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The units, side by side

UNLVAKRbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2315Offence: points per play — defence457Offence: success rate — offence1553Offence: success rate — defence4529Offence: explosiveness — offence471Offence: explosiveness — defence6917Run game — offence3643Run game — defence2345Pass game — offence3015Pass game — defence531Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6092Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence047Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence345Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5064

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

tiecardsUNLV by 49AKR by 31

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). UNLV wins about 72% of the time at a number like ours.

UNLV

Games4
Plays per game70.2
Drives per game11.8
SP+-2.4 (78th, offence 75th, defence 89th)
Returning production15% (pass 4%, rush 31%, receiving 14%)

AKR

Games4
Plays per game65.5
Drives per game11.5
SP+-23.1 (132nd, offence 130th, defence 130th)
Returning production92% (pass 87%, rush 102%, receiving 92%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUNLVAKR
pass rate, all downs47%77th56%21st
pass rate, standard downs40%84th46%35th
pass rate, 1st down38%100th50%21st
no-huddle share36%94th98%3rd
pass rate, passing downs63%71st77%12th
pass rate, red zone37%74th48%25th
seconds per play (own drives)27.299th28.181st

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

UNLV offence

UNLV offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.053281107 of 138
success rate0.384281118 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.21928173 of 138
rush: points added per play0.06128189 of 138
rush: success rate0.397281106 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.90828183 of 138
pass: points added per play0.13528197 of 138
pass: success rate0.389281102 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.61028153 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.456281104 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.227281127 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.21928156 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13028125 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.667281108 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.955281123 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15728191 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09628189 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06028183 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.60028140 of 138

AKR offence

AKR offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.020262117 of 138
success rate0.44326266 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)0.981262137 of 138
rush: points added per play0.09926279 of 138
rush: success rate0.51326219 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.709262129 of 138
pass: points added per play0.027262117 of 138
pass: success rate0.41026292 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.262262134 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50026259 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30826274 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.61926212 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13026223 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.81826227 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.95026269 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.198262131 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.122262126 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.076262119 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)75.4002624 of 138

UNLV defence

UNLV defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.07626776 of 138
success rate0.40426776 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.15426743 of 138
rush: points added per play0.124267106 of 138
rush: success rate0.477267127 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.74726723 of 138
pass: points added per play0.11826766 of 138
pass: success rate0.35126729 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.696267110 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46626784 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28626779 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.606267138 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.13326713 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.833267117 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.47826777 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16126770 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07126720 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.090267128 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.700267115 of 138

AKR defence

AKR defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.241246129 of 138
success rate0.43124698 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.372246115 of 138
rush: points added per play0.04524676 of 138
rush: success rate0.436246101 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87824655 of 138
pass: points added per play0.494246136 of 138
pass: success rate0.41924690 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.910246134 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48224694 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.316246102 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.89124673 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18824657 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.68824655 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.79224699 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15024650 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08124637 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06924691 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.40024622 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