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The units, side by side

SJSUAFbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence2885Offence: points per play — defence4662Offence: success rate — offence2077Offence: success rate — defence2581Offence: explosiveness — offence507Offence: explosiveness — defence876Run game — offence1595Run game — defence3123Pass game — offence4958Pass game — defence4990Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5696Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3849Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4199Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence7665

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

tiecardsSJSU by 27AF by 53

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 80% of the time at a number like ours.

SJSU

Games4
Plays per game70.8
Drives per game13.0
SP+-15.1 (119th, offence 125th, defence 105th)
Returning production4% (pass -8%, rush 36%, receiving 3%)

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

OffenceSJSUAF
pass rate, all downs54%23rd16%137th
pass rate, standard downs50%11th12%138th
pass rate, 1st down51%19th10%138th
no-huddle share78%49th7%129th
pass rate, passing downs62%77th30%137th
pass rate, red zone55%9th16%134th
seconds per play (own drives)24.5132nd30.243rd

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

SJSU offence

SJSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.082283100 of 138
success rate0.396283111 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22428369 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.014283118 of 138
rush: success rate0.364283124 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.96428371 of 138
pass: points added per play0.24028371 of 138
pass: success rate0.42928378 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.447283102 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.46228398 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.273283103 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.18228361 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.18628391 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.571283124 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.360283104 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15228382 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08528365 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.067283104 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.30028345 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

SJSU defence

SJSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.06628775 of 138
success rate0.436287104 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.07028719 of 138
rush: points added per play0.10628796 of 138
rush: success rate0.476287126 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87628754 of 138
pass: points added per play0.13128771 of 138
pass: success rate0.41828789 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.2782878 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.510287120 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27028757 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.93128786 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.16928737 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.833287115 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.43328774 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13628734 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07028718 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06628788 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.20028718 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