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USC27atLSU20

2024 · Week 1 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-5.1-2.60+2.6+5.1USC — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5LSU — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Off. scoring eff.: +4.4+4.4LSU — Off. scoring eff.: +1.2+1.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2LSU — 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.USC — Def. scoring eff.: -1.2-1.2LSU — Def. scoring eff.: -4.4-4.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Possessions: +2.0+2.0LSU — Possessions: -2.0-2.0PossessionsValue 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.
USCLSUBreaks 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalUSC 27LSU 20
USCLSUhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

USCLSU
Total yards450421
Rushing yards72117
Rushing attempts2226
Yds / rush3.34.5
Passing yards378304
Passing attempts3638
Yds / pass10.58.0
First downs2422
Turnovers01
Penalties610
Penalty yards5099
Sacks02
Time of possession27:0033:00

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(5)60% / 40%60%4.8
Q2(19)68% / 32%74%9.8
Q3(13)62% / 38%15%5.5
Q4(21)67% / 33%67%9.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 5th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.072%11.0
2nd(12)7.075%11.7
3rd(7)6.329%7.1
4th(1)9.00%0.0
All (38)—63%10.2
Rushing by down(offense 4th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.355%5.6
2nd(7)7.629%3.4
3rd(2)3.550%-0.5
All (20)—45%4.3
LSU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)57% / 43%38%5.2
Q2(16)75% / 25%63%7.9
Q3(12)42% / 58%50%9.0
Q4(15)60% / 40%20%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 18th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.867%11.0
2nd(14)8.164%6.9
3rd(10)5.440%8.4
4th(2)2.550%1.5
All (38)—58%8.2
Rushing by down(offense 17th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.918%4.7
2nd(6)7.817%4.5
3rd(3)1.733%3.3
All (26)—19%4.5

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

1Drive 1: own 23 → Downs3Drive 3: own 17 → Punt5Drive 5: own 20 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → FG10Drive 10: own 28 → Punt12Drive 12: own 17 → TD14Drive 14: own 23 → Punt16Drive 16: own 21 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → FG20Drive 20: own 25 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LSU 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 23Q1 14:551579Downs1.80-1.8
3own 17Q1 4:291031Punt1.80-1.8
5own 20Q2 11:001180TD1.87+5.2
7own 25Q2 4:21947FG1.93+1.1
10own 28Q3 13:2949Punt2.10-2.1
12own 17Q3 7:07983TD1.87+5.2
14own 23Q3 1:07723Punt1.80-1.8
16own 21Q4 8:3858Punt1.80-1.8
18own 25Q4 5:441161FG1.93+1.1
20own 25Q4 0:0410Turnover1.90-1.9
10 drives6642118.820+1.2

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

USC at LSU — 2024 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ