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Fresno State0atUSC39

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-21.8-10.90+10.9+21.8Fresno State — Off. field pos.: -7.1-7.1USC — Off. field pos.: -0.4-0.4Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Fresno State — Off. scoring eff.: -19.0-19.0USC — Off. scoring eff.: +13.3+13.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Fresno State — Def. field pos.: +0.4+0.4USC — Def. field pos.: +7.1+7.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Fresno State — Def. scoring eff.: -13.3-13.3USC — Def. scoring eff.: +19.0+19.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Fresno State — Possessions: 0.00.0USC — 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.
Fresno StateUSCBreaks 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

02243Q1Q2Q3FinalFresno State 0USC 39
Fresno StateUSChover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Fresno StateUSC
Total yards116552
Rushing yards39140
Rushing attempts2937
Yds / rush1.33.8
Passing yards77412
Passing attempts1531
Yds / pass5.113.3
First downs927
Turnovers22
Penalties35
Penalty yards1044
Sacks05
Time of possession21:0838:52

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Fresno State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%38%4.0
Q2(9)33% / 67%11%1.0
Q3(3)33% / 67%0%1.7
Q4(16)44% / 56%31%4.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 26th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(3)10.067%8.0
2nd(6)8.233%5.0
3rd(7)5.729%2.7
4th(1)8.00%-7.0
All (17)—35%3.9
Rushing by down(offense 128th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.921%2.1
2nd(9)6.922%3.9
3rd(1)3.00%2.0
All (24)—21%2.8
USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)56% / 44%50%7.4
Q2(20)40% / 60%70%11.4
Q3(19)47% / 53%47%6.0
Q4(11)27% / 73%45%7.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 1st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)9.978%12.9
2nd(12)8.592%17.8
3rd(7)6.971%5.6
4th(1)5.0100%31.0
All (29)—83%13.8
Rushing by down(offense 63rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(26)9.335%4.5
2nd(9)5.033%2.7
3rd(1)1.00%0.0
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (37)—32%3.8

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

1Drive 1: own 18 → TD3Drive 3: own 10 → Turnover5Drive 5: own 17 → TD7Drive 7: own 45 → Downs9Drive 9: own 35 → TD11Drive 11: opp 38 → TD14Drive 14: own 10 → Turnover16Drive 16: own 21 → Punt18Drive 18: own 21 → TD20Drive 20: own 15 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
USC 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 18Q1 14:521282TD1.77+5.3
3own 10Q1 5:04637Turnover1.70-1.7
5own 17Q2 14:06483TD1.77+5.3
7own 45Q2 10:46642Downs3.30-3.3
9own 35Q2 6:53565TD2.67+4.4
11opp 38Q2 2:17738TD4.07+3.0
14own 10Q3 13:161475Turnover1.70-1.7
16own 21Q3 5:021039Punt1.70-1.7
18own 21Q4 12:221179TD1.77+5.3
20own 15Q4 0:362-1End of half1.70-1.7
10 drives7355221.739+17.3

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