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The units, side by side

UGASCbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence9864Offence: points per play — defence9325Offence: success rate — offence9669Offence: success rate — defence8869Offence: explosiveness — offence7251Offence: explosiveness — defence831Run game — offence9491Run game — defence10073Pass game — offence9436Pass game — defence653Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence9394Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9891Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence7472Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence2275

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

tiecardsUGA by 50SC by 30

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). UGA wins about 73% of the time at a number like ours.

UGA

Games4
Plays per game60.5
Drives per game13.0
SP+30.2 (1st, offence 1st, defence 1st)
Returning production69% (pass 100%, rush 99%, receiving 35%)

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

OffenceUGASC
pass rate, all downs47%74th48%71st
pass rate, standard downs46%39th42%67th
pass rate, 1st down44%59th43%67th
no-huddle share46%85th52%80th
pass rate, passing downs52%122nd63%73rd
pass rate, red zone44%40th42%50th
seconds per play (own drives)32.87th26.0122nd

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

UGA offence

UGA offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.4252424 of 138
success rate0.5332426 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30124239 of 138
rush: points added per play0.3282429 of 138
rush: success rate0.51624218 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.06824228 of 138
pass: points added per play0.5672429 of 138
pass: success rate0.55624212 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.54124272 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.6012425 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.32224265 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.69124210 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.11924214 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.8822429 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.8212421 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12024236 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07424241 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04524250 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)65.000242130 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

UGA defence

UGA defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.14326610 of 138
success rate0.33126617 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.09226624 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.4202661 of 138
rush: success rate0.2672664 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.4962665 of 138
pass: points added per play0.06726649 of 138
pass: success rate0.37926652 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.43426638 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.42226649 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.1902666 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.0302664 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21626696 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.54526613 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.00026647 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.188266108 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.124266112 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06426679 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.00026665 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