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The units, side by side

UNTUTSAbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence8875Offence: points per play — defence3445Offence: success rate — offence8668Offence: success rate — defence1827Offence: explosiveness — offence6610Offence: explosiveness — defence5074Run game — offence7182Run game — defence7210Pass game — offence8559Pass game — defence659Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6746Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence8011Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence8053Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence6485

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

tiecardsUNT by 38UTSA by 42

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 53% of the time at a number like ours.

UNT

Games4
Plays per game72.8
Drives per game11.2
SP+-5.7 (91st, offence 47th, defence 120th)
Returning production3% (pass 2%, rush 3%, receiving 2%)

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

OffenceUNTUTSA
pass rate, all downs51%43rd51%48th
pass rate, passing downs60%87th67%53rd
no-huddle share62%68th84%37th
pass rate, standard downs48%23rd44%51st
pass rate, 1st down45%52nd48%33rd
pass rate, red zone46%29th35%87th
seconds per play (own drives)29.656th27.397th

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

UNT offence

UNT offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.31929117 of 138
success rate0.50529120 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.28029148 of 138
rush: points added per play0.18829141 of 138
rush: success rate0.44629173 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.05829133 of 138
pass: points added per play0.46729121 of 138
pass: success rate0.5722918 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.46129194 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55829120 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.37629128 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.27129146 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16529164 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75029169 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.41929138 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11329128 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06929129 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04529152 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.10029177 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

UNT defence

UNT defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11925492 of 138
success rate0.445254113 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22625469 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.04325440 of 138
rush: success rate0.41225477 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.72425419 of 138
pass: points added per play0.453254130 of 138
pass: success rate0.505254131 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.846254129 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48125493 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.352254122 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.48325429 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19625474 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.70425461 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.875254107 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15025451 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10625482 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04325425 of 138
opponent average starting field position65.7002543 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