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USC28atMaryland29

2024 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-3.8-1.90+1.9+3.8USC — Off. field pos.: +3.3+3.3Maryland — Off. field pos.: +2.8+2.8Off. 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.: -1.4-1.4Maryland — Off. scoring eff.: +0.1+0.1Off. 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.: -2.8-2.8Maryland — Def. field pos.: -3.3-3.3Def. 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.: -0.1-0.1Maryland — Def. scoring eff.: +1.4+1.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Possessions: 0.00.0Maryland — 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.
USCMarylandBreaks 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

01632Q1Q2Q3FinalUSC 28Maryland 29
USCMarylandhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

USCMaryland
Total yards417429
Rushing yards8156
Rushing attempts2424
Yds / rush3.42.3
Passing yards336373
Passing attempts5051
Yds / pass6.77.3
First downs2525
Turnovers12
Penalties77
Penalty yards7560
Sacks21
Time of possession29:5130:09

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)81% / 19%52%6.0
Q2(16)56% / 44%50%7.1
Q3(15)60% / 40%47%4.7
Q4(22)73% / 27%36%5.1
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(21)10.057%6.3
2nd(15)8.447%8.1
3rd(13)8.238%5.7
4th(2)2.050%4.0
All (51)—49%6.6
Rushing by down(offense 4th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.042%3.3
2nd(10)7.230%3.5
3rd(1)2.0100%16.0
All (23)—39%3.9
Maryland
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)100% / 0%33%4.3
Q2(25)68% / 32%36%6.3
Q3(15)60% / 40%40%7.9
Q4(25)72% / 28%52%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)10.554%7.5
2nd(13)8.246%6.6
3rd(11)8.118%6.6
4th(3)5.033%-2.0
All (53)—43%6.7
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.650%4.3
2nd(8)6.625%5.3
3rd(2)3.50%2.0
4th(3)1.367%4.0
All (21)—38%4.4

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

2Drive 2: own 8 → Punt4Drive 4: own 17 → Punt6Drive 6: own 25 → TD8Drive 8: own 25 → Missed FG10Drive 10: own 27 → Punt12Drive 12: own 40 → Turnover14Drive 14: own 25 → Downs16Drive 16: opp 18 → TD18Drive 18: own 34 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 25 → TD22Drive 22: own 3 → Downs24Drive 24: opp 47 → TD26Drive 26: own 40 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Maryland drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 8Q1 12:09623Punt1.50-1.5
4own 17Q1 5:43616Punt1.80-1.8
6own 25Q2 15:001090TD1.97+5.1
8own 25Q2 8:081536Missed FG1.90-1.9
10own 27Q2 1:405-2Punt2.00-2.0
12own 40Q2 0:21433Turnover2.60-2.6
14own 25Q3 15:00725Downs1.90-1.9
16opp 18Q3 8:32118TD4.17+2.9
18own 34Q3 6:511067Turnover2.40-2.4
20own 25Q4 13:311075TD1.98+6.1
22own 3Q4 6:37930Downs1.30-1.3
24opp 47Q4 1:34632TD2.87+4.2
26own 40Q4 0:112-1End of half2.60-2.6
13 drives7642928.929+0.1

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