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Western Kentucky14atNevada49

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-20.3-10.10+10.1+20.3Western Kentucky — Off. field pos.: -7.0-7.0Nevada — Off. field pos.: +0.1+0.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Off. scoring eff.: -10.3-10.3Nevada — Off. scoring eff.: +17.6+17.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Def. field pos.: -0.1-0.1Nevada — Def. field pos.: +7.0+7.0Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Def. scoring eff.: -17.6-17.6Nevada — Def. scoring eff.: +10.3+10.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Western Kentucky — Possessions: 0.00.0Nevada — 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.
Western KentuckyNevadaBreaks 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

02754Q1Q2Q3FinalWestern Kentucky 14Nevada 49
Western KentuckyNevadahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Western KentuckyNevada
Total yards367486
Rushing yards164323
Rushing attempts4242
Yds / rush3.97.7
Passing yards203163
Passing attempts4016
Yds / pass5.110.2
First downs2320
Turnovers21
Penalties64
Penalty yards5940
Sacks03
Time of possession32:3327:27

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Western Kentucky
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(18)56% / 44%50%4.3
Q2(25)48% / 52%48%5.1
Q3(24)67% / 33%29%3.8
Q4(13)23% / 77%62%6.0
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 110th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)10.047%4.3
2nd(14)8.929%3.3
3rd(9)9.156%7.1
4th(1)3.0100%6.0
All (41)—44%4.6
Rushing by down(offense 120th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.647%4.6
2nd(14)5.964%5.6
3rd(7)7.114%3.9
4th(1)2.00%0.0
All (39)—46%4.7
Nevada
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)41% / 59%53%11.5
Q2(10)30% / 70%50%12.1
Q3(16)38% / 63%56%8.1
Q4(15)0% / 100%47%3.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 130th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.050%11.6
2nd(6)9.533%14.3
3rd(4)5.550%4.8
All (16)—44%10.9
Rushing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.157%8.4
2nd(13)5.546%8.3
3rd(6)7.550%5.3
4th(2)1.5100%3.0
All (42)—55%7.7

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → TD3Drive 3: own 5 → Punt5Drive 5: own 12 → TD7Drive 7: 50 → Punt9Drive 9: own 36 → Turnover11Drive 11: own 4 → TD14Drive 14: own 43 → TD16Drive 16: own 14 → Punt18Drive 18: own 45 → TD20Drive 20: own 43 → TD22Drive 22: opp 8 → TD24Drive 24: own 25 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Nevada 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 14:44275TD2.07+5.0
3own 5Q1 10:41547Punt1.50-1.5
5own 12Q1 6:381173TD1.77+5.3
750Q2 14:41813Punt3.50-3.5
9own 36Q2 4:5818Turnover2.60-2.6
11own 4Q2 3:24396TD1.57+5.5
14own 43Q3 13:07657TD3.17+3.9
16own 14Q3 7:3547Punt1.70-1.7
18own 45Q3 5:59555TD3.37+3.7
20own 43Q3 0:551457TD3.17+3.9
22opp 8Q4 6:3128TD5.27+1.8
24own 25Q4 1:083-2End of half2.00-2.0
12 drives6148631.449+17.6

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

Western Kentucky at Nevada — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ