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SMU14atBoston College23

2023 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.1-3.10+3.1+6.1SMU — Off. field pos.: -1.4-1.4Boston College — Off. field pos.: +4.1+4.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Off. scoring eff.: -5.3-5.3Boston College — Off. scoring eff.: -3.8-3.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Def. field pos.: -4.1-4.1Boston College — Def. field pos.: +1.4+1.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Def. scoring eff.: +3.8+3.8Boston College — Def. scoring eff.: +5.3+5.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Boston College — 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.
SMUBoston CollegeBreaks 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

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SMUBoston Collegehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SMUBoston College
Total yards309364
Rushing yards118262
Rushing attempts3141
Yds / rush3.86.4
Passing yards191102
Passing attempts4818
Yds / pass4.05.7
First downs2220
Turnovers11
Penalties66
Penalty yards4940
Sacks11
Time of possession29:0031:00

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)53% / 47%35%3.9
Q2(23)57% / 43%48%5.5
Q3(19)58% / 42%42%4.5
Q4(20)80% / 20%20%1.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)11.121%2.9
2nd(18)9.722%3.9
3rd(14)7.943%5.0
4th(3)5.733%1.7
All (49)—29%3.8
Rushing by down(offense 59th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.553%4.5
2nd(8)5.625%1.6
3rd(4)6.575%7.8
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (30)—50%4.1
Boston College
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)36% / 64%29%3.7
Q2(11)9% / 91%73%6.9
Q3(12)67% / 33%42%6.3
Q4(21)19% / 81%52%8.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 107th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)10.00%0.5
2nd(9)8.167%8.6
3rd(4)9.850%7.0
All (18)—44%6.3
Rushing by down(offense 34th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)9.957%6.8
2nd(10)7.230%6.9
3rd(6)4.350%6.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (40)—50%6.6

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

2Drive 2: own 43 → FG4Drive 4: opp 44 → Missed FG6Drive 6: own 48 → Punt8Drive 8: own 23 → TD10Drive 10: own 25 → End of half11Drive 11: own 31 → Turnover13Drive 13: own 43 → Punt15Drive 15: own 28 → TD17Drive 17: own 42 → TD19Drive 19: own 18 → Punt21Drive 21: opp 42 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Boston College 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 43Q1 9:32830FG2.83+0.2
4opp 44Q1 4:56822Missed FG3.00-3.0
6own 48Q1 1:5140Punt2.80-2.8
8own 23Q2 9:061077TD1.87+5.2
10own 25Q2 0:012-1End of half1.90-1.9
11own 31Q3 14:32744Turnover2.20-2.2
13own 43Q3 9:5568Punt2.80-2.8
15own 28Q3 0:42972TD2.27+4.8
17own 42Q4 11:00458TD2.76+3.3
19own 18Q4 7:49725Punt1.70-1.7
21opp 42Q4 2:24933—3.10-3.1
11 drives6036426.823-3.8

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