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KUOKSTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5851Offence: points per play — defence8274Offence: success rate — offence5078Offence: success rate — defence9560Offence: explosiveness — offence939Offence: explosiveness — defence4769Run game — offence4237Run game — defence9047Pass game — offence5764Pass game — defence2495Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6661Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9624Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence1793Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence1546

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

tiecardsKU by 19OKST by 61

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 91% of the time at a number like ours.

KU

Games3
Plays per game73.3
Drives per game12.3
SP+1.0 (66th, offence 70th, defence 67th)
Returning production18% (pass -1%, rush 14%, receiving 33%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceKUOKST
pass rate, all downs44%100th48%66th
pass rate, standard downs38%98th46%40th
pass rate, 1st down37%108th45%56th
no-huddle share24%106th97%9th
pass rate, passing downs55%113th56%104th
pass rate, red zone30%106th46%32nd
seconds per play (own drives)26.8103rd26.6109th

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

KU offence

KU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.20222059 of 138
success rate0.44122070 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.42922010 of 138
rush: points added per play0.09722080 of 138
rush: success rate0.44622072 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.94422076 of 138
pass: points added per play0.28422060 of 138
pass: success rate0.41322090 of 138
pass: explosiveness2.0422203 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50422056 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.32922058 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.26922047 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.0992206 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.545220130 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.167220115 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.173220115 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.10022096 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.073220114 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.10022030 of 138

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

KU defence

KU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.06819526 of 138
success rate0.3081958 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23519573 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.15719515 of 138
rush: success rate0.2681955 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.76519525 of 138
pass: points added per play0.275195105 of 138
pass: success rate0.37719550 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.718195113 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.36419510 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22119519 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.1321956 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.250195122 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75019584 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.23819560 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.200195117 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.144195127 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05619557 of 138
opponent average starting field position66.2001956 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

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