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BCMIAbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence899Offence: points per play — defence6478Offence: success rate — offence1799Offence: success rate — defence4991Offence: explosiveness — offence2764Offence: explosiveness — defence4670Run game — offence1748Run game — defence5691Pass game — offence20100Pass game — defence4575Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence2698Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3196Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence1398Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4049

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

tiecardsBC by 1MIA by 79

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 99% of the time at a number like ours.

BC

Games4
Plays per game65.5
Drives per game12.0
SP+-4.6 (90th, offence 106th, defence 65th)
Returning production16% (pass 8%, rush -62%, receiving 23%)

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

OffenceBCMIA
pass rate, all downs46%87th49%64th
pass rate, standard downs32%124th42%65th
pass rate, 1st down30%125th43%66th
no-huddle share51%81st31%100th
pass rate, passing downs74%22nd70%37th
pass rate, red zone36%80th40%59th
seconds per play (own drives)30.146th29.949th

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

BC offence

BC offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.032262127 of 138
success rate0.389262115 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.164262101 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.006262115 of 138
rush: success rate0.43926281 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.93526279 of 138
pass: points added per play0.063262110 of 138
pass: success rate0.357262126 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.53326274 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46026299 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.244262116 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.847262103 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.252262134 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.68826298 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.091262118 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.179262120 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.111262112 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.069262107 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.20026258 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

BC defence

BC defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.00227651 of 138
success rate0.39527671 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23727675 of 138
rush: points added per play0.00727661 of 138
rush: success rate0.39027659 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.030276101 of 138
pass: points added per play0.15527676 of 138
pass: success rate0.42227692 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.49227656 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.39827627 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.388276133 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.01627696 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19527672 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.65027641 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.39127669 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17427683 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.120276107 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05427648 of 138
opponent average starting field position69.70027629 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