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The units, side by side

UABUNTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2288Offence: points per play — defence4734Offence: success rate — offence3686Offence: success rate — defence1618Offence: explosiveness — offence3466Offence: explosiveness — defence9150Run game — offence5071Run game — defence3372Pass game — offence885Pass game — defence806Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5267Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence480Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3480Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5664

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 27UNT by 53

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). UNT wins about 80% 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%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUABUNT
pass rate, all downs41%118th51%43rd
pass rate, standard downs33%121st48%23rd
pass rate, 1st down31%123rd45%52nd
no-huddle share76%52nd62%68th
pass rate, passing downs60%86th60%87th
pass rate, red zone27%119th46%29th
seconds per play (own drives)30.047th29.656th

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

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

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

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

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