The units, side by side
What actually happens around a number like this
Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.
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| Games | — |
| Plays per game | — |
| Drives per game | — |
| SP+ | — (, offence , defence ) |
| Returning production | — (pass —, rush —, receiving —) |
VAN
| Games | 4 |
| Plays per game | 68.0 |
| Drives per game | 11.0 |
| SP+ | 7.5 (48th, offence 46th, defence 45th) |
| Returning production | 35% (pass 9%, rush 50%, receiving 50%) |
What each side chooses to do
| Offence | | VAN |
|---|
| pass rate, all downs | — | 50%54th |
| pass rate, standard downs | — | 43%57th |
| pass rate, 1st down | — | 49%31st |
| no-huddle share | — | 51%82nd |
| pass rate, red zone | — | 39%67th |
| pass rate, passing downs | — | 68%50th |
| seconds per play (own drives) | — | 29.950th |
choices, from CFBD play-by-play; a choice repeats within a season, a result mostly does not Rank 1 = highest rate / fastest among FBS.
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| offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
VAN offence
| VAN offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.082 | 272 | 101 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.415 | 272 | 98 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.180 | 272 | 93 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.161 | 272 | 52 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.421 | 272 | 93 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 1.058 | 272 | 34 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.202 | 272 | 81 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.449 | 272 | 64 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.301 | 272 | 127 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.479 | 272 | 85 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.263 | 272 | 110 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.050 | 272 | 81 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.150 | 272 | 48 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.773 | 272 | 55 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 3.120 | 272 | 116 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.129 | 272 | 48 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.085 | 272 | 66 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.044 | 272 | 49 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 69.800 | 272 | 84 of 138 |
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| defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
VAN defence
| VAN defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | -0.039 | 254 | 34 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.350 | 254 | 30 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.336 | 254 | 107 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.019 | 254 | 49 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.383 | 254 | 55 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 1.022 | 254 | 97 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.011 | 254 | 32 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.336 | 254 | 20 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.671 | 254 | 104 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.421 | 254 | 48 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.245 | 254 | 35 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.539 | 254 | 34 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.200 | 254 | 78 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.789 | 254 | 105 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 2.905 | 254 | 43 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.185 | 254 | 106 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.110 | 254 | 91 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.075 | 254 | 104 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 75.100 | 254 | 120 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