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The trenches

Pass rushsack ratestopped behind the linefacessacks allowedpairing
PUR pass rush3.4% 8899th5.9% 205127thfaces WIS2.9% 10227th3.2% ~1.0 sacks
WIS pass rush3.3% 90101st6.6% 181114thfaces PUR8.4% 119114th5.9% ~1.9 sacks

sacks from CFBD play-by-play; college has no charted pressure, and these rates are not opponent-adjusted Measured on 7,926 team-games 2022–25: a college line's sacks-allowed rate carries +0.27 into its next game and a defence's sack rate only +0.10 — the line is most of this. The pairing predicts the game's sack rate +0.27, yards per dropback −0.16 and points added per play −0.15. Heaviest quarter of pairings against lightest: 7.8% vs 4.2% sack rate, 6.1 vs 7.2 yards per dropback.

WIS with the ball

WIS offence vs PUR defenceWIS offencePUR defencerank gap
points added per play0.14275th0.351138th+63
success rate0.42389th0.500136th+47
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.39119th1.366114th+95
rush: points added per play0.18344th0.300135th+91
rush: success rate0.368122nd0.518136th+14
rush: explosiveness1.2416th1.054107th+101
pass: points added per play0.17688th0.412126th+38
pass: success rate0.48836th0.469119th+83
pass: explosiveness1.50781st1.827125th+44
standard downs: success rate0.48282nd0.536132nd+50
passing downs: success rate0.30085th0.413135th+50
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.94892nd3.319124th+32
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.15455th0.15126th-29
short-yardage conversion rate0.562127th0.76293rd-34
points per trip inside the 403.333106th5.200136th+30
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16399th0.14038th-61
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08155th0.08138th-17
havoc allowed by the secondary0.081127th0.05861st-66
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.10098th——

PUR with the ball

PUR offence vs WIS defencePUR offenceWIS defencerank gap
points added per play0.23745th-0.05130th-15
success rate0.46548th0.34022nd-26
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.19886th1.04213th-73
rush: points added per play0.08384th0.07888th+4
rush: success rate0.42988th0.33830th-58
rush: explosiveness0.88388th0.87251st-37
pass: points added per play0.39930th-0.03024th-6
pass: success rate0.50628th0.37246th+18
pass: explosiveness1.408109th1.1873rd-106
standard downs: success rate0.50754th0.42853rd-1
passing downs: success rate0.35444th0.1632nd-42
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.02785th2.92885th0
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.15957th0.1051st-56
short-yardage conversion rate0.78946th0.72272nd+26
points per trip inside the 403.63086th3.47475th-11
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13357th0.16273rd+16
havoc allowed by the front seven0.10199th0.07734th-65
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03116th0.085123rd+107
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.80018th——

Rank gap = the defence's FBS rank minus the offence's on the same measure: +60 means the offence ranks 60 places better than the defence it faces. Unit against unit only — college has no player charting to name a matchup by.