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The units, side by side

HAWUTEPbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence190Offence: points per play — defence106Offence: success rate — offence1510Offence: success rate — defence95Offence: explosiveness — offence168Offence: explosiveness — defence5055Run game — offence161Run game — defence519Pass game — offence245Pass game — defence501Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence534Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence334Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence251Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence7988

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

tiecardsHAW by 49UTEP 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). HAW wins about 72% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

UTEP

Games4
Plays per game56.5
Drives per game11.5
SP+-24.0 (134th, offence 128th, defence 135th)
Returning production-1% (pass 18%, rush -31%, receiving 15%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceHAWUTEP
pass rate, all downs68%1st43%108th
pass rate, standard downs61%1st40%81st
pass rate, 1st down61%2nd44%57th
no-huddle share36%93rd75%53rd
pass rate, passing downs79%5th48%130th
pass rate, red zone67%2nd46%30th
seconds per play (own drives)25.6126th31.221st

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

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

UTEP offence

UTEP offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.179226138 of 138
success rate0.367226124 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.092226127 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.197226136 of 138
rush: success rate0.357226128 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.86722695 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.037226131 of 138
pass: success rate0.40222697 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.371226118 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.442226115 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.200226135 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.516226133 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.240226131 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.500226135 of 138
points per trip inside the 401.700226136 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.217226137 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.173226137 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04422648 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)68.800226100 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

UTEP defence

UTEP defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.252254130 of 138
success rate0.472254131 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20925463 of 138
rush: points added per play0.136254112 of 138
rush: success rate0.439254104 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.92225471 of 138
pass: points added per play0.512254137 of 138
pass: success rate0.528254138 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.57125478 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.508254116 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.369254129 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.96925491 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.223254105 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.66725452 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.500254128 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12625417 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.09425459 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.0312544 of 138
opponent average starting field position67.40025411 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