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LSU35atHouston38

2025 · Non-playoff Bowls · neutral site

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.7-9.30+9.3+18.7LSU — Off. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Houston — 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.LSU — Off. scoring eff.: +14.7+14.7Houston — Off. scoring eff.: +16.2+16.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.LSU — Def. field pos.: +1.0+1.0Houston — Def. field pos.: +0.4+0.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.LSU — Def. scoring eff.: -16.2-16.2Houston — Def. scoring eff.: -14.7-14.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.LSU — Possessions: -2.1-2.1Houston — 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.
LSUHoustonBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalLSU 35Houston 38
LSUHoustonhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

LSUHouston
Total yards344437
Rushing yards77207
Rushing attempts2445
Yds / rush3.24.6
Passing yards267230
Passing attempts2637
Yds / pass10.36.2
First downs1732
Turnovers10
Penalties94
Penalty yards9529
Sacks04
Time of possession21:2838:32

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

LSU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(8)25% / 75%50%10.6
Q2(14)57% / 43%36%2.1
Q3(14)71% / 29%50%9.6
Q4(12)83% / 17%50%7.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.129%7.7
2nd(8)9.063%5.4
3rd(8)8.163%11.6
All (30)—47%8.1
Rushing by down(offense 75th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.063%10.1
2nd(6)7.817%1.5
3rd(3)2.333%0.7
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (18)—44%5.2
Houston
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)38% / 62%43%4.6
Q2(22)59% / 41%59%5.0
Q3(16)50% / 50%38%6.0
Q4(23)30% / 70%52%5.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.953%6.7
2nd(9)7.867%7.8
3rd(8)6.163%5.9
4th(2)2.550%2.5
All (36)—58%6.6
Rushing by down(offense 86th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.845%5.8
2nd(18)7.639%3.8
3rd(7)5.729%2.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (46)—41%4.4

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → TD6Drive 6: own 27 → TD8Drive 8: opp 41 → Downs10Drive 10: own 10 → TD12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 11 → Punt18Drive 18: own 21 → FG20Drive 20: own 19 → TD22Drive 22: opp 47 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Houston 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 25Q1 14:46614Punt1.90-1.9
4own 25Q1 10:481147TD1.97+5.1
6own 27Q1 3:041763TD2.07+5.0
8opp 41Q2 8:1449Downs3.00-3.0
10own 10Q2 1:341573TD1.47+5.6
12own 25Q3 15:00613Punt1.90-1.9
14own 25Q3 9:31875TD1.97+5.1
16own 11Q3 3:2348Punt1.40-1.4
18own 21Q4 14:481457FG1.73+1.3
20own 19Q4 6:50981TD1.77+5.3
22opp 47Q4 1:155-3End of half2.90-2.9
11 drives8643721.838+16.2

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

LSU at Houston — 2025 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ