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Utah State35atVanderbilt55

2025 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-30-150+15+30Utah State — Off. field pos.: -2.4-2.4Vanderbilt — Off. field pos.: +2.1+2.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah State — Off. scoring eff.: +12.6+12.6Vanderbilt — Off. scoring eff.: +26.1+26.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah State — Def. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Vanderbilt — Def. field pos.: +2.4+2.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah State — Def. scoring eff.: -26.1-26.1Vanderbilt — Def. scoring eff.: -12.6-12.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah State — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Vanderbilt — 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.
Utah StateVanderbiltBreaks 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

03161Q1Q2Q3FinalUtah State 35Vanderbilt 55
Utah StateVanderbilthover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Utah StateVanderbilt
Total yards393546
Rushing yards119225
Rushing attempts2528
Yds / rush4.88.0
Passing yards274321
Passing attempts3835
Yds / pass7.29.2
First downs2131
Turnovers11
Penalties36
Penalty yards3065
Sacks13
Time of possession26:4333:17

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Utah State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%40%4.5
Q2(17)82% / 18%47%7.2
Q3(8)38% / 63%0%1.1
Q4(21)76% / 24%52%8.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 88th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.057%7.9
2nd(10)8.840%5.7
3rd(9)8.033%3.8
All (40)48%6.4
Rushing by down(offense 90th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.038%10.8
2nd(9)6.711%0.4
3rd(4)8.550%6.8
All (21)29%5.6
Vanderbilt
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)50% / 50%67%6.5
Q2(17)59% / 41%82%10.9
Q3(23)65% / 35%57%8.0
Q4(12)33% / 67%25%7.2
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(21)10.057%8.8
2nd(11)8.573%11.4
3rd(3)7.30%0.0
All (35)57%8.9
Rushing by down(offense 9th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.046%9.5
2nd(11)6.764%6.8
3rd(5)3.0100%5.4
All (29)62%7.8

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

2Drive 2: own 15 → Punt4Drive 4: own 41 → TD6Drive 6: own 35 → TD8Drive 8: own 42 → TD10Drive 10: own 40 → TD12Drive 12: own 39 → FG13Drive 13: own 25 → TD15Drive 15: opp 34 → FG17Drive 17: own 11 → TD19Drive 19: opp 43 → Turnover21Drive 21: own 10 → Punt23Drive 23: own 25 → TD25Drive 25: own 25 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Vanderbilt 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 15Q1 13:2659Punt1.50-1.5
4own 41Q1 7:221069TD2.57+4.5
6own 35Q2 11:15965TD2.37+4.7
8own 42Q2 4:22658TD2.67+4.4
10own 40Q2 1:36230TD2.57+4.5
12own 39Q2 0:04333FG2.43+0.6
13own 25Q3 14:531275TD1.97+5.1
15opp 34Q3 7:37821FG3.63-0.6
17own 11Q3 3:06589TD1.47+5.6
19opp 43Q4 14:3910Turnover2.90-2.9
21own 10Q4 10:3547Punt1.40-1.4
23own 25Q4 8:10675TD1.97+5.1
25own 25Q4 0:423-31.90-1.9
13 drives6654628.955+26.1

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