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Northwestern State10atSouth Alabama87

2024 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-41.3-20.70+20.7+41.3Northwestern State — Off. field pos.: +0.0+0.0South Alabama — Off. field pos.: +25.0+25.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern State — Off. scoring eff.: -18.1-18.1South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +35.9+35.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern State — Def. field pos.: -25.0-25.0South Alabama — Def. field pos.: -0.0-0.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern State — Def. scoring eff.: -35.9-35.9South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: +18.1+18.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Northwestern State — 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.
Northwestern StateSouth 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

04896Q1Q2Q3FinalNorthwestern State 10South Alabama 87
Northwestern StateSouth Alabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Northwestern StateSouth Alabama
Total yards237622
Rushing yards66365
Rushing attempts3132
Yds / rush2.111.4
Passing yards171257
Passing attempts2519
Yds / pass6.813.5
First downs822
Turnovers40
Penalties77
Penalty yards6060
Sacks01
Time of possession26:4733:13

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Northwestern State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)68% / 32%26%9.3
Q2(20)40% / 60%15%2.5
Q3(12)42% / 58%25%2.5
Q4(3)0% / 100%67%4.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.050%23.0
2nd(8)11.113%3.0
3rd(14)9.029%4.9
All (26)—27%7.4
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.025%3.1
2nd(11)9.518%3.1
3rd(1)8.00%3.0
All (28)—21%3.1
South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)57% / 43%79%12.8
Q2(14)29% / 71%79%14.4
Q3(16)38% / 63%63%15.9
Q4(7)0% / 100%29%2.0
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(10)9.480%15.5
2nd(6)8.067%9.8
3rd(2)10.0100%21.5
All (18)—78%14.3
Rushing by down(offense 31st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.670%17.3
2nd(9)6.344%4.1
3rd(4)6.350%2.8
All (33)—61%11.9

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

3Drive 3: opp 39 → TD5Drive 5: own 28 → TD7Drive 7: own 27 → FG9Drive 9: own 25 → TD11Drive 11: opp 43 → TD13Drive 13: opp 4 → TD15Drive 15: opp 26 → Missed FG17Drive 17: own 38 → TD19Drive 19: own 30 → TD21Drive 21: own 31 → TD23Drive 23: own 49 → TD26Drive 26: opp 22 → TD28Drive 28: own 1 → End of halfown 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+/−
3opp 39Q1 10:58139TD3.47+3.6
5own 28Q1 7:23572TD2.17+4.9
7own 27Q1 4:001068FG2.03+1.0
9own 25Q2 14:48672TD1.97+5.1
11opp 43Q2 11:24443TD3.27+3.8
13opp 4Q2 9:2514TD5.57+1.5
15opp 26Q2 6:10721Missed FG3.90-3.9
17own 38Q2 2:22262TD2.57+4.5
19own 30Q3 14:44270TD2.27+4.8
21own 31Q3 10:1910110TD2.37+4.7
23own 49Q3 4:41666TD2.87+4.2
26opp 22Q3 0:00622TD4.07+3.0
28own 1Q4 1:4041End of half1.30-1.3
13 drives5262237.187+49.9

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