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The units, side by side

UNLVAFbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2385Offence: points per play — defence4562Offence: success rate — offence1577Offence: success rate — defence4581Offence: explosiveness — offence477Offence: explosiveness — defence696Run game — offence3695Run game — defence2323Pass game — offence3058Pass game — defence5390Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6096Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence049Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence3499Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5065

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 33AF by 47

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). AF wins about 67% 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%)

AF

Games3
Plays per game77.7
Drives per game10.7
SP+-3.4 (83rd, offence 74th, defence 94th)
Returning production57% (pass 102%, rush 70%, receiving 13%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUNLVAF
pass rate, all downs47%77th16%137th
pass rate, standard downs40%84th12%138th
pass rate, 1st down38%100th10%138th
no-huddle share36%94th7%129th
pass rate, passing downs63%71st30%137th
pass rate, red zone37%74th16%134th
seconds per play (own drives)27.299th30.243rd

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

AF offence

AF offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.29723322 of 138
success rate0.48923332 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.083233129 of 138
rush: points added per play0.3362338 of 138
rush: success rate0.51123320 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.96623370 of 138
pass: points added per play0.29023359 of 138
pass: success rate0.41723386 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.8772339 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55423324 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28623395 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.8362336 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.0682331 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.80823333 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.31623347 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.0642333 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.0212332 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04323343 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.30023326 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

AF defence

AF defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.00417353 of 138
success rate0.34717327 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.430173130 of 138
rush: points added per play0.125173107 of 138
rush: success rate0.39817365 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.118173122 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.06417315 of 138
pass: success rate0.31217314 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.867173131 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.41117337 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.23017329 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.86617371 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21617395 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.66717344 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.000173111 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15017349 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07517328 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.075173101 of 138
opponent average starting field position70.90017344 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