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Southern Miss38atApp State48

2023 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-20.8-10.40+10.4+20.8Southern Miss — Off. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Appalachian State — Off. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Off. 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.: +7.5+7.5Appalachian State — Off. scoring eff.: +18.1+18.1Off. 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.: -1.0-1.0Appalachian State — Def. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Def. 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.: -18.1-18.1Appalachian State — Def. scoring eff.: -7.5-7.5Def. 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+2.1Appalachian State — 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 MissAppalachian StateBreaks 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

02753Q1Q2Q3FinalSouthern Miss 38Appalachian State 48
Southern MissAppalachian Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Southern MissAppalachian State
Total yards588571
Rushing yards301180
Rushing attempts4332
Yds / rush7.05.6
Passing yards287391
Passing attempts4233
Yds / pass6.811.8
First downs3324
Turnovers12
Penalties95
Penalty yards7445
Sacks43
Time of possession33:1426:46

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Southern Miss
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)67% / 33%44%8.9
Q2(29)55% / 45%45%7.2
Q3(19)42% / 58%53%9.1
Q4(18)44% / 56%39%4.9
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(21)10.238%7.2
2nd(13)9.438%6.1
3rd(8)7.850%6.8
4th(2)4.50%0.0
All (44)39%6.5
Rushing by down(offense 91st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.047%8.6
2nd(16)7.956%7.3
3rd(5)6.660%12.8
All (40)53%8.6
Appalachian State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)69% / 31%44%7.8
Q2(17)53% / 47%59%8.9
Q3(15)53% / 47%53%7.3
Q4(14)43% / 57%64%16.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 24th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.077%12.5
2nd(11)7.945%9.8
3rd(9)6.644%11.0
4th(1)8.0100%21.0
All (34)59%11.5
Rushing by down(offense 44th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.444%5.2
2nd(8)4.663%14.1
3rd(2)1.550%10.0
All (28)50%8.1

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

2Drive 2: own 21 → Punt4Drive 4: own 14 → Punt6Drive 6: own 35 → TD8Drive 8: own 20 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → TD12Drive 12: own 25 → Turnover14Drive 14: own 18 → —16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 33 → Punt22Drive 22: opp 1 → TD24Drive 24: own 22 → TD26Drive 26: own 20 → TD28Drive 28: own 30 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Appalachian State 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 21Q1 12:33727Punt1.70-1.7
4own 14Q1 6:54632Punt1.60-1.6
6own 35Q1 4:49565TD2.37+4.7
8own 20Q2 12:50719Punt1.70-1.7
10own 25Q2 9:15375TD1.97+5.1
12own 25Q2 5:01414Turnover1.90-1.9
14own 18Q2 2:007441.70-1.7
16own 25Q3 15:00776TD1.97+5.1
18own 25Q3 12:01511Punt1.90-1.9
20own 33Q3 8:19622Punt2.30-2.3
22opp 1Q3 5:1711TD5.07+2.0
24own 22Q4 13:55678TD1.87+5.2
26own 20Q4 8:00380TD1.77+5.3
28own 30Q4 2:44872TD2.26+3.8
14 drives6857129.948+18.1

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