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The units, side by side

NAVYCLTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence593Offence: points per play — defence2318Offence: success rate — offence889Offence: success rate — defence527Offence: explosiveness — offence184Offence: explosiveness — defence964Run game — offence962Run game — defence6632Pass game — offence015Pass game — defence713Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence951Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence5955Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence2818Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence6974

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

tiecardsNAVY by 46CLT by 34

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). NAVY wins about 64% of the time at a number like ours.

NAVY

Games3
Plays per game69.0
Drives per game10.7
SP+-3.7 (85th, offence 78th, defence 95th)
Returning production14% (pass -3%, rush 19%, receiving 15%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceNAVYCLT
pass rate, all downs23%136th57%14th
pass rate, standard downs15%135th50%12th
pass rate, 1st down20%134th52%18th
no-huddle share28%103rd35%96th
pass rate, passing downs42%136th72%29th
pass rate, red zone11%135th49%23rd
seconds per play (own drives)30.728th29.853rd

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

NAVY offence

NAVY offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.21120757 of 138
success rate0.51220717 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.141207114 of 138
rush: points added per play0.3392077 of 138
rush: success rate0.5782073 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.05020738 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.235207138 of 138
pass: success rate0.283207137 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.79820718 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.6152073 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.254207113 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.8252078 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.0992077 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.9572073 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.75020722 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.164207100 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.116207121 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04820758 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.70020736 of 138

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

NAVY defence

NAVY defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.158179107 of 138
success rate0.39117967 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.407179125 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.02017948 of 138
rush: success rate0.33317929 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.89917964 of 138
pass: points added per play0.430179128 of 138
pass: success rate0.481179124 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.775179119 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.41717945 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.344179118 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.71117957 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.20717984 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.889179132 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.42917973 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14517943 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.117179103 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.0281791 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.20017917 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

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