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Georgia Southern7atClemson22

2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-23.4-11.70+11.7+23.4Georgia Southern — Off. field pos.: -9.9-9.9Clemson — Off. field pos.: +0.6+0.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Off. scoring eff.: -19.6-19.6Clemson — Off. scoring eff.: -20.3-20.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Def. field pos.: -0.6-0.6Clemson — Def. field pos.: +9.9+9.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Def. scoring eff.: +20.3+20.3Clemson — Def. scoring eff.: +19.6+19.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Georgia Southern — Possessions: -5.2-5.2Clemson — Possessions: +5.2+5.2PossessionsValue 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.
Georgia SouthernClemsonBreaks 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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Georgia SouthernClemsonhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Georgia SouthernClemson
Total yards266347
Rushing yards22150
Rushing attempts1839
Yds / rush1.23.8
Passing yards244197
Passing attempts4835
Yds / pass5.15.6
First downs1422
Turnovers12
Penalties810
Penalty yards77100
Sacks23
Time of possession28:1831:42

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Georgia Southern
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(9)78% / 22%11%1.8
Q2(14)79% / 21%29%6.1
Q3(19)68% / 32%32%2.5
Q4(23)87% / 13%26%4.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 95th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.824%5.6
2nd(18)8.639%5.6
3rd(14)7.714%1.6
4th(2)4.00%0.0
All (51)25%4.3
Rushing by down(offense 83rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(8)10.025%2.5
2nd(3)7.00%1.0
3rd(3)6.067%5.3
All (14)29%2.8
Clemson
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)45% / 55%41%4.1
Q2(22)68% / 32%36%7.5
Q3(14)50% / 50%29%3.7
Q4(14)36% / 64%21%2.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 104th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)11.535%4.7
2nd(11)8.555%8.0
3rd(9)10.411%2.2
All (37)35%5.1
Rushing by down(offense 133rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.333%4.0
2nd(13)9.231%4.2
3rd(4)10.825%7.5
All (35)31%4.5

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

1Drive 1: own 26 → Punt2Drive 2: opp 27 → TD4Drive 4: own 36 → Turnover6Drive 6: own 31 → Turnover8Drive 8: opp 17 → FG10Drive 10: own 24 → Punt12Drive 12: own 40 → Punt14Drive 14: own 38 → FG16Drive 16: own 25 → FG18Drive 18: own 30 → Punt20Drive 20: own 5 → Punt22Drive 22: own 36 → Punt24Drive 24: own 27 → Punt26Drive 26: own 35 → FG28Drive 28: opp 30 → FG30Drive 30: own 3 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Clemson 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 26Q1 14:3844Punt2.20-2.2
2opp 27Q1 13:46928TD4.17+2.9
4own 36Q1 9:2710Turnover2.60-2.6
6own 31Q1 7:21744Turnover2.60-2.6
8opp 17Q1 2:36815FG4.23-1.2
10own 24Q2 13:15623Punt1.90-1.9
12own 40Q2 8:46513Punt2.80-2.8
14own 38Q2 7:03648FG2.63+0.4
16own 25Q2 2:541780FG2.03+1.0
18own 30Q3 14:02714Punt2.60-2.6
20own 5Q3 5:55733Punt1.50-1.5
22own 36Q3 1:0855Punt2.60-2.6
24own 27Q4 13:0940Punt2.40-2.4
26own 35Q4 9:33838FG2.63+0.4
28opp 30Q4 4:3340FG4.13-1.1
30own 3Q4 0:5530End of half1.40-1.4
16 drives7734742.322-20.3

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