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The units, side by side

ASUBYUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence24100Offence: points per play — defence5580Offence: success rate — offence30100Offence: success rate — defence6466Offence: explosiveness — offence8826Offence: explosiveness — defence6563Run game — offence20100Run game — defence6876Pass game — offence3974Pass game — defence5776Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1299Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence4282Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3199Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5442

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

tiecardsASU by 30BYU by 50

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). BYU wins about 73% of the time at a number like ours.

ASU

Games3
Plays per game67.3
Drives per game13.3
SP+3.0 (60th, offence 73rd, defence 46th)
Returning production16% (pass 5%, rush -5%, receiving 31%)

BYU

Games3
Plays per game62.3
Drives per game11.3
SP+16.3 (17th, offence 24th, defence 21st)
Returning production79% (pass 100%, rush 97%, receiving 51%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceASUBYU
pass rate, all downs49%65th37%129th
pass rate, standard downs44%48th33%122nd
pass rate, 1st down50%22nd34%115th
no-huddle share89%24th2%138th
pass rate, passing downs57%102nd53%121st
pass rate, red zone50%21st29%113th
seconds per play (own drives)27.691st32.411th

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

ASU offence

ASU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.058202105 of 138
success rate0.41620297 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.39620218 of 138
rush: points added per play0.018202110 of 138
rush: success rate0.396202107 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.05020237 of 138
pass: points added per play0.18620285 of 138
pass: success rate0.44720265 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.74320227 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46320297 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.31820267 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.690202122 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.198202101 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.77820250 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.60020288 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16320296 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.104202104 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05920281 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)68.000202109 of 138

BYU offence

BYU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.4481871 of 138
success rate0.5991871 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.157187103 of 138
rush: points added per play0.4791871 of 138
rush: success rate0.6171871 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.05318735 of 138
pass: points added per play0.38018737 of 138
pass: success rate0.5671879 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.317187125 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.6641871 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.34218749 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.9521872 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.12218718 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.9411874 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.4351873 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0591872 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.0161871 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04318744 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)68.400187102 of 138

ASU defence

ASU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.02318963 of 138
success rate0.37018950 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.17918949 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.02618945 of 138
rush: success rate0.39418962 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.83818934 of 138
pass: points added per play0.09618960 of 138
pass: success rate0.33718921 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.60018990 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.45118972 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22418922 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.90718981 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.14918923 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.63618936 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.68418928 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15918964 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09018955 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06918992 of 138
opponent average starting field position70.00018933 of 138

BYU defence

BYU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.06118728 of 138
success rate0.36918748 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.18218752 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.06918734 of 138
rush: success rate0.35518736 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.89418762 of 138
pass: points added per play0.02418734 of 138
pass: success rate0.39018766 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.38318727 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.38718720 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.333187113 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.41118725 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.224187106 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.76918795 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.75018797 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17118780 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09118757 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.080187115 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.80018790 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