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The units, side by side

WMUTOLbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3076Offence: points per play — defence3872Offence: success rate — offence2255Offence: success rate — defence990Offence: explosiveness — offence28100Offence: explosiveness — defence9331Run game — offence5546Run game — defence5380Pass game — offence983Pass game — defence4243Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence2747Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2667Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence6555Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence9878

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

tiecardsWMU by 45TOL by 35

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). WMU wins about 63% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

TOL

Games4
Plays per game66.0
Drives per game11.5
SP+0.3 (67th, offence 67th, defence 68th)
Returning production66% (pass 99%, rush 26%, receiving 58%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceWMUTOL
pass rate, all downs43%109th49%63rd
pass rate, standard downs39%89th45%43rd
pass rate, 1st down46%49th42%83rd
no-huddle share19%113th86%29th
pass rate, passing downs50%128th57%100th
pass rate, red zone18%131st41%58th
seconds per play (own drives)33.63rd28.082nd

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

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

TOL offence

TOL offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.26926434 of 138
success rate0.44726462 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.5272641 of 138
rush: points added per play0.10626475 of 138
rush: success rate0.41526496 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.06726430 of 138
pass: points added per play0.44026424 of 138
pass: success rate0.48426440 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.9352647 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.49726463 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.32926459 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.07726474 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17026475 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.667264106 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.55226437 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13626462 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07226438 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06426497 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)68.300264106 of 138

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

TOL defence

TOL defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.02328939 of 138
success rate0.32528915 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30228995 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.09528929 of 138
rush: success rate0.2832899 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.95828982 of 138
pass: points added per play0.17028979 of 138
pass: success rate0.39128969 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.58028982 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.38628919 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.21028916 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.62128946 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.20728985 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.3892893 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.87528941 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13528931 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07328924 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06228972 of 138
opponent average starting field position69.70028930 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