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The units, side by side

Units not built yet.

What actually happens around a number like this

Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.

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Games—
Plays per game—
Drives per game—
SP+— (, offence , defence )
Returning production— (pass —, rush —, receiving —)

KU

Games3
Plays per game73.3
Drives per game12.3
SP+1.0 (66th, offence 70th, defence 67th)
Returning production18% (pass -1%, rush 14%, receiving 33%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceKU
pass rate, all downs—44%100th
pass rate, standard downs—38%98th
pass rate, 1st down—37%108th
no-huddle share—24%106th
pass rate, passing downs—55%113th
pass rate, red zone—30%106th
seconds per play (own drives)—26.8103rd

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

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offencevalueplaysFBS rank

KU offence

KU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.20222059 of 138
success rate0.44122070 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.42922010 of 138
rush: points added per play0.09722080 of 138
rush: success rate0.44622072 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.94422076 of 138
pass: points added per play0.28422060 of 138
pass: success rate0.41322090 of 138
pass: explosiveness2.0422203 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50422056 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.32922058 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.26922047 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.0992206 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.545220130 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.167220115 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.173220115 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.10022096 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.073220114 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.10022030 of 138

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defencevalueplaysFBS rank

KU defence

KU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.06819526 of 138
success rate0.3081958 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23519573 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.15719515 of 138
rush: success rate0.2681955 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.76519525 of 138
pass: points added per play0.275195105 of 138
pass: success rate0.37719550 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.718195113 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.36419510 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22119519 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.1321956 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.250195122 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75019584 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.23819560 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.200195117 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.144195127 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05619557 of 138
opponent average starting field position66.2001956 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