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The units, side by side

TCUBAYbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5429Offence: points per play — defence9189Offence: success rate — offence6425Offence: success rate — defence6692Offence: explosiveness — offence5561Offence: explosiveness — defence10073Run game — offence2535Run game — defence9997Pass game — offence6237Pass game — defence6182Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence3931Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence7578Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence5826Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence328

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

tiecardsTCU by 36BAY by 44

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). BAY wins about 59% of the time at a number like ours.

TCU

Games4
Plays per game69.8
Drives per game11.2
SP+8.2 (42nd, offence 58th, defence 28th)
Returning production22% (pass 11%, rush 31%, receiving 29%)

BAY

Games4
Plays per game82.2
Drives per game13.8
SP+8.1 (43rd, offence 55th, defence 31st)
Returning production60% (pass 78%, rush 68%, receiving 47%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceTCUBAY
pass rate, all downs52%41st51%47th
pass rate, standard downs47%33rd40%83rd
pass rate, 1st down46%43rd40%94th
no-huddle share97%10th99%1st
pass rate, red zone34%88th46%31st
pass rate, passing downs63%72nd75%17th
seconds per play (own drives)30.924th23.3136th

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

TCU offence

TCU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.17427964 of 138
success rate0.46227951 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.24027962 of 138
rush: points added per play0.030279104 of 138
rush: success rate0.47027951 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.771279120 of 138
pass: points added per play0.31927953 of 138
pass: success rate0.46427952 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.66427941 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.5732799 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.218279130 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.03027984 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16427963 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.84227919 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.43327999 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13327959 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.104279106 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.02927912 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)67.500279113 of 138

BAY offence

BAY offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.09232998 of 138
success rate0.401329104 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.26332955 of 138
rush: points added per play0.05532990 of 138
rush: success rate0.44432975 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.86232997 of 138
pass: points added per play0.17732987 of 138
pass: success rate0.373329113 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.75632923 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.449329109 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29832988 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.93832995 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16932973 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73732977 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.393329100 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.167329102 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.103329102 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06432992 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)64.200329133 of 138

TCU defence

TCU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.12122314 of 138
success rate0.36822347 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)0.9252231 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.2862233 of 138
rush: success rate0.31622317 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.4612234 of 138
pass: points added per play0.07222354 of 138
pass: success rate0.41722385 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.35922321 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.40822335 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28222372 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.54422335 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21122390 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.56222315 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.00022349 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17922394 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.117223105 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06322377 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.60022384 of 138

BAY defence

BAY defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.11529016 of 138
success rate0.32129012 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.13929038 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.2572905 of 138
rush: success rate0.2802908 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97029088 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.02529025 of 138
pass: success rate0.34429023 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.2842909 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.3612909 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.25229043 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.50329031 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.264290129 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.4002904 of 138
points per trip inside the 401.9582905 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.214290127 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.138290122 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.076290105 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.10029051 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