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The units, side by side

TEXOUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence357Offence: points per play — defence8099Offence: success rate — offence6018Offence: success rate — defence8096Offence: explosiveness — offence1911Offence: explosiveness — defence8147Run game — offence311Run game — defence7781Pass game — offence5558Pass game — defence8598Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence219Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence7486Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence2036Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence107

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

tiecardsTEX by 51OU by 29

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). TEX wins about 76% of the time at a number like ours.

TEX

Games4
Plays per game72.5
Drives per game11.0
SP+22.4 (7th, offence 16th, defence 5th)
Returning production72% (pass 85%, rush 126%, receiving 55%)

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

OffenceTEXOU
pass rate, all downs47%76th48%68th
pass rate, standard downs39%94th41%78th
pass rate, 1st down42%71st37%106th
no-huddle share91%21st28%104th
pass rate, passing downs64%64th65%59th
pass rate, red zone43%48th38%68th
seconds per play (own drives)28.578th29.167th

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

TEX offence

TEX offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11029090 of 138
success rate0.45529056 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.143290112 of 138
rush: points added per play0.04729095 of 138
rush: success rate0.45829065 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.790290117 of 138
pass: points added per play0.28029063 of 138
pass: success rate0.46229054 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.56229066 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50029062 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.36229039 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.818290109 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.18329090 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75029071 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.25029054 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.171290111 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.130290131 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04129037 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)67.900290111 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

TEX defence

TEX defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.05626029 of 138
success rate0.35026029 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.09426027 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.07426033 of 138
rush: success rate0.36526043 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.79126026 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.03326022 of 138
pass: success rate0.33126018 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.43226036 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.39726026 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.24726038 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.55426037 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19826076 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73326078 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.19026010 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.206260124 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.141260126 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06526084 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.70026085 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