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The units, side by side

JXSTWKUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5812Offence: points per play — defence503Offence: success rate — offence7312Offence: success rate — defence3318Offence: explosiveness — offence3660Offence: explosiveness — defence903Run game — offence474Run game — defence341Pass game — offence7527Pass game — defence7031Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5013Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence391Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence6439Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5984

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

tiecardsJXST by 48WKU by 32

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). JXST wins about 69% of the time at a number like ours.

JXST

Games5
Plays per game61.6
Drives per game9.6
SP+-2.2 (77th, offence 70th, defence 87th)
Returning production50% (pass 76%, rush 42%, receiving 49%)

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

OffenceJXSTWKU
pass rate, all downs46%90th52%39th
pass rate, standard downs41%71st44%49th
pass rate, 1st down49%26th42%80th
no-huddle share41%89th75%54th
pass rate, passing downs58%97th66%54th
pass rate, red zone32%99th50%22nd
seconds per play (own drives)30.629th26.0123rd

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

JXST offence

JXST offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.20430858 of 138
success rate0.48130838 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.19230889 of 138
rush: points added per play0.10730874 of 138
rush: success rate0.47330846 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.93530880 of 138
pass: points added per play0.38330835 of 138
pass: success rate0.50730827 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.50030884 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.52430843 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.34730848 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.12230870 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17630883 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.81530830 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.286308107 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.13230850 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08430859 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04830857 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)75.3003085 of 138

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

JXST defence

JXST defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.03932470 of 138
success rate0.42332493 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.04632415 of 138
rush: points added per play0.08732492 of 138
rush: success rate0.43332495 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.87132448 of 138
pass: points added per play0.04332442 of 138
pass: success rate0.40832475 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.34032418 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.494324103 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.23632434 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.91532484 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.17132439 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.840324118 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.50032479 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15532457 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.10032471 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05532453 of 138
opponent average starting field position74.000324108 of 138

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