The units, side by side
What actually happens around a number like this
Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.
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| Games | — |
| Plays per game | — |
| Drives per game | — |
| SP+ | — (, offence , defence ) |
| Returning production | — (pass —, rush —, receiving —) |
MD
| Games | 4 |
| Plays per game | 73.5 |
| Drives per game | 12.5 |
| SP+ | 3.9 (55th, offence 56th, defence 54th) |
| Returning production | 54% (pass 87%, rush 142%, receiving 26%) |
What each side chooses to do
| Offence | | MD |
|---|
| pass rate, all downs | — | 58%10th |
| pass rate, standard downs | — | 54%5th |
| pass rate, 1st down | — | 55%7th |
| no-huddle share | — | 72%58th |
| pass rate, passing downs | — | 68%45th |
| pass rate, red zone | — | 40%60th |
| seconds per play (own drives) | — | 26.4114th |
choices, from CFBD play-by-play; a choice repeats within a season, a result mostly does not Rank 1 = highest rate / fastest among FBS.
null offence
| offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
MD offence
| MD offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.132 | 294 | 79 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.452 | 294 | 57 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.239 | 294 | 63 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.138 | 294 | 67 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.435 | 294 | 84 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 1.042 | 294 | 40 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.129 | 294 | 99 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.461 | 294 | 56 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.400 | 294 | 115 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.507 | 294 | 53 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.309 | 294 | 73 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.882 | 294 | 99 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.234 | 294 | 126 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.714 | 294 | 89 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 3.433 | 294 | 98 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.143 | 294 | 71 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.085 | 294 | 64 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.058 | 294 | 78 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 70.200 | 294 | 75 of 138 |
null defence
| defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
MD defence
| MD defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.029 | 245 | 67 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.380 | 245 | 60 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.221 | 245 | 67 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.051 | 245 | 39 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.367 | 245 | 46 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.878 | 245 | 56 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.169 | 245 | 78 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.418 | 245 | 88 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.572 | 245 | 79 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.416 | 245 | 43 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.319 | 245 | 106 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.334 | 245 | 18 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.227 | 245 | 108 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.706 | 245 | 63 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 4.150 | 245 | 117 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.159 | 245 | 65 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.114 | 245 | 97 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.045 | 245 | 31 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 70.300 | 245 | 37 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