The trenches
| Pass rush | sack rate | stopped behind the line | faces | sacks allowed | pairing |
|---|
| USA pass rush | 5.9% 8549th | 8.0% 17686th | faces ULM | 7.1% 8497th | 6.5% ~2.1 sacks |
| ULM pass rush | 2.9% 103109th | 6.8% 235112th | faces USA | 4.1% 9851st | 3.5% ~1.2 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.
ULM with the ball
| ULM offence vs USA defence | ULM offence | USA defence | rank gap |
|---|
| points added per play | -0.052130th | 0.279132nd | +2 |
| success rate | 0.402103rd | 0.486134th | +31 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.119119th | 1.460133rd | +14 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.07088th | 0.349138th | +50 |
| rush: success rate | 0.43286th | 0.505134th | +48 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.87990th | 1.380137th | +47 |
| pass: points added per play | -0.082134th | 0.21089th | -45 |
| pass: success rate | 0.386106th | 0.462113th | +7 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.406111th | 1.56576th | -35 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.455105th | 0.532131st | +26 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.275102nd | 0.367127th | +25 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.96891st | 3.230118th | +27 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.15252nd | 0.17442nd | -10 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.571125th | 0.60025th | -100 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 2.478131st | 4.077116th | -15 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.170110th | 0.17993rd | -17 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.10097th | 0.11599th | +2 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.070112th | 0.06481st | -31 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 72.90033rd | — | — |
USA with the ball
| USA offence vs ULM defence | USA offence | ULM defence | rank gap |
|---|
| points added per play | 0.17463rd | 0.308135th | +72 |
| success rate | 0.41991st | 0.508137th | +46 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.30238th | 1.21566th | +28 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.17747th | 0.314136th | +89 |
| rush: success rate | 0.42590th | 0.522138th | +48 |
| rush: explosiveness | 1.06829th | 1.077115th | +86 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.20877th | 0.339118th | +41 |
| pass: success rate | 0.42185th | 0.500130th | +45 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.63950th | 1.41334th | -16 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.448111th | 0.536133rd | +22 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.35445th | 0.427136th | +91 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.18262nd | 3.418130th | +68 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.12116th | 0.16132nd | +16 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.79244th | 0.778102nd | +58 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 4.29648th | 4.448125th | +77 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.14677th | 0.1158th | -69 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.08872nd | 0.0648th | -64 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.05880th | 0.05142nd | -38 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 69.30093rd | — | — |
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.