Where California Stands Out Football Standouts 2026

3-4 · ACC

  1. 4th down conversion

    Extreme · Weakness

    27.8%

    3rd-lowest of 102 teams

    -2.1 SD from the average of 55.7%

  2. Penalty yards / game

    Outlier · Weakness

    81.4

    8th-most of 138 teams

    +1.8 SD from the average of 57.5

  3. Rushing yards / game

    Outlier · Style

    90.3

    2nd-fewest of 138 teams

    -1.6 SD from the average of 165.6

  4. Passing yards / game

    Notable · Style

    288.1

    15th-most of 138 teams

    +1.1 SD from the average of 228.8

How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.