San José State · away
at
Final SJSU 27 – 21 EMU
Friday 2026-09-04 18:30 · Rynearson Stadium
Eastern Michigan · home
GameNewsMismatchesTeamPersonnelBettingResults

The units, side by side

SJSUEMUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2810Offence: points per play — defence4635Offence: success rate — offence2012Offence: success rate — defence2539Offence: explosiveness — offence5020Offence: explosiveness — defence8739Run game — offence1526Run game — defence3141Pass game — offence4919Pass game — defence4937Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5629Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3834Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4119Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence7634

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

tiecardsSJSU by 42EMU by 38

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). SJSU wins about 54% of the time at a number like ours.

SJSU

Games4
Plays per game70.8
Drives per game13.0
SP+-15.1 (119th, offence 125th, defence 105th)
Returning production4% (pass -8%, rush 36%, receiving 3%)

EMU

Games5
Plays per game65.2
Drives per game11.2
SP+-18.0 (127th, offence 127th, defence 110th)
Returning production72% (pass 97%, rush 49%, receiving 64%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceSJSUEMU
pass rate, all downs54%23rd57%15th
pass rate, standard downs50%11th49%16th
pass rate, 1st down51%19th52%15th
no-huddle share78%49th14%118th
pass rate, passing downs62%77th75%19th
pass rate, red zone55%9th43%44th
seconds per play (own drives)24.5132nd29.755th

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

SJSU offence

SJSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.082283100 of 138
success rate0.396283111 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22428369 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.014283118 of 138
rush: success rate0.364283124 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.96428371 of 138
pass: points added per play0.24028371 of 138
pass: success rate0.42928378 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.447283102 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46228398 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.273283103 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.18228361 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.18628391 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.571283124 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.360283104 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15228382 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08528365 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.067283104 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.30028345 of 138

EMU offence

EMU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.016326124 of 138
success rate0.371326122 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.143326110 of 138
rush: points added per play0.036326102 of 138
rush: success rate0.394326109 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.95632674 of 138
pass: points added per play0.058326112 of 138
pass: success rate0.362326121 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.310326126 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.436326121 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.236326123 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.89532698 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16832668 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.80032637 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.179326114 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.172326112 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09832694 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.074326116 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)74.80032610 of 138

SJSU defence

SJSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.06628775 of 138
success rate0.436287104 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.07028719 of 138
rush: points added per play0.10628796 of 138
rush: success rate0.476287126 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87628754 of 138
pass: points added per play0.13128771 of 138
pass: success rate0.41828789 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.2782878 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.510287120 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27028757 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.93128786 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.16928737 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.833287115 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.43328774 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13628734 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07028718 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06628788 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.20028718 of 138

EMU defence

EMU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.11233290 of 138
success rate0.41033284 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.25333284 of 138
rush: points added per play0.06433282 of 138
rush: success rate0.40633272 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.040332105 of 138
pass: points added per play0.20433287 of 138
pass: success rate0.42633296 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.45533250 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48433296 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.26533255 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.97033292 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18733255 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.69633257 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.40633272 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17933291 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09533261 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.084332122 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.80033223 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