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The units, side by side

ODULTbar = FBS percentile, longer is better · dotted tick = median teamOffence: points per play — offence215Offence: points per play — defence6968Offence: success rate — offence03Offence: success rate — defence8580Offence: explosiveness — offence9796Offence: explosiveness — defence4331Run game — offence98Run game — defence8263Pass game — offence131Pass game — defence5652Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — offence010Line yards (O-line vs D-line) — defence8397Havoc (allowed vs created) — offence011Havoc (allowed vs created) — defence451

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

tiecardsODU by 26LT by 54

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). LT wins about 80% of the time at a number like ours.

ODU

Games4
Plays per game59.8
Drives per game13.0
SP+-7.9 (101st, offence 117th, defence 73rd)
Returning production9% (pass -2%, rush 10%, receiving 18%)

LT

Games3
Plays per game64.3
Drives per game13.7
SP+-9.8 (108th, offence 104th, defence 101st)
Returning production64% (pass 99%, rush 79%, receiving 44%)

What each side chooses to do

OffenceODULT
pass rate, all downs47%75th50%53rd
pass rate, standard downs39%92nd42%69th
pass rate, 1st down42%72nd47%37th
no-huddle share86%30th67%65th
pass rate, red zone30%110th41%57th
pass rate, passing downs60%88th66%55th
seconds per play (own drives)28.973rd27.986th

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

ODU offence

ODU offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.100239135 of 138
success rate0.310239138 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.4832395 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.076239126 of 138
rush: success rate0.331239136 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.2982394 of 138
pass: points added per play-0.137239136 of 138
pass: success rate0.290239136 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.67723937 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.299239138 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.32623963 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)1.613239138 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.315239138 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.300239137 of 138
points per trip inside the 402.913239124 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.243239138 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.205239138 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.03823925 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)71.10023961 of 138

LT offence

LT offencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play0.015193118 of 138
success rate0.337193134 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.4431937 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.077193127 of 138
rush: success rate0.320193137 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.12719317 of 138
pass: points added per play0.13919396 of 138
pass: success rate0.359193123 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.79719319 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.373193135 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.269193107 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.648193124 of 138
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.227193125 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.500193134 of 138
points per trip inside the 404.70019324 of 138
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.181193123 of 138
havoc allowed by the front seven0.114193119 of 138
havoc allowed by the secondary0.067193102 of 138
average starting field position (yards from own goal)64.700193132 of 138

ODU defence

ODU defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.01729844 of 138
success rate0.33929821 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.24229879 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.10629825 of 138
rush: success rate0.31829818 of 138
rush: explosiveness0.96329885 of 138
pass: points added per play0.10229861 of 138
pass: success rate0.36129833 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.57829881 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.36829813 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.28629878 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.38929824 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.223298104 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.61929830 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.33329866 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.16429876 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.128298116 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.03729811 of 138
opponent average starting field position66.0002984 of 138

LT defence

LT defencevalueplaysFBS rank
points added per play-0.01221945 of 138
success rate0.34721928 of 138
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.30521996 of 138
rush: points added per play-0.01721952 of 138
rush: success rate0.32521924 of 138
rush: explosiveness1.01821996 of 138
pass: points added per play0.11921967 of 138
pass: success rate0.38421959 of 138
pass: explosiveness1.686219107 of 138
standard downs: success rate0.41421940 of 138
passing downs: success rate0.22821926 of 138
line yards per rush (the O-line)2.0632195 of 138
rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line0.230219110 of 138
short-yardage conversion rate0.66721948 of 138
points per trip inside the 403.72221994 of 138
havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.242219136 of 138
havoc created by the front seven0.178219136 of 138
havoc created by the secondary0.06421980 of 138
opponent average starting field position65.3002191 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