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Miami24atOhio State14

2025 · CFP Quarterfinals · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8.4-4.20+4.2+8.4Miami-FL — Off. field pos.: +7.3+7.3Ohio State — Off. field pos.: -3.4-3.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Miami-FL — Off. scoring eff.: -4.0-4.0Ohio State — Off. scoring eff.: -3.3-3.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Miami-FL — Def. field pos.: +3.4+3.4Ohio State — Def. field pos.: -7.3-7.3Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Miami-FL — Def. scoring eff.: +3.3+3.3Ohio State — Def. scoring eff.: +4.0+4.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Miami-FL — Possessions: 0.00.0Ohio State — 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.
Miami-FLOhio 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

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Miami-FLOhio Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Miami-FLOhio State
Total yards291332
Rushing yards15345
Rushing attempts3724
Yds / rush4.11.9
Passing yards138287
Passing attempts2635
Yds / pass5.38.2
First downs1818
Turnovers12
Penalties02
Penalty yards015
Sacks52
Time of possession33:2026:40

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Miami-FL
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)42% / 58%47%5.5
Q2(17)59% / 41%35%3.2
Q3(7)43% / 57%57%5.1
Q4(17)29% / 71%35%4.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 12th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(5)10.020%2.8
2nd(11)7.636%3.6
3rd(9)6.367%6.8
4th(1)2.0100%6.0
All (26)46%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 14th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)9.938%4.8
2nd(10)6.040%4.3
3rd(3)5.733%4.7
All (34)38%4.6
Ohio State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(7)57% / 43%14%1.3
Q2(22)86% / 14%50%6.9
Q3(18)44% / 56%67%7.6
Q4(12)75% / 25%25%3.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 1st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.960%8.3
2nd(16)8.656%5.9
3rd(8)10.425%3.0
4th(1)2.0100%14.0
All (40)53%6.4
Rushing by down(offense 32nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.017%3.7
2nd(5)6.460%8.2
3rd(2)2.050%1.0
All (19)32%4.6

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

2Drive 2: own 24 → Punt4Drive 4: own 19 → Punt6Drive 6: own 25 → Def. TD7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 9 → Punt11Drive 11: own 2 → Missed FG13Drive 13: own 18 → TD15Drive 15: own 25 → TD17Drive 17: own 25 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Ohio 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+/−
2own 24Q1 14:024-7Punt1.90-1.9
4own 19Q1 8:42516Punt1.70-1.7
6own 25Q2 13:163125Def. TD(−7 opp)1.90-1.9
7own 25Q2 11:32624Punt1.90-1.9
9own 9Q2 5:4541Punt1.40-1.4
11own 2Q2 1:301367Missed FG1.10-1.1
13own 18Q3 14:481182TD1.67+5.4
15own 25Q3 2:561175TD1.97+5.1
17own 25Q4 10:081021Punt1.90-1.9
19own 25Q4 0:4923Turnover1.90-1.9
10 drives6133217.314-3.3

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