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The units, side by side

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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 —)

PITT

Games4
Plays per game73.0
Drives per game11.5
SP+14.7 (20th, offence 36th, defence 15th)
Returning production40% (pass 59%, rush 67%, receiving 24%)

What each side chooses to do

OffencePITT
pass rate, all downs—53%31st
pass rate, standard downs—47%26th
pass rate, 1st down—47%36th
no-huddle share—23%107th
pass rate, passing downs—68%44th
pass rate, red zone—57%8th
seconds per play (own drives)—26.5110th

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

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offencevalueplaysFBS rank

PITT offence

PITT offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.29429225 of 138
success rate0.49729226 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.24929260 of 138
rush: points added per play0.07829286 of 138
rush: success rate0.46029262 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.809292111 of 138
pass: points added per play0.50729216 of 138
pass: success rate0.53029214 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.59529258 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.52829240 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.41229213 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.30929239 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.18229288 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.632292115 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.23329255 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.09629213 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.05829220 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03829227 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.40029273 of 138

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defencevalueplaysFBS rank

PITT defence

PITT defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.10724018 of 138
success rate0.2872402 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.379240119 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.17824012 of 138
rush: success rate0.2782407 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.99524092 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.01224028 of 138
pass: success rate0.30624011 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.62024093 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.3452406 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.20024010 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)1.7772402 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.320240137 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.53824012 of 138
points per trip inside the 401.6882403 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17924092 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.117240104 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06324075 of 138
opponent average starting field position75.300240124 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