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Virginia Tech34atMiami38

2024 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16-80+8+16Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +4.6+4.6Miami-FL — Off. field pos.: +2.0+2.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: +7.4+7.4Miami-FL — Off. scoring eff.: +13.9+13.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -2.0-2.0Miami-FL — Def. field pos.: -4.6-4.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: -13.9-13.9Miami-FL — Def. scoring eff.: -7.4-7.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Possessions: 0.00.0Miami-FL — 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.
Virginia TechMiami-FLBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalVirginia Tech 34Miami-FL 38
Virginia TechMiami-FLhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Virginia TechMiami-FL
Total yards394508
Rushing yards206165
Rushing attempts3232
Yds / rush6.45.2
Passing yards188343
Passing attempts3438
Yds / pass5.59.0
First downs2324
Turnovers13
Penalties66
Penalty yards4059
Sacks32
Time of possession26:1833:42

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)59% / 41%41%3.9
Q2(15)40% / 60%60%10.9
Q3(14)36% / 64%36%4.4
Q4(19)74% / 26%42%5.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.044%4.8
2nd(10)6.930%3.4
3rd(8)7.650%8.3
4th(1)3.00%-1.0
All (35)40%5.0
Rushing by down(offense 39th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.638%4.2
2nd(11)8.345%6.3
3rd(6)3.883%15.8
All (30)50%7.3
Miami-FL
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)67% / 33%50%11.5
Q2(18)72% / 28%28%1.7
Q3(15)33% / 67%67%10.0
Q4(19)63% / 37%58%6.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 9th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.339%7.9
2nd(12)8.250%5.5
3rd(11)7.364%11.8
4th(1)3.0100%4.0
All (42)50%8.2
Rushing by down(offense 1st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.946%5.3
2nd(10)6.340%6.4
3rd(5)3.880%7.8
All (28)50%6.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → —3Drive 3: own 27 → TD5Drive 5: own 48 → TD7Drive 7: own 15 → Turnover9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: opp 38 → FG15Drive 15: own 25 → Turnover17Drive 17: own 11 → TD19Drive 19: own 30 → TD21Drive 21: own 43 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Miami-FL 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 14:56341.90-1.9
3own 27Q1 12:33773TD2.07+5.0
5own 48Q1 9:10352TD2.87+4.2
7own 15Q1 3:1512117Turnover1.60-1.6
9own 25Q2 11:50924Punt1.90-1.9
11own 25Q2 5:198-1Punt1.90-1.9
13opp 38Q2 0:0550FG3.43-0.4
15own 25Q3 10:197128Turnover1.90-1.9
17own 11Q3 5:41889TD1.57+5.5
19own 30Q4 11:35970TD2.27+4.8
21own 43Q4 7:401152TD2.77+4.3
11 drives7250824.138+13.9

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