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Nicholls21atLSU44

2024 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.9-8.90+8.9+17.9Nicholls — Off. field pos.: +0.3+0.3LSU — Off. field pos.: +6.4+6.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — Off. scoring eff.: +0.7+0.7LSU — Off. scoring eff.: +15.6+15.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — Def. field pos.: -6.4-6.4LSU — Def. field pos.: -0.3-0.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — Def. scoring eff.: -15.6-15.6LSU — Def. scoring eff.: -0.7-0.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — 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.
NichollsLSUBreaks 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

02448Q1Q2Q3FinalNicholls 21LSU 44
NichollsLSUhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NichollsLSU
Total yards295378
Rushing yards15064
Rushing attempts3821
Yds / rush3.93.0
Passing yards145314
Passing attempts2238
Yds / pass6.68.3
First downs1624
Turnovers10
Penalties87
Penalty yards8037
Sacks00
Time of possession31:0928:51

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Nicholls
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)25% / 75%44%5.8
Q2(16)31% / 69%50%5.4
Q3(7)14% / 86%29%11.3
Q4(19)58% / 42%16%2.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.025%2.8
2nd(8)9.663%9.4
3rd(7)6.443%4.7
4th(2)4.050%5.0
All (21)—48%6.1
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.721%2.7
2nd(12)6.825%8.7
3rd(6)6.250%3.8
All (37)—27%4.8
LSU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)75% / 25%50%4.8
Q2(16)69% / 31%69%9.9
Q3(23)70% / 30%65%6.7
Q4(8)25% / 75%0%2.4
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(22)9.464%8.4
2nd(10)8.160%8.3
3rd(6)6.550%7.7
All (38)—61%8.3
Rushing by down(offense 17th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.722%2.8
2nd(8)5.463%5.0
3rd(3)6.733%0.7
4th(1)1.0100%7.0
All (21)—43%3.5

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

1Drive 1: own 15 → Punt3Drive 3: opp 27 → TD5Drive 5: own 27 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → TD9Drive 9: own 46 → End of half11Drive 11: own 28 → TD13Drive 13: opp 41 → TD15Drive 15: opp 45 → TD17Drive 17: own 7 → Punt19Drive 19: own 20 → Punt21Drive 21: own 38 → Puntown 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 15Q1 15:00624Punt1.60-1.6
3opp 27Q1 11:04727TD3.87+3.2
5own 27Q1 0:00973TD2.07+5.0
7own 25Q2 4:18770TD1.97+5.1
9own 46Q2 0:56822End of half2.80-2.8
11own 28Q3 13:471267TD2.17+4.9
13opp 41Q3 8:53541TD3.37+3.7
15opp 45Q3 5:05845TD3.07+4.0
17own 7Q4 13:0150Punt1.40-1.4
19own 20Q4 7:21512Punt1.80-1.8
21own 38Q4 2:2567Punt2.50-2.5
11 drives5937826.444+17.6

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