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Sam Houston17atMiddle Tennessee31

2025 · Week 13

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11.5-5.70+5.7+11.5Sam Houston — Off. field pos.: -1.0-1.0Middle Tennessee — 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.Sam Houston — Off. scoring eff.: -6.8-6.8Middle Tennessee — Off. scoring eff.: +10.0+10.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Sam Houston — Def. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Middle Tennessee — Def. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Sam Houston — Def. scoring eff.: -10.0-10.0Middle Tennessee — Def. scoring eff.: +6.8+6.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Sam Houston — 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.
Sam HoustonMiddle 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

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Box score

Sam HoustonMiddle Tennessee
Total yards360460
Rushing yards79192
Rushing attempts2432
Yds / rush3.36.0
Passing yards281268
Passing attempts4134
Yds / pass6.97.9
First downs2024
Turnovers10
Penalties45
Penalty yards5055
Sacks12
Time of possession30:3529:25

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Sam Houston
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)57% / 43%43%7.6
Q2(10)60% / 40%30%4.6
Q3(10)50% / 50%20%2.9
Q4(23)87% / 13%52%5.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 135th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.759%9.0
2nd(8)8.638%4.6
3rd(10)5.920%3.8
4th(3)6.733%2.3
All (43)44%6.5
Rushing by down(offense 76th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.044%5.7
2nd(9)6.822%3.1
3rd(2)8.50%4.5
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (21)33%4.3
Middle Tennessee
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(8)63% / 38%13%1.6
Q2(24)58% / 42%58%6.9
Q3(18)50% / 50%67%5.7
Q4(14)43% / 57%50%11.3
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(11)10.027%3.7
2nd(13)7.654%7.9
3rd(9)8.944%7.3
4th(1)1.0100%23.0
All (34)44%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 82nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.168%5.7
2nd(8)6.863%8.1
3rd(3)5.033%11.0
All (30)63%6.9

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

2Drive 2: own 34 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: own 23 → TD8Drive 8: own 30 → Punt10Drive 10: own 15 → FG12Drive 12: own 25 → Missed FG14Drive 14: own 18 → TD16Drive 16: own 27 → Punt18Drive 18: own 18 → TD20Drive 20: own 22 → TD23Drive 23: own 35 → End of halfown 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 34Q1 10:5063Punt2.30-2.3
4own 25Q1 5:1454Punt1.90-1.9
6own 23Q1 0:221177TD1.87+5.2
8own 30Q2 7:41839Punt2.20-2.2
10own 15Q2 2:111555FG1.53+1.5
12own 25Q3 14:521030Missed FG1.90-1.9
14own 18Q3 8:31767TD1.67+5.4
16own 27Q3 4:4346Punt2.00-2.0
18own 18Q4 14:31682TD1.67+5.4
20own 22Q4 4:47778TD1.87+5.2
23own 35Q4 0:422-2End of half2.30-2.3
11 drives6846021.031+10.0

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

Sam Houston at Middle Tennessee — 2025 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ