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The units, side by side

ASUARIZbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2460Offence: points per play — defence5564Offence: success rate — offence3085Offence: success rate — defence6478Offence: explosiveness — offence8823Offence: explosiveness — defence658Run game — offence2055Run game — defence6853Pass game — offence3956Pass game — defence5767Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1288Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence4270Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3179Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5444

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 28ARIZ by 52

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). ARIZ wins about 77% 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%)

ARIZ

Games4
Plays per game70.0
Drives per game11.5
SP+10.7 (33rd, offence 32nd, defence 38th)
Returning production65% (pass 120%, rush 60%, receiving 44%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceASUARIZ
pass rate, all downs49%65th56%16th
pass rate, standard downs44%48th51%8th
pass rate, 1st down50%22nd53%14th
no-huddle share89%24th34%97th
pass rate, passing downs57%102nd68%47th
pass rate, red zone50%21st60%5th
seconds per play (own drives)27.691st29.558th

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

ARIZ offence

ARIZ offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.21328056 of 138
success rate0.50028022 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.151280106 of 138
rush: points added per play0.14728062 of 138
rush: success rate0.52128014 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.696280132 of 138
pass: points added per play0.28128061 of 138
pass: success rate0.49328033 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.51028080 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.53628035 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.41928011 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.53428017 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.11828012 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.85028014 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.32128046 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11428030 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07528044 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03928030 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.20028056 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

ARIZ defence

ARIZ defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.00225050 of 138
success rate0.35225031 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.415250127 of 138
rush: points added per play0.01825065 of 138
rush: success rate0.34725033 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.072250110 of 138
pass: points added per play0.05325046 of 138
pass: success rate0.35625030 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.60125091 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.40325032 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27725064 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.58925042 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.253250125 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate1.000250137 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.82425035 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16825078 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10825088 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06025064 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.000250107 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