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FSUMIAbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence7199Offence: points per play — defence978Offence: success rate — offence4299Offence: success rate — defence2691Offence: explosiveness — offence9964Offence: explosiveness — defence2070Run game — offence7648Run game — defence2091Pass game — offence70100Pass game — defence1675Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5798Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3196Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4698Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5849

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

tiecardsFSU by 16MIA by 64

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 93% of the time at a number like ours.

FSU

Games4
Plays per game62.2
Drives per game10.8
SP+5.7 (53rd, offence 35th, defence 74th)
Returning production40% (pass 13%, rush 28%, receiving 65%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceFSUMIA
pass rate, all downs44%102nd49%64th
pass rate, standard downs35%113th42%65th
pass rate, 1st down35%112th43%66th
no-huddle share69%61st31%100th
pass rate, passing downs64%60th70%37th
pass rate, red zone35%83rd40%59th
seconds per play (own drives)29.069th29.949th

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

FSU offence

FSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.24724941 of 138
success rate0.43424980 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.5262492 of 138
rush: points added per play0.22424934 of 138
rush: success rate0.44224979 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.13124916 of 138
pass: points added per play0.36724942 of 138
pass: success rate0.42324983 of 138
pass: explosiveness2.0612492 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.451249107 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.39224921 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.19624960 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.15224950 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.562249126 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.88524918 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14524975 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08024952 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06424993 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.30024955 of 138

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

FSU defence

FSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.219276125 of 138
success rate0.435276102 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.350276111 of 138
rush: points added per play0.134276111 of 138
rush: success rate0.41427679 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.95927683 of 138
pass: points added per play0.325276116 of 138
pass: success rate0.458276111 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.654276102 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.497276109 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.316276103 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.01027695 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18027647 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.929276135 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.52427680 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15627658 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10127675 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05427649 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.30027695 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

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