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UCLAOREbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence8191Offence: points per play — defence9265Offence: success rate — offence7971Offence: success rate — defence8959Offence: explosiveness — offence5889Offence: explosiveness — defence2045Run game — offence9977Run game — defence8246Pass game — offence2680Pass game — defence9372Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence10077Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence8561Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence6285Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence2457

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 34ORE by 46

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). ORE wins about 64% 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%)

ORE

Games4
Plays per game72.2
Drives per game12.2
SP+21.6 (8th, offence 5th, defence 25th)
Returning production75% (pass 95%, rush 68%, receiving 64%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUCLAORE
pass rate, all downs41%117th54%25th
pass rate, standard downs34%118th45%42nd
pass rate, 1st down37%107th46%45th
no-huddle share19%111th38%91st
pass rate, red zone30%108th38%69th
pass rate, passing downs61%83rd76%15th
seconds per play (own drives)30.534th26.8104th

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

ORE offence

ORE offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.32828914 of 138
success rate0.47828941 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.41428916 of 138
rush: points added per play0.22528933 of 138
rush: success rate0.47328947 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.00128956 of 138
pass: points added per play0.41428928 of 138
pass: success rate0.48028943 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.77728922 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.51528948 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.38828922 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.36028932 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.12228919 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.81028932 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.02928915 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.10728921 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06928930 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03828926 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)68.200289108 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

ORE defence

ORE defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.00326849 of 138
success rate0.37326857 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23926877 of 138
rush: points added per play0.04126875 of 138
rush: success rate0.37826853 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.90126867 of 138
pass: points added per play0.03626839 of 138
pass: success rate0.37926854 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.54026866 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.41026836 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29426884 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.68526855 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18526854 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75026885 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.33326867 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15726860 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.0492681 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.108268136 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.10026870 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