The trenches
| Pass rush | sack rate | stopped behind the line | faces | sacks allowed | pairing |
|---|
| USM pass rush | 6.4% 9445th | 7.4% 23098th | faces ARST | 6.7% 9095th | 6.5% ~2.2 sacks |
| ARST pass rush | 2.9% 70110th | 7.2% 193101st | faces USM | 6.7% 12096th | 4.8% ~1.6 sacks |
sacks from CFBD play-by-play; college has no charted pressure, and these rates are not opponent-adjusted Measured on 7,926 team-games 2022–25: a college line's sacks-allowed rate carries +0.27 into its next game and a defence's sack rate only +0.10 — the line is most of this. The pairing predicts the game's sack rate +0.27, yards per dropback −0.16 and points added per play −0.15. Heaviest quarter of pairings against lightest: 7.8% vs 4.2% sack rate, 6.1 vs 7.2 yards per dropback.
ARST with the ball
| ARST offence vs USM defence | ARST offence | USM defence | rank gap |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.15272nd | 0.12394th | +22 |
| success rate | 0.48534th | 0.40681st | +47 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.147109th | 1.27390th | -19 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.23729th | 0.189125th | +96 |
| rush: success rate | 0.50422nd | 0.453109th | +87 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.96272nd | 1.039104th | +32 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.124102nd | 0.20988th | -14 |
| pass: success rate | 0.47248th | 0.36337th | -11 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.402113th | 1.731117th | +4 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.55523rd | 0.42550th | +27 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.29090th | 0.363125th | +35 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.37130th | 3.197114th | +84 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.14642nd | 0.18050th | +8 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.73974th | 0.70665th | -9 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 3.43596th | 2.96046th | -50 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.14067th | 0.13129th | -38 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.07236th | 0.08749th | +13 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.068106th | 0.04429th | -77 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 69.70085th | — | — |
USM with the ball
| USM offence vs ARST defence | USM offence | ARST defence | rank gap |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.063103rd | 0.161111th | +8 |
| success rate | 0.43083rd | 0.453120th | +37 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.125117th | 1.24480th | -37 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.19040th | 0.02568th | +28 |
| rush: success rate | 0.47050th | 0.463116th | +66 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.824109th | 0.89060th | -49 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.000125th | 0.462133rd | +8 |
| pass: success rate | 0.40893rd | 0.455110th | +17 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.440103rd | 1.804121st | +18 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.49368th | 0.500112th | +44 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.272105th | 0.329110th | +5 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.58213th | 3.389126th | +113 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.0902nd | 0.13616th | +14 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.84218th | 0.76289th | +71 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 4.09159th | 3.47676th | +17 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.15790th | 0.12516th | -74 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.07032nd | 0.07016th | -16 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.087134th | 0.05551st | -83 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 75.0009th | — | — |
Rank gap = the defence's FBS rank minus the offence's on the same measure: +60 means the offence ranks 60 places better than the defence it faces. Unit against unit only — college has no player charting to name a matchup by.