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Portland State20atSan Diego State53

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-20.6-10.30+10.3+20.6Portland State — Off. field pos.: -1.1-1.1San Diego State — 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.Portland State — Off. scoring eff.: -12.8-12.8San Diego State — Off. scoring eff.: +17.9+17.9Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Portland State — Def. field pos.: -1.2-1.2San Diego State — Def. field pos.: +1.1+1.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Portland State — Def. scoring eff.: -17.9-17.9San Diego State — Def. scoring eff.: +12.8+12.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Portland State — Possessions: 0.00.0San Diego State — 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.
Portland StateSan Diego 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

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Portland StateSan Diego Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Portland StateSan Diego State
Total yards375394
Rushing yards95237
Rushing attempts3042
Yds / rush3.25.6
Passing yards280157
Passing attempts5221
Yds / pass5.47.5
First downs2122
Turnovers33
Penalties126
Penalty yards9855
Sacks11
Time of possession33:2526:35

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Portland State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(21)57% / 43%52%5.2
Q2(19)74% / 26%32%5.1
Q3(17)65% / 35%47%4.1
Q4(23)65% / 35%39%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)10.347%5.7
2nd(14)7.836%3.3
3rd(16)5.431%4.7
4th(3)3.367%12.7
All (52)40%5.1
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)9.442%3.5
2nd(11)6.545%4.4
3rd(3)3.367%3.7
4th(2)1.050%0.5
All (28)46%3.6
San Diego State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)43% / 57%43%6.7
Q2(19)42% / 58%42%7.2
Q3(12)25% / 75%67%5.3
Q4(16)31% / 69%38%4.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 135th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.040%7.5
2nd(9)8.056%5.0
3rd(2)10.0100%18.5
4th(1)1.00%-8.0
All (22)50%6.8
Rushing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)8.128%3.1
2nd(11)7.364%12.0
3rd(9)3.144%3.0
4th(1)1.0100%7.0
All (39)44%5.7

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

1Drive 1: own 13 → Punt3Drive 3: own 31 → Turnover5Drive 5: own 35 → TD7Drive 7: opp 1 → TD9Drive 9: own 17 → TD11Drive 11: own 46 → TD13Drive 13: own 16 → End of half18Drive 18: opp 30 → TD20Drive 20: own 34 → FG22Drive 22: own 22 → Turnover24Drive 24: own 35 → TD26Drive 26: opp 31 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
San Diego 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+/−
1own 13Q1 14:52717Punt1.70-1.7
3own 31Q1 6:34412Turnover2.60-2.6
5own 35Q1 1:59465TD2.67+4.4
7opp 1Q2 14:0411TD6.47+0.6
9own 17Q2 10:14683TD1.78+6.3
11own 46Q2 6:301044TD3.47+3.6
13own 16Q2 1:0468End of half1.70-1.7
16Q3 11:3110TD7
18opp 30Q3 9:43922TD4.17+2.9
20own 34Q3 2:231138FG2.63+0.4
22own 22Q4 11:2138Turnover1.70-1.7
24own 35Q4 5:07750TD2.67+4.4
26opp 31Q4 2:44622Downs4.10-4.1
13 drives6439435.153+17.9

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

Portland State at San Diego State — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ