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The units, side by side

UNTTLSAbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence8836Offence: points per play — defence3482Offence: success rate — offence8627Offence: success rate — defence1855Offence: explosiveness — offence6618Offence: explosiveness — defence5093Run game — offence7177Run game — defence7283Pass game — offence8512Pass game — defence666Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6770Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence8051Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence8050Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence6468

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

tiecardsUNT by 42TLSA by 38

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 54% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

TLSA

Games4
Plays per game64.2
Drives per game11.5
SP+-3.4 (83rd, offence 101st, defence 60th)
Returning production41% (pass 69%, rush 11%, receiving 42%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUNTTLSA
pass rate, all downs51%43rd48%72nd
pass rate, passing downs60%87th51%126th
no-huddle share62%68th67%64th
pass rate, standard downs48%23rd46%37th
pass rate, 1st down45%52nd42%74th
pass rate, red zone46%29th44%38th
seconds per play (own drives)29.656th26.8105th

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

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

TLSA offence

TLSA offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11725788 of 138
success rate0.405257101 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.142257113 of 138
rush: points added per play0.22725732 of 138
rush: success rate0.44725771 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.03525742 of 138
pass: points added per play0.011257121 of 138
pass: success rate0.361257122 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.344257122 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.53225739 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.151257138 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.29525742 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.12125717 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.9292575 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.000257120 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14025769 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07025733 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.070257111 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.50025769 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

TLSA defence

TLSA defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.07030625 of 138
success rate0.38630663 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.03530611 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.11830624 of 138
rush: success rate0.41530681 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.6093069 of 138
pass: points added per play0.06630647 of 138
pass: success rate0.36730644 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.44330645 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.42830652 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30530693 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.83830668 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19230666 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.61930631 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.30430613 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14730645 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08230642 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06530685 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.900306106 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