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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-38.7-19.30+19.3+38.7Nicholls — Off. field pos.: -5.0-5.0Kansas State — Off. field pos.: +6.1+6.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — Off. scoring eff.: -28.5-28.5Kansas State — Off. scoring eff.: +33.6+33.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — Def. field pos.: -6.1-6.1Kansas State — Def. field pos.: +5.0+5.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — Def. scoring eff.: -33.6-33.6Kansas State — Def. scoring eff.: +28.5+28.5Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Nicholls — Possessions: +5.2+5.2Kansas State — 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.
NichollsKansas StateBreaks 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

03978Q1Q2Q3FinalNicholls 3Kansas State 71
NichollsKansas Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NichollsKansas State
Total yards122559
Rushing yards92312
Rushing attempts3944
Yds / rush2.47.1
Passing yards30247
Passing attempts1927
Yds / pass1.69.1
First downs934
Turnovers11
Penalties21
Penalty yards2610
Sacks01
Time of possession26:1733:43

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Nicholls
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(10)60% / 40%20%1.7
Q2(21)43% / 57%19%3.1
Q3(12)33% / 67%25%2.3
Q4(12)0% / 100%25%2.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.033%2.8
2nd(6)9.00%-0.5
3rd(6)9.20%0.7
4th(1)9.0100%12.0
All (19)—16%1.6
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.020%3.2
2nd(11)8.218%2.5
3rd(10)8.640%2.9
All (36)—25%2.9
Kansas State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)50% / 50%50%6.2
Q2(15)27% / 73%73%10.4
Q3(20)45% / 55%75%7.4
Q4(12)25% / 75%75%10.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 41st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.058%9.3
2nd(9)8.456%8.9
3rd(6)7.883%9.2
All (27)—63%9.1
Rushing by down(offense 61st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.867%8.4
2nd(13)8.469%7.7
3rd(5)5.680%4.0
All (42)—69%7.7

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

1Drive 1: own 23 → TD3Drive 3: opp 46 → TD5Drive 5: own 23 → Punt8Drive 8: own 35 → Turnover10Drive 10: own 35 → TD12Drive 12: own 23 → TD15Drive 15: own 38 → TD17Drive 17: opp 24 → TD19Drive 19: own 33 → TD21Drive 21: own 38 → TD23Drive 23: own 43 → TD25Drive 25: own 1 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Kansas State 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 23Q1 14:49662TD1.77+5.3
3opp 46Q1 10:55846TD3.68+4.4
5own 23Q1 6:00929Punt1.70-1.7
8own 35Q2 14:35214Turnover2.60-2.6
10own 35Q2 13:18665TD2.67+4.4
12own 23Q2 5:301077TD1.77+5.3
15own 38Q3 12:07862TD2.67+4.4
17opp 24Q3 7:34424TD4.17+2.9
19own 33Q3 4:22756TD2.67+4.4
21own 38Q3 0:33672TD2.67+4.4
23own 43Q4 11:09757TD3.17+3.9
25own 1Q4 3:1355Punt1.40-1.4
12 drives7255930.471+40.6

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

Nicholls at Kansas State — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ