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The units, side by side

COLOOKSTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2551Offence: points per play — defence6174Offence: success rate — offence2078Offence: success rate — defence5660Offence: explosiveness — offence399Offence: explosiveness — defence5569Run game — offence1437Run game — defence8647Pass game — offence2364Pass game — defence3295Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5161Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence8424Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence993Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence1546

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

tiecardsCOLO by 20OKST by 60

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.

COLO

Games4
Plays per game73.5
Drives per game12.8
SP+-3.3 (82nd, offence 99th, defence 59th)
Returning production14% (pass -26%, rush -37%, receiving 39%)

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

OffenceCOLOOKST
pass rate, all downs50%55th48%66th
pass rate, passing downs56%106th56%104th
no-huddle share98%5th97%9th
pass rate, standard downs47%30th46%40th
pass rate, 1st down53%11th45%56th
pass rate, red zone32%98th46%32nd
seconds per play (own drives)24.9128th26.6109th

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

COLO offence

COLO offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.059294104 of 138
success rate0.398294110 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20229485 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.019294119 of 138
rush: success rate0.404294101 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.852294100 of 138
pass: points added per play0.113294106 of 138
pass: success rate0.386294104 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.60629454 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.439294119 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.31229470 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.13329468 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.14429441 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.619294117 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.217294134 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.184294126 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.122294127 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06129485 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)74.10029414 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

COLO defence

COLO defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.00728354 of 138
success rate0.38228361 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20728362 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.13528320 of 138
rush: success rate0.41028375 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.67528312 of 138
pass: points added per play0.22528394 of 138
pass: success rate0.36528339 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.830283127 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.41528342 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.320283107 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.37028323 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.317283136 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.64728339 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.93528344 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.201283118 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.138283123 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06428378 of 138
opponent average starting field position67.4002839 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