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KENNTENNbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3163Offence: points per play — defence2685Offence: success rate — offence6261Offence: success rate — defence3172Offence: explosiveness — offence444Offence: explosiveness — defence8588Run game — offence6292Run game — defence3735Pass game — offence2235Pass game — defence2896Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence7389Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2028Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence5147Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence997

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

tiecardsKENN by 18TENN by 62

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). TENN wins about 91% of the time at a number like ours.

KENN

Games4
Plays per game68.0
Drives per game11.2
SP+-11.7 (113th, offence 108th, defence 101st)
Returning production6% (pass 0%, rush -4%, receiving 13%)

TENN

Games4
Plays per game71.8
Drives per game11.8
SP+17.7 (14th, offence 14th, defence 26th)
Returning production35% (pass 7%, rush 48%, receiving 52%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceKENNTENN
pass rate, all downs50%51st42%114th
pass rate, standard downs47%28th41%79th
pass rate, 1st down53%12th41%88th
no-huddle share85%34th83%40th
pass rate, passing downs58%99th45%134th
pass rate, red zone32%97th31%103rd
seconds per play (own drives)26.2118th27.495th

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

KENN offence

KENN offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.09727295 of 138
success rate0.46027253 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.051272133 of 138
rush: points added per play0.15727253 of 138
rush: success rate0.50027225 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.00627254 of 138
pass: points added per play0.103272108 of 138
pass: success rate0.43827271 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.128272138 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.53427236 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28927293 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.31427238 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.19727299 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.81827228 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.16727257 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14027268 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08527262 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05527273 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.20027229 of 138

TENN offence

TENN offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.22428752 of 138
success rate0.45628754 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20828778 of 138
rush: points added per play0.31128712 of 138
rush: success rate0.48528737 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.11328720 of 138
pass: points added per play0.17228790 of 138
pass: success rate0.43128776 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.361287119 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.51728745 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30028784 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.54028716 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13828736 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.83328724 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.3082875 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14328773 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.101287101 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04228741 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.60028767 of 138

KENN defence

KENN defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.151251102 of 138
success rate0.42625195 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.08925122 of 138
rush: points added per play0.07825187 of 138
rush: success rate0.40425170 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.90125166 of 138
pass: points added per play0.264251100 of 138
pass: success rate0.462251112 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.28425110 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48625198 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29525185 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.160251111 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19125163 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.857251125 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.826251102 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.1082513 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07625132 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.0322516 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.00025149 of 138

TENN defence

TENN defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.08625722 of 138
success rate0.35825739 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.06425718 of 138
rush: points added per play0.08125790 of 138
rush: success rate0.36525742 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.02625799 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.1442576 of 138
pass: success rate0.37925755 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.0952571 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.40625734 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27225758 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.03125799 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19125764 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75025788 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.22725711 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.218257129 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.148257129 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.07025797 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.20025773 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