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Georgia Southern14atFresno State42

2025 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-19.1-9.50+9.5+19.1Georgia Southern — Off. field pos.: -4.1-4.1Fresno State — Off. field pos.: +2.7+2.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Off. scoring eff.: -2.5-2.5Fresno State — Off. scoring eff.: +16.6+16.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Def. field pos.: -2.7-2.7Fresno State — Def. field pos.: +4.1+4.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Def. scoring eff.: -16.6-16.6Fresno State — Def. scoring eff.: +2.5+2.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Fresno State — 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.
Georgia SouthernFresno StateBreaks 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalGeorgia Southern 14Fresno State 42
Georgia SouthernFresno Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Georgia SouthernFresno State
Total yards242527
Rushing yards84351
Rushing attempts2144
Yds / rush4.08.0
Passing yards158176
Passing attempts2827
Yds / pass5.66.5
First downs1329
Turnovers13
Penalties52
Penalty yards5825
Sacks00
Time of possession21:5938:01

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Georgia Southern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)58% / 42%58%9.0
Q2(16)50% / 50%31%4.0
Q3(11)55% / 45%18%4.4
Q4(9)67% / 33%22%3.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 76th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)11.144%5.1
2nd(11)9.336%8.0
3rd(7)8.329%4.1
All (27)37%6.0
Rushing by down(offense 57th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)11.325%4.0
2nd(5)9.620%3.6
3rd(4)6.050%4.5
All (21)29%4.0
Fresno State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)74% / 26%47%5.4
Q2(15)33% / 67%53%9.4
Q3(17)29% / 71%76%6.5
Q4(20)15% / 85%60%10.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.038%5.5
2nd(14)7.271%8.8
3rd(4)5.825%5.3
4th(1)4.0100%4.0
All (27)56%7.1
Rushing by down(offense 118th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(27)9.752%6.9
2nd(11)5.673%11.2
3rd(6)3.583%10.0
All (44)61%8.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → FG3Drive 3: opp 20 → TD5Drive 5: own 25 → Turnover7Drive 7: own 15 → Turnover9Drive 9: 50 → Turnover11Drive 11: own 47 → FG13Drive 13: own 45 → TD15Drive 15: own 44 → TD17Drive 17: own 10 → TD19Drive 19: own 29 → TD21Drive 21: own 23 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Fresno State drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
1own 25Q1 14:531473FG1.93+1.1
3opp 20Q1 5:34320TD4.07+3.0
5own 25Q1 1:12310Turnover1.90-1.9
7own 15Q2 11:18584Turnover1.50-1.5
950Q2 7:43312Turnover2.70-2.7
11own 47Q2 3:571345FG2.73+0.3
13own 45Q3 12:26855TD2.78+5.3
15own 44Q3 6:30956TD2.77+4.3
17own 10Q4 14:40890TD1.47+5.6
19own 29Q4 9:16871TD2.17+4.9
21own 23Q4 4:33944End of half1.80-1.8
11 drives7152725.442+16.6

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