Metrics
East CarolinaPirates
Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. East Carolina played 2 such games.
American Athletic, 2018
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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| 2018 | East Carolina3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (307.0 yds/g · 614 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (22.0 pts/g · 44 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (525.0 yds/g allowed · 1,050 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38.5 pts/g allowed · 77 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-16.5 /g · -33 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 3 taken, 3 given · +0.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28:53 /g · 0h 58m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #105 (of 130 teams · 46% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #92 (of 130 teams · 48% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #85 (of 130 teams · 434.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.046 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.269 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.670 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.399 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| Median | of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #45 (Returning passing: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. Range #12–#125. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #80 (Returning receiving: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. Range #5–#125. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #74 (Returning rushing: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. Range #18–#128. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #74 (Team talent: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. Range #51–#115. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) |
| 2018 | Tulane7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (346.0 yds/g · 692 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) | — (559.0 yds/g allowed · 1,118 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36.0 pts/g allowed · 72 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-24.5 /g · -49 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+2 in these games · 3 taken, 1 given · +1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32:55 /g · 1h 06m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #44 (of 130 teams · 93% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 94% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #101 (of 130 teams · 43% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #83 (of 130 teams · 445.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.040 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.293 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) | — (52% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.466 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.186 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | Cincinnati11–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (303.0 yds/g · 303 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (26.0 pts/g · 26 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (306.0 yds/g allowed · 306 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17.0 pts/g allowed · 17 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+9.0 /g · +9 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) | — (34:21 /g · 0h 34m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #30 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #61 (of 130 teams · 62% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #69 (of 130 teams · 66% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #64 (of 130 teams · 543.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.022 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.117 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) | — (37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.938 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.268 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | Memphis8–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (398.0 yds/g · 398 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33.0 pts/g · 33 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (646.0 yds/g allowed · 646 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (65.0 pts/g allowed · 65 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-32.0 /g · -32 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) | — (26:36 /g · 0h 27m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #120 (of 130 teams · 2% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #93 (of 130 teams · 49% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #39 (of 130 teams · 78% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #74 (of 130 teams · 480.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.094 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.545 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (56% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.069 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.396 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | Navy3–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (345.0 yds/g · 345 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (22.0 pts/g · 22 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (584.0 yds/g allowed · 584 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (44.0 pts/g allowed · 44 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-22.0 /g · -22 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) | — (28:03 /g · 0h 28m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #32 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #112 (of 130 teams · 40% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #56 (of 130 teams · 70% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #115 (of 130 teams · 349.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.046 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.476 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.480 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.507 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | Temple8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (440.5 yds/g · 881 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35.0 pts/g · 70 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (309.0 yds/g allowed · 618 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29.5 pts/g allowed · 59 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+5.5 /g · +11 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 4 taken, 4 given · +0.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31:18 /g · 1h 03m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #80 (of 130 teams · 46% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #80 (of 130 teams · 55% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #74 (of 130 teams · 62% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #76 (of 130 teams · 478.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.136 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.048 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.335 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.266 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | Tulsa3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (306.5 yds/g · 613 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.5 pts/g · 21 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (402.5 yds/g allowed · 805 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) | — (-15.0 /g · -30 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) | — (25:03 /g · 0h 50m in these games · 2 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)) | #22 (of 130 teams · 83% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #96 (of 130 teams · 45% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #108 (of 130 teams · 368.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.044 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.117 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.157 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.013 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | UCF12–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (568.0 yds/g · 568 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45.0 pts/g · 45 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (272.0 yds/g allowed · 272 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (14.0 pts/g allowed · 14 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+31.0 /g · +31 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 1 taken, 0 given · +1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28:31 /g · 0h 29m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #45 (of 130 teams · 92% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #64 (of 130 teams · 60% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #36 (of 130 teams · 82% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #55 (of 130 teams · 568.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.403 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-0.031 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (41% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.760 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.156 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | UConn1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (395.0 yds/g · 395 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (21.0 pts/g · 21 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (636.0 yds/g allowed · 636 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (51.0 pts/g allowed · 51 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-30.0 /g · -30 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 1 taken, 3 given · -2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32:29 /g · 0h 32m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #89 (of 130 teams · 37% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #13 (of 130 teams · 86% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #90 (of 130 teams · 48% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #98 (of 130 teams · 389.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.193 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.383 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (44% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.151 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.182 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | Houston8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (593.0 yds/g · 1,186 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (47.0 pts/g · 94 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (617.5 yds/g allowed · 1,235 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (40.5 pts/g allowed · 81 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+6.5 /g · +13 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+3 in these games · 3 taken, 0 given · +1.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24:31 /g · 0h 49m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #91 (of 130 teams · 35% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 25% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #113 (of 130 teams · 36% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #51 (of 130 teams · 577.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.337 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.225 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (39% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.715 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.297 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | SMU5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (280.5 yds/g · 561 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (16.0 pts/g · 32 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (410.5 yds/g allowed · 821 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43.5 pts/g allowed · 87 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-27.5 /g · -55 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 3 taken, 2 given · +0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (26:24 /g · 0h 53m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #31 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 32% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #18 (of 130 teams · 92% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #73 (of 130 teams · 485.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.024 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.230 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) | — (1.452 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.125 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2018 | South Florida7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 American Athletic teams in 2018. 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) | — (523.5 yds/g · 1,047 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37.0 pts/g · 74 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (491.0 yds/g allowed · 982 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28.5 pts/g allowed · 57 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+8.5 /g · +17 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 4 taken, 3 given · +0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25:54 /g · 0h 52m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #109 (of 130 teams · 4% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #102 (of 130 teams · 47% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #128 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 8% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #62 (of 130 teams · 548.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.288 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.229 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (53% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.174 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.201 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
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.
American Athletic, 20182018 East CarolinaAmerican Athletic medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
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Total offense. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Scoring offense. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Total defense. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Scoring defense. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Point margin. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Turnover margin. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Possession. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1last
Returning passing. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: 2018 Tulsa #12 of 130; 2018 Cincinnati #30 of 130; 2018 SMU #31 of 130; 2018 Navy #32 of 130; 2018 Tulane #44 of 130; 2018 UCF #45 of 130; 2018 Temple #80 of 130; 2018 UConn #89 of 130; 2018 Houston #91 of 130; 2018 South Florida #109 of 130; 2018 Memphis #120 of 130. Marked: 2018 East Carolina, ranked 125 of 130. American Athletic median rank 45.#1last
Returning receiving. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: 2018 Tulane #5 of 130; 2018 UConn #13 of 130; 2018 Tulsa #22 of 130; 2018 Cincinnati #61 of 130; 2018 UCF #64 of 130; 2018 Temple #80 of 130; 2018 Memphis #93 of 130; 2018 South Florida #102 of 130; 2018 Navy #112 of 130; 2018 SMU #122 of 130; 2018 Houston #125 of 130. Marked: 2018 East Carolina, ranked 105 of 130. American Athletic median rank 80.#1last
Returning rushing. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: 2018 SMU #18 of 130; 2018 UCF #36 of 130; 2018 Memphis #39 of 130; 2018 Navy #56 of 130; 2018 Cincinnati #69 of 130; 2018 Temple #74 of 130; 2018 UConn #90 of 130; 2018 Tulsa #96 of 130; 2018 Tulane #101 of 130; 2018 Houston #113 of 130; 2018 South Florida #128 of 130. Marked: 2018 East Carolina, ranked 92 of 130. American Athletic median rank 74.#1last
Team talent. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: 2018 Houston #51 of 130; 2018 UCF #55 of 130; 2018 South Florida #62 of 130; 2018 Cincinnati #64 of 130; 2018 SMU #73 of 130; 2018 Memphis #74 of 130; 2018 Temple #76 of 130; 2018 Tulane #83 of 130; 2018 UConn #98 of 130; 2018 Tulsa #108 of 130; 2018 Navy #115 of 130. Marked: 2018 East Carolina, ranked 85 of 130. American Athletic median rank 74.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Offensive EPA. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Defensive EPA. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Offensive success rate. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Defensive success rate. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Offensive explosiveness. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for East Carolinalast
Defensive explosiveness. American Athletic, 2018, best rank first: . Marked: 2018 East Carolina, which has no value for this metric.