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2025 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-2.9-1.40+1.4+2.9Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +0.0+0.0NC State — Off. field pos.: -2.2-2.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: +0.3+0.3NC State — Off. scoring eff.: +2.5+2.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: +2.2+2.2NC State — Def. field pos.: -0.0-0.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: -2.5-2.5NC State — Def. scoring eff.: -0.3-0.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Possessions: +2.1+2.1NC State — Possessions: -2.1-2.1PossessionsValue 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.
Virginia TechNC StateBreaks 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

01325Q1Q2Q3FinalVirginia Tech 23NC State 21
Virginia TechNC Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Virginia TechNC State
Total yards412302
Rushing yards23562
Rushing attempts3031
Yds / rush7.82.0
Passing yards177240
Passing attempts3434
Yds / pass5.27.1
First downs1818
Turnovers00
Penalties72
Penalty yards555
Sacks52
Time of possession29:4930:11

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)85% / 15%15%4.1
Q2(25)56% / 44%40%7.1
Q3(12)58% / 42%50%10.6
Q4(15)27% / 73%20%3.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 114th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.614%0.6
2nd(11)9.627%8.1
3rd(11)6.845%6.2
All (36)—28%4.6
Rushing by down(offense 10th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.036%10.0
2nd(10)10.830%6.3
3rd(4)7.550%10.8
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (29)—38%8.5
NC State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)50% / 50%50%5.7
Q2(11)55% / 45%9%3.2
Q3(16)56% / 44%50%5.2
Q4(19)68% / 32%42%5.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 29th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.040%5.6
2nd(17)7.647%4.7
3rd(9)10.256%11.6
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (37)—46%6.5
Rushing by down(offense 28th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.338%3.8
2nd(5)8.420%2.2
3rd(4)6.825%4.5
4th(2)1.050%1.5
All (27)—33%3.4

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

2Drive 2: own 10 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → TD6Drive 6: own 32 → Downs8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → TD14Drive 14: own 20 → Punt16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 18 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
NC State 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 10Q1 11:354-3Punt1.40-1.4
4own 25Q1 8:431380TD1.97+5.1
6own 32Q1 1:45730Downs2.30-2.3
8own 25Q2 9:13728Punt1.90-1.9
10own 25Q2 2:1562Punt1.90-1.9
12own 25Q3 14:551275TD1.97+5.1
14own 20Q3 3:0743Punt1.70-1.7
16own 25Q3 0:001372TD1.97+5.1
18own 25Q4 6:24520Punt1.90-1.9
20own 18Q4 1:25726Downs1.60-1.6
10 drives6730218.521+2.5

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

Virginia Tech at NC State — 2025 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ