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Mississippi Valley State0atSacramento State52

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-34.6-17.30+17.3+34.6Mississippi Valley State — Off. field pos.: -3.8-3.8Sacramento State — Off. field pos.: +7.1+7.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi Valley State — Off. scoring eff.: -30.1-30.1Sacramento State — Off. scoring eff.: +5.8+5.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi Valley State — Def. field pos.: -7.1-7.1Sacramento State — Def. field pos.: +3.8+3.8Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi Valley State — Def. scoring eff.: -5.8-5.8Sacramento State — Def. scoring eff.: +30.1+30.1Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Mississippi Valley State — Possessions: -5.2-5.2Sacramento State — 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.
Mississippi Valley StateSacramento StateBreaks 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

02957Q1Q2Q3FinalMississippi Valley State 0Sacramento State 52
Mississippi Valley StateSacramento Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Mississippi Valley StateSacramento State
Total yards147453
Rushing yards104203
Rushing attempts3441
Yds / rush3.15.0
Passing yards43250
Passing attempts1929
Yds / pass2.38.6
First downs626
Turnovers12
Penalties114
Penalty yards11735
Sacks04
Time of possession26:5233:08

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Mississippi Valley State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(16)63% / 38%6%2.0
Q2(9)44% / 56%11%5.1
Q3(13)31% / 69%54%4.6
Q4(12)33% / 67%0%1.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(4)10.025%1.3
2nd(8)9.40%0.6
3rd(10)7.910%2.4
All (22)9%1.5
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.421%3.1
2nd(8)7.038%3.5
3rd(5)9.820%10.0
4th(1)6.00%-2.0
All (28)25%4.3
Sacramento State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(17)41% / 59%29%5.2
Q2(23)65% / 35%43%5.4
Q3(15)40% / 60%80%9.3
Q4(15)7% / 93%47%7.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.940%11.1
2nd(12)7.350%8.1
3rd(7)7.443%6.0
All (29)45%8.6
Rushing by down(offense 112th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)9.550%5.9
2nd(11)6.545%5.7
3rd(7)3.457%2.4
4th(1)1.0100%5.0
All (41)51%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: opp 9 → TD5Drive 5: own 21 → Turnover7Drive 7: own 38 → Punt9Drive 9: own 40 → TD11Drive 11: opp 48 → FG12Drive 12: opp 31 → TD14Drive 14: opp 5 → FG16Drive 16: own 38 → —19Drive 19: own 30 → Turnover21Drive 21: own 1 → TD23Drive 23: own 38 → TD25Drive 25: own 14 → Punt27Drive 27: opp 18 → TD29Drive 29: own 47 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Sacramento State 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 14:5744Punt2.00-2.0
3opp 9Q1 12:0639TD5.27+1.8
5own 21Q1 8:3244Turnover1.70-1.7
7own 38Q1 6:5458Punt2.60-2.6
9own 40Q1 2:59460TD2.87+4.2
11opp 48Q1 0:131328FG3.53-0.5
12opp 31Q2 10:55736TD4.17+2.9
14opp 5Q2 3:5542FG5.73-2.7
16own 38Q2 1:5110622.64+1.4
19own 30Q3 10:37733Turnover2.60-2.6
21own 1Q3 5:049107TD1.47+5.6
23own 38Q4 13:26562TD2.67+4.4
25own 14Q4 9:43818Punt1.70-1.7
27opp 18Q4 3:53218TD4.27+2.8
29own 47Q4 1:39414End of half3.50-3.5
15 drives7445346.252+5.8

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

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