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The units, side by side

WSUTXSTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence786Offence: points per play — defence5328Offence: success rate — offence980Offence: success rate — defence4211Offence: explosiveness — offence6180Offence: explosiveness — defence4051Run game — offence1959Run game — defence3164Pass game — offence498Pass game — defence5812Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1666Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3679Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence280Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence8853

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 28TXST by 52

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 77% 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%)

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

OffenceWSUTXST
pass rate, all downs49%60th37%130th
pass rate, standard downs42%61st29%132nd
pass rate, 1st down40%92nd33%120th
no-huddle share10%123rd98%6th
pass rate, passing downs63%69th64%67th
pass rate, red zone41%56th28%118th
seconds per play (own drives)29.070th27.692nd

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

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

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

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

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