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Minnesota24atVirginia Tech10

2024 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15-7.50+7.5+15Minnesota — Off. field pos.: +0.2+0.2Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +3.0+3.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Off. scoring eff.: +5.8+5.8Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: -13.0-13.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Def. field pos.: -3.0-3.0Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Def. scoring eff.: +13.0+13.0Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: -5.8-5.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Minnesota — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Virginia Tech — 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.
MinnesotaVirginia TechBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalMinnesota 24Virginia Tech 10
MinnesotaVirginia Techhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MinnesotaVirginia Tech
Total yards403223
Rushing yards16774
Rushing attempts3630
Yds / rush4.62.5
Passing yards236149
Passing attempts3118
Yds / pass7.68.3
First downs239
Turnovers21
Penalties53
Penalty yards2533
Sacks51
Time of possession35:2424:36

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Minnesota
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)69% / 31%23%5.1
Q2(22)50% / 50%59%9.1
Q3(16)44% / 56%50%5.6
Q4(16)31% / 69%38%3.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 15th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.940%5.1
2nd(9)6.756%9.2
3rd(7)8.743%7.8
4th(1)1.0100%20.0
All (32)—47%7.3
Rushing by down(offense 78th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.021%3.2
2nd(16)8.456%6.8
3rd(4)3.550%5.3
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (35)—43%5.0
Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)41% / 59%29%5.4
Q2(13)69% / 31%31%3.5
Q3(7)43% / 57%43%2.4
Q4(10)30% / 70%40%7.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)9.125%1.5
2nd(7)9.943%11.7
3rd(5)9.620%2.6
4th(2)10.550%0.0
All (22)—32%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 39th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.836%4.0
2nd(8)5.638%7.5
3rd(6)5.833%1.7
All (25)—36%4.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt2Drive 2: opp 40 → Punt4Drive 4: own 32 → Punt6Drive 6: own 20 → TD8Drive 8: own 38 → Punt10Drive 10: own 17 → Punt12Drive 12: own 20 → FG14Drive 14: own 1 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Downs18Drive 18: opp 15 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Virginia Tech 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 14:5545Punt1.90-1.9
2opp 40Q1 13:004-2Punt3.30-3.3
4own 32Q1 10:3049Punt2.30-2.3
6own 20Q1 4:00880TD1.87+5.2
8own 38Q2 9:5560Punt2.50-2.5
10own 17Q2 5:0087Punt1.80-1.8
12own 20Q2 0:51738FG1.83+1.2
14own 1Q3 10:00917Punt1.30-1.3
16own 25Q4 11:35758Downs1.90-1.9
18opp 15Q4 6:50541Turnover4.20-4.2
10 drives4922323.010-13.0

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