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TTUBAYbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence7729Offence: points per play — defence6389Offence: success rate — offence8525Offence: success rate — defence7692Offence: explosiveness — offence2561Offence: explosiveness — defence1573Run game — offence8135Run game — defence4897Pass game — offence8537Pass game — defence7782Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6931Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3578Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence1426Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence268

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

tiecardsTTU by 42BAY by 38

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). TTU wins about 54% of the time at a number like ours.

TTU

Games4
Plays per game69.2
Drives per game12.5
SP+20.2 (11th, offence 11th, defence 17th)
Returning production53% (pass 27%, rush 99%, receiving 57%)

BAY

Games4
Plays per game82.2
Drives per game13.8
SP+8.1 (43rd, offence 55th, defence 31st)
Returning production60% (pass 78%, rush 68%, receiving 47%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceTTUBAY
pass rate, all downs47%82nd51%47th
pass rate, standard downs41%75th40%83rd
pass rate, 1st down47%39th40%94th
no-huddle share57%77th99%1st
pass rate, red zone29%114th46%31st
pass rate, passing downs60%89th75%17th
seconds per play (own drives)26.7107th23.3136th

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

TTU offence

TTU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.27227732 of 138
success rate0.50527721 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.154277104 of 138
rush: points added per play0.24227727 of 138
rush: success rate0.52427712 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.851277102 of 138
pass: points added per play0.46727722 of 138
pass: success rate0.51727722 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.51327779 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.54827731 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.39727720 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.28627743 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17727785 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.77427753 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.59327734 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.177277119 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09727791 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.079277125 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.80027783 of 138

BAY offence

BAY offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.09232998 of 138
success rate0.401329104 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.26332955 of 138
rush: points added per play0.05532990 of 138
rush: success rate0.44432975 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.86232997 of 138
pass: points added per play0.17732987 of 138
pass: success rate0.373329113 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.75632923 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.449329109 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29832988 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.93832995 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16932973 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73732977 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.393329100 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.167329102 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.103329102 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06432992 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)64.200329133 of 138

TTU defence

TTU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.00327852 of 138
success rate0.35327834 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.376278117 of 138
rush: points added per play0.03827872 of 138
rush: success rate0.35927840 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.96927887 of 138
pass: points added per play0.01927833 of 138
pass: success rate0.36327838 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.62427894 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.37427815 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.31227898 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.96227890 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19427871 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.66727851 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.57127820 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.183278103 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10127876 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.083278121 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.700278114 of 138

BAY defence

BAY defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.11529016 of 138
success rate0.32129012 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.13929038 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.2572905 of 138
rush: success rate0.2802908 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97029088 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.02529025 of 138
pass: success rate0.34429023 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.2842909 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.3612909 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.25229043 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.50329031 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.264290129 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.4002904 of 138
points per trip inside the 401.9582905 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.214290127 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.138290122 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.076290105 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.10029051 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