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2024 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8.9-4.40+4.4+8.9Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +1.8+1.8Vanderbilt — Off. field pos.: +4.2+4.2Off. 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.: +3.2+3.2Vanderbilt — Off. scoring eff.: +7.7+7.7Off. 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.: -4.2-4.2Vanderbilt — Def. field pos.: -1.8-1.8Def. 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.: -7.7-7.7Vanderbilt — Def. scoring eff.: -3.2-3.2Def. 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: 0.00.0Vanderbilt — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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 TechVanderbiltBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3Q4OTFinalVirginia Tech 27Vanderbilt 34
Virginia TechVanderbilthover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Virginia TechVanderbilt
Total yards397371
Rushing yards75181
Rushing attempts3048
Yds / rush2.53.8
Passing yards322190
Passing attempts3416
Yds / pass9.511.9
First downs2120
Turnovers10
Penalties56
Penalty yards4065
Sacks24
Time of possession25:2834:32

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(8)38% / 63%63%3.6
Q2(20)70% / 30%45%4.5
Q3(15)60% / 40%33%9.3
Q4(21)57% / 43%43%8.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)11.963%11.5
2nd(11)8.827%4.8
3rd(10)8.850%11.5
4th(1)11.00%0.0
All (38)—47%9.2
Rushing by down(offense 39th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.017%2.7
2nd(8)7.150%5.4
3rd(5)2.060%4.6
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (26)—38%3.9
Vanderbilt
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)13% / 87%33%4.6
Q2(15)33% / 67%60%6.1
Q3(10)30% / 70%20%3.9
Q4(21)38% / 62%67%7.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 36th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)9.783%11.0
2nd(5)9.280%12.8
3rd(7)9.143%6.3
All (18)—67%9.7
Rushing by down(offense 45th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.638%4.0
2nd(13)7.246%5.0
3rd(5)6.640%5.6
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (43)—42%4.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → FG3Drive 3: opp 27 → TD5Drive 5: own 20 → TD7Drive 7: own 28 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → FG12Drive 12: own 18 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 30 → TD20Drive 20: own 48 → End of half21Drive 21: opp 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Vanderbilt 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 14:301156FG1.93+1.1
3opp 27Q1 3:45927TD3.87+3.2
5own 20Q2 12:041180TD1.87+5.2
7own 28Q2 0:377-2Punt2.10-2.1
10own 25Q3 12:371140FG1.93+1.1
12own 18Q3 3:4540Punt1.80-1.8
14own 25Q3 0:0158Punt1.90-1.9
16own 25Q4 9:50744Punt1.90-1.9
18own 30Q4 4:07760TD2.27+4.8
20own 48Q4 0:57927End of half2.80-2.8
21opp 25OT 0:00425TD3.97+3.1
11 drives6837126.334+7.7

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