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2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-10.7-5.30+5.3+10.7Gardner-Webb — Off. field pos.: -5.7-5.7Liberty — Off. field pos.: -3.2-3.2Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Gardner-Webb — Off. scoring eff.: -7.8-7.8Liberty — Off. scoring eff.: -9.3-9.3Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Gardner-Webb — Def. field pos.: +3.2+3.2Liberty — Def. field pos.: +5.7+5.7Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Gardner-Webb — Def. scoring eff.: +9.3+9.3Liberty — Def. scoring eff.: +7.8+7.8Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Gardner-Webb — Possessions: 0.00.0Liberty — 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.
Gardner-WebbLibertyBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalGardner-Webb 23Liberty 24
Gardner-WebbLibertyhover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

Gardner-WebbLiberty
Total yards304379
Rushing yards118193
Rushing attempts3345
Yds / rush3.64.3
Passing yards186186
Passing attempts3821
Yds / pass4.98.9
First downs2318
Turnovers32
Penalties511
Penalty yards2796
Sacks42
Time of possession30:5229:08

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Gardner-Webb
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)55% / 45%55%6.3
Q2(16)50% / 50%25%6.5
Q3(17)65% / 35%24%3.1
Q4(17)53% / 47%24%3.4
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)10.047%4.8
2nd(14)8.729%4.8
3rd(9)8.633%5.4
4th(1)10.00%0.0
All (39)36%4.8
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.028%3.1
2nd(8)6.325%1.3
3rd(5)8.640%17.0
All (31)29%4.9
Liberty
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)36% / 64%64%11.5
Q2(22)50% / 50%41%4.8
Q3(15)40% / 60%20%3.1
Q4(16)25% / 75%38%6.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 128th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(7)10.029%3.3
2nd(7)7.943%12.6
3rd(10)9.510%5.6
4th(1)7.00%-11.0
All (25)24%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 55th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(22)10.245%6.5
2nd(14)7.557%5.4
3rd(2)1.550%1.5
4th(1)2.00%1.0
All (39)49%5.7

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

2Drive 2: own 30 → TD4Drive 4: opp 20 → TD6Drive 6: own 20 → Punt8Drive 8: own 15 → Punt11Drive 11: own 25 → Punt13Drive 13: own 25 → Downs15Drive 15: own 20 → FG16Drive 16: own 25 → Downs18Drive 18: own 20 → Punt20Drive 20: own 25 → Punt22Drive 22: own 35 → Turnover24Drive 24: own 43 → Punt26Drive 26: own 32 → TD28Drive 28: own 45 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Liberty 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 30Q1 11:40370TD2.67+4.4
4opp 20Q1 8:48220TD4.17+2.9
6own 20Q1 4:55936Punt1.70-1.7
8own 15Q2 13:1865Punt1.70-1.7
11own 25Q2 9:0043Punt2.00-2.0
13own 25Q2 5:35829Downs2.00-2.0
15own 20Q2 1:221268FG1.73+1.3
16own 25Q3 14:51931Downs2.00-2.0
18own 20Q3 10:29611Punt1.70-1.7
20own 25Q3 2:2745Punt2.00-2.0
22own 35Q4 13:1624Turnover2.60-2.6
24own 43Q4 11:411031Punt3.10-3.1
26own 32Q4 5:06673TD2.67+4.4
28own 45Q4 1:335-9End of half3.30-3.3
14 drives6837933.324-9.3

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