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The units, side by side

OKSTTLSAbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5136Offence: points per play — defence7482Offence: success rate — offence7827Offence: success rate — defence6055Offence: explosiveness — offence918Offence: explosiveness — defence6993Run game — offence3777Run game — defence4783Pass game — offence6412Pass game — defence9566Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6170Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2451Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence9350Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4668

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

tiecardsOKST by 60TLSA by 20

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). OKST wins about 89% of the time at a number like ours.

OKST

Games4
Plays per game80.0
Drives per game12.8
SP+10.2 (34th, offence 33rd, defence 42nd)
Returning production0% (pass 0%, rush 0%, receiving 0%)

TLSA

Games4
Plays per game64.2
Drives per game11.5
SP+-3.4 (83rd, offence 101st, defence 60th)
Returning production41% (pass 69%, rush 11%, receiving 42%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceOKSTTLSA
pass rate, all downs48%66th48%72nd
pass rate, standard downs46%40th46%37th
pass rate, 1st down45%56th42%74th
no-huddle share97%9th67%64th
pass rate, passing downs56%104th51%126th
pass rate, red zone46%32nd44%38th
seconds per play (own drives)26.6109th26.8105th

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

OKST offence

OKST offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.16132068 of 138
success rate0.49132031 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.108320125 of 138
rush: points added per play0.07132087 of 138
rush: success rate0.47232048 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.731320127 of 138
pass: points added per play0.33332050 of 138
pass: success rate0.52432019 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.50332082 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55332025 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.31332068 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.22632055 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17232077 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.640320113 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.75032078 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.09132011 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.0443205 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04732055 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.60032049 of 138

TLSA offence

TLSA offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11725788 of 138
success rate0.405257101 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.142257113 of 138
rush: points added per play0.22725732 of 138
rush: success rate0.44725771 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.03525742 of 138
pass: points added per play0.011257121 of 138
pass: success rate0.361257122 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.344257122 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.53225739 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.151257138 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.29525742 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.12125717 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.9292575 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.000257120 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14025769 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07025733 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.070257111 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.50025769 of 138

OKST defence

OKST defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.03025237 of 138
success rate0.37325256 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.15825244 of 138
rush: points added per play0.04025273 of 138
rush: success rate0.42425285 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.92725277 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.1362528 of 138
pass: success rate0.3012529 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.63925296 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.45625278 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.1982528 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.082252105 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.16725234 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.61125228 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.00025248 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16325275 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08325244 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.079252113 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.40025256 of 138

TLSA defence

TLSA defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.07030625 of 138
success rate0.38630663 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.03530611 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.11830624 of 138
rush: success rate0.41530681 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.6093069 of 138
pass: points added per play0.06630647 of 138
pass: success rate0.36730644 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.44330645 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.42830652 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30530693 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.83830668 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19230666 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.61930631 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.30430613 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14730645 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08230642 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06530685 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.900306106 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