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NC State8atVirginia34

2026 · Week 0

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.8-10.90+10.9+21.8NC State — Off. field pos.: -4.4-4.4Virginia — Off. field pos.: -2.9-2.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.NC State — Off. scoring eff.: -18.9-18.9Virginia — Off. scoring eff.: +5.6+5.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.NC State — Def. field pos.: +2.9+2.9Virginia — Def. field pos.: +4.4+4.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.NC State — Def. scoring eff.: -5.6-5.6Virginia — Def. scoring eff.: +18.9+18.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.NC State — Possessions: 0.00.0Virginia — 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.
NC StateVirginiaBreaks 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

01937Q1Q2Q3FinalNC State 8Virginia 34
NC StateVirginiahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

NC StateVirginia
Total yards168413
Rushing yards76258
Rushing attempts2457
Yds / rush3.24.5
Passing yards92155
Passing attempts2711
Yds / pass3.414.1
First downs1019
Turnovers20
Penalties25
Penalty yards1351
Sacks12
Time of possession21:5738:03

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

NC State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)69% / 31%23%2.5
Q2(12)50% / 50%25%3.3
Q3(12)58% / 42%50%4.3
Q4(13)54% / 46%23%2.6
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.038%3.3
2nd(13)8.423%2.0
3rd(7)8.629%4.0
4th(1)3.00%1.0
All (29)—28%2.8
Rushing by down(offense 29th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.733%3.5
2nd(3)8.733%4.3
3rd(6)5.233%3.3
All (21)—33%3.6
Virginia
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)7% / 93%40%5.5
Q2(18)17% / 83%61%7.9
Q3(16)25% / 75%56%8.2
Q4(19)21% / 79%42%3.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 15th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.067%8.2
2nd(2)2.5100%46.0
3rd(3)6.30%-0.7
4th(1)4.0100%11.0
All (12)—58%12.5
Rushing by down(offense 7th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)9.752%6.0
2nd(19)6.747%5.4
3rd(11)3.327%1.9
4th(3)1.0100%1.7
All (56)—48%4.8

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

2Drive 2: own 31 → Punt4Drive 4: own 40 → FG6Drive 6: opp 32 → TD8Drive 8: own 23 → TD10Drive 10: own 11 → Punt12Drive 12: own 7 → Punt14Drive 14: own 13 → End of half15Drive 15: own 25 → TD17Drive 17: own 27 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → TD21Drive 21: opp 33 → FG23Drive 23: own 11 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Virginia 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 31Q1 12:43615Punt2.60-2.6
4own 40Q1 8:50831FG2.83+0.2
6opp 32Q1 4:34532TD4.17+2.9
8own 23Q1 0:42977TD1.77+5.3
10own 11Q2 9:26721Punt1.70-1.7
12own 7Q2 3:27731Punt1.60-1.6
14own 13Q2 0:25318End of half1.70-1.7
15own 25Q3 14:45375TD2.07+5.0
17own 27Q3 12:3169Punt2.40-2.4
19own 25Q3 4:512695TD2.07+5.0
21opp 33Q4 6:3158FG4.13-1.1
23own 11Q4 2:0656Punt1.70-1.7
12 drives7041328.434+5.6

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

NC State at Virginia — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ