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The units, side by side

AKRMINNbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence1542Offence: points per play — defence748Offence: success rate — offence5366Offence: success rate — defence2963Offence: explosiveness — offence19Offence: explosiveness — defence1756Run game — offence4323Run game — defence4538Pass game — offence1554Pass game — defence141Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence923Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence4761Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence548Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence644

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

tiecardsAKR by 15MINN by 65

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). MINN wins about 94% of the time at a number like ours.

AKR

Games4
Plays per game65.5
Drives per game11.5
SP+-23.1 (132nd, offence 130th, defence 130th)
Returning production92% (pass 87%, rush 102%, receiving 92%)

MINN

Games4
Plays per game66.5
Drives per game11.5
SP+6.5 (52nd, offence 62nd, defence 34th)
Returning production65% (pass 97%, rush 1000%, receiving 45%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceAKRMINN
pass rate, all downs56%21st55%22nd
pass rate, standard downs46%35th49%15th
pass rate, 1st down50%21st54%8th
no-huddle share98%3rd18%114th
pass rate, passing downs77%12th73%27th
pass rate, red zone48%25th66%3rd
seconds per play (own drives)28.181st31.219th

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

AKR offence

AKR offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.020262117 of 138
success rate0.44326266 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)0.981262137 of 138
rush: points added per play0.09926279 of 138
rush: success rate0.51326219 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.709262129 of 138
pass: points added per play0.027262117 of 138
pass: success rate0.41026292 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.262262134 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50026259 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30826274 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.61926212 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13026223 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.81826227 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.95026269 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.198262131 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.122262126 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.076262119 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)75.4002624 of 138

MINN offence

MINN offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.12926681 of 138
success rate0.47026647 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.092266126 of 138
rush: points added per play0.023266107 of 138
rush: success rate0.47426644 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.747266126 of 138
pass: points added per play0.27326664 of 138
pass: success rate0.47926644 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.355266120 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.56026618 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.233266124 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.498266134 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.241266132 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.640266111 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.50026694 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14326672 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09426685 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04926661 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)63.600266135 of 138

AKR defence

AKR defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.241246129 of 138
success rate0.43124698 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.372246115 of 138
rush: points added per play0.04524676 of 138
rush: success rate0.436246101 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87824655 of 138
pass: points added per play0.494246136 of 138
pass: success rate0.41924690 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.910246134 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48224694 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.316246102 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.89124673 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18824657 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.68824655 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.79224699 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15024650 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08124637 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06924691 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.40024622 of 138

MINN defence

MINN defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.04123072 of 138
success rate0.37023052 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20523061 of 138
rush: points added per play0.07423086 of 138
rush: success rate0.38723057 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87023047 of 138
pass: points added per play0.18023082 of 138
pass: success rate0.36923045 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.54323068 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.42023046 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27523062 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.68023054 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.270230131 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.57123017 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.471230127 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.237230133 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.172230135 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06523083 of 138
opponent average starting field position78.800230138 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