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James Madison14atGeorgia Southern28

2024 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-22.1-11.10+11.1+22.1James Madison — Off. field pos.: +11.2+11.2Georgia Southern — Off. field pos.: -0.7-0.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.James Madison — Off. scoring eff.: -19.3-19.3Georgia Southern — Off. scoring eff.: +4.7+4.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.James Madison — Def. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Georgia Southern — Def. field pos.: -11.2-11.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.James Madison — Def. scoring eff.: -4.7-4.7Georgia Southern — Def. scoring eff.: +19.3+19.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.James Madison — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Georgia Southern — 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.
James MadisonGeorgia SouthernBreaks 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

01631Q1Q2Q3FinalJames Madison 14Georgia Southern 28
James MadisonGeorgia Southernhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

James MadisonGeorgia Southern
Total yards258406
Rushing yards72191
Rushing attempts3139
Yds / rush2.34.9
Passing yards186215
Passing attempts4133
Yds / pass4.56.5
First downs1624
Turnovers04
Penalties105
Penalty yards6630
Sacks16
Time of possession26:0133:59

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

James Madison
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)53% / 47%24%2.2
Q2(15)87% / 13%27%3.1
Q3(13)62% / 38%62%4.1
Q4(27)63% / 37%52%4.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 92nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.325%1.0
2nd(13)7.354%6.6
3rd(15)8.327%2.1
4th(3)9.70%1.7
All (47)—32%3.0
Rushing by down(offense 65th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.060%5.9
2nd(11)7.945%3.8
3rd(3)1.7100%4.7
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (25)—60%4.7
Georgia Southern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)62% / 38%46%6.8
Q2(25)48% / 52%52%5.9
Q3(19)47% / 53%53%6.7
Q4(12)25% / 75%33%2.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 73rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.536%4.1
2nd(13)7.854%7.8
3rd(8)7.188%8.9
All (32)—56%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 77th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.640%4.1
2nd(10)8.040%8.7
3rd(5)5.440%2.2
4th(2)1.550%0.5
All (37)—41%4.9

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

2Drive 2: own 20 → Turnover4Drive 4: own 24 → Turnover6Drive 6: own 22 → TD8Drive 8: own 10 → Punt10Drive 10: own 9 → TD12Drive 12: own 40 → TD14Drive 14: own 33 → End of half15Drive 15: own 23 → Downs17Drive 17: own 17 → Def. TD18Drive 18: own 25 → TD20Drive 20: own 22 → Turnover22Drive 22: own 33 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Georgia Southern 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 20Q1 13:1128Turnover1.80-1.8
4own 24Q1 11:07633Turnover1.90-1.9
6own 22Q1 6:34753TD1.87+5.2
8own 10Q1 0:275-3Punt1.50-1.5
10own 9Q2 12:562086TD1.57+5.5
12own 40Q2 2:09660TD2.67+4.4
14own 33Q2 0:062-1End of half2.40-2.4
15own 23Q3 14:541247Downs1.80-1.8
17own 17Q3 8:54210Def. TD(−7 opp)1.80-1.8
18own 25Q3 8:18975TD1.97+5.1
20own 22Q4 14:24448Turnover1.80-1.8
22own 33Q4 10:361119Punt2.40-2.4
12 drives7840623.328+4.7

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