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The units, side by side

CLTUABbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence322Offence: points per play — defence1847Offence: success rate — offence936Offence: success rate — defence716Offence: explosiveness — offence434Offence: explosiveness — defence6491Run game — offence250Run game — defence3233Pass game — offence158Pass game — defence1380Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence152Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence554Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence1834Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence7456

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

tiecardsCLT by 36UAB by 44

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). UAB wins about 59% of the time at a number like ours.

CLT

Games4
Plays per game60.8
Drives per game11.5
SP+-27.3 (137th, offence 137th, defence 137th)
Returning production41% (pass 113%, rush 27%, receiving 16%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceCLTUAB
pass rate, all downs57%14th41%118th
pass rate, standard downs50%12th33%121st
pass rate, 1st down52%18th31%123rd
no-huddle share35%96th76%52nd
pass rate, passing downs72%29th60%86th
pass rate, red zone49%23rd27%119th
seconds per play (own drives)29.853rd30.047th

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

CLT offence

CLT offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.095243134 of 138
success rate0.362243126 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.060243132 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.155243135 of 138
rush: success rate0.365243123 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.760243125 of 138
pass: points added per play0.024243118 of 138
pass: success rate0.376243112 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.288243128 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.444243112 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.205243133 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.384243137 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.279243137 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.571243123 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.312243133 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.173243114 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.103243103 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.070243110 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.90024317 of 138

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

CLT defence

CLT defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.165284113 of 138
success rate0.472284129 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.18128450 of 138
rush: points added per play0.09728494 of 138
rush: success rate0.43328494 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.102284119 of 138
pass: points added per play0.343284120 of 138
pass: success rate0.520284137 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.29428412 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48228495 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.449284138 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.79328463 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.247284120 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.800284107 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.037284113 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13728436 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10628480 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.0322845 of 138
opponent average starting field position66.3002847 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

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