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Clemson34atSMU31

2024 · Week 15 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-5.5-2.80+2.8+5.5Clemson — Off. field pos.: +4.8+4.8SMU — Off. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Off. scoring eff.: -0.9-0.9SMU — Off. scoring eff.: +2.3+2.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Def. field pos.: -0.6-0.6SMU — Def. field pos.: -4.8-4.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Def. scoring eff.: -2.3-2.3SMU — Def. scoring eff.: +0.9+0.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Possessions: +2.0+2.0SMU — 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.
ClemsonSMUBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalClemson 34SMU 31
ClemsonSMUhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

ClemsonSMU
Total yards325468
Rushing yards63149
Rushing attempts3234
Yds / rush2.04.4
Passing yards262319
Passing attempts4152
Yds / pass6.46.1
First downs1827
Turnovers02
Penalties06
Penalty yards065
Sacks23
Time of possession31:5027:51

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Clemson
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)58% / 42%53%7.5
Q2(17)53% / 47%24%1.7
Q3(24)63% / 38%50%4.7
Q4(13)77% / 23%15%-1.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 31st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.037%3.7
2nd(12)7.958%8.4
3rd(13)5.931%5.4
4th(1)7.00%-48.0
All (45)—40%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 7th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.018%2.9
2nd(13)7.038%2.0
3rd(4)3.575%2.8
All (28)—36%2.5
SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)60% / 40%35%5.3
Q2(23)57% / 43%39%4.0
Q3(12)58% / 42%50%6.7
Q4(30)70% / 30%53%5.7
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(26)9.842%6.1
2nd(15)10.633%4.5
3rd(12)9.150%5.6
All (53)—42%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 43rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.454%6.2
2nd(14)6.150%5.1
3rd(5)5.040%1.4
All (32)—50%4.9

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → —3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → Turnover9Drive 9: own 25 → Missed FG11Drive 11: own 8 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: own 41 → Punt18Drive 18: own 26 → TD20Drive 20: own 13 → Punt22Drive 22: own 25 → TD24Drive 24: own 45 → Punt26Drive 26: 50 → FG28Drive 28: own 21 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
SMU 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 14:5038—1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 13:264-1Punt1.90-1.9
5own 25Q1 10:441075TD1.97+5.1
7own 25Q1 3:15419Turnover1.90-1.9
9own 25Q2 14:40839Missed FG1.90-1.9
11own 8Q2 9:0649Punt1.50-1.5
13own 25Q2 5:12522Punt1.90-1.9
15own 41Q2 1:421223Punt2.60-2.6
18own 26Q3 13:24774TD2.07+5.0
20own 13Q3 5:554-3Punt1.50-1.5
22own 25Q3 0:08761TD1.97+5.1
24own 45Q4 11:4544Punt2.70-2.7
2650Q4 10:041036FG2.83+0.2
28own 21Q4 4:011779TD1.87+5.2
14 drives8946828.731+2.3

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