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2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-22.6-11.30+11.3+22.6Western Carolina — Off. field pos.: -1.4-1.4Wake Forest — Off. field pos.: +5.6+5.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Carolina — Off. scoring eff.: -19.6-19.6Wake Forest — Off. scoring eff.: +3.4+3.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Carolina — Def. field pos.: -5.6-5.6Wake Forest — Def. field pos.: +1.4+1.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Carolina — Def. scoring eff.: -3.4-3.4Wake Forest — Def. scoring eff.: +19.6+19.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Carolina — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Wake Forest — 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.
Western CarolinaWake ForestBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Carolina 10Wake Forest 42
Western CarolinaWake Foresthover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western CarolinaWake Forest
Total yards238542
Rushing yards34273
Rushing attempts3331
Yds / rush1.08.8
Passing yards204269
Passing attempts4326
Yds / pass4.710.3
First downs1721
Turnovers23
Penalties53
Penalty yards4822
Sacks05
Time of possession35:5824:02

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Carolina
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)72% / 28%22%1.6
Q2(24)67% / 33%29%3.1
Q3(21)67% / 33%33%3.9
Q4(8)50% / 50%38%4.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.842%4.9
2nd(13)8.731%2.0
3rd(14)8.929%1.4
4th(1)11.00%10.0
All (47)—34%3.1
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.027%5.5
2nd(9)5.40%0.3
3rd(2)6.50%3.5
4th(2)1.0100%1.0
All (24)—21%3.0
Wake Forest
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)52% / 48%33%9.3
Q2(8)75% / 25%38%13.4
Q3(16)50% / 50%44%14.4
Q4(10)10% / 90%30%3.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 121st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.050%16.8
2nd(7)9.914%2.7
3rd(7)10.029%8.9
All (26)—35%10.9
Rushing by down(offense 61st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.031%7.9
2nd(8)8.450%17.4
3rd(3)10.067%6.3
4th(2)1.00%-1.0
All (29)—38%9.8

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

1Drive 1: own 31 → Punt3Drive 3: own 23 → Punt5Drive 5: own 38 → TD7Drive 7: own 27 → TD9Drive 9: opp 27 → TD11Drive 11: opp 40 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Turnover15Drive 15: own 25 → Missed FG17Drive 17: own 18 → Turnover19Drive 19: own 16 → End of half21Drive 21: own 17 → TD23Drive 23: own 20 → Turnover25Drive 25: own 7 → TD27Drive 27: opp 31 → Downs29Drive 29: opp 30 → TD31Drive 31: own 35 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Wake Forest 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 31Q1 14:47716Punt2.20-2.2
3own 23Q1 9:2651Punt1.80-1.8
5own 38Q1 6:49662TD2.37+4.7
7own 27Q1 3:41358TD2.06+4.0
9opp 27Q1 2:47127TD3.76+2.3
11opp 40Q1 1:404-3Punt3.10-3.1
13own 25Q1 0:00334Turnover1.90-1.9
15own 25Q2 5:35771Missed FG1.90-1.9
17own 18Q2 3:12334Turnover1.60-1.6
19own 16Q2 0:0032End of half1.60-1.6
21own 17Q3 13:02287TD1.67+5.4
23own 20Q3 10:10414Turnover1.70-1.7
25own 7Q3 7:39478TD1.47+5.6
27opp 31Q3 6:40721Downs3.70-3.7
29opp 30Q3 2:29330TD3.77+3.3
31own 35Q4 6:421234End of half2.30-2.3
16 drives6254236.642+5.4

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

Western Carolina at Wake Forest — 2025 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ