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2025 · Week 14

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14-70+7+14Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: -3.5-3.5Virginia — Off. field pos.: +2.5+2.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: -12.2-12.2Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: -0.3-0.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. field pos.: -2.5-2.5Virginia — Def. field pos.: +3.5+3.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: +0.3+0.3Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: +12.2+12.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Virginia Tech — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Virginia — 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.
Virginia TechVirginiaBreaks 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalVirginia Tech 7Virginia 27
Virginia TechVirginiahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Virginia TechVirginia
Total yards197380
Rushing yards119197
Rushing attempts3147
Yds / rush3.84.2
Passing yards78183
Passing attempts1636
Yds / pass4.95.1
First downs625
Turnovers20
Penalties65
Penalty yards4450
Sacks12
Time of possession23:0436:56

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)28% / 72%33%5.5
Q2(12)42% / 58%25%1.8
Q3(9)44% / 56%0%1.1
Q4(8)50% / 50%38%11.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 114th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.025%1.3
2nd(5)7.020%3.2
3rd(8)6.513%-1.0
4th(1)2.0100%57.0
All (18)—22%4.5
Rushing by down(offense 10th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.242%4.2
2nd(10)7.20%1.8
3rd(6)4.233%9.5
4th(1)1.0100%4.0
All (29)—28%4.4
Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)55% / 45%36%4.4
Q2(21)62% / 38%48%4.7
Q3(27)52% / 48%37%4.7
Q4(23)13% / 87%39%4.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 62nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.333%4.7
2nd(7)7.729%3.0
3rd(10)7.750%5.6
4th(1)4.0100%13.0
All (36)—39%4.9
Rushing by down(offense 56th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.942%3.9
2nd(20)7.840%5.0
3rd(6)5.250%4.3
4th(1)1.00%-1.0
All (46)—41%4.4

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

2Drive 2: opp 46 → TD4Drive 4: own 28 → Punt6Drive 6: own 42 → Punt8Drive 8: own 20 → TD10Drive 10: own 22 → Punt12Drive 12: own 17 → End of half13Drive 13: own 25 → Punt15Drive 15: opp 49 → FG17Drive 17: own 26 → TD19Drive 19: own 33 → Downs21Drive 21: opp 37 → FG23Drive 23: own 38 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Virginia drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2opp 46Q1 10:34838TD2.97+4.1
4own 28Q1 1:41710Punt2.00-2.0
6own 42Q2 12:176-8Punt2.60-2.6
8own 20Q2 9:191180TD1.77+5.3
10own 22Q2 2:26710Punt1.80-1.8
12own 17Q2 0:40416End of half1.60-1.6
13own 25Q3 14:55615Punt1.90-1.9
15opp 49Q3 11:021239FG2.83+0.2
17own 26Q3 5:421274TD2.07+5.0
19own 33Q4 14:471543Downs2.30-2.3
21opp 37Q4 9:10722FG3.53-0.5
23own 38Q4 4:07937End of half2.30-2.3
12 drives8538027.327-0.3

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