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The units, side by side

FRESSJSUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3628Offence: points per play — defence6146Offence: success rate — offence1120Offence: success rate — defence2025Offence: explosiveness — offence9350Offence: explosiveness — defence7787Run game — offence2415Run game — defence6631Pass game — offence6849Pass game — defence5549Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence556Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3738Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence6141Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5876

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

tiecardsFRES by 39SJSU by 41

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). SJSU wins about 52% of the time at a number like ours.

FRES

Games4
Plays per game62.2
Drives per game12.0
SP+-0.3 (70th, offence 90th, defence 50th)
Returning production38% (pass 7%, rush 17%, receiving 70%)

SJSU

Games4
Plays per game70.8
Drives per game13.0
SP+-15.1 (119th, offence 125th, defence 105th)
Returning production4% (pass -8%, rush 36%, receiving 3%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceFRESSJSU
pass rate, all downs47%81st54%23rd
pass rate, passing downs69%39th62%77th
no-huddle share4%132nd78%49th
pass rate, standard downs37%109th50%11th
pass rate, 1st down34%117th51%19th
pass rate, red zone37%73rd55%9th
seconds per play (own drives)31.813th24.5132nd

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

FRES offence

FRES offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11524989 of 138
success rate0.369249123 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.42824911 of 138
rush: points added per play0.025249105 of 138
rush: success rate0.336249134 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.2262497 of 138
pass: points added per play0.36124945 of 138
pass: success rate0.44524966 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.60624955 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.399249130 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30324979 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.559249131 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.266249136 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.500249133 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.64024985 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13324955 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.108249109 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.0242497 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)66.900249120 of 138

SJSU offence

SJSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.082283100 of 138
success rate0.396283111 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22428369 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.014283118 of 138
rush: success rate0.364283124 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.96428371 of 138
pass: points added per play0.24028371 of 138
pass: success rate0.42928378 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.447283102 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46228398 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.273283103 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.18228361 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.18628391 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.571283124 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.360283104 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15228382 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08528365 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.067283104 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.30028345 of 138

FRES defence

FRES defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.01027055 of 138
success rate0.444270110 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.12727033 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.02027047 of 138
rush: success rate0.438270102 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.82127031 of 138
pass: points added per play0.11427063 of 138
pass: success rate0.467270118 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.49427058 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.510270119 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27627063 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.93227087 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.20827086 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.65027042 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.90027042 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15627059 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10027070 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05627056 of 138
opponent average starting field position77.400270134 of 138

SJSU defence

SJSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.06628775 of 138
success rate0.436287104 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.07028719 of 138
rush: points added per play0.10628796 of 138
rush: success rate0.476287126 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87628754 of 138
pass: points added per play0.13128771 of 138
pass: success rate0.41828789 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.2782878 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.510287120 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27028757 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.93128786 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.16928737 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.833287115 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.43328774 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13628734 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07028718 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06628788 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.20028718 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