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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.1-10.60+10.6+21.1Youngstown State — Off. field pos.: -5.7-5.7Kentucky — Off. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Youngstown State — Off. scoring eff.: -4.8-4.8Kentucky — Off. scoring eff.: +18.4+18.4Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Youngstown State — Def. field pos.: +2.1+2.1Kentucky — Def. field pos.: +5.7+5.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Youngstown State — Def. scoring eff.: -18.4-18.4Kentucky — Def. scoring eff.: +4.8+4.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Youngstown State — Possessions: -5.2-5.2Kentucky — Possessions: +5.2+5.2PossessionsValue 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.
Youngstown StateKentuckyBreaks 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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Box score

Youngstown StateKentucky
Total yards305506
Rushing yards59205
Rushing attempts2834
Yds / rush2.16.0
Passing yards246301
Passing attempts3827
Yds / pass6.511.1
First downs2024
Turnovers10
Penalties46
Penalty yards2870
Sacks02
Time of possession30:0829:52

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Youngstown State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%50%3.0
Q2(22)73% / 27%55%5.3
Q3(16)50% / 50%44%6.0
Q4(13)77% / 23%15%4.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.038%5.8
2nd(15)9.953%8.5
3rd(7)5.743%2.4
4th(2)6.00%0.0
All (40)43%5.9
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.933%2.9
2nd(6)8.033%4.0
3rd(7)5.371%1.9
All (25)44%2.9
Kentucky
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)53% / 47%67%9.9
Q2(15)33% / 67%67%5.7
Q3(13)54% / 46%54%8.6
Q4(16)38% / 63%56%9.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 75th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.050%12.7
2nd(11)8.855%10.8
3rd(4)6.850%13.0
4th(1)2.0100%2.0
All (26)54%11.5
Rushing by down(offense 20th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.565%6.5
2nd(9)4.289%5.9
3rd(4)9.025%5.0
All (33)67%6.1

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 40 → TD5Drive 5: own 41 → TD7Drive 7: own 20 → Punt8Drive 8: opp 28 → TD10Drive 10: own 29 → End of half12Drive 12: own 25 → TD14Drive 14: own 25 → Punt16Drive 16: own 40 → TD18Drive 18: own 24 → FG20Drive 20: own 12 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Kentucky 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 14:54980TD2.07+5.0
3own 40Q1 9:53760TD2.87+4.2
5own 41Q1 0:31859TD2.97+4.1
7own 20Q2 4:5748Punt1.70-1.7
8opp 28Q2 3:53628TD4.17+2.9
10own 29Q2 0:152-1End of half2.60-2.6
12own 25Q3 11:351064TD2.07+5.0
14own 25Q3 3:29648Punt2.00-2.0
16own 40Q4 13:51360TD2.87+4.2
18own 24Q4 10:381182FG1.93+1.1
20own 12Q4 2:48714End of half1.70-1.7
11 drives6350626.645+18.4

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