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Marshall14atVirginia Tech31

2024 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.7-8.40+8.4+16.7Marshall — Off. field pos.: +2.5+2.5Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +10.6+10.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Off. scoring eff.: -14.5-14.5Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: -3.6-3.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. field pos.: -10.6-10.6Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -2.5-2.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. scoring eff.: +3.6+3.6Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: +14.5+14.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — 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.
MarshallVirginia 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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MarshallVirginia Techhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MarshallVirginia Tech
Total yards278338
Rushing yards147208
Rushing attempts2651
Yds / rush5.74.1
Passing yards131130
Passing attempts3621
Yds / pass3.66.2
First downs1220
Turnovers10
Penalties58
Penalty yards4558
Sacks42
Time of possession23:3536:25

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Marshall
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)71% / 29%7%0.9
Q2(14)36% / 64%21%3.1
Q3(10)60% / 40%30%10.8
Q4(13)62% / 38%38%6.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 94th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.431%5.1
2nd(6)11.50%0.0
3rd(8)9.90%1.6
4th(2)2.550%2.5
All (29)—17%3.0
Rushing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)9.038%10.8
2nd(9)9.822%4.3
3rd(5)5.240%4.2
All (22)—32%6.6
Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%25%1.8
Q2(20)40% / 60%25%4.8
Q3(21)14% / 86%67%7.1
Q4(2)50% / 50%50%4.5
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(6)11.250%7.2
2nd(8)10.625%8.4
3rd(6)8.833%-0.3
4th(1)5.00%0.0
All (21)—33%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 39th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.135%4.7
2nd(10)7.060%6.1
3rd(7)4.043%2.7
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (38)—45%4.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Downs3Drive 3: own 20 → Punt5Drive 5: own 30 → Punt7Drive 7: 50 → Punt10Drive 10: own 20 → Punt12Drive 12: 50 → FG14Drive 14: own 28 → —16Drive 16: own 18 → Punt18Drive 18: own 32 → End of half20Drive 20: 50 → TD22Drive 22: own 35 → TD24Drive 24: own 44 → TDown 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+/−
1own 25Q1 14:58714Downs1.90-1.9
3own 20Q1 10:5244Punt1.80-1.8
5own 30Q1 6:37815Punt2.20-2.2
750Q1 2:484-5Punt2.80-2.8
10own 20Q2 13:06525Punt1.80-1.8
1250Q2 10:371040FG2.83+0.2
14own 28Q2 4:2040—2.10-2.1
16own 18Q2 3:08922Punt1.80-1.8
18own 32Q2 0:0028End of half2.30-2.3
2050Q3 14:341250TD2.87+4.2
22own 35Q3 7:13665TD2.47+4.6
24own 44Q3 1:56844TD2.77+4.3
12 drives7433827.631+3.4

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