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 —) |
NU
| Games | 3 |
| Plays per game | 62.7 |
| Drives per game | 11.0 |
| SP+ | 7.3 (50th, offence 59th, defence 34th) |
| Returning production | 89% (pass 94%, rush 88%, receiving 86%) |
What each side chooses to do
| Offence | | NU |
|---|
| pass rate, all downs | — | 45%92nd |
| pass rate, passing downs | — | 47%132nd |
| no-huddle share | — | 11%120th |
| pass rate, standard downs | — | 44%45th |
| pass rate, 1st down | — | 49%23rd |
| pass rate, red zone | — | 48%24th |
| seconds per play (own drives) | — | 30.826th |
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 |
|---|
NU offence
| NU offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.304 | 188 | 21 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.463 | 188 | 49 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.294 | 188 | 45 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.156 | 188 | 54 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.410 | 188 | 98 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.978 | 188 | 65 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.540 | 188 | 13 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.537 | 188 | 13 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.649 | 188 | 46 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.485 | 188 | 78 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.411 | 188 | 14 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.835 | 188 | 104 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.190 | 188 | 93 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.818 | 188 | 29 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 5.111 | 188 | 12 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.133 | 188 | 56 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.112 | 188 | 117 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.021 | 188 | 4 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 72.400 | 188 | 41 of 138 |
null defence
| defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
NU defence
| NU defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.083 | 222 | 80 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.441 | 222 | 106 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.120 | 222 | 32 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.112 | 222 | 100 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.472 | 222 | 124 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.868 | 222 | 46 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.035 | 222 | 38 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.405 | 222 | 74 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.406 | 222 | 33 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.515 | 222 | 123 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.228 | 222 | 27 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.429 | 222 | 131 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.142 | 222 | 17 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.591 | 222 | 22 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 2.421 | 222 | 17 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.162 | 222 | 72 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.063 | 222 | 7 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.099 | 222 | 131 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 72.000 | 222 | 67 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