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The units, side by side

WSUWASHbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence747Offence: points per play — defence5396Offence: success rate — offence954Offence: success rate — defence4282Offence: explosiveness — offence6142Offence: explosiveness — defence4067Run game — offence1934Run game — defence3194Pass game — offence453Pass game — defence5879Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1620Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3688Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence261Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence8814

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

tiecardsWSU by 18WASH by 62

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). WASH wins about 91% of the time at a number like ours.

WSU

Games4
Plays per game61.0
Drives per game11.2
SP+-9.3 (105th, offence 120th, defence 79th)
Returning production91% (pass 100%, rush 100%, receiving 85%)

WASH

Games4
Plays per game64.5
Drives per game12.0
SP+12.1 (29th, offence 45th, defence 18th)
Returning production54% (pass 94%, rush 52%, receiving 34%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceWSUWASH
pass rate, all downs49%60th59%5th
pass rate, standard downs42%61st53%6th
pass rate, 1st down40%92nd53%10th
no-huddle share10%123rd6%130th
pass rate, passing downs63%69th78%9th
pass rate, red zone41%56th43%46th
seconds per play (own drives)29.070th28.974th

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

WSU offence

WSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.037244128 of 138
success rate0.365244125 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.26524454 of 138
rush: points added per play0.008244112 of 138
rush: success rate0.355244129 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.2002449 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.045244132 of 138
pass: success rate0.383244110 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.333244123 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.431244125 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.238244121 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.759244116 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.234244127 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.600244121 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.235244111 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.205244135 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.127244129 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.078244123 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.80024421 of 138

WASH offence

WASH offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.15125873 of 138
success rate0.44625864 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20725880 of 138
rush: points added per play0.05525892 of 138
rush: success rate0.394258110 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.89225886 of 138
pass: points added per play0.27225865 of 138
pass: success rate0.47625847 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.391258117 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.49225870 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30225882 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.815258110 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.221258122 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.615258119 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.86225873 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13225854 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08525867 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04725856 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.40025874 of 138

WSU defence

WSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.02326965 of 138
success rate0.40526980 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.25226983 of 138
rush: points added per play0.10526995 of 138
rush: success rate0.43326997 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97426990 of 138
pass: points added per play0.08626959 of 138
pass: success rate0.38626962 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.62426995 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46426983 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28426975 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.95526989 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.17926946 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.786269104 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.03626952 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12626918 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07426926 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05226944 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.30026954 of 138

WASH defence

WASH defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.1482566 of 138
success rate0.34425626 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.16125646 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.2082569 of 138
rush: success rate0.32125620 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.74125622 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.00325630 of 138
pass: success rate0.38525661 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.55425670 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.38125618 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27325659 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.32325617 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.305256135 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.3332561 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.60925623 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.203256119 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.121256111 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.082256119 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.00025650 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