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Utah21atBYU24

2025 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-4-20+2+4Utah — Off. field pos.: -3.4-3.4BYU — Off. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah — Off. scoring eff.: +1.7+1.7BYU — Off. scoring eff.: -2.5-2.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah — Def. field pos.: -1.7-1.7BYU — Def. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah — Def. scoring eff.: +2.5+2.5BYU — Def. scoring eff.: -1.7-1.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Utah — Possessions: -2.1-2.1BYU — 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.
UtahBYUBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalUtah 21BYU 24
UtahBYUhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

UtahBYU
Total yards470368
Rushing yards226202
Rushing attempts3742
Yds / rush6.14.8
Passing yards244166
Passing attempts3624
Yds / pass6.86.9
First downs2422
Turnovers20
Penalties125
Penalty yards7742
Sacks23
Time of possession28:5331:07

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Utah
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)29% / 71%29%6.9
Q2(20)45% / 55%60%8.3
Q3(18)50% / 50%17%2.1
Q4(19)79% / 21%53%7.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 21st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.355%5.5
2nd(16)9.250%5.5
3rd(7)7.629%7.4
4th(3)9.033%1.0
All (37)46%5.5
Rushing by down(offense 16th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.635%7.5
2nd(8)9.838%8.5
3rd(4)6.350%5.8
4th(2)2.00%0.5
All (34)35%7.1
BYU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)38% / 63%38%6.4
Q2(18)39% / 61%44%4.7
Q3(13)62% / 38%38%3.8
Q4(20)30% / 70%45%7.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 17th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)11.050%9.2
2nd(8)7.438%8.0
3rd(7)6.929%1.9
4th(2)5.00%0.0
All (27)37%6.3
Rushing by down(offense 24th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.052%6.1
2nd(12)6.642%3.8
3rd(5)7.420%6.6
4th(2)1.050%1.0
All (40)45%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 13 → Downs5Drive 5: own 19 → TD7Drive 7: own 28 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: opp 40 → FG13Drive 13: own 41 → Punt15Drive 15: own 6 → Punt17Drive 17: own 19 → TD19Drive 19: own 36 → TD21Drive 21: opp 28 → Downs23Drive 23: opp 42 → —own 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
BYU 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 14:54717Punt1.90-1.9
3own 13Q1 6:42959Downs1.50-1.5
5own 19Q1 1:28976TD1.77+5.3
7own 28Q2 9:0562Punt2.00-2.0
9own 25Q2 3:1951Punt1.90-1.9
10opp 40Q2 2:161333FG3.13-0.1
13own 41Q3 13:5553Punt2.50-2.5
15own 6Q3 8:381347Punt1.30-1.3
17own 19Q4 13:58568TD1.77+5.3
19own 36Q4 9:161169TD2.37+4.7
21opp 28Q4 3:0185Downs3.70-3.7
23opp 42Q4 0:374-22.90-2.9
12 drives6936826.524-2.5

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