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The units, side by side

WYOCSUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence4977Offence: points per play — defence3119Offence: success rate — offence6348Offence: success rate — defence2110Offence: explosiveness — offence798Offence: explosiveness — defence8460Run game — offence5690Run game — defence206Pass game — offence3461Pass game — defence3926Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence909Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence147Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3837Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence8231

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

tiecardsWYO by 38CSU by 42

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). CSU wins about 53% of the time at a number like ours.

WYO

Games4
Plays per game60.2
Drives per game10.0
SP+-12.7 (116th, offence 126th, defence 80th)
Returning production23% (pass 3%, rush 81%, receiving 20%)

CSU

Games4
Plays per game70.8
Drives per game12.2
SP+-7.3 (97th, offence 70th, defence 116th)
Returning production40% (pass 23%, rush -28%, receiving 58%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceWYOCSU
pass rate, all downs45%93rd58%11th
pass rate, standard downs44%52nd51%10th
pass rate, 1st down44%63rd49%25th
no-huddle share4%134th80%46th
pass rate, red zone42%49th42%52nd
pass rate, passing downs49%129th73%25th
seconds per play (own drives)31.318th26.2119th

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

WYO offence

WYO offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.15624171 of 138
success rate0.46124152 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.088241128 of 138
rush: points added per play0.14824161 of 138
rush: success rate0.46524155 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.795241116 of 138
pass: points added per play0.16124191 of 138
pass: success rate0.44024170 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.330241124 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50324158 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.36524138 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.55624115 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.14024139 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate1.0002412 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.958241122 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15424186 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09124179 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06224191 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.10024178 of 138

CSU offence

CSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.27028333 of 138
success rate0.43828372 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.5122834 of 138
rush: points added per play0.28728315 of 138
rush: success rate0.42928387 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.3442832 of 138
pass: points added per play0.30928354 of 138
pass: success rate0.44928361 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.66328342 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47228393 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.35728342 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.616283125 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.202283105 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.80028336 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.87528319 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15528387 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08128353 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.074283115 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)68.600283101 of 138

WYO defence

WYO defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.12326295 of 138
success rate0.443262109 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.09126223 of 138
rush: points added per play0.133262110 of 138
rush: success rate0.462262115 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.85026241 of 138
pass: points added per play0.19826285 of 138
pass: success rate0.42526295 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.44726248 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.503262114 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28826280 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.263262119 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.14526221 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.923262134 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.95726245 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13026226 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07626233 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05326246 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.70026289 of 138

CSU defence

CSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.163253112 of 138
success rate0.462253124 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.19825356 of 138
rush: points added per play0.229253130 of 138
rush: success rate0.487253130 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.92725376 of 138
pass: points added per play0.273253103 of 138
pass: success rate0.467253117 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.664253103 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.522253127 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.31025396 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.395253129 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.15825329 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.889253131 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.037253114 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.18225395 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10725385 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.075253102 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.50025357 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