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Marshall42atMiddle Tennessee28

2025 · Week 4

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.8-9.40+9.4+18.8Marshall — Off. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Middle Tennessee — Off. field pos.: -2.0-2.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Off. scoring eff.: +16.4+16.4Middle Tennessee — Off. scoring eff.: +7.3+7.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. field pos.: +2.0+2.0Middle Tennessee — Def. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. scoring eff.: -7.3-7.3Middle Tennessee — Def. scoring eff.: -16.4-16.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Middle Tennessee — 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.
MarshallMiddle TennesseeBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalMarshall 42Middle Tennessee 28
MarshallMiddle Tennesseehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MarshallMiddle Tennessee
Total yards452373
Rushing yards19174
Rushing attempts4715
Yds / rush4.14.9
Passing yards261299
Passing attempts2233
Yds / pass11.99.1
First downs2714
Turnovers11
Penalties812
Penalty yards62111
Sacks33
Time of possession36:4723:13

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Marshall
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)32% / 68%64%9.3
Q2(13)62% / 38%38%4.4
Q3(12)17% / 83%42%3.5
Q4(20)30% / 70%70%7.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 45th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.075%11.4
2nd(9)7.167%6.7
3rd(6)7.250%15.5
All (23)—65%10.6
Rushing by down(offense 104th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)9.560%6.7
2nd(13)4.831%2.3
3rd(6)2.367%1.5
All (44)—52%4.7
Middle Tennessee
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(7)71% / 29%86%28.3
Q2(17)88% / 12%29%6.7
Q3(11)55% / 45%36%6.0
Q4(12)83% / 17%17%2.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 104th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)11.138%9.2
2nd(10)10.740%7.9
3rd(10)9.830%5.9
All (36)—36%7.9
Rushing by down(offense 82nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)9.757%12.3
2nd(3)11.70%4.0
4th(1)2.00%0.0
All (11)—36%8.9

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

2Drive 2: own 20 → Turnover4Drive 4: own 25 → TD6Drive 6: own 25 → TD8Drive 8: own 25 → Punt10Drive 10: own 19 → FG12Drive 12: own 35 → FG14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 33 → TD18Drive 18: own 20 → Punt20Drive 20: own 10 → Punt22Drive 22: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Middle Tennessee 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 20Q1 12:34315Turnover1.70-1.7
4own 25Q1 8:32275TD1.97+5.1
6own 25Q1 6:40275TD1.97+5.1
8own 25Q1 0:5755Punt1.90-1.9
10own 19Q2 12:15849FG1.73+1.3
12own 35Q2 6:331665FG2.33+0.7
14own 25Q3 14:541014Punt1.90-1.9
16own 33Q3 8:11652TD2.38+5.7
18own 20Q4 14:3067Punt1.70-1.7
20own 10Q4 9:576-8Punt1.40-1.4
22own 25Q4 4:20526Downs1.90-1.9
11 drives5137320.728+7.3

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