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2025 · Week 7

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14.2-7.10+7.1+14.2Houston — Off. field pos.: +1.8+1.8Oklahoma State — Off. field pos.: +0.8+0.8Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Houston — Off. scoring eff.: +12.4+12.4Oklahoma State — Off. scoring eff.: -6.5-6.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Houston — Def. field pos.: -0.8-0.8Oklahoma State — Def. field pos.: -1.8-1.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Houston — Def. scoring eff.: +6.5+6.5Oklahoma State — Def. scoring eff.: -12.4-12.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Houston — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Oklahoma State — 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.
HoustonOklahoma StateBreaks 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

02243Q1Q2Q3FinalHouston 39Oklahoma State 17
HoustonOklahoma Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

HoustonOklahoma State
Total yards487225
Rushing yards16845
Rushing attempts4431
Yds / rush3.81.5
Passing yards319180
Passing attempts3420
Yds / pass9.49.0
First downs2710
Turnovers01
Penalties811
Penalty yards6989
Sacks21
Time of possession36:2823:32

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Houston
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)44% / 56%33%5.5
Q2(25)60% / 40%40%5.7
Q3(23)48% / 52%43%5.0
Q4(19)26% / 74%63%4.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.069%7.5
2nd(11)8.645%8.8
3rd(12)6.333%5.4
4th(3)8.067%3.3
All (39)51%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)9.742%4.6
2nd(16)5.638%2.2
3rd(4)11.325%4.5
All (46)39%3.7
Oklahoma State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)53% / 47%33%8.7
Q2(14)64% / 36%14%1.8
Q3(9)22% / 78%33%0.4
Q4(14)29% / 71%36%6.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 118th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.010%3.4
2nd(4)16.325%18.0
3rd(7)12.929%8.7
4th(2)2.050%16.5
All (23)22%9.0
Rushing by down(offense 124th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.033%2.1
2nd(13)7.923%1.2
3rd(7)3.457%2.4
All (29)34%1.8

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 25 → Downs5Drive 5: own 25 → Missed FG7Drive 7: opp 22 → FG9Drive 9: own 38 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 25 → Punt22Drive 22: own 25 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Oklahoma State 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 25Q1 14:59575TD1.97+5.1
3own 25Q1 7:43719Downs1.90-1.9
5own 25Q1 0:45639Missed FG1.90-1.9
7opp 22Q2 12:5067FG4.03-1.0
9own 38Q2 8:375-7Punt2.30-2.3
11own 25Q2 5:3347Punt1.90-1.9
13own 25Q2 3:11414Turnover1.90-1.9
16own 25Q3 12:5944Punt1.90-1.9
18own 25Q3 8:2579Punt1.90-1.9
20own 25Q3 0:3586Punt1.90-1.9
22own 25Q4 7:411075TD1.97+5.1
11 drives5222523.517-6.5

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