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MIAUNCbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence9938Offence: points per play — defence7871Offence: success rate — offence9975Offence: success rate — defence9150Offence: explosiveness — offence643Offence: explosiveness — defence7095Run game — offence4849Run game — defence9142Pass game — offence10032Pass game — defence7574Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence9897Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9636Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence9864Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4972

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 60UNC by 20

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 89% 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%)

UNC

Games3
Plays per game60.7
Drives per game10.0
SP+3.0 (60th, offence 88th, defence 34th)
Returning production28% (pass 10%, rush 54%, receiving 33%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceMIAUNC
pass rate, all downs49%64th51%46th
pass rate, standard downs42%65th46%36th
pass rate, 1st down43%66th48%35th
no-huddle share31%100th16%115th
pass rate, passing downs70%37th62%79th
pass rate, red zone40%59th44%41st
seconds per play (own drives)29.949th30.338th

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

UNC offence

UNC offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11818286 of 138
success rate0.48418235 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.038182134 of 138
rush: points added per play0.12418271 of 138
rush: success rate0.53418210 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.706182130 of 138
pass: points added per play0.14818294 of 138
pass: success rate0.42218284 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.45218299 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.53218238 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.37518230 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.8721825 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.12518220 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.77818251 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.00018265 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13218251 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08218256 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04918262 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.00018280 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

UNC defence

UNC defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.01920641 of 138
success rate0.39320669 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.0242068 of 138
rush: points added per play0.05820680 of 138
rush: success rate0.42920690 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.82720632 of 138
pass: points added per play0.02720637 of 138
pass: success rate0.37620649 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.2422066 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47120687 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22720625 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.94020688 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.1222067 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.875206129 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.68820629 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14120640 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09720665 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04420628 of 138
opponent average starting field position70.30020638 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