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The units, side by side

CONNAFbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence6485Offence: points per play — defence5662Offence: success rate — offence4377Offence: success rate — defence5481Offence: explosiveness — offence917Offence: explosiveness — defence396Run game — offence7395Run game — defence6123Pass game — offence7158Pass game — defence6690Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6496Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence6349Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence6899Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence4365

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

tiecardsCONN by 26AF by 54

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). AF wins about 80% of the time at a number like ours.

CONN

Games4
Plays per game65.0
Drives per game12.0
SP+-3.7 (85th, offence 79th, defence 93rd)
Returning production2% (pass 3%, rush 0%, receiving 2%)

AF

Games3
Plays per game77.7
Drives per game10.7
SP+-3.4 (83rd, offence 74th, defence 94th)
Returning production57% (pass 102%, rush 70%, receiving 13%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceCONNAF
pass rate, all downs46%85th16%137th
pass rate, standard downs38%101st12%138th
pass rate, 1st down39%99th10%138th
no-huddle share87%27th7%129th
pass rate, passing downs64%62nd30%137th
pass rate, red zone22%128th16%134th
seconds per play (own drives)27.889th30.243rd

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

CONN offence

CONN offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.23126050 of 138
success rate0.43526079 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.42126013 of 138
rush: points added per play0.20726038 of 138
rush: success rate0.46026063 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.02126048 of 138
pass: points added per play0.36826041 of 138
pass: success rate0.42626080 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.9632606 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48026083 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.34126052 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.23926051 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16826071 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.667260107 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.62526030 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12726045 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08826073 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03826028 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.90026065 of 138

AF offence

AF offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.29723322 of 138
success rate0.48923332 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.083233129 of 138
rush: points added per play0.3362338 of 138
rush: success rate0.51123320 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.96623370 of 138
pass: points added per play0.29023359 of 138
pass: success rate0.41723386 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.8772339 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55423324 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28623395 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.8362336 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.0682331 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.80823333 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.31623347 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0642333 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.0212332 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04323343 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.30023326 of 138

CONN defence

CONN defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.01929061 of 138
success rate0.38629064 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.25529085 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.01429054 of 138
rush: success rate0.38129054 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87429053 of 138
pass: points added per play0.06629048 of 138
pass: success rate0.39329071 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.50229060 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.44029061 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28329074 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.64829052 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21229091 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.61129029 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.72029030 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16929079 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08329045 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.086290124 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.00029069 of 138

AF defence

AF defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.00417353 of 138
success rate0.34717327 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.430173130 of 138
rush: points added per play0.125173107 of 138
rush: success rate0.39817365 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.118173122 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.06417315 of 138
pass: success rate0.31217314 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.867173131 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.41117337 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.23017329 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.86617371 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21617395 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.66717344 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.000173111 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15017349 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07517328 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.075173101 of 138
opponent average starting field position70.90017344 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