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The units, side by side

OKSTISUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5137Offence: points per play — defence7475Offence: success rate — offence7814Offence: success rate — defence6064Offence: explosiveness — offence982Offence: explosiveness — defence6982Run game — offence3745Run game — defence4778Pass game — offence6444Pass game — defence9563Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6135Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2472Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence9321Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4638

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

tiecardsOKST by 52ISU by 28

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 77% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

ISU

Games4
Plays per game60.2
Drives per game11.5
SP+3.4 (58th, offence 86th, defence 39th)
Returning production2% (pass 3%, rush 5%, receiving 0%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceOKSTISU
pass rate, all downs48%66th41%119th
pass rate, standard downs46%40th35%114th
pass rate, 1st down45%56th31%122nd
no-huddle share97%9th36%92nd
pass rate, passing downs56%104th53%117th
pass rate, red zone46%32nd28%116th
seconds per play (own drives)26.6109th30.436th

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

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

ISU offence

ISU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11724187 of 138
success rate0.382241119 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.33424125 of 138
rush: points added per play0.10524176 of 138
rush: success rate0.387241114 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.19124110 of 138
pass: points added per play0.20524178 of 138
pass: success rate0.40224196 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.54624170 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.421241127 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29924186 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.99324190 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.19024192 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.583241122 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.63624129 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.170241109 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08324157 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.087241133 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.10024160 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

ISU defence

ISU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.03824335 of 138
success rate0.37024351 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.09324325 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.08224331 of 138
rush: success rate0.37424349 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.86424344 of 138
pass: points added per play0.06924352 of 138
pass: success rate0.36224334 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.43924341 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46724385 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.1582431 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.57624340 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19824375 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.70024359 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.0482436 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17724386 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.128243115 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04924338 of 138
opponent average starting field position69.80024332 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