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The units, side by side

UTSAFAUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence7547Offence: points per play — defence4512Offence: success rate — offence6847Offence: success rate — defence2744Offence: explosiveness — offence1023Offence: explosiveness — defence741Run game — offence8234Run game — defence1013Pass game — offence5947Pass game — defence5921Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence4615Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence1154Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence5347Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence8555

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 31FAU by 49

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). FAU wins about 72% 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%)

FAU

Games4
Plays per game82.5
Drives per game11.5
SP+-4.2 (87th, offence 64th, defence 106th)
Returning production68% (pass 93%, rush 107%, receiving 48%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUTSAFAU
pass rate, all downs51%48th54%28th
pass rate, standard downs44%51st48%25th
pass rate, 1st down48%33rd53%13th
no-huddle share84%37th98%7th
pass rate, passing downs67%53rd68%46th
pass rate, red zone35%87th53%12th
seconds per play (own drives)27.397th22.5137th

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

FAU offence

FAU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.14233074 of 138
success rate0.43633074 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.151330107 of 138
rush: points added per play0.05533091 of 138
rush: success rate0.387330113 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97633066 of 138
pass: points added per play0.23033073 of 138
pass: success rate0.48233042 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.287330129 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46633094 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.36533036 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.746330117 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16733066 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.79333042 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.96233068 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14533074 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08533061 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06133086 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.60033090 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

FAU defence

FAU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.209259122 of 138
success rate0.40525978 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.543259136 of 138
rush: points added per play0.171259120 of 138
rush: success rate0.38925958 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.172259130 of 138
pass: points added per play0.288259109 of 138
pass: success rate0.42725997 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.875259132 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46325981 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28625976 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.80525964 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19125962 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.857259124 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.227259120 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15825962 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08925952 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06925993 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.10025992 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