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KENNSHSUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3133Offence: points per play — defence2647Offence: success rate — offence6249Offence: success rate — defence3153Offence: explosiveness — offence467Offence: explosiveness — defence8538Run game — offence6228Run game — defence377Pass game — offence2242Pass game — defence2888Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence7319Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2025Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence5116Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence994

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 40SHSU by 40

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). KENN wins about 48% 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%)

SHSU

Games4
Plays per game70.0
Drives per game13.5
SP+-14.1 (117th, offence 113th, defence 112th)
Returning production58% (pass -31%, rush -3%, receiving 57%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceKENNSHSU
pass rate, all downs50%51st59%7th
pass rate, standard downs47%28th52%7th
pass rate, 1st down53%12th56%5th
no-huddle share85%34th83%38th
pass rate, passing downs58%99th73%26th
pass rate, red zone32%97th54%11th
seconds per play (own drives)26.2118th29.852nd

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

SHSU offence

SHSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.10228093 of 138
success rate0.43928071 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.28328046 of 138
rush: points added per play0.040280100 of 138
rush: success rate0.47428045 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.824280108 of 138
pass: points added per play0.20428080 of 138
pass: success rate0.43428073 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.64228049 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47728087 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.35328047 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.799280112 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.211280115 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.611280120 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.45828095 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.175280116 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.111280116 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06428096 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.10028031 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

SHSU defence

SHSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.06526374 of 138
success rate0.38826366 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.25926386 of 138
rush: points added per play0.204263128 of 138
rush: success rate0.43426399 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.157263127 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.05826317 of 138
pass: success rate0.33026317 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.39626330 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.44526365 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27826366 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.075263104 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.20326380 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73726379 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.87526340 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.224263132 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.125263114 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.099263132 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.30026353 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