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Florida International University · 2022 · Conference USA

FanBoardHQ CFP
#121
Efficiency
-26.8
131st FBS
Record
4-8
Conf. record
2-6
Conf. finish
T-9th
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FIU went 4-8 and was ranked 121st in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 127th-ranked offense was the engine, backed by a 128th-ranked defense. They passed the ball on 60% of offensive plays with a 126th-ranked passing attack and ran the ball on the remaining 40% of plays with a 93rd-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-1
Q3
0-2
Q4
4-5

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 4.0 wins
Strength of Record
115th
-6.4 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
130th
full season
130th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
95th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.6 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs BryantBig SouthW 3837-1.4100%-28.4Q4
2@ Texas StateSun Belt#114L 1241-16.70%-35.6Q4
4@ Western KentuckyConference USA#61L 073-33.50%-43.8Q2
5@ New Mexico StateFBS Independents#93W 217-14.2100%2.1Q4
6vs UConnFBS Independents#99L 1233-9.20%-38.4Q4
7vs UTSAConference USA#33L 1030-27.90%-22.7Q3
8@ CharlotteConference USA#123W 3415-8.5100%15.7Q4
9vs Louisiana TechConference USA#119W 4234-8.7100%-17.1Q4
10@ North TexasConference USA#80L 1452-25.90%-38.6Q3
11vs Florida AtlanticConference USA#97L 752-18.20%-44.6Q4
12@ UTEPConference USA#107L 640-16.50%-53.3Q4
13vs Middle TennesseeConference USA#77L 2833-16.10%-17.6Q4

12 played · 4-8. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on FIU, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-47.8-18.8+10.2-28-36-442-38-2316-17-39-45-53-18Week 0Week 17
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 126th
SR 123rdYPP 128thEPA 125th
RushingEff 93rd
SR 105thYPP 94thEPA 81st
Defense
Pass defenseEff 117th
SR 120thYPP 112thEPA 116th
Rush defenseEff 126th
SR 134thYPP 122ndEPA 124th
Dropback rate 60%Tempo -3.3 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 94th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 38%1st · Defense allowed: 47%1st2nd · Offense: 41%2nd · Defense allowed: 43%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 36%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 49%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 31.0Q1 · Allowed: 116.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 76.0Q2 · Allowed: 155.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 34.0Q3 · Allowed: 52.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 52.0Q4 · Allowed: 94.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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FIU Offense vs Defense, 2022
Offensive EffRanked 127th
-13.1
Field position: -1.9Finishing drives: -11.2
Field position -1.9Finishing drives -11.2= -13.1
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 124th · Finishing 127th

Defensive EffRanked 128th
-12.1
Field position: -2.1Finishing drives: -10.0
Field position -2.1Finishing drives -10.0= -12.1
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 121st · Finishing 126th

1.22 points per drive on offense, 2.49 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 30.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(177)58% / 42%36%4.1
Q2(233)60% / 40%40%5.5
Q3(178)60% / 40%35%5.1
Q4(225)61% / 39%41%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(188)10.140%5.1
2nd(152)8.441%6.1
3rd(121)7.831%4.8
4th(24)6.533%5.5
All (485)38%5.4
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(153)9.936%4.4
2nd(110)7.640%4.6
3rd(52)7.240%4.9
4th(13)2.569%5.8
All (328)39%4.6

FIU, all games.