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2025 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.8-8.90+8.9+17.8SMU — Off. field pos.: -1.9-1.9California — Off. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Off. 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.: +14.2+14.2California — Off. scoring eff.: +15.4+15.4Off. 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.: +0.2+0.2California — 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.SMU — Def. scoring eff.: -15.4-15.4California — Def. scoring eff.: -14.2-14.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Possessions: 0.00.0California — 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.
SMUCaliforniaBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalSMU 35California 38
SMUCaliforniahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SMUCalifornia
Total yards477452
Rushing yards227122
Rushing attempts3137
Yds / rush7.33.3
Passing yards250330
Passing attempts3640
Yds / pass6.98.3
First downs2327
Turnovers10
Penalties97
Penalty yards9472
Sacks02
Time of possession23:0436:56

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)44% / 56%44%8.6
Q2(17)71% / 29%41%3.2
Q3(13)62% / 38%38%7.1
Q4(28)50% / 50%68%9.2
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(19)10.247%6.7
2nd(13)8.954%5.8
3rd(6)7.750%5.7
All (38)—50%6.3
Rushing by down(offense 67th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.142%6.0
2nd(11)5.455%11.2
3rd(5)3.080%9.2
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (29)—55%8.4
California
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)57% / 43%48%4.6
Q2(18)22% / 78%50%5.7
Q3(18)61% / 39%39%7.2
Q4(17)65% / 35%47%6.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 39th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)12.157%9.9
2nd(17)8.959%8.7
3rd(8)8.350%5.0
All (39)—56%8.4
Rushing by down(offense 96th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.820%3.1
2nd(12)5.350%3.6
3rd(5)3.660%3.2
All (37)—35%3.3

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

1Drive 1: own 17 → Punt3Drive 3: own 18 → FG5Drive 5: own 18 → TD7Drive 7: opp 17 → TD9Drive 9: own 14 → Missed FG12Drive 12: own 25 → TD14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 32 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 25 → TD22Drive 22: own 35 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
California 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 17Q1 14:48716Punt1.60-1.6
3own 18Q1 9:371870FG1.63+1.4
5own 18Q1 1:21967TD1.67+5.4
7opp 17Q2 13:04617TD4.07+3.0
9own 14Q2 6:171438Missed FG1.50-1.5
12own 25Q3 13:181491TD1.97+5.1
14own 25Q3 4:461270TD1.97+5.1
16own 32Q4 12:4654Punt2.30-2.3
18own 25Q4 7:49610Punt1.90-1.9
20own 25Q4 2:10966TD1.97+5.1
22own 35Q4 0:082-1End of half2.30-2.3
11 drives7945222.638+15.4

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