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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 —)

WKU

Games4
Plays per game71.2
Drives per game12.8
SP+-16.4 (123rd, offence 107th, defence 131st)
Returning production84% (pass 95%, rush 55%, receiving 85%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceWKU
pass rate, all downs—52%39th
pass rate, standard downs—44%49th
pass rate, 1st down—42%80th
no-huddle share—75%54th
pass rate, passing downs—66%54th
pass rate, red zone—50%22nd
seconds per play (own drives)—26.0123rd

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

WKU offence

WKU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.006285121 of 138
success rate0.375285121 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.26128556 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.105285133 of 138
rush: success rate0.406285100 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.720285128 of 138
pass: points added per play0.125285101 of 138
pass: success rate0.359285124 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.85628513 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.433285122 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.276285100 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.695285120 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.239285130 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.71428592 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.66728583 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15428585 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.119285125 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03528521 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)70.50028570 of 138

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defencevalueplaysFBS rank

WKU defence

WKU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.303258134 of 138
success rate0.446258114 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.460258134 of 138
rush: points added per play0.341258137 of 138
rush: success rate0.464258121 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.232258134 of 138
pass: points added per play0.24225895 of 138
pass: success rate0.429258100 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.727258116 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.495258108 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.329258112 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.504258136 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.14525820 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.850258123 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.962258131 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12825823 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07425827 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05425850 of 138
opponent average starting field position72.70025887 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