Offense
Louisville ranks first in FBS in explosive play rate at 18.1%, ahead of Northwestern (17.6%) and Wake Forest (17.5%). The middle of FBS is about 12.2%, and Central Michigan is last of 135 (7.1%).
Share of plays that are explosive: runs of 12+ yards or completions of 16+ yards.
Per game and per play, from play-by-play.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 135 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Explosive play rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | ACC | 18.1% |
| 2 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 17.6% |
| 3 | Wake Forest | ACC | 17.5% |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 17.0% |
| 5 | Utah | Big 12 | 16.8% |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 16.8% |
| 7 | UConn | Independents | 16.7% |
| 8 | Miami | ACC | 16.6% |
| 9 | Memphis | American Athletic | 16.4% |
| 10 | Liberty | Conference USA | 16.3% |
| 11 | Kansas | Big 12 | 16.2% |
| 12 | Temple | American Athletic | 16.1% |
| 13 | North Texas | American Athletic | 15.6% |
| 14 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 15.4% |
| 15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 15.4% |
| 16 | Indiana | Big Ten | 15.2% |
| 17 | Alabama | SEC | 15.2% |
| 18 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 15.1% |
| 19 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 15.1% |
| 20 | Toledo | Mid-American | 15.0% |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 15.0% |
| 22 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 14.9% |
| 23 | App State | Sun Belt | 14.8% |
| 24 | Washington | Big Ten | 14.6% |
| 25 | SMU | ACC | 14.6% |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 14.5% |
| 27 | Florida State | ACC | 14.5% |
| 28 | Missouri | SEC | 14.2% |
| 29 | Mississippi State | SEC | 14.2% |
| 30 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 14.1% |
| 31 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 14.1% |
| 32 | UCLA | Big Ten | 14.0% |
| 33 | Oregon | Big Ten | 13.9% |
| 34 | LSU | SEC | 13.9% |
| 35 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 13.9% |
| 36 | South Carolina | SEC | 13.7% |
| 37 | Duke | ACC | 13.6% |
| 37 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 13.6% |
| 39 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 13.6% |
| 40 | USC | Big Ten | 13.5% |
| 41 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 13.2% |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 13.2% |
| 43 | UTSA | American Athletic | 13.2% |
| 44 | Boston College | ACC | 13.2% |
| 45 | Ole Miss | SEC | 13.1% |
| 46 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 12.9% |
| 46 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 12.9% |
| 48 | Auburn | SEC | 12.9% |
| 49 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 12.8% |
| 50 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 12.8% |
| 51 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 12.8% |
| 52 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 12.7% |
| 53 | Purdue | Big Ten | 12.7% |
| 54 | UCF | Big 12 | 12.7% |
| 55 | Army | American Athletic | 12.6% |
| 55 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 12.6% |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 12.6% |
| 58 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 12.6% |
| 59 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 12.6% |
| 60 | Maryland | Big Ten | 12.6% |
| 60 | Notre Dame | Independents | 12.6% |
| 62 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 12.5% |
| 63 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 12.4% |
| 64 | Navy | American Athletic | 12.4% |
| 65 | Akron | Mid-American | 12.3% |
| 66 | Florida | SEC | 12.3% |
| 67 | Tennessee | SEC | 12.3% |
| 68 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 12.2% |
| 68 | BYU | Big 12 | 12.2% |
| 70 | Tulane | American Athletic | 12.2% |
| 71 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 12.2% |
| 72 | Arizona | Big 12 | 12.2% |
| 73 | UNLV | Mountain West | 12.1% |
| 74 | Delaware | Conference USA | 12.1% |
| 74 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 12.1% |
| 76 | Iowa | Big Ten | 12.0% |
| 77 | Ohio | Mid-American | 12.0% |
| 78 | Illinois | Big Ten | 12.0% |
| 78 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 12.0% |
| 80 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 11.9% |
| 81 | Syracuse | ACC | 11.9% |
| 82 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 11.9% |
| 83 | Houston | Big 12 | 11.8% |
| 84 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 11.8% |
| 85 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 11.8% |
| 86 | NC State | ACC | 11.8% |
| 87 | Texas A&M | SEC | 11.6% |
| 88 | Texas | SEC | 11.5% |
| 89 | Kentucky | SEC | 11.5% |
| 90 | San José State | Mountain West | 11.4% |
| 91 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 11.3% |
| 91 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 11.3% |
| 93 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 11.3% |
| 94 | North Carolina | ACC | 11.2% |
| 95 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 11.2% |
| 96 | Baylor | Big 12 | 11.2% |
| 97 | UTEP | Mountain West | 11.1% |
| 98 | Colorado | Big 12 | 11.1% |
| 99 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 10.9% |
| 100 | Stanford | ACC | 10.9% |
| 101 | Troy | Sun Belt | 10.8% |
| 101 | Virginia | ACC | 10.8% |
| 103 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 10.8% |
| 104 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 10.8% |
| 105 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 10.8% |
| 106 | Florida International | Conference USA | 10.7% |
| 107 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 10.6% |
| 108 | Rice | American Athletic | 10.6% |
| 109 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 10.6% |
| 110 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 10.6% |
| 111 | TCU | Big 12 | 10.5% |
| 112 | Nevada | Mountain West | 10.4% |
| 113 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10.3% |
| 114 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 10.3% |
| 115 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 10.3% |
| 116 | Penn State | Big Ten | 10.1% |
| 117 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 10.1% |
| 118 | UAB | American Athletic | 10.0% |
| 119 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 9.9% |
| 120 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 9.7% |
| 121 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 9.7% |
| 122 | Oklahoma | SEC | 9.3% |
| 123 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 9.2% |
| 124 | Arkansas | SEC | 9.2% |
| 125 | Ball State | Mid-American | 9.0% |
| 126 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 8.9% |
| 127 | Clemson | ACC | 8.8% |
| 128 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8.7% |
| 129 | Kent State | Mid-American | 8.7% |
| 130 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8.6% |
| 131 | California | ACC | 8.4% |
| 132 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 8.4% |
| 132 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 8.4% |
| 134 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8.1% |
| 135 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7.1% |
ACC: Louisville (18.1%, 1st); Big Ten: Northwestern (17.6%, 2nd); Big 12: Oklahoma State (17.0%, 4th); SEC: Georgia (16.8%, 6th); Independents: UConn (16.7%, 7th); American Athletic: Memphis (16.4%, 9th); Conference USA: Liberty (16.3%, 10th); Mountain West: Wyoming (15.1%, 19th); Mid-American: Toledo (15.0%, 20th); Pac-12: Oregon State (14.9%, 22nd); Sun Belt: App State (14.8%, 23rd).