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USC21atNebraska17

2025 · Week 10

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-7.2-3.60+3.6+7.2USC — Off. field pos.: +0.1+0.1Nebraska — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Off. 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.: -1.8-1.8Nebraska — Off. scoring eff.: -6.3-6.3Off. 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.: -0.5-0.5Nebraska — Def. field pos.: -0.1-0.1Def. 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.: +6.3+6.3Nebraska — Def. scoring eff.: +1.8+1.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.USC — Possessions: 0.00.0Nebraska — 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.
USCNebraskaBreaks 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

01223Q1Q2Q3FinalUSC 21Nebraska 17
USCNebraskahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

USCNebraska
Total yards337286
Rushing yards202188
Rushing attempts3840
Yds / rush5.34.7
Passing yards13598
Passing attempts2322
Yds / pass5.94.5
First downs2020
Turnovers11
Penalties84
Penalty yards4945
Sacks13
Time of possession27:0232:58

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)50% / 50%50%6.3
Q2(21)57% / 43%38%4.9
Q3(12)25% / 75%58%10.9
Q4(16)31% / 69%44%4.3
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(8)9.638%7.6
2nd(12)7.625%3.1
3rd(6)8.550%9.3
All (26)35%5.9
Rushing by down(offense 36th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.865%7.3
2nd(6)7.550%5.8
3rd(8)9.038%5.1
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (35)54%6.4
Nebraska
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)35% / 65%53%4.8
Q2(14)50% / 50%43%7.0
Q3(15)33% / 67%53%3.3
Q4(12)33% / 67%33%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 37th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.046%5.2
2nd(6)9.50%1.0
3rd(3)5.767%8.0
All (22)36%4.5
Rushing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.854%5.5
2nd(14)7.264%6.4
3rd(8)7.038%4.0
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (36)53%5.4

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → TD4Drive 4: own 39 → Punt6Drive 6: own 25 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → TD10Drive 10: own 18 → End of half11Drive 11: own 35 → Punt13Drive 13: opp 34 → —15Drive 15: own 46 → Missed FG17Drive 17: own 23 → FG19Drive 19: own 25 → Punt21Drive 21: own 4 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Nebraska 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 25Q1 13:101475TD1.97+5.1
4own 39Q1 4:5447Punt2.40-2.4
6own 25Q2 13:11619Punt1.90-1.9
8own 25Q2 5:481070TD1.97+5.1
10own 18Q2 0:2929End of half1.60-1.6
11own 35Q3 14:5647Punt2.30-2.3
13opp 34Q3 13:224113.60-3.6
15own 46Q3 8:30814Missed FG2.70-2.7
17own 23Q3 3:151249FG1.83+1.2
19own 25Q4 9:55513Punt1.90-1.9
21own 4Q4 3:01618Downs1.20-1.2
11 drives6528623.317-6.3

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