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The units, side by side

FIUJXSTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence1458Offence: points per play — defence6650Offence: success rate — offence1873Offence: success rate — defence8633Offence: explosiveness — offence4336Offence: explosiveness — defence6890Run game — offence747Run game — defence7434Pass game — offence2575Pass game — defence6870Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence2350Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9339Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4064Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence3959

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

tiecardsFIU by 34JXST by 46

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 64% of the time at a number like ours.

FIU

Games4
Plays per game73.5
Drives per game10.8
SP+-7.6 (99th, offence 124th, defence 61st)
Returning production32% (pass -1%, rush 16%, receiving 49%)

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

OffenceFIUJXST
pass rate, all downs54%26th46%90th
pass rate, standard downs48%20th41%71st
pass rate, 1st down49%29th49%26th
no-huddle share62%69th41%89th
pass rate, passing downs64%65th58%97th
pass rate, red zone58%7th32%99th
seconds per play (own drives)30.241st30.629th

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

FIU offence

FIU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.009294119 of 138
success rate0.391294114 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20729479 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.079294128 of 138
rush: success rate0.346294132 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.600294135 of 138
pass: points added per play0.123294104 of 138
pass: success rate0.44429467 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.59429459 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.441294116 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.30229480 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.826294106 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.18029486 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.78929445 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.500294130 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15329483 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07529445 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.078294122 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.30029454 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

FIU defence

FIU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.00424947 of 138
success rate0.33724920 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.15924945 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.05824937 of 138
rush: success rate0.30324911 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.89624963 of 138
pass: points added per play0.04824945 of 138
pass: success rate0.36324936 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.36124922 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.40324933 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.23224931 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.23124910 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.218249100 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.66724946 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.76224932 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.17724985 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.120249108 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.05624955 of 138
opponent average starting field position68.20024916 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