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The units, side by side

WISPURbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence4668Offence: points per play — defence790Offence: success rate — offence3666Offence: success rate — defence851Offence: explosiveness — offence8738Offence: explosiveness — defence9118Run game — offence6939Run game — defence362Pass game — offence3679Pass game — defence839Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence3439Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3910Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence2859Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4773

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 48PUR by 32

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 69% 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%)

PUR

Games4
Plays per game71.5
Drives per game10.8
SP+-6.4 (94th, offence 57th, defence 120th)
Returning production48% (pass 97%, rush 61%, receiving 22%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceWISPUR
pass rate, all downs53%36th56%20th
pass rate, standard downs48%22nd48%19th
pass rate, 1st down49%32nd49%27th
no-huddle share7%128th44%88th
pass rate, passing downs62%75th76%14th
pass rate, red zone36%81st51%17th
seconds per play (own drives)31.023rd29.463rd

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

PUR offence

PUR offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.23728645 of 138
success rate0.46528648 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.19828686 of 138
rush: points added per play0.08328684 of 138
rush: success rate0.42928688 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.88328688 of 138
pass: points added per play0.39928630 of 138
pass: success rate0.50628628 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.408286109 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50728654 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.35428644 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.02728685 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.15928657 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.78928646 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.63028686 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13328657 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.10128699 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03128616 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.80028618 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

PUR defence

PUR defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.351258138 of 138
success rate0.500258136 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.366258114 of 138
rush: points added per play0.300258135 of 138
rush: success rate0.518258136 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.054258107 of 138
pass: points added per play0.412258126 of 138
pass: success rate0.469258119 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.827258125 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.536258132 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.413258135 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.319258124 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.15125826 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.76225893 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.200258136 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14025838 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08125838 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05825861 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.30025898 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