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The units, side by side

MTSUJXSTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5658Offence: points per play — defence3750Offence: success rate — offence3873Offence: success rate — defence1433Offence: explosiveness — offence2936Offence: explosiveness — defence7990Run game — offence6447Run game — defence4434Pass game — offence4875Pass game — defence4070Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence8550Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2239Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence8164Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence9359

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 32JXST by 48

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 68% 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%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceMTSUJXST
pass rate, all downs56%17th46%90th
pass rate, standard downs49%18th41%71st
pass rate, 1st down52%17th49%26th
no-huddle share98%4th41%89th
pass rate, passing downs74%23rd58%97th
pass rate, red zone67%1st32%99th
seconds per play (own drives)30.048th30.629th

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

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

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

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

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