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Morgan State21atSouth Alabama38

2025 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.1-8.10+8.1+16.1Morgan State — Off. field pos.: -1.8-1.8South Alabama — Off. field pos.: +14.0+14.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Morgan State — Off. scoring eff.: +0.1+0.1South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: -0.8-0.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Morgan State — Def. field pos.: -14.0-14.0South Alabama — Def. field pos.: +1.8+1.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Morgan State — Def. scoring eff.: +0.8+0.8South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: -0.1-0.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Morgan State — Possessions: -2.1-2.1South Alabama — 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.
Morgan StateSouth AlabamaBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalMorgan State 21South Alabama 38
Morgan StateSouth Alabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Morgan StateSouth Alabama
Total yards340367
Rushing yards181193
Rushing attempts4041
Yds / rush4.54.7
Passing yards159174
Passing attempts2515
Yds / pass6.411.6
First downs1719
Turnovers41
Penalties108
Penalty yards6150
Sacks13
Time of possession22:4626:22

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Morgan State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%47%5.6
Q2(22)55% / 45%27%5.1
Q3(12)33% / 67%58%5.3
Q4(17)35% / 65%41%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)11.233%4.3
2nd(12)10.717%3.8
3rd(9)11.044%11.0
4th(1)1.0100%3.0
All (28)—32%6.3
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.546%3.3
2nd(9)6.244%8.7
3rd(3)5.733%4.0
4th(2)2.0100%3.0
All (38)—47%4.6
South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)27% / 73%53%8.0
Q2(14)43% / 57%43%5.4
Q3(14)14% / 86%64%7.5
Q4(11)36% / 64%55%5.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 100th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.057%10.1
2nd(7)6.671%15.7
3rd(2)6.00%-4.5
All (16)—56%10.8
Rushing by down(offense 85th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.562%6.2
2nd(10)6.740%4.3
3rd(6)3.533%2.3
4th(1)1.0100%7.0
All (38)—53%5.1

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → TD4Drive 4: own 36 → Turnover6Drive 6: opp 18 → FG9Drive 9: own 10 → End of half10Drive 10: own 30 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 45 → —13Drive 13: own 25 → TD15Drive 15: own 25 → Punt17Drive 17: opp 46 → Punt19Drive 19: opp 4 → TD21Drive 21: opp 31 → TD23Drive 23: own 12 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
South Alabama 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 8:29975TD1.97+5.1
4own 36Q1 2:23639Turnover2.30-2.3
6opp 18Q1 0:00817FG4.03-1.0
9own 10Q2 12:11524End of half1.40-1.4
10own 30Q2 9:195-4Punt2.20-2.2
12opp 45Q2 1:26545—2.90-2.9
13own 25Q3 14:521169TD1.97+5.1
15own 25Q3 4:03524Punt1.90-1.9
17opp 46Q3 0:00719Punt2.90-2.9
19opp 4Q4 9:5224TD5.37+1.7
21opp 31Q4 7:47131TD3.77+3.3
23own 12Q4 3:09723End of half1.50-1.5
12 drives5936731.838+6.2

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