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2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-36.5-18.30+18.3+36.5VMI — Off. field pos.: -4.4-4.4Virginia Tech — Off. field pos.: +13.0+13.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.VMI — Off. scoring eff.: -31.8-31.8Virginia Tech — Off. scoring eff.: +23.5+23.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.VMI — Def. field pos.: -13.0-13.0Virginia Tech — 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.VMI — Def. scoring eff.: -23.5-23.5Virginia Tech — Def. scoring eff.: +31.8+31.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.VMI — Possessions: +2.6+2.6Virginia Tech — 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.
VMIVirginia TechBreaks 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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VMIVirginia Techhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

VMIVirginia Tech
Total yards83619
Rushing yards-4268
Rushing attempts4340
Yds / rush-0.16.7
Passing yards87351
Passing attempts1332
Yds / pass6.711.0
First downs630
Turnovers12
Penalties711
Penalty yards4593
Sacks05
Time of possession31:2728:33

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

VMI
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)27% / 73%9%-0.2
Q2(16)25% / 75%19%3.0
Q3(15)27% / 73%7%0.7
Q4(11)45% / 55%0%2.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(2)10.00%0.0
2nd(4)11.525%0.0
3rd(10)11.020%4.2
All (16)—19%2.5
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.66%0.4
2nd(15)9.57%1.9
3rd(5)8.20%1.0
All (37)—5%1.1
Virginia Tech
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)53% / 47%84%10.5
Q2(14)57% / 43%71%9.8
Q3(15)33% / 67%60%8.7
Q4(23)35% / 65%48%6.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 33rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)11.073%12.7
2nd(11)5.573%11.5
3rd(4)10.80%5.5
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (31)—61%10.9
Rushing by down(offense 3rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(23)9.165%7.6
2nd(12)5.167%6.9
3rd(4)1.875%2.5
4th(1)1.0100%1.0
All (40)—68%6.7

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: opp 9 → TD5Drive 5: own 44 → TD7Drive 7: own 28 → TD9Drive 9: opp 47 → FG11Drive 11: own 35 → TD14Drive 14: own 20 → End of half16Drive 16: opp 24 → TD18Drive 18: own 45 → TD20Drive 20: 50 → Punt22Drive 22: opp 40 → TD24Drive 24: own 35 → TD27Drive 27: own 27 → Downs29Drive 29: own 20 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Virginia Tech 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 25Q1 14:41775TD2.07+5.0
3opp 9Q1 9:3019TD5.27+1.8
5own 44Q1 7:16756TD3.27+3.8
7own 28Q1 1:03772TD2.67+4.4
9opp 47Q2 12:06633FG3.53-0.5
11own 35Q2 7:44770TD2.67+4.4
14own 20Q2 0:09421End of half1.70-1.7
16opp 24Q3 12:54224TD4.17+2.9
18own 45Q3 11:031155TD3.37+3.7
2050Q3 3:44412Punt3.50-3.5
22opp 40Q3 0:33240TD4.07+3.0
24own 35Q4 13:15765TD2.67+4.4
27own 27Q4 7:22926Downs2.40-2.4
29own 20Q4 2:321049End of half1.70-1.7
14 drives7761942.573+30.5

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