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ULM

University of Louisiana at Monroe · 2023 · Sun Belt

FanBoardHQ CFP
#130
Efficiency
-18.6
126th FBS
Record
2-10
Conf. record
0-8
Conf. finish
14th
of 14
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ULM went 2-10 and was ranked 130th in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 118th-ranked defense carried them, with a 121st-ranked offense. They passed the ball on 51% of offensive plays with a 129th-ranked passing attack and ran the ball on the remaining 49% of plays with an 84th-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

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

Q1
0-2
Q2
0-1
Q3
0-4
Q4
2-3

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 2.0 wins
Strength of Record
129th
-6.9 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
71st
full season
71st
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
74th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.3 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 ArmyFBS Independents#83W 1713-8.1100%-6.7Q4
2vs LamarSouthlandW 2414+11.6100%-14.0Q4
3@ Texas A&MSEC#38L 347-35.60%-25.2Q1
5vs Appalachian StateSun Belt#52L 4041-18.60%-0.0Q3
6vs South AlabamaSun Belt#70L 755-19.80%-42.0Q3
7@ Texas StateSun Belt#71L 2021-18.40%-1.5Q3
8@ Georgia SouthernSun Belt#95L 2838-12.50%-15.3Q4
9vs Arkansas StateSun Belt#91L 2434-6.40%-24.4Q4
10@ Southern MissSun Belt#119L 724-5.50%-28.5Q4
11vs TroySun Belt#28L 1445-25.10%-21.2Q2
12@ Ole MissSEC#10L 335-36.60%-12.3Q1
13@ LouisianaSun Belt#87L 2152-16.50%-31.7Q3

12 played · 2-10. 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 ULM, 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.

-38.6-21.0-3.4-7-14-25-0-42-1-15-24-28-21-12-32Week 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 129th
SR 133rdYPP 120thEPA 132nd
RushingEff 84th
SR 107thYPP 59thEPA 84th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 131st
SR 133rdYPP 119thEPA 133rd
Rush defenseEff 36th
SR 66thYPP 32ndEPA 32nd
Dropback rate 51%Tempo -3.5 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 82nd on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 41%1st · Defense allowed: 45%1st2nd · Offense: 33%2nd · Defense allowed: 47%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 34%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 52%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 45.0Q1 · Allowed: 86.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 50.0Q2 · Allowed: 122.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 41.0Q3 · Allowed: 76.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 51.0Q4 · Allowed: 116.0Q4
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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ULM Offense vs Defense, 2023
Offensive EffRanked 121st
-9.4
Field position: +1.1Finishing drives: -10.5
Field position +1.1Finishing drives -10.5= -9.4
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 28th · Finishing 123rd

Defensive EffRanked 118th
-7.2
Field position: -0.1Finishing drives: -7.0
Field position -0.1Finishing drives -7.0= -7.2
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 69th · Finishing 120th

1.31 points per drive on offense, 2.68 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 28.

Play-calling & efficiency

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

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(162)54% / 46%40%5.5
Q2(219)53% / 47%41%5.4
Q3(175)46% / 54%29%5.0
Q4(187)46% / 54%35%5.2
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(145)10.437%6.6
2nd(97)9.528%3.8
3rd(113)8.029%5.5
4th(16)7.913%-1.4
All (371)31%5.2
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(164)10.044%5.9
2nd(138)7.336%4.8
3rd(60)6.640%5.4
4th(10)1.780%7.3
All (372)41%5.4

ULM, all games.