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SMU24atTCU35

2025 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8.5-4.20+4.2+8.5SMU — Off. field pos.: -1.7-1.7TCU — Off. field pos.: +2.8+2.8Off. 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.: +0.9+0.9TCU — Off. scoring eff.: +7.4+7.4Off. 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.: -2.8-2.8TCU — Def. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Def. 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.: -7.4-7.4TCU — Def. scoring eff.: -0.9-0.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Possessions: 0.00.0TCU — 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.
SMUTCUBreaks 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

02039Q1Q2Q3FinalSMU 24TCU 35
SMUTCUhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SMUTCU
Total yards384519
Rushing yards94140
Rushing attempts2736
Yds / rush3.53.9
Passing yards290379
Passing attempts3840
Yds / pass7.69.5
First downs1924
Turnovers21
Penalties79
Penalty yards7065
Sacks22
Time of possession28:5431:06

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)50% / 50%43%6.5
Q2(19)58% / 42%47%7.3
Q3(16)56% / 44%38%3.5
Q4(16)81% / 19%50%7.4
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(13)10.062%5.9
2nd(16)9.450%9.1
3rd(11)8.936%6.3
All (40)—50%7.3
Rushing by down(offense 67th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)11.431%4.3
2nd(6)6.833%3.7
3rd(2)4.550%9.5
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (25)—36%4.5
TCU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)61% / 39%44%7.1
Q2(16)56% / 44%50%5.7
Q3(19)68% / 32%42%6.8
Q4(23)43% / 57%26%7.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 22nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.938%4.1
2nd(12)10.825%7.2
3rd(12)9.758%18.0
4th(3)11.333%3.3
All (43)—40%8.8
Rushing by down(offense 66th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.733%4.9
2nd(11)7.436%4.4
3rd(5)8.640%4.6
4th(2)3.0100%5.0
All (33)—39%4.7

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

2Drive 2: own 33 → TD4Drive 4: own 25 → TD6Drive 6: own 32 → Turnover8Drive 8: own 32 → Punt10Drive 10: own 25 → Punt12Drive 12: own 42 → TD14Drive 14: own 25 → Missed FG16Drive 16: own 14 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → TD20Drive 20: own 25 → TD22Drive 22: opp 35 → Downs24Drive 24: opp 35 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
TCU 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 33Q1 13:121177TD2.37+4.7
4own 25Q1 3:261565TD1.97+5.1
6own 32Q2 7:02951Turnover2.30-2.3
8own 32Q2 0:24520Punt2.30-2.3
10own 25Q3 14:41520Punt1.90-1.9
12own 42Q3 12:13558TD2.67+4.4
14own 25Q3 5:481350Missed FG1.90-1.9
16own 14Q3 0:18922Punt1.50-1.5
18own 25Q4 10:23375TD1.97+5.1
20own 25Q4 8:41780TD1.97+5.1
22opp 35Q4 4:03149Downs3.60-3.6
24opp 35Q4 0:022-2End of half3.60-3.6
12 drives7851927.635+7.4

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