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The units, side by side

ARKUTAHbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2190Offence: points per play — defence2383Offence: success rate — offence3587Offence: success rate — defence2893Offence: explosiveness — offence1379Offence: explosiveness — defence8022Run game — offence988Run game — defence979Pass game — offence3878Pass game — defence4591Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence884Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence1564Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence1267Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence7111

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

tiecardsARK by 24UTAH by 56

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). UTAH wins about 84% of the time at a number like ours.

ARK

Games4
Plays per game76.5
Drives per game11.5
SP+-0.3 (70th, offence 59th, defence 90th)
Returning production14% (pass 19%, rush 14%, receiving 12%)

UTAH

Games4
Plays per game68.5
Drives per game11.8
SP+21.5 (9th, offence 13th, defence 11th)
Returning production68% (pass 97%, rush 83%, receiving 29%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceARKUTAH
pass rate, all downs58%8th45%94th
pass rate, standard downs47%27th42%70th
pass rate, 1st down51%20th45%55th
no-huddle share88%26th94%15th
pass rate, passing downs77%11th55%110th
pass rate, red zone38%71st31%104th
seconds per play (own drives)28.776th28.479th

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

ARK offence

ARK offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.049306109 of 138
success rate0.42230690 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.118306120 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.075306125 of 138
rush: success rate0.386306116 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.566306137 of 138
pass: points added per play0.18130686 of 138
pass: success rate0.45030659 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.46030695 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48530677 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.31230669 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.579306127 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.18130687 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.84230617 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.50030693 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.180306122 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09230680 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.088306135 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.20030657 of 138

UTAH offence

UTAH offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.32827415 of 138
success rate0.50727419 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.32127430 of 138
rush: points added per play0.28527417 of 138
rush: success rate0.49027432 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.16727411 of 138
pass: points added per play0.39727431 of 138
pass: success rate0.52927415 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.51727477 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.53427437 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.42427410 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.47927423 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.19527497 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73927476 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.96927416 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12827446 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08827474 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04027435 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)65.500274127 of 138

ARK defence

ARK defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.158229106 of 138
success rate0.43222999 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.11022928 of 138
rush: points added per play0.193229126 of 138
rush: success rate0.460229113 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.90622968 of 138
pass: points added per play0.16022977 of 138
pass: success rate0.41822986 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.36322923 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.527229129 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.1882295 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.226229117 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.15022924 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.875229128 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.143229135 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14422941 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09622963 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04822936 of 138
opponent average starting field position69.80022931 of 138

UTAH defence

UTAH defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.07427024 of 138
success rate0.31927011 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.337270108 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.09227030 of 138
rush: success rate0.32427023 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.94427079 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.08327014 of 138
pass: success rate0.31027013 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.60627092 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.3402705 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29127082 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.63227050 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.20427082 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.50027010 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.27827012 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.204270123 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08527046 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.119270138 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.800270119 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