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JXSTKENNbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence5831Offence: points per play — defence5026Offence: success rate — offence7362Offence: success rate — defence3331Offence: explosiveness — offence364Offence: explosiveness — defence9085Run game — offence4762Run game — defence3437Pass game — offence7522Pass game — defence7028Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence5073Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence3920Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence6451Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence5999

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

tiecardsJXST by 41KENN by 39

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 53% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceJXSTKENN
pass rate, all downs46%90th50%51st
pass rate, standard downs41%71st47%28th
pass rate, 1st down49%26th53%12th
no-huddle share41%89th85%34th
pass rate, passing downs58%97th58%99th
pass rate, red zone32%99th32%97th
seconds per play (own drives)30.629th26.2118th

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

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

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

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

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

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