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Memphis27atUNLV21

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8-40+4+8Memphis — Off. field pos.: -5.9-5.9UNLV — Off. field pos.: -5.9-5.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Memphis — Off. scoring eff.: +4.2+4.2UNLV — Off. scoring eff.: -7.0-7.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Memphis — Def. field pos.: +5.9+5.9UNLV — Def. field pos.: +5.9+5.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Memphis — Def. scoring eff.: +7.0+7.0UNLV — Def. scoring eff.: -4.2-4.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Memphis — Possessions: -5.2-5.2UNLV — 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.
MemphisUNLVBreaks 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalMemphis 27UNLV 21
MemphisUNLVhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MemphisUNLV
Total yards418460
Rushing yards195169
Rushing attempts3441
Yds / rush5.74.1
Passing yards223291
Passing attempts2638
Yds / pass8.67.7
First downs2023
Turnovers10
Penalties77
Penalty yards7075
Sacks61
Time of possession24:5135:09

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Memphis
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)38% / 62%38%5.3
Q2(11)55% / 45%64%8.4
Q3(19)53% / 47%58%9.2
Q4(15)33% / 67%27%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 51st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.050%9.0
2nd(7)7.957%12.0
3rd(7)6.014%0.7
All (26)42%7.6
Rushing by down(offense 84th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)10.069%8.1
2nd(12)7.125%3.5
3rd(4)8.850%7.3
All (32)50%6.3
UNLV
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)47% / 53%41%5.5
Q2(24)58% / 42%42%7.5
Q3(19)58% / 42%32%8.5
Q4(18)61% / 39%22%1.8
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 117th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.047%6.0
2nd(11)10.427%5.5
3rd(12)11.617%3.3
4th(4)13.025%13.3
All (44)32%5.8
Rushing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.725%3.9
2nd(14)8.450%9.9
3rd(3)6.033%3.0
4th(1)1.0100%2.0
All (34)38%6.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 29 → Punt5Drive 5: own 14 → Punt7Drive 7: own 14 → TD9Drive 9: own 25 → TD11Drive 11: opp 48 → End of half13Drive 13: own 15 → TD15Drive 15: own 25 → Downs17Drive 17: own 15 → Punt19Drive 19: own 25 → Punt21Drive 21: own 25 → Downs23Drive 23: own 40 → Punt25Drive 25: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
UNLV 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 25Q1 14:50728Punt2.00-2.0
3own 29Q1 10:53525Punt2.60-2.6
5own 14Q1 3:531140Punt1.70-1.7
7own 14Q2 12:43986TD1.77+5.3
9own 25Q2 5:18856TD2.07+5.0
11opp 48Q2 1:431438End of half3.50-3.5
13own 15Q3 12:57685TD1.77+5.3
15own 25Q3 8:29760Downs2.00-2.0
17own 15Q3 4:2058Punt1.70-1.7
19own 25Q3 0:3758Punt2.00-2.0
21own 25Q4 12:001238Downs2.00-2.0
23own 40Q4 4:274-10Punt2.80-2.8
25own 25Q4 0:5545Downs2.00-2.0
13 drives8046028.021-7.0

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