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The units, side by side

OHIOAKRbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence6215Offence: points per play — defence57Offence: success rate — offence5053Offence: success rate — defence2829Offence: explosiveness — offence591Offence: explosiveness — defence1217Run game — offence8943Run game — defence1745Pass game — offence2315Pass game — defence21Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence9192Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence5247Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence555Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5564

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

tiecardsOHIO by 39AKR 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). AKR wins about 52% of the time at a number like ours.

OHIO

Games4
Plays per game66.2
Drives per game10.2
SP+-10.5 (109th, offence 105th, defence 101st)
Returning production63% (pass 94%, rush 100%, receiving 17%)

AKR

Games4
Plays per game65.5
Drives per game11.5
SP+-23.1 (132nd, offence 130th, defence 130th)
Returning production92% (pass 87%, rush 102%, receiving 92%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceOHIOAKR
pass rate, all downs43%105th56%21st
pass rate, standard downs39%93rd46%35th
pass rate, 1st down41%84th50%21st
no-huddle share89%23rd98%3rd
pass rate, red zone33%95th48%25th
pass rate, passing downs53%118th77%12th
seconds per play (own drives)30.437th28.181st

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

OHIO offence

OHIO offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.22326553 of 138
success rate0.44226569 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.25726557 of 138
rush: points added per play0.28626516 of 138
rush: success rate0.46326557 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.05326536 of 138
pass: points added per play0.104265107 of 138
pass: success rate0.396265100 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.55526569 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.51626547 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.272265104 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.56626514 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.1012658 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.86426512 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.28026551 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13726563 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07026531 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.067265103 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.70026588 of 138

AKR offence

AKR offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.020262117 of 138
success rate0.44326266 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)0.981262137 of 138
rush: points added per play0.09926279 of 138
rush: success rate0.51326219 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.709262129 of 138
pass: points added per play0.027262117 of 138
pass: success rate0.41026292 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.262262134 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50026259 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30826274 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.61926212 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13026223 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.81826227 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.95026269 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.198262131 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.122262126 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.076262119 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)75.4002624 of 138

OHIO defence

OHIO defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.276257131 of 138
success rate0.432257100 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.381257121 of 138
rush: points added per play0.147257115 of 138
rush: success rate0.40525771 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.088257118 of 138
pass: points added per play0.490257135 of 138
pass: success rate0.480257123 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.774257118 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.44025760 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.413257134 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.83325767 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.20925788 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.76225791 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.350257138 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15825763 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.11225793 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04625733 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.60025760 of 138

AKR defence

AKR defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.241246129 of 138
success rate0.43124698 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.372246115 of 138
rush: points added per play0.04524676 of 138
rush: success rate0.436246101 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87824655 of 138
pass: points added per play0.494246136 of 138
pass: success rate0.41924690 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.910246134 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48224694 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.316246102 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.89124673 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18824657 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.68824655 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.79224699 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15024650 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08124637 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06924691 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.40024622 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