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South Alabama38atGeorgia State31

2025 · Week 9

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-15.7-7.80+7.8+15.7South Alabama — Off. field pos.: +1.7+1.7Georgia State — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +13.6+13.6Georgia State — Off. scoring eff.: +11.6+11.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Georgia State — Def. field pos.: -1.7-1.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Def. scoring eff.: -11.6-11.6Georgia State — Def. scoring eff.: -13.6-13.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.South Alabama — Possessions: +2.1+2.1Georgia 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.
South AlabamaGeorgia 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalSouth Alabama 38Georgia State 31
South AlabamaGeorgia Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

South AlabamaGeorgia State
Total yards468440
Rushing yards188199
Rushing attempts4737
Yds / rush4.05.4
Passing yards280241
Passing attempts2233
Yds / pass12.77.3
First downs2023
Turnovers02
Penalties62
Penalty yards5510
Sacks02
Time of possession30:0329:57

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)41% / 59%65%12.2
Q2(28)36% / 64%46%4.8
Q3(6)67% / 33%0%-0.7
Q4(20)15% / 85%40%6.0
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(8)10.075%13.4
2nd(8)8.450%9.0
3rd(8)5.650%11.5
All (24)—58%11.3
Rushing by down(offense 85th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.527%2.9
2nd(17)6.635%3.1
3rd(6)2.867%9.2
4th(2)1.5100%8.0
All (47)—38%4.0
Georgia State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%38%11.0
Q2(11)82% / 18%27%3.9
Q3(26)35% / 65%54%4.7
Q4(16)44% / 56%56%6.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 105th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.833%6.3
2nd(10)7.940%4.1
3rd(8)6.538%12.8
4th(3)3.3100%11.0
All (33)—42%7.5
Rushing by down(offense 71st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.744%5.3
2nd(15)6.053%5.9
3rd(5)4.260%4.4
All (36)—50%5.4

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

1Drive 1: own 2 → Punt3Drive 3: own 26 → TD5Drive 5: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → Missed FG12Drive 12: own 23 → FG14Drive 14: own 38 → TD16Drive 16: own 35 → TD18Drive 18: own 20 → Turnover20Drive 20: own 40 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Georgia 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 2Q1 14:5448Punt1.10-1.1
3own 26Q1 8:28374TD2.07+5.0
5own 25Q1 6:07675TD1.97+5.1
7own 25Q1 1:59819Punt1.90-1.9
9own 25Q2 7:451243Missed FG1.90-1.9
12own 23Q3 13:531764FG1.83+1.2
14own 38Q3 6:121562TD2.36+3.7
16own 35Q4 13:201070TD2.38+5.7
18own 20Q4 5:24316Turnover1.70-1.7
20own 40Q4 1:35627Turnover2.50-2.5
10 drives7244019.431+11.6

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