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2025 · Week 8

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-5.5-2.70+2.7+5.5New Mexico State — Off. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Liberty — Off. field pos.: +0.5+0.5Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.New Mexico State — Off. scoring eff.: +3.1+3.1Liberty — Off. scoring eff.: +4.8+4.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.New Mexico State — Def. field pos.: -0.5-0.5Liberty — Def. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.New Mexico State — Def. scoring eff.: -4.8-4.8Liberty — Def. scoring eff.: -3.1-3.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.New Mexico State — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Liberty — 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.
New Mexico StateLibertyBreaks 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

01733Q1Q2Q3FinalNew Mexico State 27Liberty 30
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Box score

New Mexico StateLiberty
Total yards388293
Rushing yards146114
Rushing attempts3830
Yds / rush3.83.8
Passing yards242179
Passing attempts3730
Yds / pass6.56.0
First downs2319
Turnovers23
Penalties66
Penalty yards5862
Sacks21
Time of possession33:5326:07

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

New Mexico State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)36% / 64%57%3.6
Q2(21)52% / 48%52%8.4
Q3(20)55% / 45%50%4.5
Q4(20)55% / 45%40%7.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 106th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.025%4.0
2nd(12)7.842%6.3
3rd(14)8.550%9.8
All (38)39%6.8
Rushing by down(offense 137th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.747%6.0
2nd(14)7.464%5.3
3rd(3)1.7100%3.3
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (37)59%5.4
Liberty
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)53% / 47%47%7.2
Q2(12)58% / 42%42%3.2
Q3(10)30% / 70%30%5.4
Q4(22)59% / 41%68%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 112th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.075%8.8
2nd(16)6.150%4.1
3rd(7)8.029%5.1
All (31)52%5.6
Rushing by down(offense 51st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.848%4.5
2nd(5)7.060%7.0
3rd(2)2.550%2.0
All (28)50%4.8

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

2Drive 2: own 14 → Turnover4Drive 4: own 36 → FG8Drive 8: own 21 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 21 → TD11Drive 11: own 42 → FG13Drive 13: own 25 → —15Drive 15: own 20 → Punt17Drive 17: own 21 → Turnover19Drive 19: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: opp 14 → FG22Drive 22: own 8 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Liberty 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 14Q1 11:30854Turnover1.50-1.5
4own 36Q1 6:19954FG2.33+0.7
6Q2 9:4920TD7
8own 21Q2 7:5647Punt1.70-1.7
9opp 21Q2 5:51513TD4.07+3.0
11own 42Q2 0:58918FG2.63+0.4
13own 25Q3 14:535191.90-1.9
15own 20Q3 8:29518Punt1.70-1.7
17own 21Q3 1:07534Turnover1.70-1.7
19own 25Q4 12:0576Punt1.90-1.9
20opp 14Q4 9:0653FG4.43-1.4
22own 8Q4 3:371592TD1.47+5.6
12 drives6129325.230+4.8

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