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Sacramento State17atNevada20

2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-7.8-3.90+3.9+7.8Sacramento State — Off. field pos.: -2.3-2.3Nevada — Off. field pos.: +6.1+6.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Sacramento State — Off. scoring eff.: -1.4-1.4Nevada — Off. scoring eff.: -6.8-6.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Sacramento State — Def. field pos.: -6.1-6.1Nevada — Def. field pos.: +2.3+2.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Sacramento State — Def. scoring eff.: +6.8+6.8Nevada — Def. scoring eff.: +1.4+1.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Sacramento State — Possessions: 0.00.0Nevada — Possessions: 0.00.0PossessionsValue 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.
Sacramento StateNevadaBreaks 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalSacramento State 17Nevada 20
Sacramento StateNevadahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Sacramento StateNevada
Total yards371414
Rushing yards146270
Rushing attempts4147
Yds / rush3.65.7
Passing yards225144
Passing attempts1921
Yds / pass11.86.9
First downs1523
Turnovers12
Penalties97
Penalty yards7162
Sacks03
Time of possession27:1432:46

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Sacramento State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)27% / 73%41%6.1
Q2(12)42% / 58%33%9.5
Q3(8)63% / 38%25%2.1
Q4(15)33% / 67%47%7.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 131st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.644%16.3
2nd(6)9.533%5.4
3rd(6)11.717%5.3
All (21)33%10.3
Rushing by down(offense 125th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.940%3.6
2nd(14)6.643%4.4
3rd(5)10.620%6.0
4th(2)4.5100%8.5
All (36)42%4.5
Nevada
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%38%3.8
Q2(20)30% / 70%65%7.6
Q3(17)24% / 76%41%6.9
Q4(20)30% / 70%30%5.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 117th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)12.060%14.8
2nd(8)8.550%7.9
3rd(6)7.033%1.4
4th(3)4.70%0.0
All (22)41%6.9
Rushing by down(offense 134th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(27)10.241%5.6
2nd(13)7.646%5.2
3rd(6)8.250%7.2
4th(2)1.5100%3.5
All (48)46%5.6

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

2Drive 2: own 21 → Turnover4Drive 4: opp 38 → Punt6Drive 6: own 25 → FG8Drive 8: opp 45 → TD10Drive 10: own 25 → FG11Drive 11: own 25 → Turnover13Drive 13: own 1 → Punt15Drive 15: own 22 → Downs17Drive 17: own 21 → Downs20Drive 20: own 12 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Nevada 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 21Q1 10:401156Turnover1.70-1.7
4opp 38Q1 6:344-6Punt3.40-3.4
6own 25Q2 12:581250FG1.93+1.1
8opp 45Q2 3:53645TD2.97+4.1
10own 25Q2 0:531057FG1.93+1.1
11own 25Q3 15:00959Turnover1.90-1.9
13own 1Q3 8:29970Punt1.10-1.1
15own 22Q3 0:581057Downs1.80-1.8
17own 21Q4 8:421353Downs1.70-1.7
20own 12Q4 0:003-1End of half1.50-1.5
10 drives7141419.820+0.2

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