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Sam Houston21atTroy24

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-11-5.50+5.5+11Sam Houston — Off. field pos.: -9.1-9.1Troy — Off. field pos.: -0.3-0.3Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Sam Houston — Off. scoring eff.: -1.2-1.2Troy — Off. scoring eff.: -9.6-9.6Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Sam Houston — Def. field pos.: +0.3+0.3Troy — Def. field pos.: +9.1+9.1Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Sam Houston — Def. scoring eff.: +9.6+9.6Troy — Def. scoring eff.: +1.2+1.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Sam Houston — Possessions: -2.6-2.6Troy — 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.
Sam HoustonTroyBreaks 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

01326Q1Q2Q3FinalSam Houston 21Troy 24
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Box score

Sam HoustonTroy
Total yards373342
Rushing yards38177
Rushing attempts2442
Yds / rush1.64.2
Passing yards335165
Passing attempts4624
Yds / pass7.36.9
First downs2218
Turnovers10
Penalties66
Penalty yards3555
Sacks44
Time of possession30:5129:09

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Sam Houston
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(14)79% / 21%43%7.4
Q2(20)75% / 25%55%5.6
Q3(19)74% / 26%42%2.6
Q4(17)59% / 41%53%6.5
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 94th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(25)10.052%5.2
2nd(14)7.350%6.8
3rd(11)12.345%7.5
All (50)—50%6.2
Rushing by down(offense 58th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(6)10.067%7.0
2nd(10)6.540%2.8
3rd(3)2.333%1.0
4th(1)1.00%-3.0
All (20)—45%3.5
Troy
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(23)48% / 52%39%6.2
Q2(16)31% / 69%25%4.7
Q3(11)55% / 45%27%2.4
Q4(15)33% / 67%40%7.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 127th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(9)10.022%3.7
2nd(11)10.245%9.3
3rd(7)8.429%2.6
All (27)—33%5.7
Rushing by down(offense 127th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.328%3.6
2nd(12)7.833%6.8
3rd(8)7.450%6.5
All (38)—34%5.2

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

1Drive 1: own 15 → Punt3Drive 3: own 24 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: own 28 → TD9Drive 9: own 28 → Punt11Drive 11: own 1 → Punt13Drive 13: own 30 → End of half15Drive 15: opp 14 → FG17Drive 17: own 40 → Punt19Drive 19: own 30 → Punt21Drive 21: own 13 → TD23Drive 23: own 47 → Punt25Drive 25: own 46 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Troy 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 15Q1 14:4956Punt1.70-1.7
3own 24Q1 12:24817Punt1.90-1.9
5own 25Q1 7:26976TD2.07+5.0
7own 28Q1 2:01772TD2.67+4.4
9own 28Q2 11:4755Punt2.60-2.6
11own 1Q2 6:111230Punt1.40-1.4
13own 30Q2 0:32712End of half2.60-2.6
15opp 14Q3 14:4750FG4.83-1.8
17own 40Q3 12:21718Punt2.80-2.8
19own 30Q3 8:0141Punt2.60-2.6
21own 13Q3 0:021187TD1.77+5.3
23own 47Q4 6:1459Punt3.50-3.5
25own 46Q4 0:54519End of half3.40-3.4
13 drives7034233.624-9.6

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

Sam Houston at Troy — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ