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The units, side by side

UCFOKSTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3951Offence: points per play — defence7774Offence: success rate — offence4578Offence: success rate — defence8260Offence: explosiveness — offence429Offence: explosiveness — defence3469Run game — offence6737Run game — defence8447Pass game — offence1864Pass game — defence6095Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence4261Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9124Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence5393Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4146

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

tiecardsUCF by 22OKST by 58

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 87% of the time at a number like ours.

UCF

Games4
Plays per game56.8
Drives per game11.8
SP+8.7 (40th, offence 65th, defence 23rd)
Returning production25% (pass 4%, rush -17%, receiving 58%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUCFOKST
pass rate, all downs43%106th48%66th
pass rate, standard downs38%97th46%40th
pass rate, 1st down43%68th45%56th
no-huddle share73%56th97%9th
pass rate, passing downs55%112th56%104th
pass rate, red zone24%123rd46%32nd
seconds per play (own drives)29.754th26.6109th

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

UCF offence

UCF offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11922785 of 138
success rate0.43622776 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20622781 of 138
rush: points added per play0.18022746 of 138
rush: success rate0.44522774 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.16522712 of 138
pass: points added per play0.053227113 of 138
pass: success rate0.42622779 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.278227130 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.49422767 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29922787 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.05222780 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17222778 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.80022741 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.76922721 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13722765 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09722792 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04022734 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)63.200227136 of 138

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

UCF defence

UCF defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.04728932 of 138
success rate0.34328925 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.27528991 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.11928923 of 138
rush: success rate0.30728914 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87228950 of 138
pass: points added per play0.07728956 of 138
pass: success rate0.38528960 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.59528987 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.40028931 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.24828939 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.29128913 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.241289114 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.62528934 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.30428914 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17328982 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.11128992 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06228973 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.50028981 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

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