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TENNSCbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence6364Offence: points per play — defence8525Offence: success rate — offence6169Offence: success rate — defence7269Offence: explosiveness — offence4451Offence: explosiveness — defence881Run game — offence9291Run game — defence3573Pass game — offence3536Pass game — defence963Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence8994Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2891Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4772Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence775

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

tiecardsTENN by 37SC by 43

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). SC wins about 57% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

SC

Games4
Plays per game74.0
Drives per game11.8
SP+7.5 (48th, offence 39th, defence 51st)
Returning production69% (pass 65%, rush 80%, receiving 67%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceTENNSC
pass rate, all downs42%114th48%71st
pass rate, standard downs41%79th42%67th
pass rate, 1st down41%88th43%67th
no-huddle share83%40th52%80th
pass rate, passing downs45%134th63%73rd
pass rate, red zone31%103rd42%50th
seconds per play (own drives)27.495th26.0122nd

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

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

SC offence

SC offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.22729651 of 138
success rate0.47629643 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22829668 of 138
rush: points added per play0.30229614 of 138
rush: success rate0.52629611 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.04729639 of 138
pass: points added per play0.17529689 of 138
pass: success rate0.41529689 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.52129676 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.54929629 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28429696 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.7222969 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13029624 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.78929647 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.29629649 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12229639 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06829627 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05429672 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.80029619 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

SC defence

SC defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.151235104 of 138
success rate0.36223543 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.556235137 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.05223538 of 138
rush: success rate0.32723525 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.027235100 of 138
pass: points added per play0.466235134 of 138
pass: success rate0.41223578 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.903235133 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.39023523 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.315235101 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.29323514 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.243235115 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.63623537 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.059235134 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13623535 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08923554 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04723534 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.60023561 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