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Tulane33atSouth Alabama31

2025 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-13.1-6.50+6.5+13.1Tulane — Off. field pos.: +2.5+2.5South Alabama — Off. field pos.: -1.0-1.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Tulane — Off. scoring eff.: +7.8+7.8South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +11.4+11.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Tulane — Def. field pos.: +1.0+1.0South Alabama — Def. field pos.: -2.5-2.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Tulane — Def. scoring eff.: -11.4-11.4South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: -7.8-7.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Tulane — 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.
TulaneSouth 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

01836Q1Q2Q3FinalTulane 33South Alabama 31
TulaneSouth Alabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

TulaneSouth Alabama
Total yards406421
Rushing yards241190
Rushing attempts4541
Yds / rush5.44.6
Passing yards165231
Passing attempts2724
Yds / pass6.19.6
First downs2323
Turnovers12
Penalties112
Penalty yards8710
Sacks11
Time of possession34:2925:31

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Tulane
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)47% / 53%53%5.4
Q2(18)33% / 67%56%6.8
Q3(14)43% / 57%36%4.4
Q4(19)37% / 63%42%5.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 26th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.064%7.4
2nd(9)8.033%3.9
3rd(8)7.350%5.0
All (28)—50%5.6
Rushing by down(offense 69th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.053%5.9
2nd(14)6.921%3.2
3rd(8)6.563%7.9
4th(1)2.0100%9.0
All (42)—45%5.5
South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)38% / 63%50%9.6
Q2(12)33% / 67%25%4.6
Q3(17)18% / 82%59%6.3
Q4(19)63% / 37%53%6.6
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(10)10.050%16.4
2nd(8)6.838%4.4
3rd(4)9.30%4.8
4th(3)3.733%4.0
All (25)—36%9.2
Rushing by down(offense 85th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.256%4.9
2nd(12)5.358%5.3
3rd(8)3.850%7.1
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (39)—56%5.4

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD5Drive 5: own 23 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → Downs11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → End of half15Drive 15: own 25 → Turnover17Drive 17: 50 → FG19Drive 19: own 25 → TD21Drive 21: own 20 → TDown 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+/−
1own 25Q1 14:531070TD1.97+5.1
5own 23Q1 8:05477TD1.87+5.2
7own 25Q1 4:0746Punt1.90-1.9
9own 25Q1 0:00936Downs1.90-1.9
11own 25Q2 6:4658Punt1.90-1.9
13own 25Q2 0:43412End of half1.90-1.9
15own 25Q3 8:451157Turnover1.90-1.9
1750Q3 3:061350FG2.73+0.3
19own 25Q4 9:541275TD1.98+6.1
21own 20Q4 2:151050TD1.76+4.3
10 drives6642119.631+11.4

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