Def. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Def. scoring eff.: -26.8-26.8South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: +18.1+18.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Possessions: -2.1-2.1South Alabama — 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.
Southern MissSouth 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

03161Q1Q2Q3FinalSouthern Miss 3South Alabama 55
Southern MissSouth Alabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Southern MissSouth Alabama
Total yards149647
Rushing yards103287
Rushing attempts3644
Yds / rush2.96.5
Passing yards46360
Passing attempts2031
Yds / pass2.311.6
First downs1234
Turnovers21
Penalties49
Penalty yards2587
Sacks03
Time of possession28:4531:15

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Southern Miss
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(8)50% / 50%13%2.6
Q2(10)60% / 40%20%0.7
Q3(19)53% / 47%37%3.9
Q4(15)20% / 80%47%4.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 128th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.013%1.3
2nd(8)9.125%1.4
3rd(5)8.40%-2.4
4th(2)7.050%10.0
All (23)—17%1.3
Rushing by down(offense 91st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.054%5.8
2nd(10)6.840%3.6
3rd(6)8.233%3.7
All (29)—45%4.6
South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(25)44% / 56%60%7.9
Q2(24)38% / 63%58%8.7
Q3(15)53% / 47%60%11.3
Q4(10)30% / 70%60%7.6
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)10.063%10.6
2nd(9)7.478%17.7
3rd(6)4.767%5.3
All (31)—68%11.6
Rushing by down(offense 73rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.758%7.5
2nd(15)6.840%5.4
3rd(4)4.875%7.5
All (43)—53%6.8

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 15 → TD5Drive 5: own 20 → TD7Drive 7: own 49 → TD9Drive 9: own 29 → FG11Drive 11: own 36 → End of half13Drive 13: own 31 → FG15Drive 15: own 40 → TD17Drive 17: own 38 → TD19Drive 19: opp 31 → TD21Drive 21: 50 → Turnover23Drive 23: own 26 → End of halfown 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+/−
1own 25Q1 15:001065TD1.97+5.1
3own 15Q1 8:531285TD1.67+5.4
5own 20Q1 2:181692TD1.77+5.3
7own 49Q2 9:16753TD2.87+4.2
9own 29Q2 4:291070FG2.23+0.8
11own 36Q2 0:17441End of half2.40-2.4
13own 31Q3 13:031047FG2.23+0.8
15own 40Q3 5:34560TD2.67+4.4
17own 38Q3 2:25362TD2.47+4.6
19opp 31Q4 14:45331TD3.67+3.4
2150Q4 11:30837Turnover2.80-2.8
23own 26Q4 0:0038End of half2.00-2.0
12 drives7864728.255+26.8

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