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The units, side by side

KENNMTSUbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3156Offence: points per play — defence2637Offence: success rate — offence6238Offence: success rate — defence3114Offence: explosiveness — offence429Offence: explosiveness — defence8579Run game — offence6264Run game — defence3744Pass game — offence2248Pass game — defence2840Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence7385Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence2022Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence5181Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence9993

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

tiecardsKENN by 39MTSU by 41

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). MTSU wins about 52% of the time at a number like ours.

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%)

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%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceKENNMTSU
pass rate, all downs50%51st56%17th
pass rate, standard downs47%28th49%18th
pass rate, 1st down53%12th52%17th
no-huddle share85%34th98%4th
pass rate, passing downs58%99th74%23rd
pass rate, red zone32%97th67%1st
seconds per play (own drives)26.2118th30.048th

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

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

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

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

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

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