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Virginia Tech41atTulane20

2023 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.7-7.90+7.9+15.7Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Tulane — Off. field pos.: +9.4+9.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: +13.7+13.7Tulane — Off. scoring eff.: -5.9-5.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -9.4-9.4Tulane — 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.Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: +5.9+5.9Tulane — Def. scoring eff.: -13.7-13.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Possessions: +10.3+10.3Tulane — Possessions: -10.3-10.3PossessionsValue 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.
Virginia TechTulaneBreaks 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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Virginia TechTulanehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Virginia TechTulane
Total yards453252
Rushing yards362133
Rushing attempts5033
Yds / rush7.24.0
Passing yards91119
Passing attempts2121
Yds / pass4.35.7
First downs2515
Turnovers23
Penalties52
Penalty yards3511
Sacks11
Time of possession33:0626:54

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)36% / 64%41%5.0
Q2(18)50% / 50%61%4.8
Q3(10)30% / 70%70%14.5
Q4(17)12% / 88%71%8.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 76th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.044%5.4
2nd(8)7.125%2.6
3rd(5)5.640%3.6
All (22)—36%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.667%8.2
2nd(13)6.562%9.9
3rd(6)3.783%7.5
4th(2)1.5100%13.0
All (45)—69%8.8
Tulane
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)36% / 64%36%5.5
Q2(11)45% / 55%45%5.4
Q3(16)13% / 88%56%6.2
Q4(14)71% / 29%21%3.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.040%5.0
2nd(3)9.767%12.0
3rd(5)10.40%1.8
4th(3)3.767%8.0
All (21)—38%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 104th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)8.842%5.0
2nd(14)7.243%4.8
3rd(5)5.240%5.2
All (31)—42%4.9

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt7Drive 7: own 23 → Turnover9Drive 9: opp 49 → FG13Drive 13: opp 17 → TD15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: own 25 → FG21Drive 21: own 32 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Tulane 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 14:5245Punt1.90-1.9
4own 25Q1 5:2847Punt1.90-1.9
7own 23Q1 2:011276Turnover1.80-1.8
9opp 49Q2 8:13832FG2.83+0.2
13opp 17Q3 13:55317TD4.37+2.7
15own 25Q3 10:2449Punt1.90-1.9
17own 25Q3 5:201373FG1.93+1.1
21own 32Q4 9:101853Downs2.30-2.3
8 drives5525218.920+1.1

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