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What actually happens around a number like this

Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.

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Games—
Plays per game—
Drives per game—
SP+— (, offence , defence )
Returning production— (pass —, rush —, receiving —)

RICE

Games4
Plays per game63.8
Drives per game10.2
SP+-15.1 (119th, offence 119th, defence 116th)
Returning production39% (pass -317%, rush 77%, receiving 54%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceRICE
pass rate, all downs—25%134th
pass rate, standard downs—18%134th
pass rate, 1st down—17%135th
no-huddle share—58%76th
pass rate, red zone—5%138th
pass rate, passing downs—43%135th
seconds per play (own drives)—30.532nd

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

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offencevalueplaysFBS rank

RICE offence

RICE offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.069255102 of 138
success rate0.44725561 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.118255121 of 138
rush: points added per play0.12725570 of 138
rush: success rate0.48925533 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.98625562 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.059255133 of 138
pass: success rate0.333255130 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.64825547 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.52725541 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.239255120 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.35325533 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13225528 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.80025539 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.83325574 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13725564 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.110255111 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.0272559 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)76.4002552 of 138

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defencevalueplaysFBS rank

RICE defence

RICE defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.13726198 of 138
success rate0.42926197 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.28926192 of 138
rush: points added per play0.152261117 of 138
rush: success rate0.42626188 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.141261126 of 138
pass: points added per play0.15026174 of 138
pass: success rate0.442261105 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.49726159 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.489261101 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.31026197 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.76626161 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18426152 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.64726140 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.280261122 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14626144 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10726186 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.03826114 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.00026114 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