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Southern Miss35atSouth Alabama42

2025 · Week 13

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-13.1-6.60+6.6+13.1Southern Miss — Off. field pos.: -3.3-3.3South Alabama — Off. field pos.: +5.2+5.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Off. scoring eff.: +11.4+11.4South Alabama — Off. scoring eff.: +10.0+10.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Def. field pos.: -5.2-5.2South Alabama — Def. field pos.: +3.3+3.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Def. scoring eff.: -10.0-10.0South Alabama — 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.Southern Miss — Possessions: 0.00.0South Alabama — 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.
Southern MissSouth 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalSouthern Miss 35South Alabama 42
Southern MissSouth Alabamahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Southern MissSouth Alabama
Total yards441449
Rushing yards41263
Rushing attempts2352
Yds / rush1.85.1
Passing yards400186
Passing attempts5226
Yds / pass7.77.2
First downs2426
Turnovers10
Penalties75
Penalty yards2952
Sacks12
Time of possession22:4337:17

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Southern Miss
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)56% / 44%22%1.8
Q2(14)64% / 36%29%6.9
Q3(21)62% / 38%33%3.3
Q4(31)87% / 13%45%8.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 102nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(27)9.930%5.9
2nd(14)9.157%12.9
3rd(10)7.520%3.3
4th(3)7.033%5.3
All (54)35%7.2
Rushing by down(offense 123rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)7.614%0.9
2nd(10)8.140%3.7
3rd(3)7.067%4.7
4th(1)2.0100%2.0
All (21)38%2.8
South Alabama
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)39% / 61%43%5.4
Q2(25)52% / 48%56%6.6
Q3(16)13% / 88%50%4.6
Q4(14)21% / 79%29%6.3
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(14)10.064%7.6
2nd(10)8.440%4.9
3rd(3)10.333%8.3
All (27)52%6.7
Rushing by down(offense 85th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.340%6.5
2nd(15)6.240%5.3
3rd(12)4.350%4.3
4th(4)2.850%1.8
All (51)43%5.3

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Downs3Drive 3: own 42 → TD5Drive 5: own 37 → TD7Drive 7: own 34 → Downs9Drive 9: own 25 → TD11Drive 11: own 29 → Punt14Drive 14: opp 1 → TD16Drive 16: own 42 → TD18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 21 → Punt22Drive 22: own 30 → TD24Drive 24: own 25 → Punt26Drive 26: opp 46 → 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+/−
1own 25Q1 14:481866Downs1.90-1.9
3own 42Q1 4:32758TD2.67+4.4
5own 37Q2 14:38763TD2.37+4.7
7own 34Q2 9:35718Downs2.30-2.3
9own 25Q2 6:22875TD1.97+5.1
11own 29Q2 0:4358Punt2.10-2.1
14opp 1Q3 14:4421TD5.77+1.3
16own 42Q3 12:27858TD2.67+4.4
18own 25Q3 2:58915Punt1.90-1.9
20own 21Q4 12:0846Punt1.70-1.7
22own 30Q4 8:09370TD2.27+4.8
24own 25Q4 6:29714Punt1.90-1.9
26opp 46Q4 0:443-3End of half2.90-2.9
13 drives8044932.042+10.0

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