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RUTGWISbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence4546Offence: points per play — defence2779Offence: success rate — offence7436Offence: success rate — defence2685Offence: explosiveness — offence7287Offence: explosiveness — defence5891Run game — offence2369Run game — defence2636Pass game — offence6536Pass game — defence1883Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5034Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3339Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4528Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence7447

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

tiecardsRUTG by 29WIS by 51

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). WIS wins about 76% of the time at a number like ours.

RUTG

Games4
Plays per game68.5
Drives per game11.2
SP+-1.6 (75th, offence 42nd, defence 112th)
Returning production44% (pass 10%, rush 93%, receiving 55%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceRUTGWIS
pass rate, all downs50%58th53%36th
pass rate, standard downs42%62nd48%22nd
pass rate, 1st down52%16th49%32nd
no-huddle share97%8th7%128th
pass rate, passing downs69%41st62%75th
pass rate, red zone40%61st36%81st
seconds per play (own drives)30.145th31.023rd

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

RUTG offence

RUTG offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.13527477 of 138
success rate0.48227437 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30127440 of 138
rush: points added per play0.024274106 of 138
rush: success rate0.48927434 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.766274123 of 138
pass: points added per play0.33427449 of 138
pass: success rate0.47727445 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.86127412 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50827452 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.41827412 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.13327469 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16127461 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.70027494 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.96327467 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14627476 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06227422 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.084274129 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.00027499 of 138

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

RUTG defence

RUTG defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.149241101 of 138
success rate0.436241103 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20224158 of 138
rush: points added per play0.117241103 of 138
rush: success rate0.464241120 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.90024165 of 138
pass: points added per play0.307241114 of 138
pass: success rate0.41524183 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.58924185 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.497241110 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29724187 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.00224193 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.20024177 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75024186 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.65224190 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13724137 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10024173 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.03724112 of 138
opponent average starting field position70.00024134 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

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