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The units, side by side

UCLAMDbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence8143Offence: points per play — defence9252Offence: success rate — offence7959Offence: success rate — defence8957Offence: explosiveness — offence5855Offence: explosiveness — defence2052Run game — offence9952Run game — defence8272Pass game — offence2628Pass game — defence9344Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence10028Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence8588Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence6249Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence2453

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

tiecardsUCLA by 41MD by 39

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). UCLA wins about 53% of the time at a number like ours.

UCLA

Games4
Plays per game66.2
Drives per game13.0
SP+13.8 (24th, offence 16th, defence 40th)
Returning production57% (pass 55%, rush 86%, receiving 34%)

MD

Games4
Plays per game73.5
Drives per game12.5
SP+3.9 (55th, offence 56th, defence 54th)
Returning production54% (pass 87%, rush 142%, receiving 26%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUCLAMD
pass rate, all downs41%117th58%10th
pass rate, standard downs34%118th54%5th
pass rate, 1st down37%107th55%7th
no-huddle share19%111th72%58th
pass rate, red zone30%108th40%60th
pass rate, passing downs61%83rd68%45th
seconds per play (own drives)30.534th26.4114th

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

UCLA offence

UCLA offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.28726527 of 138
success rate0.49426530 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.25326558 of 138
rush: points added per play0.4072652 of 138
rush: success rate0.5732655 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.06426531 of 138
pass: points added per play0.124265103 of 138
pass: success rate0.394265101 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.66826540 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55226526 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.34226550 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.9752651 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.0962653 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.84226520 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.34326545 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13226553 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.05726518 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.075265118 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)63.700265134 of 138

MD offence

MD offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.13229479 of 138
success rate0.45229457 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23929463 of 138
rush: points added per play0.13829467 of 138
rush: success rate0.43529484 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.04229440 of 138
pass: points added per play0.12929499 of 138
pass: success rate0.46129456 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.400294115 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50729453 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30929473 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.88229499 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.234294126 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.71429489 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.43329498 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14329471 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08529464 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05829478 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.20029475 of 138

UCLA defence

UCLA defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.12727512 of 138
success rate0.32727516 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.347275110 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.10527526 of 138
rush: success rate0.32827526 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.79927528 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.11927511 of 138
pass: success rate0.33327519 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.845275128 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.38927521 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22027518 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.36527521 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.250275124 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.833275116 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.00027551 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.185275105 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10527579 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.080275117 of 138
opponent average starting field position77.400275136 of 138

MD defence

MD defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.02924567 of 138
success rate0.38024560 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22124567 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.05124539 of 138
rush: success rate0.36724546 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87824556 of 138
pass: points added per play0.16924578 of 138
pass: success rate0.41824588 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.57224579 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.41624543 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.319245106 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.33424518 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.227245108 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.70624563 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.150245117 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15924565 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.11424597 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04524531 of 138
opponent average starting field position70.30024537 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