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The units, side by side

UNTTXSTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence8886Offence: points per play — defence3428Offence: success rate — offence8680Offence: success rate — defence1811Offence: explosiveness — offence6680Offence: explosiveness — defence5051Run game — offence7159Run game — defence7264Pass game — offence8598Pass game — defence612Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6766Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence8079Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence8080Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence6453

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

tiecardsUNT by 30TXST by 50

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). TXST wins about 73% of the time at a number like ours.

UNT

Games4
Plays per game72.8
Drives per game11.2
SP+-5.7 (91st, offence 47th, defence 120th)
Returning production3% (pass 2%, rush 3%, receiving 2%)

TXST

Games4
Plays per game72.8
Drives per game11.5
SP+-1.8 (76th, offence 26th, defence 122nd)
Returning production76% (pass 100%, rush 48%, receiving 79%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUNTTXST
pass rate, all downs51%43rd37%130th
pass rate, passing downs60%87th64%67th
no-huddle share62%68th98%6th
pass rate, standard downs48%23rd29%132nd
pass rate, 1st down45%52nd33%120th
pass rate, red zone46%29th28%118th
seconds per play (own drives)29.656th27.692nd

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

UNT offence

UNT offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.31929117 of 138
success rate0.50529120 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.28029148 of 138
rush: points added per play0.18829141 of 138
rush: success rate0.44629173 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.05829133 of 138
pass: points added per play0.46729121 of 138
pass: success rate0.5722918 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.46129194 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55829120 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.37629128 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.27129146 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16529164 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75029169 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.41929138 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11329128 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06929129 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04529152 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.10029177 of 138

TXST offence

TXST offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.30529120 of 138
success rate0.49529128 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.32429129 of 138
rush: points added per play0.15329157 of 138
rush: success rate0.46729153 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97129168 of 138
pass: points added per play0.6602914 of 138
pass: success rate0.55929110 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.85229114 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48429180 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.5302912 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.26829148 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13929137 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.667291105 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.214291112 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11329129 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07929150 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03429119 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.60029150 of 138

UNT defence

UNT defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11925492 of 138
success rate0.445254113 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22625469 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.04325440 of 138
rush: success rate0.41225477 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.72425419 of 138
pass: points added per play0.453254130 of 138
pass: success rate0.505254131 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.846254129 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48125493 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.352254122 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.48325429 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19625474 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.70425461 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.875254107 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15025451 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10625482 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04325425 of 138
opponent average starting field position65.7002543 of 138

TXST defence

TXST defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.14832199 of 138
success rate0.461321123 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22332168 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.01832151 of 138
rush: success rate0.39832168 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.84832140 of 138
pass: points added per play0.362321122 of 138
pass: success rate0.511321133 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.43332137 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.519321124 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.343321117 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.50232130 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.250321123 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.59132123 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.321321123 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15932166 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08132139 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.078321111 of 138
opponent average starting field position70.90032146 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