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Michigan13atUSC31

2025 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-9.8-4.90+4.9+9.8Michigan — Off. field pos.: -3.4-3.4USC — Off. field pos.: +1.8+1.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -4.3-4.3USC — Off. scoring eff.: +8.5+8.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan — Def. field pos.: -1.8-1.8USC — Def. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: -8.5-8.5USC — Def. scoring eff.: +4.3+4.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Michigan — Possessions: 0.00.0USC — 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.
MichiganUSCBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalMichigan 13USC 31
MichiganUSChover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MichiganUSC
Total yards316490
Rushing yards109225
Rushing attempts3135
Yds / rush3.56.4
Passing yards207265
Passing attempts2632
Yds / pass8.08.3
First downs1724
Turnovers22
Penalties43
Penalty yards3731
Sacks03
Time of possession26:3833:22

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%50%5.2
Q2(19)37% / 63%53%5.2
Q3(18)44% / 56%50%5.3
Q4(10)80% / 20%20%9.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.044%3.3
2nd(11)8.164%12.5
3rd(6)10.833%3.4
4th(3)8.30%0.0
All (29)45%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 13th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.241%4.5
2nd(8)9.663%6.3
3rd(3)12.033%3.7
All (28)46%4.9
USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)47% / 53%68%6.2
Q2(16)50% / 50%69%7.4
Q3(11)45% / 55%36%10.9
Q4(21)43% / 57%57%5.9
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(13)10.077%7.5
2nd(13)6.269%7.7
3rd(5)12.240%7.8
All (31)68%7.6
Rushing by down(offense 36th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.844%7.3
2nd(11)5.555%3.5
3rd(6)8.267%9.5
4th(1)1.0100%11.0
All (36)53%6.6

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 29 → —5Drive 5: own 10 → Punt7Drive 7: own 25 → TD10Drive 10: own 48 → TD12Drive 12: own 29 → Turnover14Drive 14: own 22 → FG16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: opp 30 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 41 → End of halfown 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 14:491175TD1.97+5.1
3own 29Q1 7:4710422.10-2.1
5own 10Q2 11:50843Punt1.40-1.4
7own 25Q2 2:571175TD1.97+5.1
10own 48Q3 12:28552TD2.77+4.3
12own 29Q3 7:49556Turnover2.10-2.1
14own 22Q3 0:001251FG1.83+1.2
16own 25Q4 9:111075TD1.97+5.1
18opp 30Q4 2:515-1Punt3.70-3.7
20opp 41Q4 0:002-1End of half3.00-3.0
10 drives7049022.531+8.5

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