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West Virginia45atHouston35

2025 · Week 10

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-10.8-5.40+5.4+10.8West Virginia — Off. field pos.: +8.8+8.8Houston — Off. field pos.: +1.5+1.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: +9.4+9.4Houston — Off. scoring eff.: +6.6+6.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Def. field pos.: -1.5-1.5Houston — Def. field pos.: -8.8-8.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: -6.6-6.6Houston — Def. scoring eff.: -9.4-9.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.West Virginia — Possessions: 0.00.0Houston — 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.
West VirginiaHoustonBreaks 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

02550Q1Q2Q3FinalWest Virginia 45Houston 35
West VirginiaHoustonhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

West VirginiaHouston
Total yards403400
Rushing yards24682
Rushing attempts5331
Yds / rush4.62.6
Passing yards157318
Passing attempts2236
Yds / pass7.18.8
First downs2027
Turnovers04
Penalties82
Penalty yards8515
Sacks30
Time of possession30:2929:31

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

West Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(25)24% / 76%68%6.7
Q2(15)60% / 40%27%3.2
Q3(11)36% / 64%27%4.4
Q4(24)13% / 88%33%5.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(3)10.033%3.0
2nd(10)7.250%7.7
3rd(8)8.113%2.3
4th(1)9.0100%53.0
All (22)—36%7.1
Rushing by down(offense 111th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)9.846%5.3
2nd(15)6.333%2.3
3rd(9)5.044%3.9
4th(3)2.3100%12.7
All (53)—45%4.6
Houston
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)69% / 31%69%6.5
Q2(19)53% / 47%47%6.5
Q3(22)50% / 50%59%7.7
Q4(9)89% / 11%44%7.1
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(19)10.468%8.6
2nd(10)8.150%6.2
3rd(8)10.463%8.6
4th(1)3.0100%28.0
All (38)—63%8.5
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.160%7.1
2nd(7)6.014%1.1
3rd(2)4.00%2.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (25)—44%4.8

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → TD6Drive 6: own 38 → Turnover8Drive 8: own 25 → TD10Drive 10: own 48 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 47 → TD14Drive 14: own 20 → End of half15Drive 15: own 28 → Turnover17Drive 17: own 25 → Punt19Drive 19: own 45 → Def. TD20Drive 20: own 35 → TD22Drive 22: own 25 → Punt24Drive 24: own 32 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Houston 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 25Q1 10:22725Punt1.90-1.9
4own 25Q1 3:54760TD1.97+5.1
6own 38Q2 14:4232Turnover2.30-2.3
8own 25Q2 12:481070TD1.97+5.1
10own 48Q2 7:2542Punt2.70-2.7
12opp 47Q2 4:53547TD2.97+4.1
14own 20Q2 0:5043End of half1.70-1.7
15own 28Q3 15:00230Turnover2.00-2.0
17own 25Q3 12:06639Punt1.90-1.9
19own 45Q3 9:025116Def. TD(−7 opp)2.70-2.7
20own 35Q3 6:231368TD2.37+4.7
22own 25Q4 12:46711Punt1.90-1.9
24own 32Q4 7:03553TD2.37+4.7
13 drives6740028.435+6.6

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