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ARIZTTUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence6077Offence: points per play — defence6463Offence: success rate — offence8585Offence: success rate — defence7876Offence: explosiveness — offence2325Offence: explosiveness — defence815Run game — offence5581Run game — defence5348Pass game — offence5685Pass game — defence6777Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence8869Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence7035Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence7914Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4426

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

tiecardsARIZ by 43TTU by 37

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). ARIZ wins about 58% of the time at a number like ours.

ARIZ

Games4
Plays per game70.0
Drives per game11.5
SP+10.7 (33rd, offence 32nd, defence 38th)
Returning production65% (pass 120%, rush 60%, receiving 44%)

TTU

Games4
Plays per game69.2
Drives per game12.5
SP+20.2 (11th, offence 11th, defence 17th)
Returning production53% (pass 27%, rush 99%, receiving 57%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceARIZTTU
pass rate, all downs56%16th47%82nd
pass rate, standard downs51%8th41%75th
pass rate, 1st down53%14th47%39th
no-huddle share34%97th57%77th
pass rate, passing downs68%47th60%89th
pass rate, red zone60%5th29%114th
seconds per play (own drives)29.558th26.7107th

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

ARIZ offence

ARIZ offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.21328056 of 138
success rate0.50028022 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.151280106 of 138
rush: points added per play0.14728062 of 138
rush: success rate0.52128014 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.696280132 of 138
pass: points added per play0.28128061 of 138
pass: success rate0.49328033 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.51028080 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.53628035 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.41928011 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.53428017 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.11828012 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.85028014 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.32128046 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11428030 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07528044 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03928030 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.20028056 of 138

TTU offence

TTU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.27227732 of 138
success rate0.50527721 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.154277104 of 138
rush: points added per play0.24227727 of 138
rush: success rate0.52427712 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.851277102 of 138
pass: points added per play0.46727722 of 138
pass: success rate0.51727722 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.51327779 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.54827731 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.39727720 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.28627743 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17727785 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.77427753 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.59327734 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.177277119 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09727791 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.079277125 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.80027783 of 138

ARIZ defence

ARIZ defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.00225050 of 138
success rate0.35225031 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.415250127 of 138
rush: points added per play0.01825065 of 138
rush: success rate0.34725033 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.072250110 of 138
pass: points added per play0.05325046 of 138
pass: success rate0.35625030 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.60125091 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.40325032 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27725064 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.58925042 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.253250125 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate1.000250137 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.82425035 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16825078 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10825088 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06025064 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.000250107 of 138

TTU defence

TTU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.00327852 of 138
success rate0.35327834 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.376278117 of 138
rush: points added per play0.03827872 of 138
rush: success rate0.35927840 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.96927887 of 138
pass: points added per play0.01927833 of 138
pass: success rate0.36327838 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.62427894 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.37427815 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.31227898 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.96227890 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19427871 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.66727851 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.57127820 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.183278103 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10127876 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.083278121 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.700278114 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