The units, side by side
What actually happens around a number like this
Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.
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| Games | — |
| Plays per game | — |
| Drives per game | — |
| SP+ | — (, offence , defence ) |
| Returning production | — (pass —, rush —, receiving —) |
VT
| Games | 4 |
| Plays per game | 79.0 |
| Drives per game | 11.8 |
| SP+ | 12.3 (28th, offence 27th, defence 30th) |
| Returning production | 37% (pass 0%, rush 31%, receiving 54%) |
What each side chooses to do
| Offence | | VT |
|---|
| pass rate, all downs | — | 51%50th |
| pass rate, standard downs | — | 43%54th |
| pass rate, 1st down | — | 42%75th |
| no-huddle share | — | 40%90th |
| pass rate, passing downs | — | 70%36th |
| pass rate, red zone | — | 42%53rd |
| seconds per play (own drives) | — | 26.1120th |
choices, from CFBD play-by-play; a choice repeats within a season, a result mostly does not Rank 1 = highest rate / fastest among FBS.
null offence
| offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
VT offence
| VT offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.241 | 316 | 42 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.484 | 316 | 36 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.205 | 316 | 82 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.149 | 316 | 60 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.503 | 316 | 23 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.971 | 316 | 69 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.357 | 316 | 46 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.471 | 316 | 51 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.475 | 316 | 91 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.504 | 316 | 57 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.427 | 316 | 9 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.994 | 316 | 88 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.200 | 316 | 103 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.750 | 316 | 73 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 4.567 | 316 | 35 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.111 | 316 | 25 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.089 | 316 | 76 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.022 | 316 | 5 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 66.400 | 316 | 123 of 138 |
null defence
| defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
VT defence
| VT defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | -0.030 | 236 | 38 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.331 | 236 | 18 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.309 | 236 | 99 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.147 | 236 | 17 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.269 | 236 | 6 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 1.306 | 236 | 135 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.142 | 236 | 73 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.391 | 236 | 70 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.340 | 236 | 19 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.413 | 236 | 39 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.204 | 236 | 12 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 0.986 | 236 | 1 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.403 | 236 | 138 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.571 | 236 | 18 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 2.522 | 236 | 19 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.267 | 236 | 138 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.220 | 236 | 138 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.047 | 236 | 35 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 72.100 | 236 | 71 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