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UNMWYObar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5249Offence: points per play — defence9631Offence: success rate — offence3163Offence: success rate — defence9121Offence: explosiveness — offence537Offence: explosiveness — defence1684Run game — offence8756Run game — defence8820Pass game — offence734Pass game — defence5839Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence6990Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9914Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence7638Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence182

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 39WYO by 41

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). WYO wins about 52% 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%)

WYO

Games4
Plays per game60.2
Drives per game10.0
SP+-12.7 (116th, offence 126th, defence 80th)
Returning production23% (pass 3%, rush 81%, receiving 20%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceUNMWYO
pass rate, all downs35%132nd45%93rd
pass rate, standard downs30%129th44%52nd
pass rate, 1st down35%114th44%63rd
no-huddle share22%108th4%134th
pass rate, passing downs46%133rd49%129th
pass rate, red zone19%130th42%49th
seconds per play (own drives)33.82nd31.318th

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

WYO offence

WYO offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.15624171 of 138
success rate0.46124152 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.088241128 of 138
rush: points added per play0.14824161 of 138
rush: success rate0.46524155 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.795241116 of 138
pass: points added per play0.16124191 of 138
pass: success rate0.44024170 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.330241124 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50324158 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.36524138 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.55624115 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.14024139 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate1.0002412 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.958241122 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15424186 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09124179 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06224191 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.10024178 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

WYO defence

WYO defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.12326295 of 138
success rate0.443262109 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.09126223 of 138
rush: points added per play0.133262110 of 138
rush: success rate0.462262115 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.85026241 of 138
pass: points added per play0.19826285 of 138
pass: success rate0.42526295 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.44726248 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.503262114 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28826280 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.263262119 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.14526221 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.923262134 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.95726245 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13026226 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07626233 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05326246 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.70026289 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