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Syracuse18atSMU31

2025 · Week 6

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-13.8-6.90+6.9+13.8Syracuse — Off. field pos.: +3.1+3.1SMU — 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.Syracuse — Off. scoring eff.: -12.0-12.0SMU — Off. scoring eff.: +5.9+5.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Syracuse — Def. field pos.: +1.8+1.8SMU — Def. field pos.: -3.1-3.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Syracuse — Def. scoring eff.: -5.9-5.9SMU — Def. scoring eff.: +12.0+12.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Syracuse — Possessions: 0.00.0SMU — 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.
SyracuseSMUBreaks 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

01734Q1Q2Q3FinalSyracuse 18SMU 31
SyracuseSMUhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SyracuseSMU
Total yards389370
Rushing yards11076
Rushing attempts3328
Yds / rush3.32.7
Passing yards279294
Passing attempts4536
Yds / pass6.28.2
First downs1821
Turnovers31
Penalties62
Penalty yards6015
Sacks12
Time of possession31:2528:35

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Syracuse
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)37% / 63%32%3.2
Q2(27)67% / 33%37%6.1
Q3(11)55% / 45%9%1.2
Q4(20)75% / 25%55%8.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.029%3.5
2nd(20)10.345%9.4
3rd(8)7.638%4.3
4th(1)2.00%0.0
All (46)—37%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.421%2.4
2nd(5)6.860%7.8
3rd(8)7.838%5.5
4th(4)1.050%2.0
All (31)—35%4.0
SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)64% / 36%36%6.1
Q2(13)69% / 31%85%12.2
Q3(16)56% / 44%31%3.1
Q4(19)53% / 47%37%5.7
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(14)9.979%12.7
2nd(15)7.840%6.8
3rd(7)5.943%3.6
4th(1)2.0100%11.0
All (37)—57%8.6
Rushing by down(offense 67th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.025%2.9
2nd(3)9.733%5.3
3rd(5)2.640%5.0
4th(1)7.00%0.0
All (25)—28%3.5

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

1Drive 1: own 20 → Punt3Drive 3: own 1 → Punt5Drive 5: opp 13 → FG7Drive 7: own 22 → TD9Drive 9: opp 40 → TD11Drive 11: own 10 → TD14Drive 14: own 25 → Missed FG16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 23 → TD20Drive 20: own 25 → Turnover24Drive 24: own 44 → Downs26Drive 26: own 3 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
SMU 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 20Q1 14:4548Punt1.70-1.7
3own 1Q1 6:28736Punt1.10-1.1
5opp 13Q1 3:3448FG4.63-1.6
7own 22Q1 0:33878TD1.87+5.2
9opp 40Q2 9:15425TD3.17+3.9
11own 10Q2 4:27690TD1.47+5.6
14own 25Q3 12:301251Missed FG1.90-1.9
16own 25Q3 4:065-13Punt1.90-1.9
18own 23Q3 1:001190TD1.87+5.2
20own 25Q4 9:51211Turnover1.90-1.9
22—Q4 8:5510Safety(−2 opp)—0—
24own 44Q4 5:061427Downs2.70-2.7
26own 3Q4 0:002-1End of half1.10-1.1
13 drives6637025.131+5.9

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