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Charlotte49ers
Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. Charlotte played 1 such game.
Conference USA, 2017
Rank within the division. Teal is top 10, orange is bottom 10. Sorted by top-10 ranks minus bottom-10 ranks. The three count columns (top-10 classes, top-10 wins, top-25 wins) are not ranks and are not scored. Hover a team for its score, a rank for the numbers.
| Season | Team | Top-10 clsprior 5 | T10 Wreg | T25 Wreg | Total offenseTot off | Scoring offenseSc off | Total defenseTot def | Scoring defenseSc def | Point marginMargin | Turnover marginTO mgn | PossessionTOP | Returning passingRet passof last yr | Returning receivingRet recof last yr | Returning rushingRet rushof last yr | Team talentTalent | Offensive EPAOff EPA | Defensive EPADef EPA | Offensive success rateOff SR | Defensive success rateDef SR | Offensive explosivenessOff Expl | Defensive explosivenessDef Expl |
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| 2017 | Charlotte1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (168.0 yds/g · 168 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (7.0 pts/g · 7 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (493.0 yds/g allowed · 493 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (55.0 pts/g allowed · 55 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-48.0 /g · -48 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-3 in these games · 0 taken, 3 given · -3.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (23:54 /g · 0h 24m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #78 (of 130 teams · 58% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #62 (of 130 teams · 57% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #95 (of 130 teams · 43% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #121 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 283.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.224 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.379 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (68% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.921 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.775 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| Median | of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #68 (Total offense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #68–#68. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #69 (Scoring offense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #69–#69. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #13 (Total defense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #13–#13. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #33 (Scoring defense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #33–#33. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #60 (Point margin: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #60–#60. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #68 (Turnover margin: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #68–#68. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #67 (Possession: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #67–#67. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #62 (Returning passing: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #1–#127. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) | #62 (Returning receiving: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #9–#124. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #80 (Returning rushing: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #2–#111. 3 of 14 in the top 10.) | #106 (Team talent: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #75–#127. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #70 (Offensive EPA: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #70–#70. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #21 (Defensive EPA: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #21–#21. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #68 (Offensive success rate: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #68–#68. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #20 (Defensive success rate: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #20–#20. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #11 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #11–#11. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #10 — top 10 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range #10–#10. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic11–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (248.0 yds/g · 248 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (14.0 pts/g · 14 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (564.0 yds/g allowed · 564 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31.0 pts/g allowed · 31 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-17.0 /g · -17 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+2 in these games · 2 taken, 0 given · +2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (21:26 /g · 0h 21m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 90% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 98% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #75 (of 130 teams · 470.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.012 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.235 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.468 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.291 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Florida International8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #12 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #28 (of 130 teams · 74% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #106 (of 130 teams · 334.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Marshall8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (451.0 yds/g · 451 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (20.0 pts/g · 20 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (485.0 yds/g allowed · 485 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37.0 pts/g allowed · 37 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-17.0 /g · -17 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 0 taken, 2 given · -2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29:03 /g · 0h 29m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #124 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 21% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #77 (of 130 teams · 445.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.297 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.312 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (39% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.542 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.487 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | North Texas9–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (305.0 yds/g · 305 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (14.0 pts/g · 14 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (435.0 yds/g allowed · 435 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31.0 pts/g allowed · 31 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-17.0 /g · -17 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 2 taken, 2 given · +0.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (19:15 /g · 0h 19m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #77 (of 130 teams · 61% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #118 (of 130 teams · 28% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #85 (of 130 teams · 50% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #116 (of 130 teams · 303.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.171 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.170 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.154 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.159 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Old Dominion5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (232.5 yds/g · 465 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (11.5 pts/g · 23 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (546.5 yds/g allowed · 1,093 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45.5 pts/g allowed · 91 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-34.0 /g · -68 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 2 taken, 4 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25:33 /g · 0h 51m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #107 (of 130 teams · 6% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #43 (of 130 teams · 67% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #32 (of 130 teams · 85% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #108 (of 130 teams · 331.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.119 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.273 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.259 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.133 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Rice1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (259.0 yds/g · 518 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (8.5 pts/g · 17 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (567.5 yds/g allowed · 1,135 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (52.0 pts/g allowed · 104 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-43.5 /g · -87 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-4 in these games · 1 taken, 5 given · -2.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (26:04 /g · 0h 52m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #100 (of 130 teams · 16% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #112 (of 130 teams · 36% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #96 (of 130 teams · 43% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #100 (of 130 teams · 345.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.078 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.482 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (55% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.394 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.463 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Southern Miss8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (321.5 yds/g · 643 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (13.5 pts/g · 27 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (232.0 yds/g allowed · 464 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24.0 pts/g allowed · 48 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-10.5 /g · -21 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-4 in these games · 1 taken, 5 given · -2.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31:03 /g · 1h 02m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #101 (of 130 teams · 12% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #25 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #26 (of 130 teams · 89% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #87 (of 130 teams · 394.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.056 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-0.070 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.192 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.264 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | UTSA6–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (375.0 yds/g · 375 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17.0 pts/g · 17 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (274.0 yds/g allowed · 274 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.0 pts/g allowed · 10 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+7.0 /g · +7 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 1 taken, 1 given · +0.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38:52 /g · 0h 39m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #62 (of 130 teams · 85% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #21 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #80 (of 130 teams · 54% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #119 (of 130 teams · 291.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.169 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-0.064 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (40% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.244 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.283 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (296.5 yds/g · 593 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (12.0 pts/g · 24 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (347.0 yds/g allowed · 694 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25.5 pts/g allowed · 51 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-13.5 /g · -27 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 2 taken, 3 given · -0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27:18 /g · 0h 55m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #54 (of 130 teams · 91% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #120 (of 130 teams · 27% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #93 (of 130 teams · 44% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #107 (of 130 teams · 332.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.021 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.207 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.276 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.173 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (338.0 yds/g · 676 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (18.5 pts/g · 37 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (448.5 yds/g allowed · 897 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37.0 pts/g allowed · 74 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-18.5 /g · -37 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 3 taken, 4 given · -0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33:30 /g · 1h 07m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #114 (of 130 teams · 34% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #43 (of 130 teams · 78% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #86 (of 130 teams · 394.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.140 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.294 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (44% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (54% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.999 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.156 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | UAB8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (180.0 yds/g · 180 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (7.0 pts/g · 7 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (409.0 yds/g allowed · 409 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36.0 pts/g allowed · 36 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-29.0 /g · -29 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-4 in these games · 0 taken, 4 given · -4.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17:56 /g · 0h 18m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 170.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.057 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.180 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (26% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.580 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.315 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | UTEP0–12 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | — (192.5 yds/g · 385 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (11.5 pts/g · 23 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (588.5 yds/g allowed · 1,177 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (59.5 pts/g allowed · 119 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-48.0 /g · -96 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 1 taken, 3 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24:41 /g · 0h 49m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #34 (of 130 teams · 98% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #101 (of 130 teams · 41% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #111 (of 130 teams · 33% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #124 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 264.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.103 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.467 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (59% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.059 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.175 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 269.3 yds/g · 808 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 13.0 pts/g · 39 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #13 (of 70 teams · 339.3 yds/g allowed · 1,018 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #33 (of 70 teams · 28.3 pts/g allowed · 85 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #60 (of 70 teams · -15.3 /g · -46 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · -4 in these games · 2 taken, 6 given · -1.33 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 25:02 /g · 1h 15m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #26 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #37 (of 130 teams · 71% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #105 (of 130 teams · 37% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #101 (of 130 teams · 344.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · -0.084 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 70 teams · 0.092 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 30% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 70 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 70 teams · 1.390 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 70 teams · 1.168 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
What clusters, and what does not
One dot per team, placed by its rank within that season's division. A tight cluster is something they share; a spread is something they do not.
Conference USA, 20172017 CharlotteConference USA medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
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Total offense. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #68 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 68.#1no data for Charlottelast
Scoring offense. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #69 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 69.#1no data for Charlottelast
Total defense. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #13 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 13.#1no data for Charlottelast
Scoring defense. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #33 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 33.#1no data for Charlottelast
Point margin. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #60 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 60.#1no data for Charlottelast
Turnover margin. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #68 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 68.#1no data for Charlottelast
Possession. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #67 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 67.#1last
Returning passing. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Florida Atlantic #1 of 130; 2017 Marshall #1 of 130; 2017 Florida International #12 of 130; 2017 Middle Tennessee #26 of 130; 2017 UTEP #34 of 130; 2017 Western Kentucky #54 of 130; 2017 UTSA #62 of 130; 2017 North Texas #77 of 130; 2017 Rice #100 of 130; 2017 Southern Miss #101 of 130; 2017 Old Dominion #107 of 130; 2017 Louisiana Tech #127 of 130. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, ranked 78 of 130. Conference USA median rank 62.#1last
Returning receiving. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Florida Atlantic #9 of 130; 2017 UTSA #21 of 130; 2017 Southern Miss #25 of 130; 2017 Florida International #28 of 130; 2017 Middle Tennessee #37 of 130; 2017 Old Dominion #43 of 130; 2017 UTEP #101 of 130; 2017 Rice #112 of 130; 2017 Louisiana Tech #114 of 130; 2017 North Texas #118 of 130; 2017 Western Kentucky #120 of 130; 2017 Marshall #124 of 130. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, ranked 62 of 130. Conference USA median rank 62.#1last
Returning rushing. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Florida International #2 of 130; 2017 Marshall #6 of 130; 2017 Florida Atlantic #9 of 130; 2017 Southern Miss #26 of 130; 2017 Old Dominion #32 of 130; 2017 Louisiana Tech #43 of 130; 2017 UTSA #80 of 130; 2017 North Texas #85 of 130; 2017 Western Kentucky #93 of 130; 2017 Rice #96 of 130; 2017 Middle Tennessee #105 of 130; 2017 UTEP #111 of 130. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, ranked 95 of 130. Conference USA median rank 80.#1last
Team talent. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Florida Atlantic #75 of 130; 2017 Marshall #77 of 130; 2017 Louisiana Tech #86 of 130; 2017 Southern Miss #87 of 130; 2017 Rice #100 of 130; 2017 Middle Tennessee #101 of 130; 2017 Florida International #106 of 130; 2017 Western Kentucky #107 of 130; 2017 Old Dominion #108 of 130; 2017 North Texas #116 of 130; 2017 UTSA #119 of 130; 2017 UTEP #124 of 130; 2017 UAB #127 of 130. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, ranked 121 of 130. Conference USA median rank 106.#1no data for Charlottelast
Offensive EPA. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #70 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 70.#1no data for Charlottelast
Defensive EPA. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #21 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 21.#1no data for Charlottelast
Offensive success rate. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #68 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 68.#1no data for Charlottelast
Defensive success rate. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #20 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 20.#1no data for Charlottelast
Offensive explosiveness. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #11 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 11.#1no data for Charlottelast
Defensive explosiveness. Conference USA, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Middle Tennessee #10 of 70. Marked: 2017 Charlotte, which has no value for this metric. Conference USA median rank 10.