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The units, side by side

OKSTASUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5124Offence: points per play — defence7455Offence: success rate — offence7830Offence: success rate — defence6064Offence: explosiveness — offence988Offence: explosiveness — defence6965Run game — offence3720Run game — defence4768Pass game — offence6439Pass game — defence9557Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6112Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2442Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence9331Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4654

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 47ASU by 33

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 67% 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%)

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

OffenceOKSTASU
pass rate, all downs48%66th49%65th
pass rate, standard downs46%40th44%48th
pass rate, 1st down45%56th50%22nd
no-huddle share97%9th89%24th
pass rate, passing downs56%104th57%102nd
pass rate, red zone46%32nd50%21st
seconds per play (own drives)26.6109th27.691st

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

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

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

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

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