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M-OHKENTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence699Offence: points per play — defence1612Offence: success rate — offence411Offence: success rate — defence174Offence: explosiveness — offence9285Offence: explosiveness — defence2636Run game — offence207Run game — defence4021Pass game — offence9628Pass game — defence1117Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence2818Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence5018Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4329Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence9972

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

tiecardsM-OH by 41KENT by 39

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). M-OH wins about 53% of the time at a number like ours.

M-OH

Games4
Plays per game58.8
Drives per game10.2
SP+-4.3 (88th, offence 86th, defence 91st)
Returning production14% (pass -2%, rush 33%, receiving 13%)

KENT

Games4
Plays per game61.5
Drives per game11.5
SP+-22.4 (130th, offence 132nd, defence 122nd)
Returning production64% (pass 103%, rush 76%, receiving 45%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceM-OHKENT
pass rate, all downs52%40th42%113th
pass rate, standard downs41%72nd34%117th
pass rate, 1st down47%40th27%133rd
no-huddle share22%109th58%74th
pass rate, passing downs74%24th54%115th
pass rate, red zone22%127th33%90th
seconds per play (own drives)30.533rd31.616th

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

M-OH offence

M-OH offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.23923543 of 138
success rate0.43023582 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.42623512 of 138
rush: points added per play0.017235111 of 138
rush: success rate0.389235111 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87723592 of 138
pass: points added per play0.6192356 of 138
pass: success rate0.48723537 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.86723511 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48823574 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30123583 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.871235100 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.212235116 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.667235104 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.90923570 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14923579 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.111235115 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03823524 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.00023563 of 138

KENT offence

KENT offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.028246126 of 138
success rate0.313246137 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.36824622 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.079246129 of 138
rush: success rate0.331246135 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.97224667 of 138
pass: points added per play0.126246100 of 138
pass: success rate0.296246135 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.9782465 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.372246136 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.224246129 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.778246113 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.223246123 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.615246118 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.895246125 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16324698 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08524663 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.077246121 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)74.60024612 of 138

M-OH defence

M-OH defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.179260116 of 138
success rate0.450260115 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.316260102 of 138
rush: points added per play0.06526083 of 138
rush: success rate0.42526086 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.98526091 of 138
pass: points added per play0.372260123 of 138
pass: success rate0.483260125 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.52926062 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.509260117 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.341260116 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.86026069 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.21726098 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.778260101 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.700260129 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.1042602 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.0652609 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.03826013 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.50026080 of 138

KENT defence

KENT defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.201249121 of 138
success rate0.474249133 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.27224989 of 138
rush: points added per play0.133249109 of 138
rush: success rate0.43424998 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.89024961 of 138
pass: points added per play0.312249115 of 138
pass: success rate0.517249135 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.55524971 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.556249137 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.26124949 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.189249113 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.15624928 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.842249120 of 138
points per trip inside the 405.261249137 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14124939 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10024972 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04024917 of 138
opponent average starting field position70.10024936 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