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The units, side by side

ASUUCFbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2439Offence: points per play — defence5577Offence: success rate — offence3045Offence: success rate — defence6482Offence: explosiveness — offence8842Offence: explosiveness — defence6534Run game — offence2067Run game — defence6884Pass game — offence3918Pass game — defence5760Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1242Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence4291Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3153Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5441

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 43UCF by 37

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 58% 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%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceASUUCF
pass rate, all downs49%65th43%106th
pass rate, standard downs44%48th38%97th
pass rate, 1st down50%22nd43%68th
no-huddle share89%24th73%56th
pass rate, passing downs57%102nd55%112th
pass rate, red zone50%21st24%123rd
seconds per play (own drives)27.691st29.754th

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

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

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

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

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