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FIUKENNbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence1431Offence: points per play — defence6626Offence: success rate — offence1862Offence: success rate — defence8631Offence: explosiveness — offence434Offence: explosiveness — defence6885Run game — offence762Run game — defence7437Pass game — offence2522Pass game — defence6828Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence2373Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence9320Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence4051Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence3999

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 38KENN by 42

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). KENN wins about 53% 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%)

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

OffenceFIUKENN
pass rate, all downs54%26th50%51st
pass rate, standard downs48%20th47%28th
pass rate, 1st down49%29th53%12th
no-huddle share62%69th85%34th
pass rate, passing downs64%65th58%99th
pass rate, red zone58%7th32%97th
seconds per play (own drives)30.241st26.2118th

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

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

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

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

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