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SMU29atNevada24

2024 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-4.6-2.30+2.3+4.6SMU — Off. field pos.: +4.0+4.0Nevada — Off. field pos.: +3.3+3.3Off. 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.: -1.1-1.1Nevada — Off. scoring eff.: -3.3-3.3Off. 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.: -3.3-3.3Nevada — Def. field pos.: -4.0-4.0Def. 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.: +3.3+3.3Nevada — Def. scoring eff.: +1.1+1.1Def. 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+2.0Nevada — 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.
SMUNevadaBreaks 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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SMUNevadahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SMUNevada
Total yards408298
Rushing yards100148
Rushing attempts3443
Yds / rush2.93.4
Passing yards308150
Passing attempts3528
Yds / pass8.85.4
First downs2216
Turnovers10
Penalties1111
Penalty yards12581
Sacks10
Time of possession23:4336:17

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)53% / 47%35%4.9
Q2(13)54% / 46%46%4.9
Q3(16)75% / 25%44%6.4
Q4(22)36% / 64%50%8.7
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)10.853%8.5
2nd(13)9.738%7.3
3rd(8)14.338%11.8
All (36)44%8.8
Rushing by down(offense 43rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.044%4.0
2nd(9)7.044%3.3
3rd(5)5.240%5.0
All (32)44%4.0
Nevada
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)47% / 53%18%2.2
Q2(27)30% / 70%41%6.7
Q3(16)31% / 69%38%4.1
Q4(18)67% / 33%28%3.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 74th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.011%0.0
2nd(10)10.520%4.8
3rd(13)8.838%7.3
4th(1)10.00%0.0
All (33)24%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.340%4.5
2nd(16)7.831%3.9
3rd(8)5.650%5.4
4th(1)3.00%1.0
All (45)38%4.4

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

1Drive 1: own 26 → Punt3Drive 3: own 30 → Punt5Drive 5: own 30 → Punt7Drive 7: opp 9 → TD9Drive 9: own 40 → FG11Drive 11: own 48 → Downs13Drive 13: own 19 → TD16Drive 16: own 17 → TD18Drive 18: own 34 → Punt20Drive 20: own 1 → Safety22Drive 22: own 16 → Punt24Drive 24: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Nevada 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 26Q1 15:0044Punt2.00-2.0
3own 30Q1 13:41620Punt2.20-2.2
5own 30Q1 8:43104Punt2.20-2.2
7opp 9Q1 2:2539TD4.67+2.4
9own 40Q2 12:571482FG2.63+0.4
11own 48Q2 7:5458Downs2.80-2.8
13own 19Q2 4:061392TD1.87+5.2
16own 17Q3 12:132366TD1.87+5.2
18own 34Q4 14:561437Punt2.40-2.4
20own 1Q4 8:0020Safety(−2 opp)1.30-1.3
22own 16Q4 5:1747Punt1.70-1.7
24own 25Q4 1:18511Downs1.90-1.9
12 drives7129827.324-3.3

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