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The trenches

Pass rushsack ratestopped behind the linefacessacks allowedpairing
FIU pass rush4.9% 10275th10.0% 19042ndfaces SHSU7.1% 12698th6.0% ~2.0 sacks
SHSU pass rush7.4% 9430th11.4% 20222ndfaces FIU1.5% 1337th4.5% ~1.5 sacks

sacks from CFBD play-by-play; college has no charted pressure, and these rates are not opponent-adjusted Measured on 7,926 team-games 2022–25: a college line's sacks-allowed rate carries +0.27 into its next game and a defence's sack rate only +0.10 — the line is most of this. The pairing predicts the game's sack rate +0.27, yards per dropback −0.16 and points added per play −0.15. Heaviest quarter of pairings against lightest: 7.8% vs 4.2% sack rate, 6.1 vs 7.2 yards per dropback.

SHSU with the ball

SHSU offence vs FIU defenceSHSU offenceFIU defencerank gap
points added per play0.10293rd-0.00447th-46
success rate0.43971st0.33720th-51
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.28346th1.15945th-1
rush: points added per play0.040100th-0.05837th-63
rush: success rate0.47445th0.30311th-34
rush: explosiveness0.824108th0.89663rd-45
pass: points added per play0.20480th0.04845th-35
pass: success rate0.43473rd0.36336th-37
pass: explosiveness1.64249th1.36122nd-27
standard downs: success rate0.47787th0.40333rd-54
passing downs: success rate0.35347th0.23231st-16
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.799112th2.23110th-102
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.211115th0.218100th-15
short-yardage conversion rate0.611120th0.66746th-74
points per trip inside the 403.45895th2.76232nd-63
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.175116th0.17785th-31
havoc allowed by the front seven0.111116th0.120108th-8
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06496th0.05655th-41
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.10031st——

FIU with the ball

FIU offence vs SHSU defenceFIU offenceSHSU defencerank gap
points added per play0.009119th0.06574th-45
success rate0.391114th0.38866th-48
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.20779th1.25986th+7
rush: points added per play-0.079128th0.204128th0
rush: success rate0.346132nd0.43499th-33
rush: explosiveness0.600135th1.157127th-8
pass: points added per play0.123104th-0.05817th-87
pass: success rate0.44467th0.33017th-50
pass: explosiveness1.59459th1.39630th-29
standard downs: success rate0.441116th0.44565th-51
passing downs: success rate0.30280th0.27866th-14
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.826106th3.075104th-2
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.18086th0.20380th-6
short-yardage conversion rate0.78945th0.73779th+34
points per trip inside the 402.500130th2.87540th-90
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15383rd0.224132nd+49
havoc allowed by the front seven0.07545th0.125114th+69
havoc allowed by the secondary0.078122nd0.099132nd+10
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.30054th——

Rank gap = the defence's FBS rank minus the offence's on the same measure: +60 means the offence ranks 60 places better than the defence it faces. Unit against unit only — college has no player charting to name a matchup by.