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The trenches

Pass rushsack ratestopped behind the linefacessacks allowedpairing
UGA pass rush5.2% 11667th8.6% 19774thfaces WKU3.7% 10944th4.4% ~1.5 sacks
WKU pass rush3.0% 67106th7.8% 17990thfaces UGA5.3% 7673rd4.1% ~1.4 sacks

sacks from CFBD play-by-play; college has no charted pressure, and these rates are not opponent-adjusted Measured on 7,926 team-games 2022–25: a college line's sacks-allowed rate carries +0.27 into its next game and a defence's sack rate only +0.10 — the line is most of this. The pairing predicts the game's sack rate +0.27, yards per dropback −0.16 and points added per play −0.15. Heaviest quarter of pairings against lightest: 7.8% vs 4.2% sack rate, 6.1 vs 7.2 yards per dropback.

WKU with the ball

WKU offence vs UGA defenceWKU offenceUGA defencerank gap
points added per play0.006121st-0.14310th-111
success rate0.375121st0.33117th-104
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.26156th1.09224th-32
rush: points added per play-0.105133rd-0.4201st-132
rush: success rate0.406100th0.2674th-96
rush: explosiveness0.720128th0.4965th-123
pass: points added per play0.125101st0.06749th-52
pass: success rate0.359124th0.37952nd-72
pass: explosiveness1.85613th1.43438th+25
standard downs: success rate0.433122nd0.42249th-73
passing downs: success rate0.276100th0.1906th-94
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.695120th2.0304th-116
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.239130th0.21696th-34
short-yardage conversion rate0.71492nd0.54513th-79
points per trip inside the 403.66783rd3.00047th-36
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15485th0.188108th+23
havoc allowed by the front seven0.119125th0.124112th-13
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03521st0.06479th+58
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.50070th——

UGA with the ball

UGA offence vs WKU defenceUGA offenceWKU defencerank gap
points added per play0.4254th0.303134th+130
success rate0.5336th0.446114th+108
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30139th1.460134th+95
rush: points added per play0.3289th0.341137th+128
rush: success rate0.51618th0.464121st+103
rush: explosiveness1.06828th1.232134th+106
pass: points added per play0.5679th0.24295th+86
pass: success rate0.55612th0.429100th+88
pass: explosiveness1.54172nd1.727116th+44
standard downs: success rate0.6015th0.495108th+103
passing downs: success rate0.32265th0.329112th+47
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.69110th3.504136th+126
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.11914th0.14520th+6
short-yardage conversion rate0.8829th0.850123rd+114
points per trip inside the 405.8211st4.962131st+130
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12036th0.12823rd-13
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07441st0.07427th-14
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04550th0.05450th0
average starting field position (yards from own goal)65.000130th——

Rank gap = the defence's FBS rank minus the offence's on the same measure: +60 means the offence ranks 60 places better than the defence it faces. Unit against unit only — college has no player charting to name a matchup by.