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The units, side by side

UABTEMbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2267Offence: points per play — defence4711Offence: success rate — offence3644Offence: success rate — defence1612Offence: explosiveness — offence3471Offence: explosiveness — defence9158Run game — offence5084Run game — defence3315Pass game — offence843Pass game — defence8018Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5275Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence448Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3496Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5697

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 32TEM by 48

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). TEM wins about 68% 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%)

TEM

Games4
Plays per game61.5
Drives per game9.8
SP+-6.1 (92nd, offence 67th, defence 112th)
Returning production37% (pass 0%, rush 23%, receiving 69%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUABTEM
pass rate, all downs41%118th36%131st
pass rate, standard downs33%121st31%128th
pass rate, 1st down31%123rd29%130th
no-huddle share76%52nd64%67th
pass rate, passing downs60%86th52%124th
pass rate, red zone27%119th33%94th
seconds per play (own drives)30.047th30.144th

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

TEM offence

TEM offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.23724646 of 138
success rate0.43524678 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30124641 of 138
rush: points added per play0.25624623 of 138
rush: success rate0.46124660 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.06024632 of 138
pass: points added per play0.20524679 of 138
pass: success rate0.384246108 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.83424615 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47524689 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.33324656 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.32824635 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16924674 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.72724683 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.381246103 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0892467 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.04924611 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04124636 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)74.10024616 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

TEM defence

TEM defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.209267123 of 138
success rate0.457267121 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20226759 of 138
rush: points added per play0.155267118 of 138
rush: success rate0.455267111 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.88426758 of 138
pass: points added per play0.306267113 of 138
pass: success rate0.474267121 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.57626780 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.497267111 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.347267120 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.88326772 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.1102674 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.76926796 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.58626783 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.1092675 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.0522672 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05626759 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.40026778 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