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Boston College28atSMU38

2024 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.8-7.90+7.9+15.8Boston College — Off. field pos.: +1.1+1.1SMU — Off. field pos.: +4.2+4.2Off. 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.: +4.9+4.9SMU — Off. scoring eff.: +13.8+13.8Off. 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.: -4.2-4.2SMU — Def. field pos.: -1.1-1.1Def. 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.: -13.8-13.8SMU — Def. scoring eff.: -4.9-4.9Def. 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+2.0SMU — 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 CollegeSMUBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalBoston College 28SMU 38
Boston CollegeSMUhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Boston CollegeSMU
Total yards417438
Rushing yards180140
Rushing attempts4330
Yds / rush4.24.7
Passing yards237298
Passing attempts3235
Yds / pass7.48.5
First downs2325
Turnovers11
Penalties56
Penalty yards5253
Sacks03
Time of possession35:0924:51

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Boston College
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)36% / 64%36%2.8
Q2(24)71% / 29%50%6.5
Q3(17)29% / 71%71%7.9
Q4(22)41% / 59%59%4.5
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(5)10.060%11.2
2nd(14)7.936%4.8
3rd(11)6.936%6.1
4th(5)6.240%4.6
All (35)—40%6.1
Rushing by down(offense 66th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)9.672%6.0
2nd(9)3.867%5.0
3rd(4)1.550%2.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (39)—69%5.3
SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)59% / 41%45%6.6
Q2(12)58% / 42%50%11.1
Q3(15)47% / 53%53%7.8
Q4(13)54% / 46%38%3.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.047%7.5
2nd(12)8.858%9.1
3rd(6)9.350%11.8
4th(1)2.0100%5.0
All (34)—53%8.8
Rushing by down(offense 43rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.638%5.8
2nd(9)6.744%4.9
3rd(3)3.333%0.7
All (28)—39%4.9

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Missed FG3Drive 3: own 43 → TD5Drive 5: own 49 → FG7Drive 7: own 8 → TD11Drive 11: own 20 → FG13Drive 13: own 25 → TD15Drive 15: own 38 → FG17Drive 17: own 33 → Punt19Drive 19: own 30 → Punt21Drive 21: opp 13 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
SMU 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 14:571168Missed FG1.90-1.9
3own 43Q1 9:52657TD2.77+4.3
5own 49Q1 3:50921FG2.83+0.2
7own 8Q2 9:411177TD1.57+5.5
11own 20Q2 0:24656FG1.83+1.2
13own 25Q3 10:45675TD1.98+6.1
15own 38Q3 7:511042FG2.53+0.5
17own 33Q4 14:27618Punt2.40-2.4
19own 30Q4 5:4279Punt2.20-2.2
21opp 13Q4 1:06713TD4.47+2.6
10 drives6843824.238+13.8

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