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The units, side by side

OKSTKSUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5188Offence: points per play — defence7477Offence: success rate — offence7890Offence: success rate — defence6096Offence: explosiveness — offence947Offence: explosiveness — defence692Run game — offence3793Run game — defence4739Pass game — offence6460Pass game — defence9593Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6180Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2477Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence9397Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence463

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 41KSU 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). OKST wins about 53% 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%)

KSU

Games4
Plays per game74.0
Drives per game11.2
SP+14.0 (23rd, offence 21st, defence 34th)
Returning production71% (pass 100%, rush 61%, receiving 57%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceOKSTKSU
pass rate, all downs48%66th48%67th
pass rate, standard downs46%40th42%63rd
pass rate, 1st down45%56th44%60th
no-huddle share97%9th76%51st
pass rate, passing downs56%104th63%74th
pass rate, red zone46%32nd43%47th
seconds per play (own drives)26.6109th29.168th

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

KSU offence

KSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.30729618 of 138
success rate0.51429615 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.21529674 of 138
rush: points added per play0.32029611 of 138
rush: success rate0.5602966 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.01629652 of 138
pass: points added per play0.30529656 of 138
pass: success rate0.47129650 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.48429689 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.54929628 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.4332967 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.39829629 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13329630 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.76229660 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.96329617 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0842965 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.05729617 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.0272968 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.10029676 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

KSU defence

KSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.03922333 of 138
success rate0.3052237 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.495223135 of 138
rush: points added per play0.07122385 of 138
rush: success rate0.34122332 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.443223138 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.11922310 of 138
pass: success rate0.2582231 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.64322398 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.3332233 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.26622356 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.51122332 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.256223126 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.4172235 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.857223103 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.238223134 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.193223137 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04522330 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.100223109 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