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San José State27atEastern Michigan21

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-17.6-8.80+8.8+17.6San José State — Off. field pos.: -3.2-3.2Eastern Michigan — Off. field pos.: -0.2-0.2Off. 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.: -11.5-11.5Eastern Michigan — Off. scoring eff.: -15.3-15.3Off. 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.: +0.2+0.2Eastern Michigan — Def. field pos.: +3.2+3.2Def. 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.: +15.3+15.3Eastern Michigan — Def. scoring eff.: +11.5+11.5Def. 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: +5.2+5.2Eastern Michigan — 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.
San José StateEastern MichiganBreaks 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalSan José State 27Eastern Michigan 21
San José StateEastern Michiganhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

San José StateEastern Michigan
Total yards453281
Rushing yards137107
Rushing attempts3625
Yds / rush3.84.3
Passing yards316174
Passing attempts4143
Yds / pass7.74.0
First downs1913
Turnovers21
Penalties134
Penalty yards10035
Sacks01
Time of possession29:5230:08

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

San José State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)50% / 50%31%4.4
Q2(19)68% / 32%42%9.4
Q3(19)63% / 37%37%5.1
Q4(21)38% / 62%29%5.8
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(14)11.429%4.4
2nd(16)8.950%11.6
3rd(10)8.230%7.5
4th(1)2.0100%5.0
All (41)39%7.9
Rushing by down(offense 116th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)11.429%4.0
2nd(10)9.730%3.5
3rd(6)9.533%6.5
4th(1)1.00%-1.0
All (34)29%4.1
Eastern Michigan
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)38% / 63%50%3.2
Q2(18)61% / 39%28%6.1
Q3(15)67% / 33%40%6.3
Q4(19)84% / 16%5%1.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 126th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.042%6.3
2nd(15)8.740%4.8
3rd(13)7.38%2.1
4th(3)4.70%0.0
All (43)28%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 109th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)10.015%1.4
2nd(8)6.138%2.9
3rd(3)3.367%5.3
4th(1)1.0100%50.0
All (25)32%4.3

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

2Drive 2: own 33 → Punt4Drive 4: own 20 → Punt6Drive 6: own 43 → Downs8Drive 8: own 42 → TD10Drive 10: own 8 → Punt12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → Punt18Drive 18: own 24 → Punt21Drive 21: own 23 → Punt23Drive 23: own 25 → Punt25Drive 25: own 12 → Punt27Drive 27: own 16 → Turnover29Drive 29: own 25 → Downsown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Eastern Michigan drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
2own 33Q1 13:0768Punt2.60-2.6
4own 20Q1 10:061246Punt1.70-1.7
6own 43Q1 2:14819Downs3.10-3.1
8own 42Q2 12:13858TD3.07+4.0
10own 8Q2 5:00922Punt1.70-1.7
12own 25Q2 1:1548Punt2.00-2.0
14own 25Q3 14:53975TD2.07+5.0
16own 25Q3 6:0442Punt2.00-2.0
18own 24Q3 4:25618Punt1.90-1.9
21own 23Q4 14:4344Punt1.70-1.7
23own 25Q4 11:135-1Punt2.00-2.0
25own 12Q4 7:5042Punt1.70-1.7
27own 16Q4 3:0558Turnover1.70-1.7
29own 25Q4 1:33612Downs2.00-2.0
14 drives6928129.321-8.3

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