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USC33atPurdue17

2025 · Week 3

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.5-5.80+5.8+11.5USC — Off. field pos.: +4.4+4.4Purdue — Off. field pos.: -1.3-1.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Off. scoring eff.: +10.0+10.0Purdue — Off. scoring eff.: -0.3-0.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Def. field pos.: +1.3+1.3Purdue — Def. field pos.: -4.4-4.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Def. scoring eff.: +0.3+0.3Purdue — Def. scoring eff.: -10.0-10.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Possessions: 0.00.0Purdue — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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.
USCPurdueBreaks 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

01836Q1Q2Q3FinalUSC 33Purdue 17
USCPurduehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

USCPurdue
Total yards461357
Rushing yards17952
Rushing attempts3928
Yds / rush4.61.9
Passing yards282305
Passing attempts2839
Yds / pass10.17.8
First downs2223
Turnovers03
Penalties95
Penalty yards10360
Sacks52
Time of possession34:0725:53

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%47%10.3
Q2(18)44% / 56%61%5.3
Q3(15)67% / 33%27%6.3
Q4(18)17% / 83%56%6.6
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(9)10.044%6.6
2nd(9)7.933%6.9
3rd(7)7.957%17.3
4th(3)3.0100%9.3
All (28)—50%9.6
Rushing by down(offense 36th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.357%5.5
2nd(11)5.236%3.4
3rd(5)8.220%7.6
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (38)—47%5.1
Purdue
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%38%6.5
Q2(14)57% / 43%43%2.9
Q3(21)67% / 33%52%9.2
Q4(14)86% / 14%43%3.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.041%5.8
2nd(15)7.947%3.5
3rd(11)9.264%13.0
All (43)—49%6.8
Rushing by down(offense 74th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.842%4.3
2nd(7)10.629%3.9
3rd(2)5.50%3.5
4th(1)1.0100%10.0
All (22)—36%4.3

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → Turnover5Drive 5: own 22 → FG7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → TD12Drive 12: own 25 → Def. TD13Drive 13: own 37 → TD15Drive 15: own 20 → Turnover17Drive 17: own 25 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Purdue 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 14:50925Punt1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 7:32872Turnover1.90-1.9
5own 22Q2 14:391232FG1.83+1.2
7own 25Q2 3:09129Punt1.90-1.9
10own 25Q3 11:54875TD1.97+5.1
12own 25Q3 4:507125Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
13own 37Q3 2:00963TD2.37+4.7
15own 20Q4 8:181181Turnover1.70-1.7
17own 25Q4 1:026-10Punt1.90-1.9
9 drives6935717.317-0.3

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