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The units, side by side

MTSUMRSHbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5628Offence: points per play — defence371Offence: success rate — offence3833Offence: success rate — defence146Offence: explosiveness — offence2945Offence: explosiveness — defence7924Run game — offence646Run game — defence4428Pass game — offence4869Pass game — defence400Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence8538Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2212Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence8124Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence9392

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

tiecardsMTSU by 29MRSH by 51

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). MRSH wins about 76% of the time at a number like ours.

MTSU

Games4
Plays per game61.8
Drives per game9.5
SP+-16.0 (122nd, offence 123rd, defence 118th)
Returning production33% (pass 39%, rush 60%, receiving 26%)

MRSH

Games4
Plays per game67.0
Drives per game11.8
SP+-12.5 (115th, offence 82nd, defence 134th)
Returning production99% (pass 100%, rush 210%, receiving 91%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceMTSUMRSH
pass rate, all downs56%17th48%69th
pass rate, standard downs49%18th38%100th
pass rate, 1st down52%17th35%113th
no-huddle share98%4th85%32nd
pass rate, passing downs74%23rd69%40th
pass rate, red zone67%1st43%45th
seconds per play (own drives)30.048th29.560th

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

MTSU offence

MTSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.19824761 of 138
success rate0.42524786 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.17124798 of 138
rush: points added per play0.16524750 of 138
rush: success rate0.44824770 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.88024789 of 138
pass: points added per play0.23924772 of 138
pass: success rate0.41524788 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.433247104 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.49424765 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27824799 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.49724721 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13324731 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73324779 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.18224756 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11324727 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.05324715 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06124789 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.70024735 of 138

MRSH offence

MRSH offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.08826899 of 138
success rate0.41826893 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.21226876 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.086268130 of 138
rush: success rate0.41726894 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.851268101 of 138
pass: points added per play0.36526843 of 138
pass: success rate0.42526881 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.64726848 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.50026861 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.244268117 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.00226886 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.216268119 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.68426899 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.552268128 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.168268105 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.119268124 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.04926860 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.30026827 of 138

MTSU defence

MTSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.10123987 of 138
success rate0.452239119 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.12023930 of 138
rush: points added per play0.05023978 of 138
rush: success rate0.463239118 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.00823994 of 138
pass: points added per play0.18623983 of 138
pass: success rate0.454239109 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.30023913 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.511239121 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27923967 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.093239108 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.17623943 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.72423973 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.66723927 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11723910 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.07123919 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.04623932 of 138
opponent average starting field position73.900239105 of 138

MRSH defence

MRSH defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.332269137 of 138
success rate0.472269130 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.322269105 of 138
rush: points added per play0.11226999 of 138
rush: success rate0.472269123 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.80226929 of 138
pass: points added per play0.533269138 of 138
pass: success rate0.471269120 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.819269123 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.544269135 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28926981 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.276269122 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.15226927 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.812269110 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.174269118 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.11926912 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.06726910 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05226943 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.70026962 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