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Boston College21atVirginia Tech42

2024 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.8-9.40+9.4+18.8Boston College — Off. field pos.: +3.5+3.5Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +1.6+1.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — Off. scoring eff.: -8.5-8.5Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: +16.4+16.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — Def. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -3.5-3.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — Def. scoring eff.: -16.4-16.4Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: +8.5+8.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — Possessions: +2.0+2.0Virginia Tech — 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.
Boston CollegeVirginia TechBreaks 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

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Boston CollegeVirginia Techhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Boston CollegeVirginia Tech
Total yards372532
Rushing yards167368
Rushing attempts4840
Yds / rush3.59.2
Passing yards205164
Passing attempts2618
Yds / pass7.99.1
First downs2222
Turnovers33
Penalties69
Penalty yards5388
Sacks14
Time of possession33:3426:26

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Boston College
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%60%5.7
Q2(18)44% / 56%44%3.2
Q3(18)22% / 78%44%7.3
Q4(19)63% / 37%37%6.6
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(9)10.056%10.7
2nd(9)9.322%5.2
3rd(11)7.136%3.4
4th(1)18.00%0.0
All (30)—37%6.0
Rushing by down(offense 66th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.548%5.9
2nd(14)6.757%5.4
3rd(4)5.075%5.3
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (40)—53%5.5
Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)27% / 73%80%7.1
Q2(14)64% / 36%64%14.6
Q3(12)50% / 50%25%0.7
Q4(15)0% / 100%40%10.7
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(7)11.486%10.9
2nd(8)8.363%7.4
3rd(4)12.025%7.3
All (19)—63%8.7
Rushing by down(offense 39th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)9.965%12.4
2nd(8)6.113%0.9
3rd(5)4.620%2.4
4th(1)6.0100%19.0
All (37)—49%8.7

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

2Drive 2: own 12 → TD4Drive 4: opp 19 → TD6Drive 6: own 6 → TD8Drive 8: own 39 → Turnover10Drive 10: own 7 → Punt12Drive 12: own 15 → TD14Drive 14: own 24 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 25 → Punt22Drive 22: opp 49 → TD24Drive 24: own 39 → TD26Drive 26: own 22 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Virginia Tech 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 12Q1 11:321188TD1.57+5.5
4opp 19Q1 4:45419TD4.17+2.9
6own 6Q2 13:18294TD1.47+5.6
8own 39Q2 10:19517Turnover2.60-2.6
10own 7Q2 5:0649Punt1.40-1.4
12own 15Q2 1:00685TD1.67+5.4
14own 24Q3 14:30711Punt1.90-1.9
16own 25Q3 8:4122Turnover1.90-1.9
20own 25Q3 2:305-4Punt1.90-1.9
22opp 49Q4 12:04349TD2.87+4.2
24own 39Q4 8:28161TD2.67+4.4
26own 22Q4 5:361650End of half1.80-1.8
12 drives6253225.642+16.4

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