New Mexico · away
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Final UNM 6 – 14 OU
Saturday 2026-09-19 19:30 · Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)
Oklahoma · home
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The units, side by side

UNMOUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence527Offence: points per play — defence9699Offence: success rate — offence3118Offence: success rate — defence9196Offence: explosiveness — offence5311Offence: explosiveness — defence1647Run game — offence871Run game — defence8881Pass game — offence758Pass game — defence5898Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence699Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9986Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence7636Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence17

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

tiecardsUNM by 9OU by 71

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). OU wins about 97% of the time at a number like ours.

UNM

Games4
Plays per game66.0
Drives per game12.0
SP+7.7 (46th, offence 61st, defence 29th)
Returning production58% (pass 74%, rush 71%, receiving 43%)

OU

Games4
Plays per game63.8
Drives per game11.8
SP+12.8 (27th, offence 75th, defence 5th)
Returning production63% (pass 92%, rush 122%, receiving 42%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUNMOU
pass rate, all downs35%132nd48%68th
pass rate, standard downs30%129th41%78th
pass rate, 1st down35%114th37%106th
no-huddle share22%108th28%104th
pass rate, passing downs46%133rd65%59th
pass rate, red zone19%130th38%68th
seconds per play (own drives)33.82nd29.167th

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

UNM offence

UNM offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.16326467 of 138
success rate0.41726496 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23526466 of 138
rush: points added per play0.26426419 of 138
rush: success rate0.46226459 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.12626418 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.021264129 of 138
pass: success rate0.337264129 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.54226471 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47326490 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28726494 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.28526444 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.14026438 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.8892648 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.27326452 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11726434 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08726469 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03026414 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)59.600264138 of 138

OU offence

OU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.045255129 of 138
success rate0.392255113 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.112255123 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.260255137 of 138
rush: success rate0.362255125 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.542255138 of 138
pass: points added per play0.29325558 of 138
pass: success rate0.43125575 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.71425531 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.432255123 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30425577 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.603255126 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.223255124 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.462255136 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.389255102 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15725589 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.118255123 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03925533 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.40025542 of 138

UNM defence

UNM defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.1462377 of 138
success rate0.32123713 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.374237116 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.14523718 of 138
rush: success rate0.30723713 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.92623774 of 138
pass: points added per play0.08623758 of 138
pass: success rate0.35123728 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.828237126 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.36823712 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.24723736 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)1.9172373 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.246237119 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.5002378 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.58323721 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.249237137 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.169237133 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.080237116 of 138
opponent average starting field position77.400237135 of 138

OU defence

OU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.1822272 of 138
success rate0.3042276 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23522774 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.10422727 of 138
rush: success rate0.28722710 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.171227129 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.1622274 of 138
pass: success rate0.33722722 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.32222716 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.3332274 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.24722737 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.36422720 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19422770 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.58322721 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.0832278 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.216227128 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.145227128 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.07022796 of 138
opponent average starting field position66.1002275 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