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The units, side by side

USUWASHbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence447Offence: points per play — defence5596Offence: success rate — offence754Offence: success rate — defence4382Offence: explosiveness — offence7742Offence: explosiveness — defence7567Run game — offence434Run game — defence5594Pass game — offence653Pass game — defence6979Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence4520Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence6988Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence961Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence7714

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

tiecardsUSU by 13WASH by 67

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 95% of the time at a number like ours.

USU

Games4
Plays per game65.8
Drives per game12.0
SP+-9.3 (105th, offence 121st, defence 78th)
Returning production65% (pass 87%, rush 74%, receiving 49%)

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

OffenceUSUWASH
pass rate, all downs54%24th59%5th
pass rate, standard downs51%9th53%6th
pass rate, 1st down54%9th53%10th
no-huddle share91%20th6%130th
pass rate, passing downs60%90th78%9th
pass rate, red zone37%75th43%46th
seconds per play (own drives)24.7130th28.974th

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

USU offence

USU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.071263132 of 138
success rate0.361263128 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.31526332 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.103263132 of 138
rush: success rate0.358263126 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.85326399 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.032263130 of 138
pass: success rate0.358263125 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.73826328 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.363263137 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.35826341 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.07426377 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.208263110 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.300263138 of 138
points per trip inside the 401.810263135 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.183263125 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09126378 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.091263136 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.10026397 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

USU defence

USU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.02129662 of 138
success rate0.40529679 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.13329635 of 138
rush: points added per play0.00829662 of 138
rush: success rate0.40829673 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.00629693 of 138
pass: points added per play0.04429643 of 138
pass: success rate0.40429673 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.2212965 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46029679 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29229683 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.60229643 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21629697 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73729680 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.03729653 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13529632 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07129621 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06429682 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.600296113 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