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Western Kentucky20atBoston College21

2024 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-7.4-3.70+3.7+7.4Western Kentucky — Off. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Boston College — Off. field pos.: +5.4+5.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Off. scoring eff.: -2.6-2.6Boston College — Off. scoring eff.: -6.4-6.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Def. field pos.: -5.4-5.4Boston College — Def. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Def. scoring eff.: +6.4+6.4Boston College — Def. scoring eff.: +2.6+2.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Possessions: 0.00.0Boston College — 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.
Western KentuckyBoston CollegeBreaks 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

01223Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Kentucky 20Boston College 21
Western KentuckyBoston Collegehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western KentuckyBoston College
Total yards355285
Rushing yards123117
Rushing attempts3933
Yds / rush3.23.5
Passing yards232168
Passing attempts3932
Yds / pass5.95.3
First downs2019
Turnovers32
Penalties53
Penalty yards5223
Sacks23
Time of possession30:4029:20

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Kentucky
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)50% / 50%40%6.7
Q2(20)60% / 40%55%6.0
Q3(21)43% / 57%43%3.8
Q4(17)65% / 35%24%1.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 65th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.642%3.5
2nd(13)8.546%4.8
3rd(13)8.623%6.3
4th(4)6.075%10.5
All (42)—40%5.4
Rushing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)11.128%3.5
2nd(13)8.654%4.5
3rd(3)2.067%4.7
4th(2)1.050%1.0
All (36)—42%3.8
Boston College
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)50% / 50%20%2.9
Q2(21)57% / 43%62%5.2
Q3(13)54% / 46%46%4.9
Q4(22)41% / 59%41%3.6
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(10)9.960%6.5
2nd(13)8.531%2.2
3rd(9)9.744%6.4
4th(1)2.0100%9.0
All (33)—45%4.9
Rushing by down(offense 66th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.437%3.5
2nd(10)5.550%4.5
3rd(4)1.875%1.8
All (33)—45%3.6

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

2Drive 2: own 18 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: opp 39 → Turnover8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 26 → TD12Drive 12: own 21 → Turnover14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 43 → TD18Drive 18: own 35 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 20 → TD22Drive 22: opp 39 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Boston College 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 18Q1 10:10614Punt1.80-1.8
4own 25Q1 3:0542Punt1.90-1.9
6opp 39Q1 0:46436Turnover3.40-3.4
8own 25Q2 11:59930Punt1.90-1.9
10own 26Q2 8:051374TD2.07+5.0
12own 21Q3 14:56330Turnover1.80-1.8
14own 25Q3 8:441129Punt1.90-1.9
16own 43Q3 0:171057TD2.77+4.3
18own 35Q4 9:1681Punt2.40-2.4
20opp 20Q4 6:21620TD4.17+2.9
22opp 39Q4 1:4847End of half3.40-3.4
11 drives6828527.421-6.4

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