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App State27atEast Carolina24

2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-12.6-6.30+6.3+12.6Appalachian State — Off. field pos.: +1.4+1.4East Carolina — Off. field pos.: -7.0-7.0Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Appalachian State — Off. scoring eff.: -11.0-11.0East Carolina — Off. scoring eff.: -0.3-0.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Appalachian State — Def. field pos.: +7.0+7.0East Carolina — 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.Appalachian State — Def. scoring eff.: +0.3+0.3East Carolina — Def. scoring eff.: +11.0+11.0Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Appalachian State — Possessions: +5.2+5.2East Carolina — 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.
Appalachian StateEast CarolinaBreaks 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

01530Q1Q2Q3FinalAppalachian State 27East Carolina 24
Appalachian StateEast Carolinahover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Appalachian StateEast Carolina
Total yards396417
Rushing yards129187
Rushing attempts4435
Yds / rush2.95.3
Passing yards267230
Passing attempts2837
Yds / pass9.56.2
First downs2122
Turnovers02
Penalties138
Penalty yards8072
Sacks22
Time of possession36:0623:54

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Appalachian State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)40% / 60%33%4.9
Q2(21)38% / 62%43%6.7
Q3(21)52% / 48%43%5.8
Q4(14)36% / 64%21%3.9
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 25th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.540%3.5
2nd(10)7.470%12.8
3rd(10)9.040%9.5
All (30)50%8.6
Rushing by down(offense 123rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.618%2.6
2nd(14)9.736%4.1
3rd(5)8.640%3.6
All (41)27%3.2
East Carolina
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(19)37% / 63%68%7.5
Q2(14)43% / 57%43%5.7
Q3(12)67% / 33%33%7.5
Q4(27)67% / 33%44%4.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 81st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.857%4.0
2nd(15)8.740%9.8
3rd(8)10.80%1.6
4th(2)6.550%3.5
All (39)38%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 60th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.561%8.1
2nd(10)5.060%3.3
3rd(4)4.550%3.5
4th(1)3.0100%15.0
All (33)61%6.3

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Missed FG3Drive 3: own 17 → TD7Drive 7: own 25 → Punt9Drive 9: own 25 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → FG14Drive 14: own 25 → TD16Drive 16: own 5 → Punt18Drive 18: own 25 → Punt20Drive 20: own 20 → Punt22Drive 22: own 12 → Punt24Drive 24: own 28 → Turnover26Drive 26: own 40 → TDown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
East Carolina 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 14:511360Missed FG2.00-2.0
3own 17Q1 7:01983TD1.77+5.3
7own 25Q2 14:12618Punt2.00-2.0
9own 25Q2 8:3847Punt2.00-2.0
11own 25Q2 3:261055FG2.03+1.0
14own 25Q3 12:04785TD2.07+5.0
16own 5Q3 7:014-1Punt1.50-1.5
18own 25Q3 3:485-3Punt2.00-2.0
20own 20Q3 0:03825Punt1.70-1.7
22own 12Q4 8:2450Punt1.70-1.7
24own 28Q4 5:441149Turnover2.60-2.6
26own 40Q4 1:35952TD2.87+4.2
12 drives7441724.324-0.3

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