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2026 · Week 2

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-8.6-4.30+4.3+8.6Middle Tennessee — Off. field pos.: -7.5-7.5Marshall — Off. field pos.: -0.1-0.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Off. scoring eff.: +2.2+2.2Marshall — Off. scoring eff.: -3.2-3.2Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Def. field pos.: +0.1+0.1Marshall — Def. field pos.: +7.5+7.5Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Def. scoring eff.: +3.2+3.2Marshall — Def. scoring eff.: -2.2-2.2Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.Middle Tennessee — Possessions: 0.00.0Marshall — 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.
Middle TennesseeMarshallBreaks 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

01631Q1Q2Q3FinalMiddle Tennessee 26Marshall 28
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Box score

Middle TennesseeMarshall
Total yards352310
Rushing yards109129
Rushing attempts2238
Yds / rush5.03.4
Passing yards243181
Passing attempts4723
Yds / pass5.27.9
First downs2219
Turnovers11
Penalties75
Penalty yards3435
Sacks01
Time of possession32:4627:14

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

Middle Tennessee
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(15)47% / 53%40%4.8
Q2(12)67% / 33%33%4.8
Q3(22)77% / 23%59%5.5
Q4(19)84% / 16%37%5.1
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 96th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(19)9.747%5.0
2nd(16)7.644%5.1
3rd(12)8.333%4.0
4th(1)10.0100%15.0
All (48)—44%5.0
Rushing by down(offense 51st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(11)10.045%5.9
2nd(8)6.350%4.8
3rd(1)11.00%4.0
All (20)—45%5.3
Marshall
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(12)50% / 50%25%9.0
Q2(21)29% / 71%57%5.2
Q3(8)38% / 63%38%4.5
Q4(18)44% / 56%39%4.2
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 62nd on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(10)10.070%6.7
2nd(6)10.733%15.8
3rd(7)8.014%2.7
All (23)—43%7.9
Rushing by down(offense 129th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(17)8.641%4.6
2nd(14)5.643%3.9
3rd(5)5.240%2.8
All (36)—42%4.1

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

1Drive 1: own 20 → Punt3Drive 3: own 16 → TD6Drive 6: own 25 → Punt8Drive 8: own 25 → TD10Drive 10: own 25 → Punt12Drive 12: own 12 → End of half14Drive 14: own 13 → Punt16Drive 16: own 28 → Punt18Drive 18: own 32 → TD20Drive 20: own 32 → Punt22Drive 22: opp 2 → TD24Drive 24: opp 31 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Marshall 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 20Q1 14:4745Punt1.70-1.7
3own 16Q1 12:00584TD1.77+5.3
6own 25Q1 9:02819Punt2.00-2.0
8own 25Q2 14:441465TD2.07+5.0
10own 25Q2 3:4158Punt2.00-2.0
12own 12Q2 1:23936End of half1.70-1.7
14own 13Q3 11:27614Punt1.70-1.7
16own 28Q3 5:2645Punt2.60-2.6
18own 32Q3 0:171265TD2.67+4.4
20own 32Q4 10:52929Punt2.60-2.6
22opp 2Q4 4:1812TD6.47+0.6
24opp 31Q4 0:474-3End of half4.10-4.1
12 drives6231031.228-3.2

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

Middle Tennessee at Marshall — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ