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Clemson28atSouth Carolina14

2025 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.4-4.70+4.7+9.4Clemson — Off. field pos.: +8.2+8.2South Carolina — Off. field pos.: -4.7-4.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Off. scoring eff.: -5.0-5.0South Carolina — Off. scoring eff.: -8.1-8.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Def. field pos.: +4.7+4.7South Carolina — Def. field pos.: -8.2-8.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Def. scoring eff.: +8.1+8.1South Carolina — Def. scoring eff.: +5.0+5.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Possessions: -2.1-2.1South Carolina — 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.
ClemsonSouth CarolinaBreaks 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

01631Q1Q2Q3FinalClemson 28South Carolina 14
ClemsonSouth Carolinahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

ClemsonSouth Carolina
Total yards415422
Rushing yards14741
Rushing attempts4019
Yds / rush3.72.2
Passing yards268381
Passing attempts3942
Yds / pass6.99.1
First downs2517
Turnovers14
Penalties75
Penalty yards4554
Sacks51
Time of possession38:4421:16

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Clemson
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%31%5.9
Q2(31)48% / 52%55%6.3
Q3(15)67% / 33%27%3.9
Q4(17)35% / 65%35%4.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 38th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.053%8.3
2nd(15)8.127%5.2
3rd(10)9.330%6.5
All (40)—38%6.7
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.047%4.4
2nd(13)6.231%2.5
3rd(7)6.657%4.4
All (39)—44%3.8
South Carolina
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)64% / 36%18%2.4
Q2(7)100% / 0%57%20.7
Q3(17)71% / 29%35%5.2
Q4(24)79% / 21%42%5.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 70th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.047%11.9
2nd(15)8.440%4.2
3rd(10)10.710%2.8
4th(3)9.333%11.3
All (45)—36%7.2
Rushing by down(offense 47th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.036%5.1
2nd(3)7.067%4.0
All (14)—43%4.9

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

2Drive 2: own 15 → Punt4Drive 4: own 3 → Turnover6Drive 6: own 20 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → TD10Drive 10: own 26 → TD12Drive 12: own 27 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 17 → Punt18Drive 18: own 36 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 20 → Downs22Drive 22: own 5 → Def. TD23Drive 23: own 25 → Turnover25Drive 25: own 5 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
South Carolina 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 12:1555Punt1.50-1.5
4own 3Q1 8:13410Turnover1.10-1.1
6own 20Q1 3:38611Punt1.70-1.7
8own 25Q2 12:31475TD1.97+5.1
10own 26Q2 5:29174TD2.07+5.0
12own 27Q2 0:434-4Punt2.00-2.0
14own 25Q3 14:5649Punt1.90-1.9
16own 17Q3 8:20839Punt1.60-1.6
18own 36Q3 3:06841Turnover2.30-2.3
20own 20Q4 11:12846Downs1.70-1.7
22own 5Q4 3:20112Def. TD(−8 opp)1.20-1.2
23own 25Q4 3:1633Turnover1.90-1.9
25own 5Q4 1:561774End of half1.20-1.2
13 drives6242222.114-8.1

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

Clemson at South Carolina — 2025 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ