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The units, side by side

MIAWAKEbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence9978Offence: points per play — defence7820Offence: success rate — offence9958Offence: success rate — defence918Offence: explosiveness — offence6474Offence: explosiveness — defence7088Run game — offence4853Run game — defence9145Pass game — offence10080Pass game — defence7529Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence9853Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9650Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence9871Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4985

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

tiecardsMIA by 61WAKE by 19

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). MIA wins about 91% of the time at a number like ours.

MIA

Games4
Plays per game70.0
Drives per game12.0
SP+25.7 (5th, offence 8th, defence 8th)
Returning production37% (pass 6%, rush 91%, receiving 45%)

WAKE

Games4
Plays per game65.8
Drives per game10.8
SP+3.7 (57th, offence 50th, defence 63rd)
Returning production14% (pass 23%, rush 5%, receiving 13%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceMIAWAKE
pass rate, all downs49%64th53%35th
pass rate, standard downs42%65th43%55th
pass rate, 1st down43%66th46%47th
no-huddle share31%100th66%66th
pass rate, passing downs70%37th74%21st
pass rate, red zone40%59th34%89th
seconds per play (own drives)29.949th27.888th

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

MIA offence

MIA offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.4422802 of 138
success rate0.5712803 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.27828050 of 138
rush: points added per play0.12328072 of 138
rush: success rate0.51128021 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.98228063 of 138
pass: points added per play0.8392801 of 138
pass: success rate0.6542801 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.48928088 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.6302802 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.37528029 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.8872804 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.12128015 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.81228031 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.05728014 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0682804 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.0462809 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.0212803 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.00028079 of 138

WAKE offence

WAKE offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.28026331 of 138
success rate0.45226358 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30526336 of 138
rush: points added per play0.13926366 of 138
rush: success rate0.46326358 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.851263103 of 138
pass: points added per play0.40026329 of 138
pass: success rate0.43326374 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.75226326 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48326381 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.38626323 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.13826366 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.14626343 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.550263129 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.73126379 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12526341 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08726370 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03826329 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.00026346 of 138

MIA defence

MIA defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.04922831 of 138
success rate0.32522814 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.14922842 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.15822814 of 138
rush: success rate0.2572281 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.71922816 of 138
pass: points added per play0.02422835 of 138
pass: success rate0.36222835 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.30322814 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.37922817 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22922828 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.1532287 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.270228130 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.57122816 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.30822815 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16222871 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09622864 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06622887 of 138
opponent average starting field position76.000228129 of 138

WAKE defence

WAKE defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.160297110 of 138
success rate0.468297127 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.05429717 of 138
rush: points added per play0.04929777 of 138
rush: success rate0.41229778 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87129749 of 138
pass: points added per play0.25229798 of 138
pass: success rate0.519297136 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.0982972 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.511297122 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.346297119 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.86529770 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21329793 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.70029760 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.38529768 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12829722 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09429760 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.0342978 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.500297112 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