The units, side by side
What actually happens around a number like this
Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.
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| Games | — |
| Plays per game | — |
| Drives per game | — |
| SP+ | — (, offence , defence ) |
| Returning production | — (pass —, rush —, receiving —) |
NIU
| Games | 4 |
| Plays per game | 66.2 |
| Drives per game | 11.5 |
| SP+ | -23.9 (133rd, offence 133rd, defence 129th) |
| Returning production | 44% (pass 138%, rush 29%, receiving 93%) |
What each side chooses to do
| Offence | | NIU |
|---|
| pass rate, all downs | — | 60%4th |
| pass rate, standard downs | — | 50%13th |
| pass rate, 1st down | — | 56%6th |
| no-huddle share | — | 55%79th |
| pass rate, passing downs | — | 79%6th |
| pass rate, red zone | — | 45%36th |
| seconds per play (own drives) | — | 27.593rd |
choices, from CFBD play-by-play; a choice repeats within a season, a result mostly does not Rank 1 = highest rate / fastest among FBS.
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| offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
NIU offence
| NIU offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | -0.121 | 265 | 137 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.362 | 265 | 127 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.190 | 265 | 90 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.112 | 265 | 134 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.381 | 265 | 117 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.877 | 265 | 93 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.007 | 265 | 122 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.366 | 265 | 118 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.414 | 265 | 108 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.442 | 265 | 114 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.215 | 265 | 131 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.560 | 265 | 130 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.210 | 265 | 113 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.765 | 265 | 58 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 1.545 | 265 | 137 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.177 | 265 | 118 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.132 | 265 | 132 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.045 | 265 | 51 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 72.300 | 265 | 43 of 138 |
null defence
| defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
NIU defence
| NIU defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.159 | 268 | 109 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.444 | 268 | 111 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.323 | 268 | 106 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.110 | 268 | 98 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.411 | 268 | 76 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 1.076 | 268 | 113 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.260 | 268 | 99 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.492 | 268 | 128 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.489 | 268 | 55 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.478 | 268 | 92 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.372 | 268 | 130 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.902 | 268 | 77 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.202 | 268 | 79 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.579 | 268 | 19 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 3.731 | 268 | 96 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.127 | 268 | 19 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.086 | 268 | 47 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.041 | 268 | 19 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 70.700 | 268 | 42 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