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The units, side by side

WSUSDSUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence74Offence: points per play — defence5339Offence: success rate — offence96Offence: success rate — defence4223Offence: explosiveness — offence6120Offence: explosiveness — defence4089Run game — offence1912Run game — defence3160Pass game — offence42Pass game — defence5831Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1632Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence367Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence218Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence88100

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

tiecardsWSU by 39SDSU 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). SDSU wins about 52% of the time at a number like ours.

WSU

Games4
Plays per game61.0
Drives per game11.2
SP+-9.3 (105th, offence 120th, defence 79th)
Returning production91% (pass 100%, rush 100%, receiving 85%)

SDSU

Games4
Plays per game67.0
Drives per game12.2
SP+-7.8 (100th, offence 110th, defence 86th)
Returning production99% (pass 100%, rush 100%, receiving 97%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceWSUSDSU
pass rate, all downs49%60th45%96th
pass rate, standard downs42%61st36%112th
pass rate, 1st down40%92nd44%62nd
no-huddle share10%123rd94%16th
pass rate, passing downs63%69th62%80th
pass rate, red zone41%56th42%51st
seconds per play (own drives)29.070th26.1121st

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

WSU offence

WSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.037244128 of 138
success rate0.365244125 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.26524454 of 138
rush: points added per play0.008244112 of 138
rush: success rate0.355244129 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.2002449 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.045244132 of 138
pass: success rate0.383244110 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.333244123 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.431244125 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.238244121 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.759244116 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.234244127 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.600244121 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.235244111 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.205244135 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.127244129 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.078244123 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.80024421 of 138

SDSU offence

SDSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.085268133 of 138
success rate0.347268130 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.143268111 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.034268122 of 138
rush: success rate0.350268130 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.86626896 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.109268135 of 138
pass: success rate0.353268127 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.53526873 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.393268132 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.263268108 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.94026894 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.203268107 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.545268131 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.43526897 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.172268113 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.101268100 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.071268113 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.90026832 of 138

WSU defence

WSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.02326965 of 138
success rate0.40526980 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.25226983 of 138
rush: points added per play0.10526995 of 138
rush: success rate0.43326997 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97426990 of 138
pass: points added per play0.08626959 of 138
pass: success rate0.38626962 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.62426995 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46426983 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28426975 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.95526989 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.17926946 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.786269104 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.03626952 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12626918 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07426926 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05226944 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.30026954 of 138

SDSU defence

SDSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.09729484 of 138
success rate0.442294107 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.04929416 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.00629456 of 138
rush: success rate0.463294119 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.67729413 of 138
pass: points added per play0.24729496 of 138
pass: success rate0.42929499 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.54229467 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.495294106 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30529492 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.393294128 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.1112945 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.850294122 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.40029471 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0992941 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.0582944 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04129420 of 138
opponent average starting field position66.9002948 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