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The units, side by side

Units not built yet.

What actually happens around a number like this

Needs the card line and the college margin distribution.

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Games—
Plays per game—
Drives per game—
SP+— (, offence , defence )
Returning production— (pass —, rush —, receiving —)

JMU

Games4
Plays per game67.2
Drives per game12.2
SP+9.9 (36th, offence 48th, defence 27th)
Returning production8% (pass 9%, rush 7%, receiving 9%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceJMU
pass rate, all downs—46%89th
pass rate, standard downs—41%76th
pass rate, 1st down—46%46th
no-huddle share—90%22nd
pass rate, passing downs—59%95th
pass rate, red zone—33%92nd
seconds per play (own drives)—27.790th

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

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offencevalueplaysFBS rank

JMU offence

JMU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.29326926 of 138
success rate0.47626942 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22326970 of 138
rush: points added per play0.24526926 of 138
rush: success rate0.49726927 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.00526955 of 138
pass: points added per play0.36826940 of 138
pass: success rate0.45826957 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.52726975 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.52526942 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.33826954 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.23126954 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.15426954 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.77326954 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.56226936 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.10426917 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.06726924 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03726922 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)65.900269124 of 138

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defencevalueplaysFBS rank

JMU defence

JMU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.1972871 of 138
success rate0.2752871 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.380287120 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.14228719 of 138
rush: success rate0.2612872 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.061287108 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.1302879 of 138
pass: success rate0.2812873 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.687287108 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.3112871 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.23028730 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.36928722 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19628773 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.818287112 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.47828718 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17828789 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.118287106 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05928763 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.60028782 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