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2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-18.5-9.20+9.2+18.5Montana State — Off. field pos.: -1.4-1.4Nevada — Off. field pos.: -5.6-5.6Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Montana State — Off. scoring eff.: -7.3-7.3Nevada — Off. scoring eff.: -16.1-16.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Montana State — Def. field pos.: +5.6+5.6Nevada — Def. field pos.: +1.4+1.4Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Montana State — Def. scoring eff.: +16.1+16.1Nevada — Def. scoring eff.: +7.3+7.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Montana State — 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.
Montana StateNevadaBreaks 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

01122Q1Q2Q3FinalMontana State 20Nevada 7
Montana StateNevadahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Montana StateNevada
Total yards330349
Rushing yards151182
Rushing attempts4035
Yds / rush3.85.2
Passing yards179167
Passing attempts2336
Yds / pass7.84.6
First downs2122
Turnovers04
Penalties139
Penalty yards12586
Sacks03
Time of possession32:4227:18

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Montana State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)68% / 32%63%8.0
Q2(14)29% / 71%43%6.2
Q3(14)29% / 71%43%4.4
Q4(15)27% / 73%33%2.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)11.262%9.0
2nd(4)12.325%3.5
3rd(8)8.638%5.4
All (25)—48%7.0
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.841%3.9
2nd(15)7.153%4.9
3rd(5)7.840%5.6
All (37)—46%4.5
Nevada
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(13)46% / 54%38%3.6
Q2(23)43% / 57%48%5.1
Q3(13)23% / 77%31%4.2
Q4(21)76% / 24%38%6.2
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(15)10.240%5.1
2nd(10)9.430%4.4
3rd(8)7.825%5.6
4th(2)5.00%0.0
All (35)—31%4.7
Rushing by down(offense 80th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.747%5.5
2nd(13)6.754%5.9
3rd(5)4.240%4.0
4th(2)1.050%1.5
All (35)—49%5.2

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

2Drive 2: own 34 → Downs4Drive 4: own 25 → Punt6Drive 6: own 28 → Turnover8Drive 8: own 25 → Downs10Drive 10: own 20 → Turnover12Drive 12: own 25 → Punt14Drive 14: own 17 → Punt16Drive 16: own 18 → Punt18Drive 18: own 45 → TD20Drive 20: own 20 → Turnover22Drive 22: own 22 → 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+/−
2own 34Q1 11:47728Downs2.60-2.6
4own 25Q1 5:2758Punt2.00-2.0
6own 28Q1 1:221355Turnover2.60-2.6
8own 25Q2 5:32924Downs2.00-2.0
10own 20Q2 1:261154Turnover1.70-1.7
12own 25Q3 15:0047Punt2.00-2.0
14own 17Q3 9:45726Punt1.70-1.7
16own 18Q3 2:57621Punt1.70-1.7
18own 45Q4 14:18955TD3.37+3.7
20own 20Q4 6:32631Turnover1.70-1.7
22own 22Q4 0:561044End of half1.70-1.7
11 drives7434923.17-16.1

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