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Montana State35atNew Mexico31

2024 · Week 0

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.7-8.40+8.4+16.7Montana State — Off. field pos.: -1.8-1.8New Mexico — Off. field pos.: +14.5+14.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Montana State — Off. scoring eff.: +12.8+12.8New Mexico — 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.Montana State — Def. field pos.: -14.5-14.5New Mexico — Def. field pos.: +1.8+1.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Montana State — Def. scoring eff.: +3.6+3.6New Mexico — Def. scoring eff.: -12.8-12.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Montana State — Possessions: +4.0+4.0New Mexico — Possessions: -4.0-4.0PossessionsValue 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.
Montana StateNew MexicoBreaks 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

02039Q1Q2Q3FinalMontana State 35New Mexico 31
Montana StateNew Mexicohover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Montana StateNew Mexico
Total yards567324
Rushing yards362152
Rushing attempts4728
Yds / rush7.75.4
Passing yards205172
Passing attempts3226
Yds / pass6.46.6
First downs2719
Turnovers21
Penalties64
Penalty yards7230
Sacks03
Time of possession34:4025:20

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Montana State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%33%5.1
Q2(21)48% / 52%76%7.9
Q3(19)26% / 74%47%5.8
Q4(21)48% / 52%57%10.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.740%3.3
2nd(9)5.178%8.2
3rd(6)7.750%12.2
4th(2)5.50%0.0
All (32)50%6.1
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.770%11.7
2nd(18)7.250%5.7
3rd(5)4.460%8.2
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (44)59%8.5
New Mexico
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)59% / 41%35%6.9
Q2(16)56% / 44%56%6.8
Q3(6)33% / 67%33%9.5
Q4(14)29% / 71%29%3.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 48th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.062%7.1
2nd(5)8.440%5.2
3rd(7)6.914%7.9
All (25)44%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 14th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.015%2.6
2nd(14)6.357%8.6
3rd(1)5.00%-2.0
All (28)36%5.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 17 → FG6Drive 6: own 32 → TD8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → TD12Drive 12: own 9 → End of half15Drive 15: own 25 → Missed FG17Drive 17: own 25 → Missed FG19Drive 19: opp 42 → Punt21Drive 21: own 25 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
New Mexico 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 15:00820Punt1.90-1.9
4own 17Q1 7:32955FG1.83+1.2
6own 32Q1 2:08968TD2.37+4.7
8own 25Q2 10:3644Punt1.90-1.9
10own 25Q2 4:36975TD1.97+5.1
12own 9Q2 0:4424End of half1.50-1.5
15own 25Q3 8:10857Missed FG1.90-1.9
17own 25Q4 13:38920Missed FG1.90-1.9
19opp 42Q4 6:1555Punt3.30-3.3
21own 25Q4 4:33817Punt1.90-1.9
10 drives5732420.631+10.4

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