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SHSUMOSTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence3332Offence: points per play — defence477Offence: success rate — offence4923Offence: success rate — defence530Offence: explosiveness — offence6752Offence: explosiveness — defence3896Run game — offence2822Run game — defence730Pass game — offence4246Pass game — defence889Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence1937Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence259Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence1627Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence466

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

tiecardsSHSU by 33MOST by 47

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). MOST wins about 67% of the time at a number like ours.

SHSU

Games4
Plays per game70.0
Drives per game13.5
SP+-14.1 (117th, offence 113th, defence 112th)
Returning production58% (pass -31%, rush -3%, receiving 57%)

MOST

Games4
Plays per game61.8
Drives per game10.5
SP+-17.6 (125th, offence 118th, defence 128th)
Returning production31% (pass 5%, rush -3%, receiving 47%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceSHSUMOST
pass rate, all downs59%7th47%83rd
pass rate, standard downs52%7th37%108th
pass rate, 1st down56%5th41%89th
no-huddle share83%38th80%45th
pass rate, passing downs73%26th68%48th
pass rate, red zone54%11th46%34th
seconds per play (own drives)29.852nd25.8125th

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

SHSU offence

SHSU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.10228093 of 138
success rate0.43928071 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.28328046 of 138
rush: points added per play0.040280100 of 138
rush: success rate0.47428045 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.824280108 of 138
pass: points added per play0.20428080 of 138
pass: success rate0.43428073 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.64228049 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.47728087 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.35328047 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.799280112 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.211280115 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.611280120 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.45828095 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.175280116 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.111280116 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06428096 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.10028031 of 138

MOST offence

MOST offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.10124794 of 138
success rate0.401247106 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.22924767 of 138
rush: points added per play0.023247108 of 138
rush: success rate0.44324778 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.85724798 of 138
pass: points added per play0.22924775 of 138
pass: success rate0.363247120 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.75624724 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.49424766 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.195247136 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.99424787 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.16024759 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.71424791 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.36824741 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.166247101 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.113247118 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.05324769 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.60024724 of 138

SHSU defence

SHSU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.06526374 of 138
success rate0.38826366 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.25926386 of 138
rush: points added per play0.204263128 of 138
rush: success rate0.43426399 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.157263127 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.05826317 of 138
pass: success rate0.33026317 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.39626330 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.44526365 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.27826366 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.075263104 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.20326380 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.73726379 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.87526340 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.224263132 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.125263114 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.099263132 of 138
opponent average starting field position71.30026353 of 138

MOST defence

MOST defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.227296128 of 138
success rate0.517296138 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.0232967 of 138
rush: points added per play0.10729697 of 138
rush: success rate0.509296135 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.67129611 of 138
pass: points added per play0.382296125 of 138
pass: success rate0.508296132 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.48729654 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.581296138 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.360296124 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.332296125 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.16029631 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.870296127 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.969296110 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.14929648 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.08829651 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06129666 of 138
opponent average starting field position67.40029610 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