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SMU35atClemson24

2025 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.4-3.20+3.2+6.4SMU — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Clemson — Off. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Off. 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.: +5.6+5.6Clemson — Off. scoring eff.: -4.1-4.1Off. 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.: +0.9+0.9Clemson — 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.: +4.1+4.1Clemson — Def. scoring eff.: -5.6-5.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Possessions: 0.00.0Clemson — 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.
SMUClemsonBreaks 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

02039Q1Q2Q3FinalSMU 35Clemson 24
SMUClemsonhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SMUClemson
Total yards429352
Rushing yards13935
Rushing attempts2830
Yds / rush5.01.2
Passing yards290317
Passing attempts4342
Yds / pass6.77.5
First downs2119
Turnovers11
Penalties52
Penalty yards609
Sacks41
Time of possession28:4531:15

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)69% / 31%31%7.1
Q2(25)64% / 36%32%4.4
Q3(11)64% / 36%45%9.9
Q4(22)55% / 45%36%6.1
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)10.944%9.3
2nd(15)10.033%5.7
3rd(12)9.325%5.6
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (44)—34%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 67th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.025%5.0
2nd(7)7.929%6.3
3rd(4)3.8100%5.0
All (27)—37%5.3
Clemson
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)44% / 56%31%3.8
Q2(13)77% / 23%38%7.1
Q3(23)57% / 43%35%5.9
Q4(18)89% / 11%39%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 38th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.337%5.7
2nd(11)8.755%5.5
3rd(15)7.647%9.4
4th(1)21.0100%23.0
All (46)—46%7.2
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.025%3.1
2nd(11)8.59%2.3
3rd(4)1.825%0.8
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (24)—17%2.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 28 → Turnover5Drive 5: own 20 → Punt7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 37 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → TD13Drive 13: own 30 → Downs15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 30 → Punt20Drive 20: own 26 → TD22Drive 22: own 25 → FG24Drive 24: own 25 → Punt26Drive 26: opp 49 → TD28Drive 28: own 14 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Clemson 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 14:48622Punt1.90-1.9
3own 28Q1 8:26620Turnover2.00-2.0
5own 20Q1 5:4159Punt1.70-1.7
7own 25Q1 3:4849Punt1.90-1.9
9own 37Q1 0:3340Punt2.30-2.3
11own 25Q2 11:11675TD1.97+5.1
13own 30Q2 4:0149Downs2.20-2.2
15own 25Q2 1:0158Punt1.90-1.9
18own 30Q3 12:544-4Punt2.20-2.2
20own 26Q3 9:52474TD2.07+5.0
22own 25Q3 7:171865FG1.93+1.1
24own 25Q4 12:1949Punt1.90-1.9
26opp 49Q4 9:45856TD2.87+4.2
28own 14Q4 0:53833End of half1.50-1.5
14 drives7335228.124-4.1

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