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Mississippi State38atMinnesota13

2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-24.5-12.20+12.2+24.5Mississippi State — Off. field pos.: -6.8-6.8Minnesota — Off. field pos.: +2.0+2.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi State — Off. scoring eff.: +21.3+21.3Minnesota — Off. scoring eff.: -12.5-12.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi State — Def. field pos.: -2.0-2.0Minnesota — Def. field pos.: +6.8+6.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi State — Def. scoring eff.: +12.5+12.5Minnesota — Def. scoring eff.: -21.3-21.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi State — Possessions: 0.00.0Minnesota — 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.
Mississippi StateMinnesotaBreaks 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

02142Q1Q2Q3FinalMississippi State 38Minnesota 13
Mississippi StateMinnesotahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Mississippi StateMinnesota
Total yards479292
Rushing yards25213
Rushing attempts4615
Yds / rush5.50.9
Passing yards227279
Passing attempts2248
Yds / pass10.35.8
First downs2818
Turnovers10
Penalties612
Penalty yards60115
Sacks21
Time of possession30:1529:45

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Mississippi State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)36% / 64%71%10.0
Q2(19)42% / 58%74%7.5
Q3(13)31% / 69%31%5.0
Q4(21)24% / 76%52%6.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 12th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.367%9.9
2nd(8)5.350%13.5
3rd(2)6.00%0.0
All (22)—55%10.3
Rushing by down(offense 9th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)8.945%3.5
2nd(14)6.171%9.1
3rd(8)3.075%5.0
4th(1)2.0100%11.0
All (45)—60%5.7
Minnesota
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)41% / 59%41%3.2
Q2(15)93% / 7%40%6.8
Q3(26)100% / 0%42%3.1
Q4(5)60% / 40%0%2.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 36th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)10.348%5.7
2nd(15)7.933%0.6
3rd(10)9.530%6.4
4th(2)3.050%11.0
All (50)—40%4.5
Rushing by down(offense 72nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)12.50%3.0
2nd(5)6.440%1.4
3rd(3)1.733%0.3
4th(1)1.0100%5.0
All (13)—31%1.9

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

2Drive 2: own 16 → FG4Drive 4: own 36 → Punt6Drive 6: own 15 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → FG9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 34 → Downs16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 20 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Minnesota 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 16Q1 13:011958FG1.73+1.3
4own 36Q1 0:0462Punt2.60-2.6
6own 15Q2 11:10624Punt1.70-1.7
8own 25Q2 4:191772FG2.03+1.0
9own 25Q3 14:471241Punt2.00-2.0
12own 25Q3 9:35534Punt2.00-2.0
14own 34Q3 6:55136Downs2.60-2.6
16own 25Q4 12:2547Punt2.00-2.0
18own 20Q4 0:5537End of half1.70-1.7
9 drives6429218.513-5.5

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