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The trenches

Pass rushsack ratestopped behind the linefacessacks allowedpairing
SHSU pass rush7.4% 9430th11.4% 20222ndfaces KENN3.1% 9628th5.3% ~1.7 sacks
KENN pass rush1.3% 80131st5.7% 193129thfaces SHSU7.1% 12698th4.2% ~1.4 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.

KENN with the ball

KENN offence vs SHSU defenceKENN offenceSHSU defencerank gap
points added per play0.09795th0.06574th-21
success rate0.46053rd0.38866th+13
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.051133rd1.25986th-47
rush: points added per play0.15753rd0.204128th+75
rush: success rate0.50025th0.43499th+74
rush: explosiveness1.00654th1.157127th+73
pass: points added per play0.103108th-0.05817th-91
pass: success rate0.43871st0.33017th-54
pass: explosiveness1.128138th1.39630th-108
standard downs: success rate0.53436th0.44565th+29
passing downs: success rate0.28993rd0.27866th-27
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.31438th3.075104th+66
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.19799th0.20380th-19
short-yardage conversion rate0.81828th0.73779th+51
points per trip inside the 404.16757th2.87540th-17
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14068th0.224132nd+64
havoc allowed by the front seven0.08562nd0.125114th+52
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05573rd0.099132nd+59
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.20029th——

SHSU with the ball

SHSU offence vs KENN defenceSHSU offenceKENN defencerank gap
points added per play0.10293rd0.151102nd+9
success rate0.43971st0.42695th+24
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.28346th1.08922nd-24
rush: points added per play0.040100th0.07887th-13
rush: success rate0.47445th0.40470th+25
rush: explosiveness0.824108th0.90166th-42
pass: points added per play0.20480th0.264100th+20
pass: success rate0.43473rd0.462112th+39
pass: explosiveness1.64249th1.28410th-39
standard downs: success rate0.47787th0.48698th+11
passing downs: success rate0.35347th0.29585th+38
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.799112th3.160111th-1
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.211115th0.19163rd-52
short-yardage conversion rate0.611120th0.857125th+5
points per trip inside the 403.45895th3.826102nd+7
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.175116th0.1083rd-113
havoc allowed by the front seven0.111116th0.07632nd-84
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06496th0.0326th-90
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.10031st——

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.