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2024 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.7-7.90+7.9+15.7Notre Dame — Off. field pos.: +13.7+13.7USC — Off. field pos.: +3.1+3.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: +11.3+11.3USC — 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.Notre Dame — Def. field pos.: -3.1-3.1USC — Def. field pos.: -13.7-13.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: -5.8-5.8USC — Def. scoring eff.: -11.3-11.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Notre Dame — Possessions: -2.0-2.0USC — 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.
Notre DameUSCBreaks 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

02754Q1Q2Q3FinalNotre Dame 49USC 35
Notre DameUSChover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Notre DameUSC
Total yards438557
Rushing yards260197
Rushing attempts3728
Yds / rush7.07.0
Passing yards178360
Passing attempts2349
Yds / pass7.77.3
First downs2329
Turnovers22
Penalties37
Penalty yards4469
Sacks12
Time of possession29:4530:15

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%79%5.7
Q2(20)45% / 55%40%6.2
Q3(16)31% / 69%75%13.8
Q4(9)44% / 56%22%0.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 23rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.062%7.7
2nd(3)4.333%0.7
3rd(6)7.233%5.0
4th(2)5.0100%15.5
All (24)—54%6.7
Rushing by down(offense 26th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.367%8.0
2nd(13)6.946%8.2
3rd(3)4.033%3.3
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (35)—57%7.5
USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%33%5.5
Q2(13)77% / 23%69%8.2
Q3(22)64% / 36%45%5.6
Q4(27)70% / 30%67%9.8
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(24)9.958%8.4
2nd(14)8.629%5.9
3rd(9)7.944%8.6
4th(3)3.733%0.5
All (50)—46%7.4
Rushing by down(offense 4th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.075%9.1
2nd(8)6.075%5.4
3rd(3)7.033%4.3
All (27)—70%7.5

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

1Drive 1: own 14 → Downs3Drive 3: own 20 → Punt5Drive 5: opp 37 → TD7Drive 7: own 20 → Punt9Drive 9: own 22 → TD12Drive 12: own 23 → TD14Drive 14: own 36 → Punt16Drive 16: opp 45 → Downs18Drive 18: own 17 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 45 → TD22Drive 22: own 16 → Def. TD23Drive 23: own 25 → Def. TD24Drive 24: own 25 → TDown 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 14Q1 14:571058Downs1.60-1.6
3own 20Q1 2:23724Punt1.80-1.8
5opp 37Q2 14:54537TD3.47+3.6
7own 20Q2 5:1356Punt1.80-1.8
9own 22Q2 0:55763TD1.86+4.2
12own 23Q3 12:33962TD1.87+5.2
14own 36Q3 6:20714Punt2.50-2.5
16opp 45Q3 3:0847Downs3.00-3.0
18own 17Q3 1:04937Punt1.80-1.8
20opp 45Q4 11:52749TD3.07+4.0
22own 16Q4 5:476162Def. TD(−7 opp)1.70-1.7
23own 25Q4 3:399162Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
24own 25Q4 1:18675TD1.97+5.1
13 drives7955728.235+6.8

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