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SCOUT

Nebraska · offensive tendencies

12 games · 754 plays · 2025

Run / pass by down

1st down
56.8% R
2nd & long
56.9% P
3rd & short
79.6% R
3rd & long
75.5% P

Overall balance

Run49.9%
Pass50.1%
Red-zone run58.1%
3rd-down conv45.8%

Efficiency

Success rate48.1%
Explosive rate11.7%
PPA / play (CFBD)0.17
Plays / game62.8

Game script

Run when leading 7+60.7%
Run when trailing 7+37.7%
1st-down PPA (CFBD)0.1
Season12 games · 754 plays
ADVANCED

Their offense · what we must stop

CFBD advanced season stats · 2025

Efficiency · CFBD advanced

PPA / play0.12
Success46.9%
Explosiveness1.11
Pts / scoring opp3.93

Line of scrimmage

Line yards3.19
Power success79.7%
Stuffed at the line14.4%
Open-field yds1.03

Standard vs passing downs

Std-downs success51.3%
Std-downs PPA0.04
Pass-downs success33.8%
Pass-downs PPA0.38

Havoc taken

Havoc rate12.8%
Front seven8.9%
Secondary3.8%
Avg field position68.2
READ

The coach's read

SHELL AIgrounded in the numbers above
KEY 01
Expect Nebraska to run the ball on first down 56.8% of the time, so do not let your front get caught in a passive read-and-react mindset. Set the edge and win gap leverage on first down or you will be handing them manageable second-down distances all game long. Their 1st-down PPA of 0.10 tells you they are getting modest but real value here, enough to move the chains if we are undisciplined.
KEY 02
On third and short, Nebraska runs at a 79.6% rate, which is one of the clearest tendencies in their entire package. Load the box, get your safeties down in the fit, and do not let a conflicted linebacker cost us a conversion. This is the most predictable down and distance on their call sheet, and we have to win it.
KEY 03
If we build a lead of 7 or more points, Nebraska's run rate jumps to 60.7%, so stay disciplined in the front even when the game feels comfortable. Conversely, if we fall behind they will open it up and pass at a 62.3% rate, meaning our secondary must be ready to handle a very different offense depending on score. Adjust your call sheet in real time based on game script or they will exploit whichever phase we neglect.
Bottom lineNebraska is a balanced but not explosive offense sitting at a PPA of 0.17 and an explosive rate of only 11.7%, so limit big plays and force them into third and long where they pass 75.5% of the time and convert less than half. Win first down and third and short and you control the game.