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2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-14.1-70+7+14.1Southern Miss — Off. field pos.: -8.4-8.4Auburn — Off. field pos.: +5.7+5.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Off. scoring eff.: -12.3-12.3Auburn — Off. scoring eff.: +8.6+8.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Def. field pos.: -5.7-5.7Auburn — Def. field pos.: +8.4+8.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Def. scoring eff.: -8.6-8.6Auburn — Def. scoring eff.: +12.3+12.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Southern Miss — Possessions: 0.00.0Auburn — 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.
Southern MissAuburnBreaks 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

02447Q1Q2Q3FinalSouthern Miss 8Auburn 43
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Box score

Southern MissAuburn
Total yards221610
Rushing yards50343
Rushing attempts2551
Yds / rush2.06.7
Passing yards171267
Passing attempts3333
Yds / pass5.28.1
First downs1231
Turnovers21
Penalties1110
Penalty yards8573
Sacks14
Time of possession27:1132:49

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Southern Miss
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)83% / 17%44%4.4
Q2(20)60% / 40%40%4.5
Q3(5)40% / 60%20%0.0
Q4(14)50% / 50%36%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 79th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)11.560%4.9
2nd(16)7.838%3.3
3rd(8)5.850%7.5
4th(2)5.50%0.0
All (36)—44%4.5
Rushing by down(offense 71st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)9.123%3.2
2nd(3)6.067%4.3
3rd(5)7.420%2.8
All (21)—29%3.2
Auburn
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)56% / 44%50%8.2
Q2(16)69% / 31%50%8.5
Q3(34)29% / 71%53%5.5
Q4(15)27% / 73%60%8.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 49th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)11.253%9.0
2nd(10)8.540%8.6
3rd(6)8.50%2.7
4th(2)3.5100%6.5
All (35)—43%7.7
Rushing by down(offense 24th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)10.150%4.8
2nd(17)6.759%8.6
3rd(9)5.978%8.2
4th(2)1.5100%4.0
All (48)—60%6.8

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

3Drive 3: own 23 → Punt5Drive 5: own 7 → TD7Drive 7: own 41 → FG9Drive 9: own 32 → Punt11Drive 11: own 15 → TD13Drive 13: own 29 → FG14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 23 → Turnover18Drive 18: own 36 → TD20Drive 20: own 29 → —22Drive 22: own 45 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Auburn drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
3own 23Q1 12:34834Punt1.70-1.7
5own 7Q1 6:26998TD1.67+5.4
7own 41Q1 2:12515FG2.93+0.1
9own 32Q2 13:57613Punt2.60-2.6
11own 15Q2 9:40990TD1.77+5.3
13own 29Q2 0:12633FG2.63+0.4
14own 25Q3 14:281460TD2.07+5.0
16own 23Q3 8:211454Turnover1.70-1.7
18own 36Q3 3:091074TD2.67+4.4
20own 29Q4 14:07967—2.60-2.6
22own 45Q4 6:061056End of half3.30-3.3
11 drives8861025.443+17.6

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

Southern Miss at Auburn — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ