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Mercyhurst7atNew Mexico70

2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-31.9-15.90+15.9+31.9Mercyhurst — Off. field pos.: -9.8-9.8New Mexico — Off. field pos.: +27.7+27.7Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mercyhurst — Off. scoring eff.: -24.9-24.9New Mexico — Off. scoring eff.: -2.1-2.1Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Mercyhurst — Def. field pos.: -27.7-27.7New Mexico — Def. field pos.: +9.8+9.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mercyhurst — Def. scoring eff.: +2.1+2.1New Mexico — Def. scoring eff.: +24.9+24.9Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mercyhurst — Possessions: -2.6-2.6New Mexico — Possessions: +2.6+2.6PossessionsValue 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.
MercyhurstNew MexicoBreaks 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

03977Q1Q2Q3FinalMercyhurst 7New Mexico 70
MercyhurstNew Mexicohover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MercyhurstNew Mexico
Total yards155460
Rushing yards18287
Rushing attempts2852
Yds / rush0.65.5
Passing yards137173
Passing attempts2718
Yds / pass5.19.6
First downs1023
Turnovers60
Penalties114
Penalty yards9844
Sacks25
Time of possession26:2733:33

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Mercyhurst
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)82% / 18%36%10.0
Q2(21)52% / 48%24%1.9
Q3(11)64% / 36%9%0.9
Q4(9)33% / 67%22%4.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.025%8.7
2nd(10)9.420%1.4
3rd(8)10.125%1.6
All (30)23%4.4
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.027%3.3
2nd(7)10.714%3.0
3rd(4)8.525%3.0
All (22)23%3.1
New Mexico
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)35% / 65%40%4.0
Q2(19)47% / 53%58%12.6
Q3(16)19% / 81%44%5.8
Q4(14)0% / 100%50%4.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 132nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.020%4.6
2nd(5)10.220%14.8
3rd(4)5.025%10.5
All (19)21%8.5
Rushing by down(offense 31st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)8.867%6.9
2nd(17)6.653%5.5
3rd(8)5.050%6.0
4th(1)1.00%0.0
All (50)58%6.1

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

1Drive 1: own 40 → Downs3Drive 3: opp 46 → Punt5Drive 5: opp 40 → TD7Drive 7: own 31 → TD9Drive 9: opp 47 → TD11Drive 11: opp 4 → TD13Drive 13: own 32 → TD15Drive 15: opp 26 → TD17Drive 17: own 38 → Punt19Drive 19: own 40 → TD22Drive 22: own 9 → Turnover23Drive 23: opp 5 → TD25Drive 25: opp 35 → —27Drive 27: opp 48 → Punt29Drive 29: own 44 → Missed FG31Drive 31: 50 → —33Drive 33: own 22 → Puntown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
New Mexico 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 40Q1 14:45929Downs2.80-2.8
3opp 46Q1 9:5782Punt3.60-3.6
5opp 40Q1 3:50640TD4.07+3.0
7own 31Q1 0:02569TD2.67+4.4
9opp 47Q2 13:21442TD3.57+3.5
11opp 4Q2 12:5524TD5.97+1.1
13own 32Q2 9:56268TD2.67+4.4
15opp 26Q2 7:04226TD4.17+2.9
17own 38Q2 3:5844Punt2.60-2.6
19own 40Q2 1:31735TD2.87+4.2
22own 9Q3 12:2744Turnover1.70-1.7
23opp 5Q3 10:4615TD5.77+1.3
25opp 35Q3 9:111354.10-4.1
27opp 48Q3 8:5545Punt3.50-3.5
29own 44Q3 5:051451Missed FG3.20-3.2
3150Q4 9:487503.50-3.5
33own 22Q4 4:1040Punt1.70-1.7
17 drives7546058.170+11.9

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