Kennesaw State · away
at
Final KENN 14 – 17 ARST
Saturday 2026-09-26 19:00 · Centennial Bank Stadium
Arkansas State · home
GameNewsMismatchesTeamPersonnelBettingResults

The units, side by side

KENNARSTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3148Offence: points per play — defence2620Offence: success rate — offence6276Offence: success rate — defence3113Offence: explosiveness — offence421Offence: explosiveness — defence8542Run game — offence6280Run game — defence3751Pass game — offence2226Pass game — defence284Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence7379Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence209Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence5152Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence9989

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

tiecardsKENN by 38ARST by 42

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). ARST wins about 53% of the time at a number like ours.

KENN

Games4
Plays per game68.0
Drives per game11.2
SP+-11.7 (113th, offence 108th, defence 101st)
Returning production6% (pass 0%, rush -4%, receiving 13%)

ARST

Games4
Plays per game58.8
Drives per game10.0
SP+-9.5 (107th, offence 93rd, defence 110th)
Returning production30% (pass 7%, rush -246%, receiving 54%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceKENNARST
pass rate, all downs50%51st47%78th
pass rate, standard downs47%28th40%86th
pass rate, 1st down53%12th43%69th
no-huddle share85%34th33%99th
pass rate, passing downs58%99th67%52nd
pass rate, red zone32%97th32%102nd
seconds per play (own drives)26.2118th33.54th

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

KENN offence

KENN offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.09727295 of 138
success rate0.46027253 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.051272133 of 138
rush: points added per play0.15727253 of 138
rush: success rate0.50027225 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.00627254 of 138
pass: points added per play0.103272108 of 138
pass: success rate0.43827271 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.128272138 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.53427236 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28927293 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.31427238 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.19727299 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.81827228 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.16727257 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14027268 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08527262 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05527273 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.20027229 of 138

ARST offence

ARST offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.15223572 of 138
success rate0.48523534 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.147235109 of 138
rush: points added per play0.23723529 of 138
rush: success rate0.50423522 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.96223572 of 138
pass: points added per play0.124235102 of 138
pass: success rate0.47223548 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.402235113 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.55523523 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29023590 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.37123530 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.14623542 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73923574 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.43523596 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14023567 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07223536 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.068235106 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)69.70023585 of 138

KENN defence

KENN defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.151251102 of 138
success rate0.42625195 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.08925122 of 138
rush: points added per play0.07825187 of 138
rush: success rate0.40425170 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.90125166 of 138
pass: points added per play0.264251100 of 138
pass: success rate0.462251112 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.28425110 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.48625198 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.29525185 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.160251111 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.19125163 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.857251125 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.826251102 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.1082513 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07625132 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.0322516 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.00025149 of 138

ARST defence

ARST defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.161256111 of 138
success rate0.453256120 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.24425680 of 138
rush: points added per play0.02525668 of 138
rush: success rate0.463256116 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.89025660 of 138
pass: points added per play0.462256133 of 138
pass: success rate0.455256110 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.804256121 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.500256112 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.329256110 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.389256126 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.13625616 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.76225689 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.47625676 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12525616 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07025616 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05525651 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.700256103 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