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SMU27atFlorida State24

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-6.1-3.10+3.1+6.1SMU — Off. field pos.: -4.5-4.5Florida State — Off. field pos.: -5.3-5.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Off. scoring eff.: +2.8+2.8Florida State — Off. scoring eff.: -2.0-2.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Def. field pos.: +5.3+5.3Florida State — Def. field pos.: +4.5+4.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Def. scoring eff.: +2.0+2.0Florida State — Def. scoring eff.: -2.8-2.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.SMU — Possessions: -2.6-2.6Florida State — 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.
SMUFlorida 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalSMU 27Florida State 24
SMUFlorida Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

SMUFlorida State
Total yards585324
Rushing yards155199
Rushing attempts3145
Yds / rush5.04.4
Passing yards430125
Passing attempts3623
Yds / pass11.95.4
First downs2316
Turnovers41
Penalties63
Penalty yards4727
Sacks30
Time of possession27:4432:16

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

SMU
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%69%9.4
Q2(23)48% / 52%43%7.3
Q3(13)77% / 23%54%6.7
Q4(15)47% / 53%60%13.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 4th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.669%13.0
2nd(10)7.650%6.7
3rd(10)7.760%18.2
All (36)—61%12.7
Rushing by down(offense 22nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.363%6.6
2nd(11)5.727%2.5
3rd(4)5.550%5.5
All (31)—48%5.0
Florida State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)44% / 56%50%4.0
Q2(15)47% / 53%33%6.0
Q3(18)22% / 78%44%3.2
Q4(18)44% / 56%22%6.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 118th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.029%2.6
2nd(8)9.638%6.3
3rd(9)7.811%3.1
4th(2)2.5100%3.5
All (26)—31%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 19th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(20)9.850%6.8
2nd(14)5.036%3.1
3rd(5)3.620%2.2
4th(2)5.550%16.0
All (41)—41%5.4

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

2Drive 2: own 31 → Punt4Drive 4: own 25 → TD6Drive 6: own 21 → Downs8Drive 8: own 25 → FG10Drive 10: own 29 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 3 → Punt15Drive 15: opp 29 → TD17Drive 17: own 23 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → TD21Drive 21: own 22 → Punt23Drive 23: own 25 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Florida 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+/−
2own 31Q1 12:054-2Punt2.60-2.6
4own 25Q1 8:201466TD2.07+5.0
6own 21Q2 11:14622Downs1.70-1.7
8own 25Q2 5:20547FG2.03+1.0
10own 29Q2 1:20721Punt2.60-2.6
12own 25Q3 14:4055Punt2.00-2.0
14own 3Q3 9:10618Punt1.40-1.4
15opp 29Q3 6:301023TD4.17+2.9
17own 23Q3 0:00618Punt1.70-1.7
19own 25Q4 12:151080TD2.07+5.0
21own 22Q4 6:204-7Punt1.70-1.7
23own 25Q4 0:17634End of half2.00-2.0
12 drives6832426.024-2.0

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