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The units, side by side

UABUSFbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2265Offence: points per play — defence4772Offence: success rate — offence3691Offence: success rate — defence1641Offence: explosiveness — offence3422Offence: explosiveness — defence9199Run game — offence5085Run game — defence3393Pass game — offence850Pass game — defence8039Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5248Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence482Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3458Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5626

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 26USF by 54

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). USF wins about 80% 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%)

USF

Games4
Plays per game58.2
Drives per game10.5
SP+3.9 (55th, offence 49th, defence 61st)
Returning production13% (pass 6%, rush -1%, receiving 24%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUABUSF
pass rate, all downs41%118th43%103rd
pass rate, standard downs33%121st37%102nd
pass rate, 1st down31%123rd39%98th
no-huddle share76%52nd9%124th
pass rate, passing downs60%86th57%101st
pass rate, red zone27%119th18%132nd
seconds per play (own drives)30.047th30.339th

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

USF offence

USF offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.23423349 of 138
success rate0.51523314 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.149233108 of 138
rush: points added per play0.25823321 of 138
rush: success rate0.52323313 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.08823324 of 138
pass: points added per play0.25623369 of 138
pass: success rate0.51023325 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.271233133 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.5772338 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.37123332 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.08723372 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.200233102 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.83323323 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.13623310 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13323358 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09923395 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03423318 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)67.400233115 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

USF defence

USF defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.02026240 of 138
success rate0.40826282 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)0.9552623 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.19826211 of 138
rush: success rate0.39726264 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.4982626 of 138
pass: points added per play0.18626284 of 138
pass: success rate0.433262101 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.44526246 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.494262104 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.23326232 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.43426226 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.272262132 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.60026226 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.12526255 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.183262102 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.141262125 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04226223 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.50026299 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