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The units, side by side

AKRM-OHbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence1569Offence: points per play — defence716Offence: success rate — offence5341Offence: success rate — defence2917Offence: explosiveness — offence192Offence: explosiveness — defence1726Run game — offence4320Run game — defence4540Pass game — offence1596Pass game — defence111Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence9228Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence4750Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence543Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence6499

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

tiecardsAKR by 31M-OH by 49

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 72% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceAKRM-OH
pass rate, all downs56%21st52%40th
pass rate, standard downs46%35th41%72nd
pass rate, 1st down50%21st47%40th
no-huddle share98%3rd22%109th
pass rate, passing downs77%12th74%24th
pass rate, red zone48%25th22%127th
seconds per play (own drives)28.181st30.533rd

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

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

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

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

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

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