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San José State26atUSC42

2026 · Week 0

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-20.2-10.10+10.1+20.2San José State — Off. field pos.: -3.6-3.6USC — Off. field pos.: -1.6-1.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.San José State — Off. scoring eff.: +3.6+3.6USC — Off. scoring eff.: +17.5+17.5Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.San José State — Def. field pos.: +1.6+1.6USC — Def. field pos.: +3.6+3.6Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.San José State — Def. scoring eff.: -17.5-17.5USC — Def. scoring eff.: -3.6-3.6Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.San José 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.
San José 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

02346Q1Q2Q3FinalSan José State 26USC 42
San José StateUSChover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

San José StateUSC
Total yards336505
Rushing yards102164
Rushing attempts2440
Yds / rush4.34.1
Passing yards234341
Passing attempts3236
Yds / pass7.39.5
First downs1929
Turnovers01
Penalties15
Penalty yards1534
Sacks21
Time of possession22:4537:15

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

San José State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(6)67% / 33%17%1.8
Q2(20)45% / 55%35%4.5
Q3(15)67% / 33%53%2.4
Q4(15)67% / 33%53%7.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 61st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(16)9.463%3.6
2nd(9)7.333%6.6
3rd(8)6.638%4.6
All (33)—48%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 116th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)9.527%4.2
2nd(8)8.038%3.3
3rd(3)7.067%11.0
4th(1)1.00%-2.0
All (23)—35%4.5
USC
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(25)32% / 68%60%4.8
Q2(20)65% / 35%80%9.6
Q3(12)75% / 25%58%7.7
Q4(19)42% / 58%63%5.6
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(22)10.459%8.4
2nd(12)8.275%8.8
3rd(4)7.550%10.3
All (38)—63%8.7
Rushing by down(offense 63rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)8.473%4.9
2nd(12)5.858%4.3
3rd(9)3.078%5.9
4th(2)2.550%3.0
All (38)—68%4.8

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

1Drive 1: own 23 → TD3Drive 3: opp 22 → Downs5Drive 5: opp 43 → TD7Drive 7: own 9 → TD9Drive 9: own 20 → TD12Drive 12: own 17 → Punt14Drive 14: own 26 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 21 → Turnover20Drive 20: opp 43 → 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 23Q1 14:471377TD1.77+5.3
3opp 22Q1 7:26621Downs4.10-4.1
5opp 43Q1 3:02943TD3.97+3.1
7own 9Q2 8:141291TD1.77+5.3
9own 20Q2 1:37780TD1.77+5.3
12own 17Q3 12:31518Punt1.70-1.7
14own 26Q3 6:59974TD2.27+4.8
16own 25Q4 14:471075TD2.07+5.0
18own 21Q4 5:00723Turnover1.70-1.7
20opp 43Q4 1:3849End of half3.90-3.9
10 drives7750524.542+17.5

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