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Clemson20atLouisville19

2025 · Week 12

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.2-9.60+9.6+19.2Clemson — Off. field pos.: +9.9+9.9Louisville — Off. field pos.: -1.3-1.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Off. scoring eff.: -16.7-16.7Louisville — Off. scoring eff.: -4.5-4.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Def. field pos.: +1.3+1.3Louisville — Def. field pos.: -9.9-9.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Def. scoring eff.: +4.5+4.5Louisville — Def. scoring eff.: +16.7+16.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Louisville — 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.
ClemsonLouisvilleBreaks 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalClemson 20Louisville 19
ClemsonLouisvillehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

ClemsonLouisville
Total yards308385
Rushing yards121171
Rushing attempts3030
Yds / rush4.05.7
Passing yards187214
Passing attempts3429
Yds / pass5.57.4
First downs1916
Turnovers11
Penalties310
Penalty yards3084
Sacks11
Time of possession30:5529:05

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Clemson
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)65% / 35%47%4.9
Q2(16)63% / 38%31%4.5
Q3(11)73% / 27%55%7.9
Q4(18)33% / 67%28%3.8
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(17)10.047%5.8
2nd(8)5.588%9.3
3rd(9)5.90%0.8
4th(1)4.00%0.0
All (35)43%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.040%6.0
2nd(11)9.418%7.3
3rd(3)4.733%0.3
4th(3)2.767%-3.3
All (27)33%4.9
Louisville
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%30%5.5
Q2(17)47% / 53%53%6.4
Q3(16)44% / 56%75%8.4
Q4(15)60% / 40%20%5.6
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(13)10.069%11.5
2nd(8)6.838%3.8
3rd(8)10.613%3.6
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (30)43%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 2nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.857%6.3
2nd(11)7.645%5.9
3rd(3)6.333%6.7
All (28)50%6.2

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 12 → FG6Drive 6: own 15 → Punt8Drive 8: opp 38 → TD10Drive 10: own 7 → Turnover12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → FG18Drive 18: own 1 → Def. TD20Drive 20: own 25 → Missed FG22Drive 22: opp 28 → Missed FG24Drive 24: own 9 → Downsown 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+/−
2own 25Q1 8:33515Punt1.90-1.9
4own 12Q1 3:50840FG1.53+1.5
6own 15Q2 13:25635Punt1.50-1.5
8opp 38Q2 9:52338TD3.46+2.6
10own 7Q2 5:18414Turnover1.40-1.4
12own 25Q2 3:06721Punt1.90-1.9
14own 25Q3 14:55775TD1.97+5.1
16own 25Q3 6:591159FG1.93+1.1
18own 1Q4 10:5766Def. TD(−7 opp)1.10-1.1
20own 25Q4 7:01643Missed FG1.90-1.9
22opp 28Q4 2:23515Missed FG3.70-3.7
24own 9Q4 0:25520Downs1.40-1.4
12 drives6038523.519-4.5

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