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2025 · Week 13

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-27.1-13.60+13.6+27.1Western Kentucky — Off. field pos.: +3.8+3.8LSU — Off. field pos.: +5.6+5.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Off. scoring eff.: -22.7-22.7LSU — Off. scoring eff.: -23.6-23.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Def. field pos.: -5.6-5.6LSU — Def. field pos.: -3.8-3.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Def. scoring eff.: +23.6+23.6LSU — Def. scoring eff.: +22.7+22.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Possessions: -2.1-2.1LSU — 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.
Western KentuckyLSUBreaks 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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Box score

Western KentuckyLSU
Total yards152328
Rushing yards22126
Rushing attempts2437
Yds / rush0.93.4
Passing yards130202
Passing attempts4142
Yds / pass3.24.8
First downs1420
Turnovers22
Penalties49
Penalty yards2669
Sacks25
Time of possession24:0635:54

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Kentucky
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)61% / 39%44%4.7
Q2(24)71% / 29%17%2.2
Q3(12)75% / 25%17%1.0
Q4(11)82% / 18%9%0.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 99th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.819%2.8
2nd(13)8.731%4.4
3rd(15)6.127%-0.1
4th(2)2.50%0.0
All (46)24%2.1
Rushing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.020%3.0
2nd(8)7.825%3.9
4th(1)15.00%0.0
All (19)21%3.2
LSU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%53%4.5
Q2(20)85% / 15%35%5.6
Q3(19)74% / 26%26%2.7
Q4(23)30% / 70%39%4.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.036%4.1
2nd(17)8.435%5.6
3rd(10)8.410%3.5
4th(3)2.333%1.0
All (44)30%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 75th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.742%4.7
2nd(10)7.860%4.7
3rd(4)3.050%2.0
All (33)48%4.4

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

2Drive 2: own 34 → Punt4Drive 4: own 31 → Punt6Drive 6: own 21 → Turnover8Drive 8: own 4 → Downs10Drive 10: own 38 → TD13Drive 13: opp 45 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 46 → Punt18Drive 18: opp 22 → FG20Drive 20: own 45 → Punt22Drive 22: own 48 → FG24Drive 24: own 25 → Punt26Drive 26: own 24 → Downs28Drive 28: opp 37 → Def. TD29Drive 29: opp 43 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LSU 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 34Q1 11:3046Punt2.30-2.3
4own 31Q1 8:14712Punt2.20-2.2
6own 21Q1 2:571058Turnover1.70-1.7
8own 4Q2 9:51959Downs1.20-1.2
10own 38Q2 3:101048TD2.37+4.7
13opp 45Q2 0:5440Punt2.90-2.9
14own 25Q3 14:53724Punt1.90-1.9
16own 46Q3 10:444-10Punt2.70-2.7
18opp 22Q3 8:13621FG4.03-1.0
20own 45Q3 4:34710Punt2.70-2.7
22own 48Q3 0:551245FG2.73+0.3
24own 25Q4 9:4844Punt1.90-1.9
26own 24Q4 6:441154Downs1.90-1.9
28opp 37Q4 2:2938Def. TD(−7 opp)3.50-3.5
29opp 43Q4 0:563-2End of half2.90-2.9
15 drives8432836.613-23.6

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