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Final null 29 – 17 USU
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The units, side by side

Units not built yet.

What actually happens around a number like this

Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.

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Games—
Plays per game—
Drives per game—
SP+— (, offence , defence )
Returning production— (pass —, rush —, receiving —)

USU

Games4
Plays per game65.8
Drives per game12.0
SP+-9.3 (105th, offence 121st, defence 78th)
Returning production65% (pass 87%, rush 74%, receiving 49%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUSU
pass rate, all downs—54%24th
pass rate, standard downs—51%9th
pass rate, 1st down—54%9th
no-huddle share—91%20th
pass rate, passing downs—60%90th
pass rate, red zone—37%75th
seconds per play (own drives)—24.7130th

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

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offencevalueplaysFBS rank

USU offence

USU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.071263132 of 138
success rate0.361263128 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.31526332 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.103263132 of 138
rush: success rate0.358263126 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.85326399 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.032263130 of 138
pass: success rate0.358263125 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.73826328 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.363263137 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.35826341 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.07426377 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.208263110 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.300263138 of 138
points per trip inside the 401.810263135 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.183263125 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09126378 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.091263136 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.10026397 of 138

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defencevalueplaysFBS rank

USU defence

USU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.02129662 of 138
success rate0.40529679 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.13329635 of 138
rush: points added per play0.00829662 of 138
rush: success rate0.40829673 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.00629693 of 138
pass: points added per play0.04429643 of 138
pass: success rate0.40429673 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.2212965 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46029679 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29229683 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.60229643 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21629697 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73729680 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.03729653 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13529632 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07129621 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06429682 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.600296113 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