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Kent State0atSouth Carolina57

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-43.6-21.80+21.8+43.6Kent State — Off. field pos.: -5.4-5.4South Carolina — Off. field pos.: -7.0-7.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Off. scoring eff.: -20.7-20.7South Carolina — Off. scoring eff.: +37.9+37.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Def. field pos.: +7.0+7.0South Carolina — Def. field pos.: +5.4+5.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Def. scoring eff.: -37.9-37.9South Carolina — Def. scoring eff.: +20.7+20.7Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Kent State — Possessions: 0.00.0South Carolina — 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.
Kent StateSouth CarolinaBreaks 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

03263Q1Q2Q3FinalKent State 0South Carolina 57
Kent StateSouth Carolinahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Kent StateSouth Carolina
Total yards179645
Rushing yards100278
Rushing attempts2539
Yds / rush4.07.1
Passing yards79367
Passing attempts2333
Yds / pass3.411.1
First downs1035
Turnovers10
Penalties53
Penalty yards3525
Sacks11
Time of possession25:1334:47

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Kent State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)53% / 47%33%2.7
Q2(17)53% / 47%24%4.7
Q3(9)56% / 44%11%1.4
Q4(7)29% / 71%29%6.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 136th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.638%4.1
2nd(8)9.30%0.6
3rd(8)8.638%4.4
All (24)—25%3.0
Rushing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.527%6.2
2nd(7)8.914%2.9
3rd(6)6.233%3.0
All (24)—25%4.4
South Carolina
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)44% / 56%63%7.8
Q2(18)67% / 33%67%12.2
Q3(25)48% / 52%68%9.2
Q4(11)18% / 82%82%4.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 66th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.071%14.1
2nd(12)7.258%5.8
3rd(7)7.386%11.6
All (33)—70%10.5
Rushing by down(offense 28th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.358%8.3
2nd(11)4.882%5.6
3rd(2)4.0100%9.0
All (37)—68%7.5

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

2Drive 2: own 22 → Punt4Drive 4: own 13 → TD6Drive 6: own 15 → TD8Drive 8: own 8 → TD10Drive 10: own 13 → TD12Drive 12: own 25 → TD14Drive 14: own 28 → TD16Drive 16: own 14 → TD18Drive 18: own 39 → TD20Drive 20: own 22 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
South Carolina 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 22Q1 11:471023Punt1.70-1.7
4own 13Q1 6:49887TD1.77+5.3
6own 15Q1 0:361170TD1.78+6.3
8own 8Q2 8:16871TD1.77+5.3
10own 13Q2 3:16992TD1.77+5.3
12own 25Q3 15:00772TD2.07+5.0
14own 28Q3 10:331272TD2.67+4.4
16own 14Q3 4:171286TD1.77+5.3
18own 39Q4 7:32861TD2.77+4.3
20own 22Q4 0:012-8End of half1.70-1.7
10 drives7364519.157+37.9

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