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The units, side by side

UTSATULNbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence7534Offence: points per play — defence4517Offence: success rate — offence685Offence: success rate — defence2748Offence: explosiveness — offence1099Offence: explosiveness — defence7430Run game — offence8264Run game — defence1027Pass game — offence5913Pass game — defence5920Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence467Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence1123Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence534Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence8596

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

tiecardsUTSA by 42TULN 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). UTSA wins about 54% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUTSATULN
pass rate, all downs51%48th49%61st
pass rate, standard downs44%51st41%73rd
pass rate, 1st down48%33rd44%61st
no-huddle share84%37th69%62nd
pass rate, passing downs67%53rd61%82nd
pass rate, red zone35%87th32%101st
seconds per play (own drives)27.397th26.4113th

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

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

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

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

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

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