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The units, side by side

UNLVUNTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2388Offence: points per play — defence4534Offence: success rate — offence1586Offence: success rate — defence4518Offence: explosiveness — offence4766Offence: explosiveness — defence6950Run game — offence3671Run game — defence2372Pass game — offence3085Pass game — defence536Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6067Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence080Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3480Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5064

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

tiecardsUNLV by 36UNT by 44

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). UNT wins about 59% of the time at a number like ours.

UNLV

Games4
Plays per game70.2
Drives per game11.8
SP+-2.4 (78th, offence 75th, defence 89th)
Returning production15% (pass 4%, rush 31%, receiving 14%)

UNT

Games4
Plays per game72.8
Drives per game11.2
SP+-5.7 (91st, offence 47th, defence 120th)
Returning production3% (pass 2%, rush 3%, receiving 2%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUNLVUNT
pass rate, all downs47%77th51%43rd
pass rate, standard downs40%84th48%23rd
pass rate, 1st down38%100th45%52nd
no-huddle share36%94th62%68th
pass rate, passing downs63%71st60%87th
pass rate, red zone37%74th46%29th
seconds per play (own drives)27.299th29.656th

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

UNLV offence

UNLV offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.053281107 of 138
success rate0.384281118 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.21928173 of 138
rush: points added per play0.06128189 of 138
rush: success rate0.397281106 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.90828183 of 138
pass: points added per play0.13528197 of 138
pass: success rate0.389281102 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.61028153 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.456281104 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.227281127 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.21928156 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13028125 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.667281108 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.955281123 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15728191 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09628189 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06028183 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.60028140 of 138

UNT offence

UNT offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.31929117 of 138
success rate0.50529120 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.28029148 of 138
rush: points added per play0.18829141 of 138
rush: success rate0.44629173 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.05829133 of 138
pass: points added per play0.46729121 of 138
pass: success rate0.5722918 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.46129194 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55829120 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.37629128 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.27129146 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16529164 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75029169 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.41929138 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11329128 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06929129 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04529152 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.10029177 of 138

UNLV defence

UNLV defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.07626776 of 138
success rate0.40426776 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.15426743 of 138
rush: points added per play0.124267106 of 138
rush: success rate0.477267127 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.74726723 of 138
pass: points added per play0.11826766 of 138
pass: success rate0.35126729 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.696267110 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46626784 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28626779 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.606267138 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.13326713 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.833267117 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.47826777 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16126770 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07126720 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.090267128 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.700267115 of 138

UNT defence

UNT defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11925492 of 138
success rate0.445254113 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22625469 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.04325440 of 138
rush: success rate0.41225477 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.72425419 of 138
pass: points added per play0.453254130 of 138
pass: success rate0.505254131 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.846254129 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48125493 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.352254122 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.48325429 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19625474 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.70425461 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.875254107 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15025451 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10625482 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04325425 of 138
opponent average starting field position65.7002543 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