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The units, side by side

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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 —)

NMSU

Games4
Plays per game68.0
Drives per game11.2
SP+-17.8 (126th, offence 122nd, defence 126th)
Returning production24% (pass 40%, rush 81%, receiving 30%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceNMSU
pass rate, all downs—56%18th
pass rate, standard downs—49%14th
pass rate, 1st down—48%34th
no-huddle share—82%42nd
pass rate, passing downs—71%31st
pass rate, red zone—50%18th
seconds per play (own drives)—26.2117th

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

NMSU offence

NMSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.12127283 of 138
success rate0.43827273 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.39727217 of 138
rush: points added per play0.04827294 of 138
rush: success rate0.45427266 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.99027259 of 138
pass: points added per play0.28127262 of 138
pass: success rate0.44127269 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.78027221 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47327291 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.36027240 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.04527282 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16827269 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.684272100 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.76227277 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.176272117 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09227281 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.085272131 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)75.6002723 of 138

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defencevalueplaysFBS rank

NMSU defence

NMSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.158265108 of 138
success rate0.42326594 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.23026571 of 138
rush: points added per play0.150265116 of 138
rush: success rate0.42526587 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.01426595 of 138
pass: points added per play0.19926586 of 138
pass: success rate0.42126591 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.46926551 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47726590 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.315265100 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.156265109 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.18726556 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.889265133 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.346265124 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.12126514 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07926535 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04226522 of 138
opponent average starting field position65.6002652 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