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The units, side by side

UNMHAWbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5219Offence: points per play — defence9610Offence: success rate — offence3115Offence: success rate — defence919Offence: explosiveness — offence5316Offence: explosiveness — defence1650Run game — offence8716Run game — defence885Pass game — offence724Pass game — defence5850Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6953Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence993Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence7625Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence179

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

tiecardsUNM by 28HAW by 52

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). HAW wins about 77% of the time at a number like ours.

UNM

Games4
Plays per game66.0
Drives per game12.0
SP+7.7 (46th, offence 61st, defence 29th)
Returning production58% (pass 74%, rush 71%, receiving 43%)

HAW

Games4
Plays per game74.2
Drives per game11.2
SP+-12.2 (114th, offence 111th, defence 108th)
Returning production65% (pass 91%, rush 21%, receiving 52%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUNMHAW
pass rate, all downs35%132nd68%1st
pass rate, standard downs30%129th61%1st
pass rate, 1st down35%114th61%2nd
no-huddle share22%108th36%93rd
pass rate, passing downs46%133rd79%5th
pass rate, red zone19%130th67%2nd
seconds per play (own drives)33.82nd25.6126th

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

UNM offence

UNM offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.16326467 of 138
success rate0.41726496 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23526466 of 138
rush: points added per play0.26426419 of 138
rush: success rate0.46226459 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.12626418 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.021264129 of 138
pass: success rate0.337264129 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.54226471 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47326490 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28726494 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.28526444 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.14026438 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.8892648 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.27326452 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11726434 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08726469 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03026414 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)59.600264138 of 138

HAW offence

HAW offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.042297112 of 138
success rate0.384297117 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.125297116 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.008297116 of 138
rush: success rate0.43329785 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.86929794 of 138
pass: points added per play0.117297105 of 138
pass: success rate0.373297114 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.274297131 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.439297120 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29129789 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.13829765 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17529780 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.80029738 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.190297113 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.168297104 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.108297110 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06129787 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.70029723 of 138

UNM defence

UNM defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.1462377 of 138
success rate0.32123713 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.374237116 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.14523718 of 138
rush: success rate0.30723713 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.92623774 of 138
pass: points added per play0.08623758 of 138
pass: success rate0.35123728 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.828237126 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.36823712 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.24723736 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)1.9172373 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.246237119 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.5002378 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.58323721 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.249237137 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.169237133 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.080237116 of 138
opponent average starting field position77.400237135 of 138

HAW defence

HAW defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.213268124 of 138
success rate0.466268126 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22726870 of 138
rush: points added per play0.250268131 of 138
rush: success rate0.490268131 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.031268102 of 138
pass: points added per play0.13026870 of 138
pass: success rate0.435268103 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.44726847 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.526268128 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30626895 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.437268134 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.1102683 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75026883 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.77326898 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13426830 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07526829 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06026865 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.800268117 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