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Maine3atApp State55

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-34.3-17.10+17.1+34.3Maine — Off. field pos.: -6.9-6.9Appalachian State — Off. field pos.: -0.9-0.9Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Maine — Off. scoring eff.: -18.8-18.8Appalachian State — Off. scoring eff.: +29.8+29.8Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Maine — Def. field pos.: +0.9+0.9Appalachian State — Def. field pos.: +6.9+6.9Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Maine — Def. scoring eff.: -29.8-29.8Appalachian State — Def. scoring eff.: +18.8+18.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Maine — Possessions: +2.6+2.6Appalachian State — 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.
MaineAppalachian 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

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MaineAppalachian Statehover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

MaineAppalachian State
Total yards250647
Rushing yards52299
Rushing attempts2839
Yds / rush1.97.7
Passing yards198348
Passing attempts3233
Yds / pass6.210.5
First downs1234
Turnovers21
Penalties44
Penalty yards3030
Sacks12
Time of possession26:5133:09

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Maine
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(6)67% / 33%0%1.3
Q2(17)59% / 41%35%4.1
Q3(23)61% / 39%35%3.6
Q4(14)43% / 57%43%6.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.043%8.1
2nd(11)8.736%5.6
3rd(14)8.036%4.6
4th(2)8.050%2.5
All (34)38%5.5
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)9.729%3.4
2nd(8)6.913%-0.5
3rd(1)10.0100%14.0
All (26)27%2.6
Appalachian State
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(22)27% / 73%55%9.7
Q2(21)67% / 33%62%8.0
Q3(10)60% / 40%90%9.6
Q4(18)39% / 61%72%10.1
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(16)10.375%13.0
2nd(12)6.683%9.4
3rd(5)5.240%5.4
All (33)73%10.5
Rushing by down(offense 123rd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(24)9.458%8.4
2nd(9)6.467%10.4
3rd(2)6.50%5.0
4th(3)1.3100%2.3
All (38)61%8.2

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

1Drive 1: own 25 → —3Drive 3: own 22 → TD5Drive 5: own 13 → FG7Drive 7: own 30 → TD9Drive 9: opp 40 → TD11Drive 11: own 45 → TD14Drive 14: own 31 → TD16Drive 16: own 25 → TD18Drive 18: own 32 → TD20Drive 20: own 30 → FGown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Appalachian 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 14:5513552.00-2.0
3own 22Q1 7:22478TD1.77+5.3
5own 13Q1 4:291384FG1.73+1.3
7own 30Q2 12:29770TD2.67+4.4
9opp 40Q2 8:29940TD4.07+3.0
11own 45Q2 1:05755TD3.37+3.7
14own 31Q3 11:43969TD2.67+4.4
16own 25Q3 0:381085TD2.07+5.0
18own 32Q4 11:41368TD2.67+4.4
20own 30Q4 7:421256FG2.63+0.4
10 drives7464725.255+29.8

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

Maine at App State — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ