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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-30-150+15+30Clemson — Off. field pos.: +2.1+2.1LSU — Off. field pos.: +2.4+2.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Off. scoring eff.: -26.1-26.1LSU — Off. scoring eff.: +17.3+17.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Def. field pos.: -2.4-2.4LSU — Def. field pos.: -2.1-2.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Def. scoring eff.: -17.3-17.3LSU — Def. scoring eff.: +26.1+26.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Clemson — Possessions: +2.6+2.6LSU — Possessions: -2.6-2.6PossessionsValue 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.
ClemsonLSUBreaks 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

ClemsonLSU
Total yards145644
Rushing yards40309
Rushing attempts2658
Yds / rush1.55.3
Passing yards105335
Passing attempts2236
Yds / pass4.89.3
First downs838
Turnovers11
Penalties56
Penalty yards4175
Sacks04
Time of possession23:5136:09

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Clemson
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%23%3.3
Q2(12)75% / 25%8%1.2
Q3(12)50% / 50%25%1.6
Q4(11)45% / 55%55%6.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 104th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.043%4.1
2nd(11)11.79%2.0
3rd(8)8.025%5.0
All (26)23%3.4
Rushing by down(offense 133rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.033%2.8
2nd(5)3.660%2.8
3rd(5)11.40%2.4
All (22)32%2.7
LSU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)35% / 65%65%6.4
Q2(31)39% / 61%45%6.3
Q3(18)44% / 56%61%9.5
Q4(23)35% / 65%43%6.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 73rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.537%6.5
2nd(10)7.670%11.7
3rd(7)6.171%15.1
All (36)53%9.6
Rushing by down(offense 33rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)10.144%4.6
2nd(24)8.354%7.0
3rd(9)2.867%1.6
4th(1)6.0100%12.0
All (59)53%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Turnover3Drive 3: own 10 → FG5Drive 5: own 11 → TD8Drive 8: own 34 → Missed FG10Drive 10: own 28 → TD12Drive 12: own 34 → Punt14Drive 14: own 49 → TD17Drive 17: own 21 → TD19Drive 19: own 22 → TD21Drive 21: own 16 → Def. TD23Drive 23: own 40 → —25Drive 25: own 25 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
LSU 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 14:4929Turnover2.00-2.0
3own 10Q1 13:141059FG1.73+1.3
5own 11Q1 7:511273TD1.77+5.3
8own 34Q2 14:55836Missed FG2.60-2.6
10own 28Q2 11:24972TD2.67+4.4
12own 34Q2 6:14922Punt2.60-2.6
14own 49Q2 2:371066TD3.57+3.5
17own 21Q3 12:101179TD1.77+5.3
19own 22Q3 5:22763TD1.76+4.3
21own 16Q3 1:401655Def. TD(−7 opp)1.77+5.3
23own 40Q4 8:586602.80-2.8
25own 25Q4 3:07951End of half2.00-2.0
12 drives9864426.751+24.3

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