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The units, side by side

Units not built yet.

What actually happens around a number like this

Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.

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Games—
Plays per game—
Drives per game—
SP+— (, offence , defence )
Returning production— (pass —, rush —, receiving —)

WMU

Games4
Plays per game61.2
Drives per game10.8
SP+-7.2 (96th, offence 113th, defence 72nd)
Returning production100% (pass 100%, rush 100%, receiving 100%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceWMU
pass rate, all downs—43%109th
pass rate, standard downs—39%89th
pass rate, 1st down—46%49th
no-huddle share—19%113th
pass rate, passing downs—50%128th
pass rate, red zone—18%131st
seconds per play (own drives)—33.63rd

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

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offencevalueplaysFBS rank

WMU offence

WMU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.09324597 of 138
success rate0.400245108 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.16724599 of 138
rush: points added per play0.14724563 of 138
rush: success rate0.41324597 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97924564 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.006245126 of 138
pass: success rate0.380245111 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.426245106 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.450245108 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30624575 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.870245101 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16724567 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73724578 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.36424542 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13124549 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09424586 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03724523 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.60024592 of 138

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defencevalueplaysFBS rank

WMU defence

WMU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.09926986 of 138
success rate0.465269125 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.02526910 of 138
rush: points added per play0.02226966 of 138
rush: success rate0.450269108 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.72026918 of 138
pass: points added per play0.17326981 of 138
pass: success rate0.464269115 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.44026942 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47726991 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.432269137 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.051269103 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.17226941 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.72026970 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.65026989 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.1082694 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.0562693 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05226945 of 138
opponent average starting field position76.300269132 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