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The units, side by side

TULNARMYbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3493Offence: points per play — defence1715Offence: success rate — offence598Offence: success rate — defence4824Offence: explosiveness — offence992Offence: explosiveness — defence3042Run game — offence6499Run game — defence2712Pass game — offence1363Pass game — defence2034Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence796Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2312Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4100Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence9683

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

tiecardsTULN by 29ARMY by 51

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). ARMY wins about 76% of the time at a number like ours.

TULN

Games4
Plays per game61.2
Drives per game11.5
SP+-7.3 (97th, offence 109th, defence 80th)
Returning production21% (pass 0%, rush 60%, receiving 28%)

ARMY

Games3
Plays per game67.3
Drives per game10.0
SP+-0.8 (72nd, offence 75th, defence 77th)
Returning production80% (pass 63%, rush 89%, receiving 83%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceTULNARMY
pass rate, all downs49%61st16%138th
pass rate, standard downs41%73rd13%137th
pass rate, 1st down44%61st17%136th
no-huddle share69%62nd10%122nd
pass rate, passing downs61%82nd25%138th
pass rate, red zone32%101st10%137th
seconds per play (own drives)26.4113th34.01st

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

TULN offence

TULN offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.10324592 of 138
success rate0.343245131 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.5132453 of 138
rush: points added per play0.16124551 of 138
rush: success rate0.379245118 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.3462451 of 138
pass: points added per play0.020245120 of 138
pass: success rate0.304245134 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.70324534 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.408245128 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.237245122 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.573245129 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.218245120 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75024572 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.474245132 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.200245133 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.135245133 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06524598 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)75.1002456 of 138

ARMY offence

ARMY offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.36520210 of 138
success rate0.5502024 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.029202135 of 138
rush: points added per play0.3952023 of 138
rush: success rate0.5762024 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.98820261 of 138
pass: points added per play0.32020252 of 138
pass: success rate0.50020229 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.201202137 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.6102024 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28920292 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.8272027 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.0972024 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.8892026 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.40920239 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0452021 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.0452026 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.0002021 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.60020289 of 138

TULN defence

TULN defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.171283115 of 138
success rate0.39628372 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30628397 of 138
rush: points added per play0.112283101 of 138
rush: success rate0.37028348 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.074283112 of 138
pass: points added per play0.300283110 of 138
pass: success rate0.443283107 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.54628369 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.44128362 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.317283104 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.086283106 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.16228333 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.76928397 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.30828365 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.1102836 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.06728311 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04228324 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.70028386 of 138

ARMY defence

ARMY defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.189162118 of 138
success rate0.438162105 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.24516281 of 138
rush: points added per play0.177162122 of 138
rush: success rate0.471162122 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97116289 of 138
pass: points added per play0.21716291 of 138
pass: success rate0.41316279 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.59816288 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48716299 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.327162108 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.274162121 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18816258 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75016282 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.83316236 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13016224 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.06816213 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06216268 of 138
opponent average starting field position77.900162137 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