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The units, side by side

UCFKUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3958Offence: points per play — defence7782Offence: success rate — offence4550Offence: success rate — defence8295Offence: explosiveness — offence4293Offence: explosiveness — defence3447Run game — offence6742Run game — defence8490Pass game — offence1857Pass game — defence6024Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence4266Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9196Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence5317Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4115

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

tiecardsUCF by 41KU by 39

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). UCF wins about 53% of the time at a number like ours.

UCF

Games4
Plays per game56.8
Drives per game11.8
SP+8.7 (40th, offence 65th, defence 23rd)
Returning production25% (pass 4%, rush -17%, receiving 58%)

KU

Games3
Plays per game73.3
Drives per game12.3
SP+1.0 (66th, offence 70th, defence 67th)
Returning production18% (pass -1%, rush 14%, receiving 33%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUCFKU
pass rate, all downs43%106th44%100th
pass rate, standard downs38%97th38%98th
pass rate, 1st down43%68th37%108th
no-huddle share73%56th24%106th
pass rate, passing downs55%112th55%113th
pass rate, red zone24%123rd30%106th
seconds per play (own drives)29.754th26.8103rd

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

UCF offence

UCF offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11922785 of 138
success rate0.43622776 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20622781 of 138
rush: points added per play0.18022746 of 138
rush: success rate0.44522774 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.16522712 of 138
pass: points added per play0.053227113 of 138
pass: success rate0.42622779 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.278227130 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.49422767 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29922787 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.05222780 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17222778 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.80022741 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.76922721 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13722765 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09722792 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04022734 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)63.200227136 of 138

KU offence

KU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.20222059 of 138
success rate0.44122070 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.42922010 of 138
rush: points added per play0.09722080 of 138
rush: success rate0.44622072 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.94422076 of 138
pass: points added per play0.28422060 of 138
pass: success rate0.41322090 of 138
pass: explosiveness2.0422203 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50422056 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.32922058 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.26922047 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.0992206 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.545220130 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.167220115 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.173220115 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.10022096 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.073220114 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.10022030 of 138

UCF defence

UCF defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.04728932 of 138
success rate0.34328925 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.27528991 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.11928923 of 138
rush: success rate0.30728914 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87228950 of 138
pass: points added per play0.07728956 of 138
pass: success rate0.38528960 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.59528987 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.40028931 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.24828939 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.29128913 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.241289114 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.62528934 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.30428914 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17328982 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.11128992 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06228973 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.50028981 of 138

KU defence

KU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.06819526 of 138
success rate0.3081958 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23519573 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.15719515 of 138
rush: success rate0.2681955 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.76519525 of 138
pass: points added per play0.275195105 of 138
pass: success rate0.37719550 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.718195113 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.36419510 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22119519 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.1321956 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.250195122 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75019584 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.23819560 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.200195117 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.144195127 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05619557 of 138
opponent average starting field position66.2001956 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