Metrics
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Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. Troy played 2 such games.
Sun Belt, 2014
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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| 2014 | Troy3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | — (306.0 yds/g · 612 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) | — (499.5 yds/g allowed · 999 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (50.0 pts/g allowed · 100 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-41.5 /g · -83 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 0 taken, 2 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29:17 /g · 0h 59m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #111 (of 128 teams · 4% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #83 (of 128 teams · 53% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #48 (of 128 teams · 73% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.003 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.399 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) | — (52% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.082 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.320 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| Median | of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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.) | #72 (Total offense: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #72–#72. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #75 (Scoring offense: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #75–#75. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #1 — top 10 (Total defense: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #1–#1. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #41 (Scoring defense: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #41–#41. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #67 (Point margin: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #67–#67. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #49 (Turnover margin: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #49–#49. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #14 (Possession: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #14–#14. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #85 (Returning passing: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #22–#121. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #61 (Returning receiving: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #16–#109. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #65 (Returning rushing: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #7–#105. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #71 (Offensive EPA: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #71–#71. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #2 — top 10 (Defensive EPA: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #2–#2. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #70 (Offensive success rate: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #70–#70. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #23 (Defensive success rate: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #23–#23. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #76 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #76–#76. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #3 — top 10 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. Range #3–#3. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) |
| 2014 | Louisiana9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | — (322.0 yds/g · 322 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (15.0 pts/g · 15 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (554.0 yds/g allowed · 554 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (56.0 pts/g allowed · 56 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-41.0 /g · -41 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-3 in these games · 1 taken, 4 given · -3.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31:19 /g · 0h 31m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #29 (of 128 teams · 98% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #62 (of 128 teams · 64% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #7 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.145 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.455 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (54% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.877 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.419 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2014 | App State7–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | — (280.0 yds/g · 280 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) | — (560.0 yds/g allowed · 560 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (52.0 pts/g allowed · 52 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-38.0 /g · -38 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) | — (29:52 /g · 0h 30m 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)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.066 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.547 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33% 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) | — (1.043 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.668 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2014 | Arkansas State7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | — (330.0 yds/g · 660 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (19.5 pts/g · 39 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (451.5 yds/g allowed · 903 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37.5 pts/g allowed · 75 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-18.0 /g · -36 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) | — (32:09 /g · 1h 04m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #95 (of 128 teams · 14% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #85 (of 128 teams · 53% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #105 (of 128 teams · 37% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.073 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.310 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (40% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (42% 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) | — (1.547 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern9–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | — (483.0 yds/g · 966 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30.5 pts/g · 61 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (500.0 yds/g allowed · 1,000 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33.0 pts/g allowed · 66 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2.5 /g · -5 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 1 taken, 2 given · -0.50 /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) | — (— 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)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.353 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.354 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (41% 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) | — (1.623 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.181 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2014 | Georgia State1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | — (214.0 yds/g · 428 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (7.0 pts/g · 14 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (346.5 yds/g allowed · 693 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36.5 pts/g allowed · 73 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-29.5 /g · -59 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-5 in these games · 2 taken, 7 given · -2.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33:00 /g · 1h 06m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #22 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #109 (of 128 teams · 40% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #70 (of 128 teams · 56% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.161 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.086 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) | — (47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.064 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.950 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2014 | Idaho1–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | #71 (of 128 teams · 51% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #61 (of 128 teams · 64% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #64 (of 128 teams · 60% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— 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) |
| 2014 | South Alabama6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | — (317.0 yds/g · 634 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (7.5 pts/g · 15 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (484.0 yds/g allowed · 968 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) | — (-28.5 /g · -57 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 7 taken, 9 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33:29 /g · 1h 07m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #91 (of 128 teams · 17% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #16 (of 128 teams · 83% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #65 (of 128 teams · 59% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.109 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.319 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (53% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.093 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.180 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2014 | Texas State7–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | — (475.0 yds/g · 475 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35.0 pts/g · 35 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) | — (42.0 pts/g allowed · 42 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) | — (37:41 /g · 0h 38m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #68 (of 128 teams · 54% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #57 (of 128 teams · 66% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #29 (of 128 teams · 82% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.125 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.331 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) | — (44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.448 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.317 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2014 | New Mexico State2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | — (274.0 yds/g · 274 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) | — (563.0 yds/g allowed · 563 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (63.0 pts/g allowed · 63 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-56.0 /g · -56 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 4 taken, 4 given · +0.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24:36 /g · 0h 25m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #121 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 1% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #37 (of 128 teams · 74% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #96 (of 128 teams · 42% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.237 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.458 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (23% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (69% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.600 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.981 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2014 | UL Monroe4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Sun Belt teams in 2014. 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) | #72 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 264.0 yds/g · 1,056 yds · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #75 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 11.8 pts/g · 47 points · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 265.3 yds/g allowed · 1,061 yds · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #41 (of 76 teams · 27.5 pts/g allowed · 110 points · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -15.8 /g · -63 in these games · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #49 (of 76 teams · -1 in these games · 5 taken, 6 given · -0.25 /g · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 76 teams · 32:20 /g · 2h 09m in these games · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #85 (of 128 teams · 27% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #59 (of 128 teams · 65% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #95 (of 128 teams · 42% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -0.072 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 76 teams · -0.030 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 34% of plays successful · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #23 (of 76 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #76 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 1.093 average PPA on successful plays · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 1.029 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 4 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.
Sun Belt, 20142014 TroySun Belt medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
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Total offense. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #72 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 72.#1no data for Troylast
Scoring offense. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #75 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 75.#1no data for Troylast
Total defense. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #1 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 1.#1no data for Troylast
Scoring defense. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #41 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 41.#1no data for Troylast
Point margin. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #67 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 67.#1no data for Troylast
Turnover margin. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #49 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 49.#1no data for Troylast
Possession. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #14 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 14.#1last
Returning passing. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Georgia State #22 of 128; 2014 Louisiana #29 of 128; 2014 Texas State #68 of 128; 2014 Idaho #71 of 128; 2014 UL Monroe #85 of 128; 2014 South Alabama #91 of 128; 2014 Arkansas State #95 of 128; 2014 New Mexico State #121 of 128. Marked: 2014 Troy, ranked 111 of 128. Sun Belt median rank 85.#1last
Returning receiving. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 South Alabama #16 of 128; 2014 New Mexico State #37 of 128; 2014 Texas State #57 of 128; 2014 UL Monroe #59 of 128; 2014 Idaho #61 of 128; 2014 Louisiana #62 of 128; 2014 Arkansas State #85 of 128; 2014 Georgia State #109 of 128. Marked: 2014 Troy, ranked 83 of 128. Sun Belt median rank 61.#1last
Returning rushing. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Louisiana #7 of 128; 2014 Texas State #29 of 128; 2014 Idaho #64 of 128; 2014 South Alabama #65 of 128; 2014 Georgia State #70 of 128; 2014 UL Monroe #95 of 128; 2014 New Mexico State #96 of 128; 2014 Arkansas State #105 of 128. Marked: 2014 Troy, ranked 48 of 128. Sun Belt median rank 65.#1no data for Troylast
Team talent. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: . Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Troylast
Offensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #71 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 71.#1no data for Troylast
Defensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #2 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 2.#1no data for Troylast
Offensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #70 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 70.#1no data for Troylast
Defensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #23 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 23.#1no data for Troylast
Offensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #76 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 76.#1no data for Troylast
Defensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2014, best rank first: 2014 UL Monroe #3 of 76. Marked: 2014 Troy, which has no value for this metric. Sun Belt median rank 3.