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SMU12atWake Forest13

2025 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-32.4-16.20+16.2+32.4SMU — Off. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Wake Forest — Off. field pos.: +6.1+6.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Off. scoring eff.: -22.6-22.6Wake Forest — Off. scoring eff.: -28.2-28.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Def. field pos.: -6.1-6.1Wake Forest — Def. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Def. scoring eff.: +28.2+28.2Wake Forest — Def. scoring eff.: +22.6+22.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Possessions: 0.00.0Wake Forest — 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.
SMUWake ForestBreaks 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

0815Q1Q2Q3FinalSMU 12Wake Forest 13
SMUWake Foresthover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SMUWake Forest
Total yards246301
Rushing yards7585
Rushing attempts2835
Yds / rush2.72.4
Passing yards171216
Passing attempts3937
Yds / pass4.45.8
First downs817
Turnovers35
Penalties56
Penalty yards5051
Sacks21
Time of possession27:3832:22

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)76% / 24%12%1.9
Q2(25)48% / 52%28%5.1
Q3(13)69% / 31%23%3.8
Q4(10)40% / 60%10%3.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 25th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.025%3.0
2nd(8)9.60%1.6
3rd(13)7.823%8.0
4th(1)2.00%0.0
All (38)—18%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 67th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.727%3.5
2nd(12)7.217%1.6
3rd(4)5.325%4.8
All (27)—22%2.8
Wake Forest
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)38% / 62%15%0.4
Q2(17)71% / 29%24%4.4
Q3(20)60% / 40%35%4.2
Q4(21)52% / 48%48%7.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 121st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.347%7.9
2nd(10)8.720%3.6
3rd(12)7.333%4.3
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (40)—35%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 61st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.533%4.2
2nd(10)7.510%2.3
3rd(4)4.350%3.0
4th(2)3.050%3.5
All (31)—29%3.4

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

2Drive 2: own 26 → Punt4Drive 4: opp 45 → Punt6Drive 6: opp 20 → FG8Drive 8: own 37 → Punt10Drive 10: own 30 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 14 → TD14Drive 14: own 47 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt19Drive 19: own 33 → Turnover21Drive 21: own 38 → End of half22Drive 22: own 25 → Turnover24Drive 24: own 26 → Punt26Drive 26: own 20 → Downs28Drive 28: own 29 → Turnover30Drive 30: own 20 → Punt32Drive 32: own 34 → Turnover34Drive 34: own 42 → FGown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Wake Forest 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 26Q1 13:3442Punt2.00-2.0
4opp 45Q1 10:224-12Punt2.90-2.9
6opp 20Q1 8:07712FG4.03-1.0
8own 37Q1 3:0143Punt2.30-2.3
10own 30Q2 11:5051Punt2.20-2.2
12opp 14Q2 10:45214TD4.47+2.6
14own 47Q2 8:0857Punt2.70-2.7
16own 25Q2 3:39827Punt1.90-1.9
19own 33Q2 0:3420Turnover2.30-2.3
21own 38Q2 0:07525End of half2.30-2.3
22own 25Q3 14:53343Turnover1.90-1.9
24own 26Q3 11:4848Punt2.00-2.0
26own 20Q3 9:04721Downs1.70-1.7
28own 29Q3 2:501473Turnover2.10-2.1
30own 20Q4 11:561138Punt1.70-1.7
32own 34Q4 5:201060Turnover2.30-2.3
34own 42Q4 0:06425FG2.63+0.4
17 drives7330141.213-28.2

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