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2025 · Week 14 · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-22.6-11.30+11.3+22.6FIU — Off. field pos.: +5.3+5.3Sam Houston — 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.FIU — Off. scoring eff.: +19.7+19.7Sam Houston — Off. scoring eff.: -15.3-15.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.FIU — Def. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Sam Houston — Def. field pos.: -5.3-5.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.FIU — Def. scoring eff.: +15.3+15.3Sam Houston — Def. scoring eff.: -19.7-19.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.FIU — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Sam Houston — 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.
FIUSam HoustonBreaks 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

03162Q1Q2Q3FinalFIU 56Sam Houston 16
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Box score

FIUSam Houston
Total yards594359
Rushing yards303196
Rushing attempts4038
Yds / rush7.65.2
Passing yards291163
Passing attempts2433
Yds / pass12.14.9
First downs2419
Turnovers14
Penalties47
Penalty yards2557
Sacks41
Time of possession30:4729:13

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

FIU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)65% / 35%59%11.6
Q2(20)45% / 55%35%7.1
Q3(18)28% / 72%67%8.4
Q4(9)0% / 100%33%12.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 98th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.971%15.6
2nd(6)7.367%5.7
3rd(5)10.820%8.8
All (25)60%12.0
Rushing by down(offense 122nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.452%11.4
2nd(10)7.930%2.2
3rd(7)5.743%6.6
4th(1)3.00%2.0
All (39)44%7.9
Sam Houston
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)55% / 45%60%8.1
Q2(11)45% / 55%27%1.7
Q3(16)38% / 63%50%5.7
Q4(22)59% / 41%36%4.7
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(15)9.440%3.3
2nd(9)7.356%8.8
3rd(10)10.020%3.2
4th(1)4.00%0.0
All (35)37%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 76th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.059%6.4
2nd(14)7.543%5.2
3rd(2)4.550%0.5
4th(1)18.0100%27.0
All (34)53%6.1

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → TD4Drive 4: own 35 → Downs6Drive 6: own 19 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → FG10Drive 10: own 2 → —12Drive 12: own 26 → Punt14Drive 14: own 37 → Punt16Drive 16: own 22 → End of half17Drive 17: own 25 → Turnover19Drive 19: own 29 → Punt21Drive 21: own 25 → Turnover23Drive 23: own 22 → Punt25Drive 25: own 47 → TD27Drive 27: own 20 → Punt29Drive 29: own 26 → —31Drive 31: own 34 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Sam 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 12:46775TD1.97+5.1
4own 35Q1 9:28621Downs2.30-2.3
6own 19Q1 4:0259Punt1.70-1.7
8own 25Q1 1:33959FG1.93+1.1
10own 2Q2 9:42261.10-1.1
12own 26Q2 7:2740Punt2.00-2.0
14own 37Q2 4:194-1Punt2.30-2.3
16own 22Q2 0:10211End of half1.80-1.8
17own 25Q3 15:00331Turnover1.90-1.9
19own 29Q3 12:10821Punt2.10-2.1
21own 25Q3 6:04439Turnover1.90-1.9
23own 22Q3 0:38726Punt1.80-1.8
25own 47Q4 12:131258TD2.76+3.3
27own 20Q4 4:424-5Punt1.70-1.7
29own 26Q4 3:022282.00-2.0
31own 34Q4 1:45520End of half2.30-2.3
16 drives7235931.316-15.3

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