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Georgia Southern20atUSC59

2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-39.9-200+20+39.9Georgia Southern — Off. field pos.: -2.1-2.1USC — Off. field pos.: -2.6-2.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Off. scoring eff.: -6.8-6.8USC — Off. scoring eff.: +34.7+34.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Def. field pos.: +2.6+2.6USC — Def. field pos.: +2.1+2.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Def. scoring eff.: -34.7-34.7USC — Def. scoring eff.: +6.8+6.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Possessions: +2.1+2.1USC — 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.
Georgia SouthernUSCBreaks 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

03365Q1Q2Q3FinalGeorgia Southern 20USC 59
Georgia SouthernUSChover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Georgia SouthernUSC
Total yards377755
Rushing yards142309
Rushing attempts3333
Yds / rush4.39.4
Passing yards235446
Passing attempts4530
Yds / pass5.214.9
First downs2628
Turnovers11
Penalties18
Penalty yards193
Sacks04
Time of possession29:4830:12

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Georgia Southern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)75% / 25%31%4.9
Q2(22)59% / 41%50%5.7
Q3(21)62% / 38%33%4.8
Q4(17)65% / 35%29%4.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 76th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.033%3.9
2nd(15)8.733%6.5
3rd(11)8.218%4.0
4th(2)3.550%2.5
All (49)31%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 57th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.046%4.9
2nd(9)8.344%8.8
3rd(4)3.850%3.5
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (27)48%5.9
USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)53% / 47%79%14.5
Q2(13)62% / 38%54%11.2
Q3(13)38% / 62%85%14.3
Q4(17)41% / 59%59%9.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 5th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.079%18.1
2nd(10)6.360%14.3
3rd(6)8.733%10.0
All (30)63%15.2
Rushing by down(offense 36th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.875%9.8
2nd(9)6.167%5.8
3rd(3)2.0100%19.0
All (32)75%9.5

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Turnover3Drive 3: own 25 → TD5Drive 5: own 20 → TD7Drive 7: own 15 → TD9Drive 9: own 15 → Punt11Drive 11: own 26 → FG13Drive 13: own 23 → TD15Drive 15: own 32 → Punt18Drive 18: own 29 → TD20Drive 20: own 28 → TD22Drive 22: own 21 → TD24Drive 24: own 36 → TD26Drive 26: own 10 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
USC 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 14:56312Turnover1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 12:56975TD1.97+5.1
5own 20Q1 7:33280TD1.77+5.3
7own 15Q1 3:12385TD1.57+5.5
9own 15Q1 1:08624Punt1.50-1.5
11own 26Q2 11:20766FG2.03+1.0
13own 23Q2 5:16477TD1.87+5.2
15own 32Q2 1:2642Punt2.30-2.3
18own 29Q3 13:05671TD2.17+4.9
20own 28Q3 9:50671TD2.07+5.0
22own 21Q3 1:25879TD1.77+5.3
24own 36Q4 11:59464TD2.37+4.7
26own 10Q4 8:401255Punt1.40-1.4
13 drives6775524.359+34.7

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