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). GASO wins about 53% of the time at a number like ours.
APP
Games
4
Plays per game
72.0
Drives per game
12.0
SP+
-4.4 (89th, offence 80th, defence 95th)
Returning production
38% (pass -31%, rush 85%, receiving 57%)
GASO
Games
4
Plays per game
71.2
Drives per game
11.5
SP+
-8.6 (103rd, offence 95th, defence 104th)
Returning production
6% (pass -4%, rush 7%, receiving 9%)
What each side chooses to do
Offence
APP
GASO
pass rate, all downs
52%38th
62%3rd
pass rate, standard downs
47%31st
54%4th
pass rate, 1st down
47%41st
56%4th
no-huddle share
56%78th
83%39th
pass rate, passing downs
64%66th
80%3rd
pass rate, red zone
30%111th
40%63rd
seconds per play (own drives)
27.0102nd
27.594th
choices, from CFBD play-by-play; a choice repeats within a season, a result mostly does not Rank 1 = highest rate / fastest among FBS.
APP offence
APP offence
value
plays
FBS rank
points added per play
0.238
288
44 of 138
success rate
0.455
288
55 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)
1.312
288
34 of 138
rush: points added per play
0.048
288
93 of 138
rush: success rate
0.388
288
112 of 138
rush: explosiveness
1.076
288
26 of 138
pass: points added per play
0.475
288
19 of 138
pass: success rate
0.524
288
17 of 138
pass: explosiveness
1.464
288
93 of 138
standard downs: success rate
0.459
288
100 of 138
passing downs: success rate
0.447
288
5 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)
2.577
288
128 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line
0.239
288
129 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate
0.667
288
101 of 138
points per trip inside the 40
3.694
288
81 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)
0.122
288
38 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven
0.080
288
51 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary
0.042
288
38 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)
69.900
288
81 of 138
GASO offence
GASO offence
value
plays
FBS rank
points added per play
0.103
285
91 of 138
success rate
0.418
285
92 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)
1.171
285
97 of 138
rush: points added per play
0.020
285
109 of 138
rush: success rate
0.440
285
80 of 138
rush: explosiveness
0.767
285
122 of 138
pass: points added per play
0.197
285
82 of 138
pass: success rate
0.405
285
95 of 138
pass: explosiveness
1.450
285
100 of 138
standard downs: success rate
0.457
285
102 of 138
passing downs: success rate
0.326
285
61 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)
3.080
285
73 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line
0.138
285
35 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate
0.750
285
65 of 138
points per trip inside the 40
3.762
285
76 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)
0.179
285
121 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven
0.105
285
107 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary
0.074
285
117 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)
75.000
285
8 of 138
APP defence
APP defence
value
plays
FBS rank
points added per play
0.080
272
78 of 138
success rate
0.423
272
92 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)
1.132
272
34 of 138
rush: points added per play
0.051
272
79 of 138
rush: success rate
0.430
272
91 of 138
rush: explosiveness
0.843
272
38 of 138
pass: points added per play
0.132
272
72 of 138
pass: success rate
0.416
272
84 of 138
pass: explosiveness
1.397
272
31 of 138
standard downs: success rate
0.510
272
118 of 138
passing downs: success rate
0.212
272
17 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)
2.620
272
45 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line
0.227
272
107 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate
0.842
272
119 of 138
points per trip inside the 40
3.727
272
95 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)
0.176
272
84 of 138
havoc created by the front seven
0.107
272
83 of 138
havoc created by the secondary
0.070
272
95 of 138
opponent average starting field position
73.600
272
100 of 138
GASO defence
GASO defence
value
plays
FBS rank
points added per play
0.086
255
81 of 138
success rate
0.373
255
54 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)
1.175
255
48 of 138
rush: points added per play
-0.001
255
59 of 138
rush: success rate
0.375
255
50 of 138
rush: explosiveness
0.795
255
27 of 138
pass: points added per play
0.283
255
108 of 138
pass: success rate
0.391
255
68 of 138
pass: explosiveness
1.568
255
77 of 138
standard downs: success rate
0.411
255
38 of 138
passing downs: success rate
0.299
255
88 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)
2.545
255
36 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line
0.250
255
121 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate
0.667
255
47 of 138
points per trip inside the 40
3.667
255
92 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)
0.188
255
109 of 138
havoc created by the front seven
0.133
255
117 of 138
havoc created by the secondary
0.055
255
52 of 138
opponent average starting field position
69.100
255
26 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