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Ohio State34atNotre Dame23

2024 · CFP Finals · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.5-9.70+9.7+19.5Ohio State — Off. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Notre Dame — 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.Ohio State — Off. scoring eff.: +17.0+17.0Notre Dame — Off. scoring eff.: +5.7+5.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Def. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Notre Dame — 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.Ohio State — Def. scoring eff.: -5.7-5.7Notre Dame — Def. scoring eff.: -17.0-17.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Ohio State — Possessions: -2.0-2.0Notre Dame — 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.
Ohio StateNotre DameBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalOhio State 34Notre Dame 23
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Box score

Ohio StateNotre Dame
Total yards445308
Rushing yards21453
Rushing attempts4126
Yds / rush5.22.0
Passing yards231255
Passing attempts2132
Yds / pass11.08.0
First downs2219
Turnovers10
Penalties63
Penalty yards5830
Sacks22
Time of possession32:2527:35

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Ohio State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%67%6.9
Q2(24)54% / 46%63%7.0
Q3(15)20% / 80%40%7.0
Q4(13)15% / 85%23%6.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 1st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.040%5.1
2nd(6)8.883%8.3
3rd(6)8.267%17.0
All (22)—59%9.2
Rushing by down(offense 10th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.928%3.2
2nd(15)8.547%9.4
3rd(6)4.283%3.3
All (39)—44%5.6
Notre Dame
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)28% / 72%56%4.2
Q2(7)57% / 43%29%2.6
Q3(14)64% / 36%50%4.9
Q4(19)84% / 16%37%7.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 23rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.044%3.6
2nd(10)8.650%9.2
3rd(6)11.733%13.5
4th(2)3.550%5.5
All (34)—44%7.1
Rushing by down(offense 26th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)8.638%1.8
2nd(8)10.638%4.1
3rd(6)2.350%2.0
4th(2)1.0100%3.5
All (24)—46%2.8

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 25 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → Punt7Drive 7: own 25 → End of half9Drive 9: own 25 → Downs11Drive 11: own 25 → TD13Drive 13: own 21 → Missed FG15Drive 15: own 20 → TD17Drive 17: own 25 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Notre Dame 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 14:551875TD1.97+5.1
3own 25Q2 14:06610Punt1.90-1.9
5own 25Q2 6:1041Punt1.90-1.9
7own 25Q2 0:2127End of half1.90-1.9
9own 25Q3 12:4248Downs1.90-1.9
11own 25Q3 7:471160TD1.98+6.1
13own 21Q4 14:401452Missed FG1.80-1.8
15own 20Q4 6:20680TD1.88+6.2
17own 25Q4 0:21315End of half1.90-1.9
9 drives6030817.323+5.7

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