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Vanderbilt44atVirginia Tech20

2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-26.7-13.30+13.3+26.7Vanderbilt — Off. field pos.: +2.2+2.2Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Vanderbilt — Off. scoring eff.: +23.2+23.2Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: -1.1-1.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Vanderbilt — Def. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -2.2-2.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Vanderbilt — Def. scoring eff.: +1.1+1.1Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: -23.2-23.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Vanderbilt — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Virginia Tech — Possessions: +2.1+2.1PossessionsValue 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.
VanderbiltVirginia 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

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VanderbiltVirginia Techhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

VanderbiltVirginia Tech
Total yards490248
Rushing yards262114
Rushing attempts3731
Yds / rush7.13.7
Passing yards228134
Passing attempts2029
Yds / pass11.44.6
First downs2316
Turnovers21
Penalties113
Penalty yards7730
Sacks30
Time of possession32:1227:48

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Vanderbilt
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(5)60% / 40%60%7.4
Q2(11)36% / 64%64%11.4
Q3(18)33% / 67%78%9.7
Q4(19)21% / 79%47%8.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 3rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.050%18.8
2nd(6)8.367%12.2
3rd(6)7.883%13.3
4th(1)9.0100%9.0
All (17)—71%13.9
Rushing by down(offense 9th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)10.357%9.0
2nd(12)5.967%4.3
3rd(1)11.00%2.0
All (36)—58%7.3
Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)50% / 50%64%7.1
Q2(21)52% / 48%48%3.9
Q3(5)80% / 20%20%0.2
Q4(9)44% / 56%33%1.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 114th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.011%3.2
2nd(11)10.155%4.5
3rd(10)6.840%2.5
All (30)—37%3.5
Rushing by down(offense 10th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.157%5.8
2nd(9)4.856%2.6
3rd(3)2.3100%12.7
4th(1)1.0100%8.0
All (27)—63%5.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → FG3Drive 3: own 15 → TD5Drive 5: own 25 → Punt7Drive 7: opp 27 → TD9Drive 9: own 25 → FG11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: own 40 → Punt17Drive 17: own 25 → —19Drive 19: own 25 → 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 14:411574FG1.93+1.1
3own 15Q1 4:14982TD1.57+5.5
5own 25Q2 14:434-1Punt1.90-1.9
7opp 27Q2 13:11827TD3.77+3.3
9own 25Q2 4:101855FG1.93+1.1
11own 25Q3 7:5349Punt1.90-1.9
13own 25Q3 0:216-8Punt1.90-1.9
15own 40Q4 9:575-15Punt2.50-2.5
17own 25Q4 5:5550—1.90-1.9
19own 25Q4 2:00731Turnover1.90-1.9
10 drives6024821.120-1.1

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