Abilene Christian
Expected points
YardLine's expected-points model values every snap by what a drive from that spot is worth on average, so a drive can be judged against where it started. How it works →
Drives vs. expectation, 2020
Points over expected per drive, from where each drive started.
Per drive against an average FBS opponent, neutral field.
Points over expected per trip inside the opponent's 40.
Average expected points where drives started.
Every snap has an expected-points value: what a drive from that spot, down and distance is worth on average. A drive over expected beat its starting spot; defense counts what Abilene Christian allowed, so lower is better. The adjusted number fits every team against the opponents it actually played, so it leans toward average early in a season.
Game by game
Bars above the line: better than expected for Abilene Christian.
Fourth downs
YardLine's fourth-down model values going for it, kicking and punting on every real fourth down, so each call can be checked against the numbers. How it works →
Fourth-down calls vs. the numbers, 2020
Calls that matched the option with the best modeled win probability.
Summed over every call that differed, in points of win probability.
Went for it when going beat every other option by a point or more.
Each real fourth down is valued three ways (go for it, kick, punt) from the score, clock and field position before the snap, using league-wide odds rather than Abilene Christian's own. A call that differs gives up the gap to the best option; gaps under one point are close calls, and every call that differed was a close one. The model sees the situation, not the injury report, so a call it disagrees with can still be right.
Costliest calls against the numbers
- at UTEPQ3 6:58 4th & 3 at UTEP 12, down 3Kicked a field goal; the numbers favored going for it (close call)0.9 pts
- at UTEPQ2 1:22 4th & 8 at UTEP 40, down 3Punted; the numbers favored going for it (close call)0.6 pts
- at UTEPQ2 3:15 4th & 5 at ACU 46, down 3Punted; the numbers favored going for it (close call)0.2 pts
- at UTEPQ2 15:00 4th & 9 at UTEP 33, up 7Went for it; the numbers favored a field goal (close call)0.1 pts
- at ARMYQ1 15:00 4th & 5 at ARMY 47, tiedWent for it; the numbers favored punting (close call)<0.1 pts
Every call this season (27)
- AgreedQ1 7:574th & 13 at ACU 32, up 7, Punted
- AgreedQ1 5:194th & 1 at UTEP 36, up 7, Went for it
- Close callQ2 15:004th & 9 at UTEP 33, up 7, Went for it
- AgreedQ2 6:114th & 1 at ACU 39, down 3, Went for it
- Close callQ2 3:154th & 5 at ACU 46, down 3, Punted
- Close callQ2 1:224th & 8 at UTEP 40, down 3, Punted
- Close callQ3 6:584th & 3 at UTEP 12, down 3, Kicked a field goal
- AgreedQ4 14:124th & 7 at ACU 28, down 7, Punted
- AgreedQ4 5:194th & 15 at UTEP 22, down 7, Kicked a field goal
- Close callQ1 15:004th & 5 at ARMY 47, tied, Went for it
- AgreedQ1 5:094th & 4 at ARMY 44, down 7, Went for it
- AgreedQ1 3:364th & 5 at ARMY 35, down 7, Went for it
- AgreedQ2 14:554th & 22 at ACU 13, down 10, Punted
- AgreedQ2 7:594th & 14 at ARMY 14, down 23, Kicked a field goal
- AgreedQ2 6:004th & 7 at ACU 35, down 20, Punted
- AgreedQ2 1:044th & 12 at ACU 10, down 20, Punted
- AgreedQ3 13:274th & 10 at ARMY 45, down 28, Punted
- AgreedQ3 2:494th & 7 at ACU 41, down 28, Punted
- AgreedQ1 10:014th & 3 at UVA 19, tied, Went for it
- AgreedQ1 8:234th & 12 at ACU 46, tied, Punted
- AgreedQ1 4:404th & 15 at midfield, down 7, Punted
- AgreedQ2 15:004th & 16 at ACU 19, down 14, Punted
- AgreedQ3 15:004th & 18 at ACU 32, down 21, Punted
- AgreedQ3 11:184th & 2 at UVA 47, down 28, Went for it
- AgreedQ3 9:064th & 1 at UVA 34, down 35, Went for it
- AgreedQ3 3:254th & 23 at ACU 14, down 35, Punted
- AgreedQ4 5:574th & 2 at UVA 40, down 42, Went for it
After touchdowns: kick or go for two?
Tries that matched the option with the better modeled win probability.
Summed over every try that differed, in points of win probability.
Went for two when it beat kicking by a point or more.
Win probability
YardLine's model estimates each team's chance of winning before kickoff and again after every play, from the score, clock, down, distance and field position. How it works →
Record vs. expectation, 2020
Expected wins adds up Abilene Christian's chance of winning each game as the model saw it at kickoff - a 70% favorite counts 0.7.
What moved it, 2020
Every game starts at Abilene Christian's pregame chance; everything after that is the field. The model's own breakdown of each game's final play splits the on-field part by what drove it, and the parts add up exactly. How it works →
- Scoreboard−0.32
- Possession & field position−0.01
- Clock+0.01
- Timeouts−0.02
- Less the pregame edge, counted before kickoff+0.09
Game by game
- UTEPL 13-17 at UTEP28% → 7%Before kickoff −22 · On the field −21: Scoreboard −25, Timeouts −2
- ARMYL 23-55 at ARMY3% → 0%Before kickoff −47 · On the field −3: Scoreboard −5
- UVAL 15-55 at UVA2% → 0%Before kickoff −48 · On the field −2: Scoreboard −3
Points of win probability, from Abilene Christian's side.
Closest call
ACU 38-35 TROY (2014) - Abilene Christian dropped to a 9.3% win probability before pulling it out.
Season arc, 2020
Every completed game this season, in order - each tile is Abilene Christian's own win-probability curve.
Biggest swings of 2020
The largest single-play change in Abilene Christian's win probability this season - one snap that moved the outcome the most.
Stolen wins
Abilene Christian's own lowest win probability at any point in a game it went on to win, across the whole archive - the deepest holes it climbed out of.
Let it slip
Abilene Christian's own highest win probability at any point in a game it went on to lose, across the whole archive - the biggest leads it didn't hold.
Stock & rivalries
Stock
Abilene Christian's leaguewide Elo rating, tracked like a stock price - built from game results and margins, not the model's own win-probability predictions.
Series & rivalries
Abilene Christian's most-played opponents across the whole archive - open one for the full head-to-head history.