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The units, side by side

KENTSCbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence964Offence: points per play — defence1225Offence: success rate — offence169Offence: success rate — defence469Offence: explosiveness — offence8551Offence: explosiveness — defence361Run game — offence791Run game — defence2173Pass game — offence2836Pass game — defence173Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1894Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence1891Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence2972Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence7275

Percentile among the 138 FBS teams on each measure this season, offence and defence, both teams. Raw values, plays behind them and ranks are in the tables below.

What actually happens around a number like this

tiecardsKENT by 13SC by 67

Each bar is how often a college game lands on that margin, from 7,877 FBS games 2015–2025, centred on our card line. The spread misses by 12.3 points on average (37% within a touchdown). SC wins about 95% of the time at a number like ours.

KENT

Games4
Plays per game61.5
Drives per game11.5
SP+-22.4 (130th, offence 132nd, defence 122nd)
Returning production64% (pass 103%, rush 76%, receiving 45%)

SC

Games4
Plays per game74.0
Drives per game11.8
SP+7.5 (48th, offence 39th, defence 51st)
Returning production69% (pass 65%, rush 80%, receiving 67%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceKENTSC
pass rate, all downs42%113th48%71st
pass rate, standard downs34%117th42%67th
pass rate, 1st down27%133rd43%67th
no-huddle share58%74th52%80th
pass rate, passing downs54%115th63%73rd
pass rate, red zone33%90th42%50th
seconds per play (own drives)31.616th26.0122nd

choices, from CFBD play-by-play; a choice repeats within a season, a result mostly does not Rank 1 = highest rate / fastest among FBS.

KENT offence

KENT offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.028246126 of 138
success rate0.313246137 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.36824622 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.079246129 of 138
rush: success rate0.331246135 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97224667 of 138
pass: points added per play0.126246100 of 138
pass: success rate0.296246135 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.9782465 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.372246136 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.224246129 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.778246113 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.223246123 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.615246118 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.895246125 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16324698 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08524663 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.077246121 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)74.60024612 of 138

SC offence

SC offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.22729651 of 138
success rate0.47629643 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22829668 of 138
rush: points added per play0.30229614 of 138
rush: success rate0.52629611 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.04729639 of 138
pass: points added per play0.17529689 of 138
pass: success rate0.41529689 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.52129676 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.54929629 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28429696 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.7222969 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13029624 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.78929647 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.29629649 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12229639 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06829627 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05429672 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.80029619 of 138

KENT defence

KENT defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.201249121 of 138
success rate0.474249133 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.27224989 of 138
rush: points added per play0.133249109 of 138
rush: success rate0.43424998 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.89024961 of 138
pass: points added per play0.312249115 of 138
pass: success rate0.517249135 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.55524971 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.556249137 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.26124949 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.189249113 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.15624928 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.842249120 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.261249137 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14124939 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10024972 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04024917 of 138
opponent average starting field position70.10024936 of 138

SC defence

SC defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.151235104 of 138
success rate0.36223543 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.556235137 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.05223538 of 138
rush: success rate0.32723525 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.027235100 of 138
pass: points added per play0.466235134 of 138
pass: success rate0.41223578 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.903235133 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.39023523 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.315235101 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.29323514 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.243235115 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.63623537 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.059235134 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13623535 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08923554 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04723534 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.60023561 of 138

points added per play: CFBD predicted points added (their EPA); positive helps the offence · success rate: share of plays that gain 50% of needed yards on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th · explosiveness: average points added on the plays that succeeded - big-play size · havoc: tackles for loss, forced fumbles, interceptions and breakups as a share of plays · rank: 1 = best among FBS teams in the direction that helps that side · fei: bcftoys.com FEI: opponent-adjusted possession efficiency, offence/defence/special teams, with FBS rank - theirs · fplus: bcftoys.com F+: FEI and SP+ combined, in standard deviations above average - theirs