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Michigan State19atBoston College23

2024 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.7-3.40+3.4+6.7Michigan State — Off. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Boston College — Off. field pos.: +4.8+4.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Off. scoring eff.: -0.5-0.5Boston College — Off. scoring eff.: -5.8-5.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Def. field pos.: -4.8-4.8Boston College — Def. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Def. scoring eff.: +5.8+5.8Boston College — Def. scoring eff.: +0.5+0.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan State — Possessions: -4.0-4.0Boston College — Possessions: +4.0+4.0PossessionsValue 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.
Michigan StateBoston 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

01325Q1Q2Q3FinalMichigan State 19Boston College 23
Michigan StateBoston Collegehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Michigan StateBoston College
Total yards368292
Rushing yards127152
Rushing attempts3343
Yds / rush3.83.5
Passing yards241140
Passing attempts3516
Yds / pass6.98.8
First downs2116
Turnovers41
Penalties33
Penalty yards2525
Sacks41
Time of possession32:3027:30

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Michigan State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)45% / 55%27%3.0
Q2(22)50% / 50%55%7.4
Q3(14)57% / 43%21%3.9
Q4(20)55% / 45%50%6.4
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(14)10.450%7.7
2nd(12)10.233%7.2
3rd(9)7.133%5.4
All (35)—40%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 46th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.438%4.1
2nd(9)6.733%3.2
3rd(6)7.767%6.7
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (32)—44%4.3
Boston College
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)21% / 79%36%4.8
Q2(12)33% / 67%33%2.3
Q3(17)47% / 53%47%6.7
Q4(11)27% / 73%45%6.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 55th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(3)10.033%7.7
2nd(5)8.240%2.0
3rd(9)6.144%7.4
4th(1)4.0100%5.0
All (18)—44%5.8
Rushing by down(offense 66th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.941%6.2
2nd(10)5.740%3.3
3rd(3)7.033%0.7
4th(1)1.00%-1.0
All (36)—39%4.7

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 27 → Turnover5Drive 5: own 36 → TD7Drive 7: own 19 → Punt9Drive 9: own 22 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → End of half12Drive 12: opp 5 → FG14Drive 14: opp 36 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 41 → Downs20Drive 20: own 25 → TD22Drive 22: own 10 → End of halfown 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+/−
1own 25Q1 15:004-3Punt1.90-1.9
3own 27Q1 7:21839Turnover2.00-2.0
5own 36Q1 3:291264TD2.56+3.5
7own 19Q2 8:0141Punt1.80-1.8
9own 22Q2 3:155-4Punt1.80-1.8
11own 25Q2 0:152-3End of half1.90-1.9
12opp 5Q3 14:316-11FG5.23-2.2
14opp 36Q3 12:22136TD3.57+3.5
16own 25Q3 9:06640Punt1.90-1.9
18own 41Q3 4:041449Downs2.60-2.6
20own 25Q4 4:12775TD1.97+5.1
22own 10Q4 0:006-8End of half1.50-1.5
12 drives6029228.823-5.8

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