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North Texas52atSouth Alabama38

2024 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-22.6-11.30+11.3+22.6North Texas — Off. field pos.: +10.3+10.3South Alabama — Off. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.North Texas — Off. scoring eff.: +19.6+19.6South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +15.5+15.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.North Texas — Def. field pos.: +1.5+1.5South Alabama — Def. field pos.: -10.3-10.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.North Texas — Def. scoring eff.: -15.5-15.5South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: -19.6-19.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.North Texas — Possessions: -2.0-2.0South Alabama — 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.
North TexasSouth AlabamaBreaks 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

02957Q1Q2Q3FinalNorth Texas 52South Alabama 38
North TexasSouth Alabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

North TexasSouth Alabama
Total yards550582
Rushing yards104150
Rushing attempts3433
Yds / rush3.14.5
Passing yards446432
Passing attempts4249
Yds / pass10.68.8
First downs2829
Turnovers00
Penalties68
Penalty yards5075
Sacks20
Time of possession29:3230:28

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

North Texas
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(24)54% / 46%50%5.5
Q2(22)64% / 36%59%6.4
Q3(12)67% / 33%67%10.8
Q4(18)39% / 61%39%5.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.950%9.1
2nd(14)7.679%11.1
3rd(9)5.378%9.0
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (42)64%9.5
Rushing by down(offense 90th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.144%3.8
2nd(13)6.331%2.2
3rd(3)4.033%2.7
All (34)38%3.1
South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)54% / 46%77%10.5
Q2(21)52% / 48%48%7.8
Q3(23)52% / 48%35%4.8
Q4(24)83% / 17%58%7.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 44th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.040%5.1
2nd(19)9.458%13.2
3rd(9)9.633%6.4
4th(2)8.550%9.5
All (50)46%8.6
Rushing by down(offense 31st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.067%5.7
2nd(10)6.950%4.7
3rd(5)3.260%4.6
4th(1)1.0100%7.0
All (31)61%5.2

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

2Drive 2: own 22 → FG4Drive 4: own 28 → TD6Drive 6: own 25 → FG8Drive 8: own 17 → TD10Drive 10: own 1 → End of half11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: own 25 → TD17Drive 17: own 25 → Def. TD18Drive 18: own 25 → TD20Drive 20: own 25 → TD22Drive 22: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
South Alabama 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 22Q1 9:32972FG1.83+1.2
4own 28Q1 2:08872TD2.17+4.9
6own 25Q2 12:43863FG1.93+1.1
8own 17Q2 8:191483TD1.86+4.2
10own 1Q2 0:0029End of half1.30-1.3
11own 25Q3 15:0040Punt1.90-1.9
13own 25Q3 13:2342Punt1.90-1.9
15own 25Q3 10:141190TD1.97+5.1
17own 25Q3 3:3643Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
18own 25Q3 2:401265TD1.96+4.1
20own 25Q4 8:281187TD1.96+4.1
22own 25Q4 2:431345Downs1.90-1.9
12 drives8258222.538+15.5

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