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The units, side by side

COLOASUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2524Offence: points per play — defence6155Offence: success rate — offence2030Offence: success rate — defence5664Offence: explosiveness — offence3988Offence: explosiveness — defence5565Run game — offence1420Run game — defence8668Pass game — offence2339Pass game — defence3257Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5112Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence8442Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence931Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence1554

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 30ASU 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). ASU wins about 73% 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%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceCOLOASU
pass rate, all downs50%55th49%65th
pass rate, passing downs56%106th57%102nd
no-huddle share98%5th89%24th
pass rate, standard downs47%30th44%48th
pass rate, 1st down53%11th50%22nd
pass rate, red zone32%98th50%21st
seconds per play (own drives)24.9128th27.691st

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

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

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

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

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