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The units, side by side

NAVYUTSAbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5975Offence: points per play — defence2345Offence: success rate — offence8868Offence: success rate — defence5227Offence: explosiveness — offence1810Offence: explosiveness — defence974Run game — offence9682Run game — defence6610Pass game — offence059Pass game — defence759Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence9546Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence5911Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence2853Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence6985

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

tiecardsNAVY by 33UTSA by 47

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). UTSA wins about 67% of the time at a number like ours.

NAVY

Games3
Plays per game69.0
Drives per game10.7
SP+-3.7 (85th, offence 78th, defence 95th)
Returning production14% (pass -3%, rush 19%, receiving 15%)

UTSA

Games4
Plays per game63.2
Drives per game11.8
SP+-1.0 (73rd, offence 44th, defence 99th)
Returning production67% (pass 93%, rush 36%, receiving 61%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceNAVYUTSA
pass rate, all downs23%136th51%48th
pass rate, standard downs15%135th44%51st
pass rate, 1st down20%134th48%33rd
no-huddle share28%103rd84%37th
pass rate, passing downs42%136th67%53rd
pass rate, red zone11%135th35%87th
seconds per play (own drives)30.728th27.397th

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

NAVY offence

NAVY offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.21120757 of 138
success rate0.51220717 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.141207114 of 138
rush: points added per play0.3392077 of 138
rush: success rate0.5782073 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.05020738 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.235207138 of 138
pass: success rate0.283207137 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.79820718 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.6152073 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.254207113 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.8252078 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.0992077 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.9572073 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.75020722 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.164207100 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.116207121 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04820758 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.70020736 of 138

UTSA offence

UTSA offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.26825335 of 138
success rate0.47425345 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.111253124 of 138
rush: points added per play0.24825325 of 138
rush: success rate0.5412539 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.834253106 of 138
pass: points added per play0.29425357 of 138
pass: success rate0.41725387 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.45925397 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.56525314 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.263253109 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.07525375 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17225379 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.85025316 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.54225391 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13725366 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07125335 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.067253105 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)68.400253104 of 138

NAVY defence

NAVY defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.158179107 of 138
success rate0.39117967 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.407179125 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.02017948 of 138
rush: success rate0.33317929 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.89917964 of 138
pass: points added per play0.430179128 of 138
pass: success rate0.481179124 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.775179119 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.41717945 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.344179118 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.71117957 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.20717984 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.889179132 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.42917973 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14517943 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.117179103 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.0281791 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.20017917 of 138

UTSA defence

UTSA defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.07732477 of 138
success rate0.432324101 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.13532436 of 138
rush: points added per play0.187324124 of 138
rush: success rate0.460324114 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.91732470 of 138
pass: points added per play0.08432457 of 138
pass: success rate0.42332494 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.38032426 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47332488 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.340324114 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.280324123 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.12432410 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.65032443 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.71432493 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12832421 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.06732412 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06132467 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.20032474 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