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The units, side by side

FIUUSFbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence1465Offence: points per play — defence6672Offence: success rate — offence1891Offence: success rate — defence8641Offence: explosiveness — offence4322Offence: explosiveness — defence6899Run game — offence785Run game — defence7493Pass game — offence2550Pass game — defence6839Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence2348Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9382Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4058Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence3926

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

tiecardsFIU by 31USF by 49

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). USF wins about 72% of the time at a number like ours.

FIU

Games4
Plays per game73.5
Drives per game10.8
SP+-7.6 (99th, offence 124th, defence 61st)
Returning production32% (pass -1%, rush 16%, receiving 49%)

USF

Games4
Plays per game58.2
Drives per game10.5
SP+3.9 (55th, offence 49th, defence 61st)
Returning production13% (pass 6%, rush -1%, receiving 24%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceFIUUSF
pass rate, all downs54%26th43%103rd
pass rate, standard downs48%20th37%102nd
pass rate, 1st down49%29th39%98th
no-huddle share62%69th9%124th
pass rate, passing downs64%65th57%101st
pass rate, red zone58%7th18%132nd
seconds per play (own drives)30.241st30.339th

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

FIU offence

FIU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.009294119 of 138
success rate0.391294114 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20729479 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.079294128 of 138
rush: success rate0.346294132 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.600294135 of 138
pass: points added per play0.123294104 of 138
pass: success rate0.44429467 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.59429459 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.441294116 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30229480 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.826294106 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.18029486 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.78929445 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.500294130 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15329483 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07529445 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.078294122 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.30029454 of 138

USF offence

USF offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.23423349 of 138
success rate0.51523314 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.149233108 of 138
rush: points added per play0.25823321 of 138
rush: success rate0.52323313 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.08823324 of 138
pass: points added per play0.25623369 of 138
pass: success rate0.51023325 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.271233133 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.5772338 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.37123332 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.08723372 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.200233102 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.83323323 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.13623310 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13323358 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09923395 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03423318 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)67.400233115 of 138

FIU defence

FIU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.00424947 of 138
success rate0.33724920 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.15924945 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.05824937 of 138
rush: success rate0.30324911 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.89624963 of 138
pass: points added per play0.04824945 of 138
pass: success rate0.36324936 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.36124922 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.40324933 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.23224931 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.23124910 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.218249100 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.66724946 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.76224932 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17724985 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.120249108 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05624955 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.20024916 of 138

USF defence

USF defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.02026240 of 138
success rate0.40826282 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)0.9552623 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.19826211 of 138
rush: success rate0.39726264 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.4982626 of 138
pass: points added per play0.18626284 of 138
pass: success rate0.433262101 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.44526246 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.494262104 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.23326232 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.43426226 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.272262132 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.60026226 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.12526255 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.183262102 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.141262125 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04226223 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.50026299 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