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Rutgers20atUSC42

2024 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.9-10.90+10.9+21.9Rutgers — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2USC — Off. field pos.: +2.9+2.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Off. scoring eff.: +1.2+1.2USC — Off. scoring eff.: +19.0+19.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Def. field pos.: -2.9-2.9USC — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Def. scoring eff.: -19.0-19.0USC — Def. scoring eff.: -1.2-1.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Rutgers — Possessions: 0.00.0USC — 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.
RutgersUSCBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalRutgers 20USC 42
RutgersUSChover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

RutgersUSC
Total yards434443
Rushing yards121135
Rushing attempts4223
Yds / rush2.95.9
Passing yards313308
Passing attempts4728
Yds / pass6.711.0
First downs2723
Turnovers00
Penalties45
Penalty yards943
Sacks04
Time of possession36:2823:32

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Rutgers
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)27% / 73%33%6.6
Q2(29)59% / 41%52%4.9
Q3(17)53% / 47%29%5.8
Q4(27)74% / 26%37%3.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 43rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.550%6.8
2nd(16)8.031%3.8
3rd(14)7.343%9.0
4th(4)6.825%1.0
All (50)—40%6.0
Rushing by down(offense 48th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.929%4.2
2nd(11)8.227%3.5
3rd(8)3.163%3.5
4th(2)1.5100%2.5
All (38)—39%3.8
USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)42% / 58%75%6.3
Q2(13)69% / 31%92%11.5
Q3(14)71% / 29%36%11.0
Q4(10)20% / 80%40%4.5
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(15)10.373%15.9
2nd(6)5.250%3.8
3rd(5)7.040%5.4
All (26)—62%11.1
Rushing by down(offense 4th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)8.564%6.5
2nd(8)6.150%5.3
3rd(1)1.0100%2.0
All (23)—61%5.9

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

1Drive 1: own 23 → TD3Drive 3: opp 20 → TD5Drive 5: own 31 → TD7Drive 7: own 19 → TD10Drive 10: own 30 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → TD14Drive 14: own 30 → Punt16Drive 16: own 46 → TD18Drive 18: own 13 → Punt20Drive 20: own 32 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
USC 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 14:551055TD1.87+5.2
3opp 20Q1 3:58420TD4.17+2.9
5own 31Q2 13:36769TD2.37+4.7
7own 19Q2 4:31781TD1.87+5.2
10own 30Q3 13:18517Punt2.20-2.2
12own 25Q3 8:11679TD1.97+5.1
14own 30Q3 4:0744Punt2.20-2.2
16own 46Q3 1:41354TD2.87+4.2
18own 13Q4 9:44516Punt1.50-1.5
20own 32Q4 2:57829End of half2.30-2.3
10 drives5544323.042+19.0

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