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Syracuse16atGeorgia Tech41

2025 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.1-8.50+8.5+17.1Syracuse — Off. field pos.: -1.9-1.9Georgia Tech — Off. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Off. 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.: -2.8-2.8Georgia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: +14.9+14.9Off. 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.: -3.4-3.4Georgia Tech — Def. field pos.: +1.9+1.9Def. 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.: -14.9-14.9Georgia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: +2.8+2.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Syracuse — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Georgia Tech — 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.
SyracuseGeorgia TechBreaks 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

02345Q1Q2Q3FinalSyracuse 16Georgia Tech 41
SyracuseGeorgia Techhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SyracuseGeorgia Tech
Total yards381543
Rushing yards157239
Rushing attempts3437
Yds / rush4.66.5
Passing yards224304
Passing attempts2931
Yds / pass7.79.8
First downs1727
Turnovers11
Penalties74
Penalty yards5540
Sacks12
Time of possession28:2031:40

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Syracuse
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)50% / 50%20%5.3
Q2(14)21% / 79%36%4.9
Q3(18)56% / 44%44%9.1
Q4(20)65% / 35%60%4.8
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(14)10.057%10.0
2nd(9)8.144%5.3
3rd(6)9.217%4.5
4th(2)3.050%2.0
All (31)45%7.1
Rushing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.042%7.7
2nd(9)8.033%3.7
3rd(8)5.150%4.6
4th(2)1.550%1.0
All (31)42%5.3
Georgia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)56% / 44%50%6.7
Q2(22)55% / 45%68%9.0
Q3(13)46% / 54%69%11.0
Q4(13)23% / 77%54%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 13th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.869%12.8
2nd(10)7.620%3.0
3rd(7)8.371%11.3
4th(1)1.0100%21.0
All (31)55%9.6
Rushing by down(offense 5th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.268%8.2
2nd(11)3.664%4.3
3rd(5)3.860%6.4
All (35)66%6.7

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Turnover3Drive 3: own 25 → FG5Drive 5: own 33 → Punt7Drive 7: own 32 → TD9Drive 9: own 35 → TD11Drive 11: own 39 → FG14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 35 → TD18Drive 18: own 17 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 36 → TD22Drive 22: opp 33 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Georgia Tech 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 14:38215Turnover1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 10:381172FG1.93+1.1
5own 33Q1 4:48929Punt2.30-2.3
7own 32Q1 0:411268TD2.37+4.7
9own 35Q2 7:49965TD2.37+4.7
11own 39Q2 0:40771FG2.43+0.6
14own 25Q3 14:12775TD1.97+5.1
16own 35Q3 8:19565TD2.37+4.7
18own 17Q3 0:1254Punt1.60-1.6
20opp 36Q4 6:50846TD3.57+3.5
22opp 33Q4 2:06721End of half3.70-3.7
11 drives7054326.141+14.9

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