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
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). EMU wins about 53% of the time at a number like ours.
KENT
Games
4
Plays per game
61.5
Drives per game
11.5
SP+
-22.4 (130th, offence 132nd, defence 122nd)
Returning production
64% (pass 103%, rush 76%, receiving 45%)
EMU
Games
5
Plays per game
65.2
Drives per game
11.2
SP+
-18.0 (127th, offence 127th, defence 110th)
Returning production
72% (pass 97%, rush 49%, receiving 64%)
What each side chooses to do
Offence
KENT
EMU
pass rate, all downs
42%113th
57%15th
pass rate, standard downs
34%117th
49%16th
pass rate, 1st down
27%133rd
52%15th
no-huddle share
58%74th
14%118th
pass rate, passing downs
54%115th
75%19th
pass rate, red zone
33%90th
43%44th
seconds per play (own drives)
31.616th
29.755th
choices, from CFBD play-by-play; a choice repeats within a season, a result mostly does not Rank 1 = highest rate / fastest among FBS.
KENT offence
KENT offence
value
plays
FBS rank
points added per play
-0.028
246
126 of 138
success rate
0.313
246
137 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)
1.368
246
22 of 138
rush: points added per play
-0.079
246
129 of 138
rush: success rate
0.331
246
135 of 138
rush: explosiveness
0.972
246
67 of 138
pass: points added per play
0.126
246
100 of 138
pass: success rate
0.296
246
135 of 138
pass: explosiveness
1.978
246
5 of 138
standard downs: success rate
0.372
246
136 of 138
passing downs: success rate
0.224
246
129 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)
2.778
246
113 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line
0.223
246
123 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate
0.615
246
118 of 138
points per trip inside the 40
2.895
246
125 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)
0.163
246
98 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven
0.085
246
63 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary
0.077
246
121 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)
74.600
246
12 of 138
EMU offence
EMU offence
value
plays
FBS rank
points added per play
-0.016
326
124 of 138
success rate
0.371
326
122 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)
1.143
326
110 of 138
rush: points added per play
0.036
326
102 of 138
rush: success rate
0.394
326
109 of 138
rush: explosiveness
0.956
326
74 of 138
pass: points added per play
0.058
326
112 of 138
pass: success rate
0.362
326
121 of 138
pass: explosiveness
1.310
326
126 of 138
standard downs: success rate
0.436
326
121 of 138
passing downs: success rate
0.236
326
123 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)
2.895
326
98 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line
0.168
326
68 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate
0.800
326
37 of 138
points per trip inside the 40
3.179
326
114 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)
0.172
326
112 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven
0.098
326
94 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary
0.074
326
116 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)
74.800
326
10 of 138
KENT defence
KENT defence
value
plays
FBS rank
points added per play
0.201
249
121 of 138
success rate
0.474
249
133 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)
1.272
249
89 of 138
rush: points added per play
0.133
249
109 of 138
rush: success rate
0.434
249
98 of 138
rush: explosiveness
0.890
249
61 of 138
pass: points added per play
0.312
249
115 of 138
pass: success rate
0.517
249
135 of 138
pass: explosiveness
1.555
249
71 of 138
standard downs: success rate
0.556
249
137 of 138
passing downs: success rate
0.261
249
49 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)
3.189
249
113 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line
0.156
249
28 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate
0.842
249
120 of 138
points per trip inside the 40
5.261
249
137 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)
0.141
249
39 of 138
havoc created by the front seven
0.100
249
72 of 138
havoc created by the secondary
0.040
249
17 of 138
opponent average starting field position
70.100
249
36 of 138
EMU defence
EMU defence
value
plays
FBS rank
points added per play
0.112
332
90 of 138
success rate
0.410
332
84 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)
1.253
332
84 of 138
rush: points added per play
0.064
332
82 of 138
rush: success rate
0.406
332
72 of 138
rush: explosiveness
1.040
332
105 of 138
pass: points added per play
0.204
332
87 of 138
pass: success rate
0.426
332
96 of 138
pass: explosiveness
1.455
332
50 of 138
standard downs: success rate
0.484
332
96 of 138
passing downs: success rate
0.265
332
55 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)
2.970
332
92 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line
0.187
332
55 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate
0.696
332
57 of 138
points per trip inside the 40
3.406
332
72 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)
0.179
332
91 of 138
havoc created by the front seven
0.095
332
61 of 138
havoc created by the secondary
0.084
332
122 of 138
opponent average starting field position
68.800
332
23 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