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The units, side by side

UABMEMbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2274Offence: points per play — defence4715Offence: success rate — offence3667Offence: success rate — defence1636Offence: explosiveness — offence3485Offence: explosiveness — defence9110Run game — offence5068Run game — defence333Pass game — offence892Pass game — defence8054Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5283Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence48Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3470Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5666

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

tiecardsUAB by 23MEM by 57

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). MEM wins about 86% of the time at a number like ours.

UAB

Games4
Plays per game66.2
Drives per game10.0
SP+-14.3 (118th, offence 116th, defence 115th)
Returning production80% (pass 100%, rush 63%, receiving 74%)

MEM

Games4
Plays per game63.5
Drives per game11.0
SP+2.3 (63rd, offence 33rd, defence 97th)
Returning production6% (pass 2%, rush 0%, receiving 11%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUABMEM
pass rate, all downs41%118th43%107th
pass rate, standard downs33%121st37%106th
pass rate, 1st down31%123rd41%85th
no-huddle share76%52nd83%41st
pass rate, passing downs60%86th59%93rd
pass rate, red zone27%119th44%37th
seconds per play (own drives)30.047th25.9124th

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

UAB offence

UAB offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.050265108 of 138
success rate0.42326588 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.18526592 of 138
rush: points added per play0.13526569 of 138
rush: success rate0.43726582 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.99426558 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.009265127 of 138
pass: success rate0.41326591 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.45526598 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.441265117 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.38026525 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.13726567 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.15926558 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73926575 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.889265126 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15826592 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.106265108 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05326570 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.60026591 of 138

MEM offence

MEM offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.26225436 of 138
success rate0.47225446 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.37025421 of 138
rush: points added per play0.18225445 of 138
rush: success rate0.45825464 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.00825453 of 138
pass: points added per play0.54525412 of 138
pass: success rate0.51425424 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.82825416 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.51625446 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.35325446 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.46425424 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.14825445 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75025467 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.60925432 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12625442 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06725425 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05925482 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)76.9002541 of 138

UAB defence

UAB defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.05324973 of 138
success rate0.450249116 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.04424914 of 138
rush: points added per play0.09324993 of 138
rush: success rate0.473249125 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.94224978 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.01124929 of 138
pass: success rate0.40324972 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.2752497 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.531249130 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.25024942 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.430249132 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.1242499 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.70424962 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.870249106 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15724961 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.120249109 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.03624910 of 138
opponent average starting field position69.10024927 of 138

MEM defence

MEM defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.180275117 of 138
success rate0.41827589 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.400275124 of 138
rush: points added per play0.290275134 of 138
rush: success rate0.463275117 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.104275120 of 138
pass: points added per play0.11527564 of 138
pass: success rate0.38827563 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.709275111 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.503275113 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.26027548 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.389275127 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.12727511 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.842275121 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.60027585 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14927547 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09127558 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05827560 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.600275101 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