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2023 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-25.2-12.60+12.6+25.2Marshall — Off. field pos.: -2.9-2.9South Alabama — Off. field pos.: +5.5+5.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Off. scoring eff.: -21.9-21.9South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: -0.3-0.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. field pos.: -5.5-5.5South Alabama — Def. field pos.: +2.9+2.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. scoring eff.: +0.3+0.3South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: +21.9+21.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — 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.
MarshallSouth 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

01631Q1Q2Q3FinalMarshall 0South Alabama 28
MarshallSouth Alabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MarshallSouth Alabama
Total yards201393
Rushing yards42197
Rushing attempts2046
Yds / rush2.14.3
Passing yards159196
Passing attempts3626
Yds / pass4.47.5
First downs1020
Turnovers31
Penalties75
Penalty yards4137
Sacks30
Time of possession23:3336:27

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Marshall
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)59% / 41%24%3.6
Q2(13)69% / 31%38%4.4
Q3(15)53% / 47%40%4.8
Q4(10)90% / 10%40%4.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 72nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.050%5.4
2nd(13)7.438%4.8
3rd(9)7.611%3.7
4th(2)6.00%0.0
All (36)33%4.5
Rushing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.540%4.4
2nd(4)8.50%2.3
3rd(5)3.660%5.2
All (19)37%4.2
South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)63% / 38%31%5.1
Q2(20)50% / 50%35%6.7
Q3(16)13% / 88%38%5.3
Q4(19)32% / 68%47%6.7
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(10)11.020%4.4
2nd(8)12.363%10.9
3rd(8)8.025%5.0
4th(2)4.5100%12.5
All (28)39%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 73rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.139%5.4
2nd(14)8.621%5.5
3rd(9)5.656%5.7
4th(2)1.050%1.5
All (43)37%5.3

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

2Drive 2: own 49 → FG4Drive 4: opp 31 → FG6Drive 6: own 49 → TD8Drive 8: own 17 → Punt10Drive 10: own 8 → Punt12Drive 12: 50 → Downs14Drive 14: own 32 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Downs20Drive 20: own 31 → Punt22Drive 22: own 46 → TD24Drive 24: own 28 → —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 49Q1 13:37722FG2.83+0.2
4opp 31Q1 10:0051FG3.63-0.6
6own 49Q1 6:51551TD2.88+5.2
8own 17Q1 3:4247Punt1.70-1.7
10own 8Q2 15:001462Punt1.40-1.4
1250Q2 6:23660Downs2.85+2.2
14own 32Q2 2:07611Punt2.30-2.3
18own 25Q3 15:001476Downs1.90-1.9
20own 31Q3 4:1548Punt2.20-2.2
22own 46Q4 14:06764TD2.87+4.2
24own 28Q4 7:3014632.20-2.2
11 drives7239326.328+1.7

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