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UNCCONNbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3864Offence: points per play — defence7156Offence: success rate — offence7543Offence: success rate — defence5054Offence: explosiveness — offence391Offence: explosiveness — defence9539Run game — offence4973Run game — defence4261Pass game — offence3271Pass game — defence7466Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence9764Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3663Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence6468Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence7243

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

tiecardsUNC by 51CONN by 29

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). UNC wins about 76% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

CONN

Games4
Plays per game65.0
Drives per game12.0
SP+-3.7 (85th, offence 79th, defence 93rd)
Returning production2% (pass 3%, rush 0%, receiving 2%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUNCCONN
pass rate, all downs51%46th46%85th
pass rate, standard downs46%36th38%101st
pass rate, 1st down48%35th39%99th
pass rate, red zone44%41st22%128th
no-huddle share16%115th87%27th
pass rate, passing downs62%79th64%62nd
seconds per play (own drives)30.338th27.889th

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

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

CONN offence

CONN offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.23126050 of 138
success rate0.43526079 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.42126013 of 138
rush: points added per play0.20726038 of 138
rush: success rate0.46026063 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.02126048 of 138
pass: points added per play0.36826041 of 138
pass: success rate0.42626080 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.9632606 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48026083 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.34126052 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.23926051 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16826071 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.667260107 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.62526030 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12726045 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08826073 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03826028 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.90026065 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

CONN defence

CONN defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.01929061 of 138
success rate0.38629064 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.25529085 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.01429054 of 138
rush: success rate0.38129054 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87429053 of 138
pass: points added per play0.06629048 of 138
pass: success rate0.39329071 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.50229060 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.44029061 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28329074 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.64829052 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21229091 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.61129029 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.72029030 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16929079 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08329045 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.086290124 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.00029069 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