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2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-39.1-19.50+19.5+39.1Western Carolina — Off. field pos.: -7.5-7.5Cincinnati — Off. field pos.: -0.7-0.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Carolina — Off. scoring eff.: -13.8-13.8Cincinnati — Off. scoring eff.: +34.0+34.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Carolina — Def. field pos.: +0.7+0.7Cincinnati — Def. field pos.: +7.5+7.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Carolina — Def. scoring eff.: -34.0-34.0Cincinnati — Def. scoring eff.: +13.8+13.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Carolina — Possessions: +2.6+2.6Cincinnati — 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.
Western CarolinaCincinnatiBreaks 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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Western CarolinaCincinnatihover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western CarolinaCincinnati
Total yards241690
Rushing yards74418
Rushing attempts2049
Yds / rush3.78.5
Passing yards167272
Passing attempts3731
Yds / pass4.58.8
First downs1332
Turnovers10
Penalties511
Penalty yards45105
Sacks00
Time of possession27:2332:37

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Carolina
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)60% / 40%40%5.1
Q2(16)56% / 44%69%6.2
Q3(18)78% / 22%22%3.1
Q4(7)71% / 29%0%1.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.057%6.0
2nd(10)8.130%4.9
3rd(11)7.09%2.3
4th(2)3.550%4.5
All (37)—35%4.5
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)9.438%2.4
2nd(10)5.940%4.7
3rd(1)7.0100%8.0
All (19)—42%3.9
Cincinnati
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)42% / 58%79%6.5
Q2(19)53% / 47%63%10.0
Q3(15)40% / 60%60%15.6
Q4(25)24% / 76%56%5.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 29th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.159%10.9
2nd(7)6.757%4.1
3rd(5)5.080%9.6
4th(1)10.00%5.0
All (30)—60%8.9
Rushing by down(offense 38th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.168%6.6
2nd(22)7.264%11.2
3rd(6)7.067%6.2
4th(1)1.0100%5.0
All (48)—67%8.6

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

2Drive 2: own 25 → TD4Drive 4: own 25 → TD6Drive 6: own 19 → TD8Drive 8: own 15 → TD10Drive 10: own 24 → Punt12Drive 12: opp 49 → TD14Drive 14: own 27 → TD16Drive 16: own 29 → TD18Drive 18: own 41 → TD20Drive 20: opp 32 → Downs22Drive 22: own 43 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Cincinnati 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 25Q1 8:501375TD2.07+5.0
4own 25Q1 1:581375TD2.07+5.0
6own 19Q2 6:10766TD1.77+5.3
8own 15Q2 1:38798TD1.77+5.3
10own 24Q3 14:54939Punt1.90-1.9
12opp 49Q3 9:34249TD3.57+3.5
14own 27Q3 5:38373TD2.47+4.6
16own 29Q3 3:02471TD2.67+4.4
18own 41Q3 0:01944TD2.96+3.1
20opp 32Q4 10:55726Downs4.10-4.1
22own 43Q4 5:441367TD3.17+3.9
11 drives8069028.062+34.0

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

Western Carolina at Cincinnati — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ