Week 6 college football Five Factors box scores

This week’s Five Factors box scores are up! Check out all the results here. Week 6’s superior performances in each category are below.

Top 5 success rate margins (vs. FBS)

1. New Mexico (+47% vs. UNLV)
2. Memphis (+44% vs. UConn)
3. Clemson (+36% vs. Wake Forest)
4. Ole Miss (+35% vs. ULM)
5. Michigan (+32% vs. Maryland)

Man ... UNLV was playing a backup quarterback, but New Mexico absolutely drubbed the Rebels.

Top 5 yards per play margins (vs. FBS)

1. Clemson (+6.8 vs. Wake Forest)
2. Memphis (+6.3 vs. UConn)
3. Ole Miss (+5.9 vs. ULM)
4. Alabama (+5.1 vs. Arkansas)
5. New Mexico (+3.5 vs. UNLV)

It, uh, appears Clemson responded pretty well to the scare against Syracuse last week.

Top 5 field position margins (vs. FBS)

1. Toledo (+22.1 vs. BGSU)
2. Georgia Southern (+20.2 vs. South Alabama)
3. SJSU (+19.1 vs. Colorado State)
4. Hawaii (+17.2 vs. Wyoming)
5. Memphis (+14.6 vs. UConn)

Field position very much came in handy for Toledo in a game that was much closer than expected.

Top 5 points per scoring opportunity margins (vs. FBS)

1. Clemson (+6.0 vs. Wake Forest)
2. Ole Miss (+5.8 vs. ULM)
3. Temple (+5.0 vs. ECU)
4. Fresno State (+4.3 vs. Nevada)
5. Utah (+3.6 vs. Stanford)

Stanford created two more scoring opportunities than Utah and lost by 19. That’s tough to do.

Top 5 turnovers luck margins (vs. FBS)

1. Indiana (+3.5 vs. Ohio State)
2. Buffalo (+2.9 vs. CMU)
3. Tulsa (+2.8 vs. Houston)
4. Illinois (+2.6 vs. Rutgers)
5. Arizona (+2.6 vs. California)

Translation: Indiana had a turnover margin that was +3.5 ahead of where national averages suggest it should have been. As each turnover is worth approximately five points, that means the Hoosiers enjoyed about a 17- to 18-point boost thanks to turnovers luck. It helped them cover the spread, at least.