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FLATEXbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence9635Offence: points per play — defence7480Offence: success rate — offence9360Offence: success rate — defence4580Offence: explosiveness — offence7419Offence: explosiveness — defence7181Run game — offence9631Run game — defence7577Pass game — offence9555Pass game — defence5385Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6221Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2674Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence9320Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence1310

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

tiecardsFLA by 17TEX by 63

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 93% of the time at a number like ours.

FLA

Games4
Plays per game71.2
Drives per game11.2
SP+18.5 (12th, offence 9th, defence 31st)
Returning production69% (pass 94%, rush 89%, receiving 52%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceFLATEX
pass rate, all downs38%126th47%76th
pass rate, standard downs30%131st39%94th
pass rate, 1st down30%127th42%71st
no-huddle share58%75th91%21st
pass rate, passing downs62%78th64%64th
pass rate, red zone23%124th43%48th
seconds per play (own drives)31.122nd28.578th

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

FLA offence

FLA offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.4132857 of 138
success rate0.51628510 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30228537 of 138
rush: points added per play0.3412856 of 138
rush: success rate0.48028540 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.13328515 of 138
pass: points added per play0.5992858 of 138
pass: success rate0.5852855 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.55728568 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.57128511 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.35628543 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.23228553 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13328529 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate1.0002851 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.5482852 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.09128510 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.05328514 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03928531 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)67.400285114 of 138

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

FLA defence

FLA defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.03628936 of 138
success rate0.40528977 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.14628941 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.06328935 of 138
rush: success rate0.39128960 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.88028957 of 138
pass: points added per play0.11628965 of 138
pass: success rate0.42928998 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.30528915 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.44328963 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.31428999 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.046289102 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.1092892 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.72228971 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.045289115 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.204289120 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.11428996 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.090289127 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.20028993 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

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