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California21atSyracuse18

2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-26.8-13.40+13.4+26.8California — Off. field pos.: +13.0+13.0Syracuse — Off. field pos.: -1.2-1.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.California — Off. scoring eff.: -23.3-23.3Syracuse — Off. scoring eff.: -14.7-14.7Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.California — Def. field pos.: +1.2+1.2Syracuse — Def. field pos.: -13.0-13.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.California — Def. scoring eff.: +14.7+14.7Syracuse — Def. scoring eff.: +23.3+23.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.California — Possessions: -2.6-2.6Syracuse — 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.
CaliforniaSyracuseBreaks 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

01223Q1Q2Q3FinalCalifornia 21Syracuse 18
CaliforniaSyracusehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

CaliforniaSyracuse
Total yards249436
Rushing yards67118
Rushing attempts2636
Yds / rush2.63.3
Passing yards182318
Passing attempts3450
Yds / pass5.46.4
First downs1627
Turnovers03
Penalties915
Penalty yards87132
Sacks31
Time of possession25:5034:10

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

California
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)73% / 27%27%2.7
Q2(20)60% / 40%35%5.5
Q3(18)67% / 33%44%3.4
Q4(11)27% / 73%27%4.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 91st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.045%7.2
2nd(14)8.943%5.9
3rd(9)9.111%1.2
4th(1)3.00%0.0
All (35)—34%4.9
Rushing by down(offense 122nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.433%2.7
2nd(6)7.033%2.3
3rd(4)4.350%5.3
All (25)—36%3.0
Syracuse
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)40% / 60%35%6.3
Q2(15)80% / 20%20%5.4
Q3(24)63% / 38%58%5.0
Q4(27)70% / 30%22%4.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 102nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)10.636%5.3
2nd(16)11.319%5.9
3rd(12)9.342%6.2
4th(1)3.0100%12.0
All (54)—33%5.8
Rushing by down(offense 70th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.513%1.1
2nd(12)6.758%8.3
3rd(5)4.660%2.6
All (32)—38%4.1

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

1Drive 1: own 36 → FG3Drive 3: own 20 → Punt5Drive 5: own 40 → FG7Drive 7: own 28 → TD9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt11Drive 11: own 9 → Punt13Drive 13: own 20 → End of half15Drive 15: opp 0 → Def. TD16Drive 16: opp 48 → Turnover18Drive 18: own 25 → —21Drive 21: own 10 → Def. TD22Drive 22: own 25 → Missed FG24Drive 24: own 24 → Turnoverown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Syracuse 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 36Q1 14:44657FG2.63+0.4
3own 20Q1 10:08740Punt1.70-1.7
5own 40Q1 3:441530FG2.83+0.2
7own 28Q2 11:03672TD2.66+3.4
9own 25Q2 7:1177Punt2.00-2.0
11own 9Q2 1:3344Punt1.70-1.7
13own 20Q2 0:012-2End of half1.70-1.7
15opp 0Q3 14:312243Def. TD(−7 opp)6.46-0.4
16opp 48Q3 12:42881Turnover3.50-3.5
18own 25Q3 6:591475—2.00-2.0
21own 10Q4 6:0631Def. TD(−7 opp)1.70-1.7
22own 25Q4 4:301353Missed FG2.00-2.0
24own 24Q4 1:00223Turnover1.90-1.9
13 drives8743632.718-14.7

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