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SMU40atStanford10

2024 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-28.5-14.20+14.2+28.5SMU — Off. field pos.: +3.7+3.7Stanford — Off. field pos.: +4.7+4.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Off. scoring eff.: +8.3+8.3Stanford — Off. scoring eff.: -24.8-24.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Def. field pos.: -4.7-4.7Stanford — Def. field pos.: -3.7-3.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Def. scoring eff.: +24.8+24.8Stanford — Def. scoring eff.: -8.3-8.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Stanford — 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.
SMUStanfordBreaks 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

02244Q1Q2Q3FinalSMU 40Stanford 10
SMUStanfordhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SMUStanford
Total yards502206
Rushing yards18033
Rushing attempts3735
Yds / rush4.90.9
Passing yards322173
Passing attempts2737
Yds / pass11.94.7
First downs2215
Turnovers32
Penalties107
Penalty yards10065
Sacks63
Time of possession27:1532:45

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)62% / 38%69%18.7
Q2(22)50% / 50%41%5.8
Q3(13)46% / 54%46%5.9
Q4(17)29% / 71%35%3.5
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(16)9.763%16.3
2nd(8)8.813%3.3
3rd(5)6.840%4.6
4th(1)2.00%0.0
All (30)—43%10.6
Rushing by down(offense 43rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.856%6.9
2nd(11)7.236%4.7
3rd(7)4.443%4.3
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (35)—49%5.5
Stanford
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)39% / 61%17%1.7
Q2(16)69% / 31%25%4.1
Q3(21)71% / 29%29%3.3
Q4(14)57% / 43%36%3.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 82nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)11.136%2.3
2nd(14)10.343%5.1
3rd(11)12.118%4.2
4th(2)6.050%1.0
All (41)—34%3.7
Rushing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.07%1.6
2nd(8)10.425%2.6
3rd(4)7.50%1.8
4th(2)4.050%4.5
All (28)—14%2.1

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 41 → Punt6Drive 6: own 25 → Punt8Drive 8: own 40 → Turnover10Drive 10: own 8 → Punt11Drive 11: opp 46 → Punt13Drive 13: opp 14 → TD15Drive 15: own 30 → Punt17Drive 17: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: opp 28 → FG20Drive 20: own 22 → Downs22Drive 22: own 15 → Punt24Drive 24: own 31 → —26Drive 26: own 1 → Safety28Drive 28: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Stanford 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 25Q1 14:40610Punt1.90-1.9
4own 41Q1 10:481124Punt2.60-2.6
6own 25Q1 4:2841Punt1.90-1.9
8own 40Q1 1:40939Turnover2.60-2.6
10own 8Q2 13:08822Punt1.50-1.5
11opp 46Q2 10:534-1Punt2.90-2.9
13opp 14Q2 8:32519TD4.37+2.7
15own 30Q2 1:4442Punt2.20-2.2
17own 25Q3 15:004-1Punt1.90-1.9
18opp 28Q3 13:3155FG3.83-0.8
20own 22Q3 11:311141Downs1.80-1.8
22own 15Q3 4:05525Punt1.60-1.6
24own 31Q4 14:5120—2.30-2.3
26own 1Q4 12:1922Safety(−2 opp)1.30-1.3
28own 25Q4 5:021545Downs1.90-1.9
15 drives7520634.810-24.8

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