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WISUCLAbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence4681Offence: points per play — defence7992Offence: success rate — offence3679Offence: success rate — defence8589Offence: explosiveness — offence8758Offence: explosiveness — defence9120Run game — offence6999Run game — defence3682Pass game — offence3626Pass game — defence8393Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence34100Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3985Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence2862Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4724

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

tiecardsWIS by 30UCLA by 50

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 73% of the time at a number like ours.

WIS

Games4
Plays per game61.5
Drives per game10.5
SP+6.9 (51st, offence 84th, defence 19th)
Returning production31% (pass -500%, rush 32%, receiving 34%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceWISUCLA
pass rate, all downs53%36th41%117th
pass rate, standard downs48%22nd34%118th
pass rate, 1st down49%32nd37%107th
no-huddle share7%128th19%111th
pass rate, passing downs62%75th61%83rd
pass rate, red zone36%81st30%108th
seconds per play (own drives)31.023rd30.534th

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

WIS offence

WIS offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.14224675 of 138
success rate0.42324689 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.39124619 of 138
rush: points added per play0.18324644 of 138
rush: success rate0.368246122 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.2412466 of 138
pass: points added per play0.17624688 of 138
pass: success rate0.48824636 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.50724681 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48224682 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30024685 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.94824692 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.15424655 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.562246127 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.333246106 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16324699 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08124655 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.081246127 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.10024698 of 138

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

WIS defence

WIS defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.05125930 of 138
success rate0.34025922 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.04225913 of 138
rush: points added per play0.07825988 of 138
rush: success rate0.33825930 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87225951 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.03025924 of 138
pass: success rate0.37225946 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.1872593 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.42825953 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.1632592 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.92825985 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.1052591 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.72225972 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.47425975 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16225973 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07725934 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.085259123 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.700259116 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

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