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The units, side by side

UVAWAKEbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence8078Offence: points per play — defence9420Offence: success rate — offence6958Offence: success rate — defence878Offence: explosiveness — offence4674Offence: explosiveness — defence9888Run game — offence5853Run game — defence7145Pass game — offence9180Pass game — defence9729Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence7853Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence4750Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence8771Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence1685

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

tiecardsUVA by 46WAKE by 34

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). UVA wins about 64% of the time at a number like ours.

UVA

Games4
Plays per game73.5
Drives per game12.0
SP+14.4 (21st, offence 29th, defence 20th)
Returning production10% (pass 1%, rush 21%, receiving 9%)

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

OffenceUVAWAKE
pass rate, all downs43%110th53%35th
pass rate, standard downs37%105th43%55th
pass rate, 1st down42%82nd46%47th
no-huddle share8%127th66%66th
pass rate, passing downs59%91st74%21st
pass rate, red zone37%77th34%89th
seconds per play (own drives)30.630th27.888th

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

UVA offence

UVA offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.28429429 of 138
success rate0.47629444 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.21529475 of 138
rush: points added per play0.15029459 of 138
rush: success rate0.46729454 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.90829484 of 138
pass: points added per play0.53629414 of 138
pass: success rate0.52129420 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.58429461 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55029427 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.257294111 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.37029431 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13329432 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.87029410 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.65529427 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.10529419 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07829448 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.02729410 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)67.400294117 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

UVA defence

UVA defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.1442439 of 138
success rate0.33324319 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)0.9552434 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.04324341 of 138
rush: success rate0.37524351 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.65124310 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.1452435 of 138
pass: success rate0.30324310 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.39724332 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.39924329 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22224321 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.89124374 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18824360 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.69224356 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.14324356 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.198243116 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09924369 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.099243133 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.20024394 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