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The units, side by side

SACHAWbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence519Offence: points per play — defence3010Offence: success rate — offence3115Offence: success rate — defence729Offence: explosiveness — offence116Offence: explosiveness — defence750Run game — offence516Run game — defence695Pass game — offence1124Pass game — defence1450Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1253Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence403Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence2225Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence9079

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

tiecardsSAC by 19HAW by 61

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 91% of the time at a number like ours.

SAC

Games5
Plays per game69.8
Drives per game12.2
SP+-22.9 (131st, offence 133rd, defence 124th)
Returning production— (pass —, rush —, receiving —)

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

OffenceSACHAW
pass rate, all downs58%9th68%1st
pass rate, standard downs47%32nd61%1st
pass rate, 1st down46%44th61%2nd
no-huddle share16%116th36%93rd
pass rate, passing downs85%2nd79%5th
pass rate, red zone51%16th67%2nd
seconds per play (own drives)28.577th25.6126th

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

SAC offence

SAC offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.061349131 of 138
success rate0.41834995 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.005349136 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.089349131 of 138
rush: success rate0.47634941 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.705349131 of 138
pass: points added per play0.002349123 of 138
pass: success rate0.387349103 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.274349132 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.49634964 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.228349126 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.691349121 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.252349135 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.75034970 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.552349129 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.169349108 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08334958 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.086349132 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.10034962 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

SAC defence

SAC defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.12530397 of 138
success rate0.36030340 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.417303128 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.03730343 of 138
rush: success rate0.32330322 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.113303121 of 138
pass: points added per play0.341303119 of 138
pass: success rate0.41430382 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.674303105 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.43630358 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.20830314 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.91230383 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18030349 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.5003039 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.821303100 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12230315 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08930353 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.0333037 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.20030372 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