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South Alabama30atWestern Michigan23

2024 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-10.3-5.20+5.2+10.3South Alabama — Off. field pos.: -1.0-1.0Western Michigan — Off. field pos.: +3.3+3.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +9.0+9.0Western Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -0.3-0.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Def. field pos.: -3.3-3.3Western Michigan — Def. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: +0.3+0.3Western Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -9.0-9.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Possessions: +2.0+2.0Western Michigan — 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.
South AlabamaWestern MichiganBreaks 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

01733Q1Q2Q3FinalSouth Alabama 30Western Michigan 23
South AlabamaWestern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

South AlabamaWestern Michigan
Total yards537317
Rushing yards266121
Rushing attempts3834
Yds / rush7.03.6
Passing yards271196
Passing attempts2427
Yds / pass11.37.3
First downs2521
Turnovers11
Penalties85
Penalty yards7540
Sacks20
Time of possession27:5632:04

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)42% / 58%67%7.3
Q2(23)61% / 39%52%11.6
Q3(10)20% / 80%70%10.3
Q4(16)13% / 88%44%5.4
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(12)10.058%13.7
2nd(8)7.463%13.8
3rd(3)5.733%1.7
All (23)—57%12.1
Rushing by down(offense 31st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.060%7.3
2nd(11)5.555%8.8
3rd(5)4.820%3.2
4th(2)1.0100%4.0
All (38)—55%7.0
Western Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)31% / 69%54%5.4
Q2(13)54% / 46%23%3.3
Q3(12)33% / 67%42%2.8
Q4(15)73% / 27%53%8.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 52nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.555%11.4
2nd(6)10.033%1.8
3rd(8)10.425%4.6
4th(1)2.0100%10.0
All (26)—42%7.0
Rushing by down(offense 93rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.347%4.8
2nd(9)5.333%0.7
3rd(3)5.067%2.7
All (27)—44%3.2

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

2Drive 2: own 29 → TD4Drive 4: own 20 → FG6Drive 6: own 43 → Punt8Drive 8: own 27 → Punt10Drive 10: own 20 → —12Drive 12: opp 21 → FG14Drive 14: own 27 → Punt16Drive 16: own 36 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → TD20Drive 20: own 30 → FGown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Western Michigan 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 29Q1 13:07528TD2.27+4.8
4own 20Q1 10:131442FG1.83+1.2
6own 43Q2 12:1540Punt2.70-2.7
8own 27Q2 10:2945Punt2.00-2.0
10own 20Q2 4:50527—1.80-1.8
12opp 21Q2 1:25511FG4.03-1.0
14own 27Q3 15:00119Punt2.00-2.0
16own 36Q3 4:18725Punt2.50-2.5
18own 25Q4 11:24975TD1.97+5.1
20own 30Q4 2:421047FG2.23+0.8
10 drives6131723.323-0.3

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

South Alabama at Western Michigan — 2024 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ