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2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.4-8.20+8.2+16.4James Madison — Off. field pos.: +1.4+1.4Louisville — Off. field pos.: +6.8+6.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.James Madison — Off. scoring eff.: -14.3-14.3Louisville — Off. scoring eff.: -1.5-1.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.James Madison — Def. field pos.: -6.8-6.8Louisville — Def. field pos.: -1.4-1.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.James Madison — Def. scoring eff.: +1.5+1.5Louisville — Def. scoring eff.: +14.3+14.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.James Madison — Possessions: +4.1+4.1Louisville — Possessions: -4.1-4.1PossessionsValue 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.
James MadisonLouisvilleBreaks 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

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Box score

James MadisonLouisville
Total yards263264
Rushing yards126113
Rushing attempts4730
Yds / rush2.73.8
Passing yards137151
Passing attempts3123
Yds / pass4.46.6
First downs1912
Turnovers21
Penalties125
Penalty yards9549
Sacks36
Time of possession37:1222:48

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

James Madison
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%27%2.6
Q2(15)53% / 47%33%1.7
Q3(19)37% / 63%37%4.4
Q4(29)55% / 45%45%4.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 73rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.436%4.7
2nd(12)7.833%2.8
3rd(9)8.133%2.6
4th(2)5.00%0.0
All (37)32%3.3
Rushing by down(offense 44th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.035%3.6
2nd(15)6.140%3.6
3rd(8)6.150%4.5
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (41)41%3.8
Louisville
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)47% / 53%24%2.5
Q2(18)67% / 33%33%3.9
Q3(10)30% / 70%30%8.3
Q4(8)38% / 63%13%10.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 46th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)11.133%11.3
2nd(7)7.90%-0.1
3rd(9)7.722%3.1
4th(1)3.0100%19.0
All (26)23%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 2nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.227%2.2
2nd(10)6.520%9.6
3rd(5)3.860%2.2
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (27)30%4.9

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 20 → Downs5Drive 5: own 25 → —7Drive 7: own 40 → FG9Drive 9: opp 37 → FG12Drive 12: own 25 → TD14Drive 14: own 39 → Punt16Drive 16: own 35 → Punt19Drive 19: own 36 → Punt21Drive 21: own 19 → TD23Drive 23: own 11 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Louisville 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 14:494-11Punt1.90-1.9
3own 20Q1 12:23719Downs1.70-1.7
5own 25Q1 3:569341.90-1.9
7own 40Q2 11:131549FG2.53+0.5
9opp 37Q2 1:35922FG3.53-0.5
12own 25Q3 10:04475TD1.98+6.1
14own 39Q3 7:2150Punt2.40-2.4
16own 35Q3 1:2558Punt2.30-2.3
19own 36Q4 7:234-1Punt2.30-2.3
21own 19Q4 4:20481TD1.78+6.3
23own 11Q4 1:2073Punt1.40-1.4
11 drives5926423.528+4.5

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