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2025 · Week 5

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.5-9.20+9.2+18.5Marshall — Off. field pos.: +12.8+12.8Louisiana — Off. field pos.: +7.0+7.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Off. scoring eff.: +11.4+11.4Louisiana — Off. scoring eff.: +16.0+16.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. field pos.: -7.0-7.0Louisiana — Def. field pos.: -12.8-12.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Def. scoring eff.: -16.0-16.0Louisiana — Def. scoring eff.: -11.4-11.4Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Marshall — Possessions: -4.1-4.1Louisiana — Possessions: +4.1+4.1PossessionsValue 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.
MarshallLouisianaBreaks 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

03059Q1Q2Q3Q4OTFinalMarshall 51Louisiana 54
MarshallLouisianahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MarshallLouisiana
Total yards503461
Rushing yards245264
Rushing attempts4846
Yds / rush5.15.7
Passing yards258197
Passing attempts3128
Yds / pass8.37.0
First downs2729
Turnovers12
Penalties121
Penalty yards1025
Sacks13
Time of possession30:2829:32

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Marshall
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)47% / 53%47%4.9
Q2(18)50% / 50%50%6.7
Q3(12)33% / 67%58%11.1
Q4(20)30% / 70%55%7.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 45th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.056%9.3
2nd(11)7.855%6.7
3rd(7)11.157%9.4
All (28)54%8.1
Rushing by down(offense 104th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)10.246%7.6
2nd(13)6.462%4.8
3rd(4)4.850%4.0
All (41)51%6.4
Louisiana
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)54% / 46%15%2.0
Q2(18)33% / 67%67%7.0
Q3(18)28% / 72%33%3.4
Q4(20)50% / 50%50%10.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.069%10.8
2nd(7)6.429%4.5
3rd(8)8.025%1.4
All (28)46%6.8
Rushing by down(offense 89th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.541%5.4
2nd(12)7.633%4.6
3rd(5)3.480%7.8
All (41)41%6.0

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 25 → Safety4Drive 4: opp 25 → —6Drive 6: own 20 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → TD10Drive 10: own 36 → TD12Drive 12: own 14 → End of half14Drive 14: own 25 → Def. TD15Drive 15: own 25 → Turnover17Drive 17: own 25 → FG19Drive 19: own 35 → TD21Drive 21: own 19 → TD23Drive 23: own 25 → TD25Drive 25: own 0 → —28Drive 28: own 0 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Louisiana 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 14:5444Punt1.90-1.9
3own 25Q1 6:4647Safety(−3 opp)1.90-1.9
4opp 25Q1 6:464163.80-3.8
6own 20Q1 2:134-1Punt1.70-1.7
8own 25Q2 10:36975TD1.97+5.1
10own 36Q2 5:171249TD2.37+4.7
12own 14Q2 0:0022End of half1.50-1.5
14own 25Q3 14:07644Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
15own 25Q3 11:0320Turnover1.90-1.9
17own 25Q3 6:491157FG1.93+1.1
19own 35Q4 13:07753TD2.37+4.7
21own 19Q4 6:57660TD1.77+5.3
23own 25Q4 0:561070TD1.97+5.1
25own 0OT 0:001251.11-0.1
28own 0OT 0:00110TD1.16+4.9
15 drives7746129.054+25.0

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