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Boston College34atSyracuse12

2025 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-10.5-5.30+5.3+10.5Boston College — Off. field pos.: +2.1+2.1Syracuse — 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.Boston College — Off. scoring eff.: +9.1+9.1Syracuse — Off. scoring eff.: -8.9-8.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — Def. field pos.: +1.8+1.8Syracuse — Def. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — Def. scoring eff.: +8.9+8.9Syracuse — Def. scoring eff.: -9.1-9.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Boston College — Possessions: 0.00.0Syracuse — 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.
Boston CollegeSyracuseBreaks 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

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Boston CollegeSyracusehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Boston CollegeSyracuse
Total yards433254
Rushing yards137189
Rushing attempts2941
Yds / rush4.74.6
Passing yards29665
Passing attempts2618
Yds / pass11.43.6
First downs2012
Turnovers00
Penalties48
Penalty yards3176
Sacks11
Time of possession26:5033:10

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Boston College
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%21%3.2
Q2(11)73% / 27%18%5.3
Q3(16)44% / 56%75%11.8
Q4(14)43% / 57%36%10.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 54th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.555%16.6
2nd(6)8.217%3.5
3rd(10)7.350%8.9
All (27)—44%10.9
Rushing by down(offense 64th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.436%6.9
2nd(10)6.440%4.2
3rd(3)6.033%2.0
4th(1)2.00%-4.0
All (28)—36%5.0
Syracuse
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)11% / 89%44%6.3
Q2(15)20% / 80%60%5.5
Q3(12)58% / 42%17%2.9
Q4(22)36% / 64%36%3.8
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(3)10.067%4.7
2nd(7)11.029%4.4
3rd(9)9.711%1.9
All (19)—26%3.3
Rushing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.445%4.6
2nd(12)5.042%6.5
3rd(5)3.260%6.0
4th(2)2.550%-1.5
All (39)—46%5.1

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

2Drive 2: own 11 → Punt4Drive 4: own 17 → FG6Drive 6: own 24 → FG8Drive 8: own 35 → End of half9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 22 → Punt15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: own 24 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → TD21Drive 21: own 39 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Syracuse 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 11Q1 10:2155Punt1.40-1.4
4own 17Q1 3:49953FG1.63+1.4
6own 24Q2 12:151575FG1.93+1.1
8own 35Q2 0:1927End of half2.30-2.3
9own 25Q3 14:4240Punt1.90-1.9
11own 25Q3 10:08514Punt1.90-1.9
13own 22Q3 6:5458Punt1.80-1.8
15own 25Q3 0:52810Punt1.90-1.9
17own 24Q4 12:5141Punt1.90-1.9
19own 25Q4 9:161275TD1.96+4.1
21own 39Q4 0:58511Downs2.40-2.4
11 drives6025420.912-8.9

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