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The units, side by side

WKUIUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence1297Offence: points per play — defence388Offence: success rate — offence1288Offence: success rate — defence1899Offence: explosiveness — offence6086Offence: explosiveness — defence37Run game — offence485Run game — defence185Pass game — offence2799Pass game — defence3185Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1387Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence192Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3985Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence8417

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

tiecardsWKU by 3IU by 83

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). IU wins about 100% of the time at a number like ours.

WKU

Games4
Plays per game71.2
Drives per game12.8
SP+-16.4 (123rd, offence 107th, defence 131st)
Returning production84% (pass 95%, rush 55%, receiving 85%)

IU

Games4
Plays per game61.8
Drives per game10.5
SP+26.9 (4th, offence 5th, defence 7th)
Returning production17% (pass 2%, rush 25%, receiving 24%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceWKUIU
pass rate, all downs52%39th38%128th
pass rate, standard downs44%49th31%126th
pass rate, 1st down42%80th30%126th
no-huddle share75%54th3%135th
pass rate, passing downs66%54th55%114th
pass rate, red zone50%22nd17%133rd
seconds per play (own drives)26.0123rd33.06th

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

WKU offence

WKU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.006285121 of 138
success rate0.375285121 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.26128556 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.105285133 of 138
rush: success rate0.406285100 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.720285128 of 138
pass: points added per play0.125285101 of 138
pass: success rate0.359285124 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.85628513 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.433285122 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.276285100 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.695285120 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.239285130 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.71428592 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.66728583 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15428585 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.119285125 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03528521 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.50028570 of 138

IU offence

IU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.4212475 of 138
success rate0.51024718 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.38224720 of 138
rush: points added per play0.25624722 of 138
rush: success rate0.47424743 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.02224746 of 138
pass: points added per play0.6862472 of 138
pass: success rate0.5732476 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.87724710 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55824719 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.37924726 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.50724719 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.11824713 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.72024785 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.2412477 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.10924722 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08124754 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.02824711 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)66.900247121 of 138

WKU defence

WKU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.303258134 of 138
success rate0.446258114 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.460258134 of 138
rush: points added per play0.341258137 of 138
rush: success rate0.464258121 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.232258134 of 138
pass: points added per play0.24225895 of 138
pass: success rate0.429258100 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.727258116 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.495258108 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.329258112 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.504258136 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.14525820 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.850258123 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.962258131 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12825823 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07425827 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05425850 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.70025887 of 138

IU defence

IU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.10723717 of 138
success rate0.3002373 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.421237129 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.13423721 of 138
rush: success rate0.2642373 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.164237128 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.03523721 of 138
pass: success rate0.35623731 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.59823789 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.3292372 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.25023741 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.26223712 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.236237112 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.5002377 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.85723738 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.198237115 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.169237132 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.0302373 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.800237118 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