The trenches
| Pass rush | sack rate | stopped behind the line | faces | sacks allowed | pairing |
|---|
| SDSU pass rush | 6.5% 7744th | 7.2% 209102nd | faces USU | 8.5% 94116th | 7.5% ~2.5 sacks |
| USU pass rush | 2.3% 131122nd | 7.0% 228108th | faces SDSU | 7.4% 94101st | 4.9% ~1.6 sacks |
sacks from CFBD play-by-play; college has no charted pressure, and these rates are not opponent-adjusted Measured on 7,926 team-games 2022–25: a college line's sacks-allowed rate carries +0.27 into its next game and a defence's sack rate only +0.10 — the line is most of this. The pairing predicts the game's sack rate +0.27, yards per dropback −0.16 and points added per play −0.15. Heaviest quarter of pairings against lightest: 7.8% vs 4.2% sack rate, 6.1 vs 7.2 yards per dropback.
USU with the ball
| USU offence vs SDSU defence | USU offence | SDSU defence | rank gap |
|---|
| points added per play | -0.071132nd | 0.09784th | -48 |
| success rate | 0.361128th | 0.442107th | -21 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.31532nd | 1.04916th | -16 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.103132nd | -0.00656th | -76 |
| rush: success rate | 0.358126th | 0.463119th | -7 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.85399th | 0.67713th | -86 |
| pass: points added per play | -0.032130th | 0.24796th | -34 |
| pass: success rate | 0.358125th | 0.42999th | -26 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.73828th | 1.54267th | +39 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.363137th | 0.495106th | -31 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.35841st | 0.30592nd | +51 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.07477th | 3.393128th | +51 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.208110th | 0.1115th | -105 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.300138th | 0.850122nd | -16 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 1.810135th | 3.40071st | -64 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.183125th | 0.0991st | -124 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.09178th | 0.0584th | -74 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.091136th | 0.04120th | -116 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 69.10097th | — | — |
SDSU with the ball
| SDSU offence vs USU defence | SDSU offence | USU defence | rank gap |
|---|
| points added per play | -0.085133rd | 0.02162nd | -71 |
| success rate | 0.347130th | 0.40579th | -51 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.143111th | 1.13335th | -76 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.034122nd | 0.00862nd | -60 |
| rush: success rate | 0.350130th | 0.40873rd | -57 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.86696th | 1.00693rd | -3 |
| pass: points added per play | -0.109135th | 0.04443rd | -92 |
| pass: success rate | 0.353127th | 0.40473rd | -54 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.53573rd | 1.2215th | -68 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.393132nd | 0.46079th | -53 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.263108th | 0.29283rd | -25 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.94094th | 2.60243rd | -51 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.203107th | 0.21697th | -10 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.545131st | 0.73780th | -51 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 3.43597th | 3.03753rd | -44 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.172113th | 0.13532nd | -81 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.101100th | 0.07121st | -79 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.071113th | 0.06482nd | -31 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 72.90032nd | — | — |
Rank gap = the defence's FBS rank minus the offence's on the same measure: +60 means the offence ranks 60 places better than the defence it faces. Unit against unit only — college has no player charting to name a matchup by.