*Regular Season Final
2020 Defensive Yards Per Game
Compared to What Their Opponents are Avg
I have broke down the offensive averages to come up with the most impressive teams in the country compared to how they fared against their opponent. Here is a ranking of 127 of 130 teams that have played and how they did. This list does take out Garbage yards that may occur during overtime and/or blowout wins/losses. The team page game by game stats include garbage yards.
| Defensive | ||
| Team | Rank | Average |
| CINCINNATI | 1 | 138.7 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 2 | 128.7 |
| WISCONSIN | 3 | 119.7 |
| ARMY | 4 | 116.1 |
| CLEMSON | 5 | 104.2 |
| TEXAS A&M | 6 | 97.6 |
| TULSA | 7 | 96.8 |
| Appalachian St | 8 | 94.5 |
| NOTRE DAME | 9 | 90.9 |
| GEORGIA | 10 | 84.6 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 11 | 84.5 |
| RICE | 12 | 79.2 |
| CALIFORNIA | 13 | 72.7 |
| IOWA | 14 | 69.7 |
| ALABAMA | 15 | 69.1 |
| Coastal Carolina | 16 | 68.3 |
| WASHINGTON | 17 | 67.3 |
| IOWA ST | 18 | 66.2 |
| UAB | 19 | 65.6 |
| BYU | 20 | 65.3 |
| PENN ST | 21 | 64.2 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 22 | 63.5 |
| UL LAFAYETTE | 23 | 61.6 |
| USC | 24 | 60.8 |
| W KENTUCKY | 25 | 56.5 |
| PITTSBURGH | 26 | 56.5 |
| TOLEDO | 27 | 55.9 |
| UTAH | 28 | 50.8 |
| WYOMING | 29 | 50.7 |
| MARSHALL | 30 | 49.6 |
| N ILLINOIS | 31 | 48.9 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 32 | 47.3 |
| AIR FORCE | 33 | 46.5 |
| MISS ST | 34 | 46.2 |
| INDIANA | 35 | 42.5 |
| TCU | 36 | 42.2 |
| OKLAHOMA | 37 | 37.6 |
| KENTUCKY | 38 | 36.7 |
| Georgia Southern | 39 | 35.9 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 40 | 33.5 |
| NAVY | 41 | 33.2 |
| COLORADO ST | 42 | 33.1 |
| BUFFALO | 43 | 30.7 |
| MIAMI FLA | 44 | 26.8 |
| COLORADO | 45 | 26.6 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 46 | 26.0 |
| BAYLOR | 47 | 26.0 |
| LOUISVILLE | 48 | 23.5 |
| HOUSTON | 49 | 21.4 |
| BOISE ST | 50 | 18.5 |
| AUBURN | 51 | 15.5 |
| TROY ST | 52 | 10.9 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 53 | 10.5 |
| OHIO ST | 54 | 9.1 |
| NEBRASKA | 55 | 8.4 |
| FLORIDA | 56 | 8.1 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 57 | 8.0 |
| Liberty | 58 | 5.6 |
| W MICHIGAN | 59 | 3.6 |
| UTSA | 60 | 2.3 |
| BOSTON COLL | 61 | 1.2 |
| NEVADA | 62 | 1.0 |
| TENNESSEE | 63 | 1.0 |
| C MICHIGAN | 64 | -0.1 |
| NC State | 65 | -1.7 |
| UCLA | 66 | -3.3 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 67 | -4.4 |
| TEMPLE | 68 | -7.6 |
| OREGON | 69 | -9.6 |
| TEXAS | 70 | -9.8 |
| MISSOURI | 71 | -10.5 |
| N CAROLINA | 72 | -11.6 |
| BALL STATE | 73 | -12.0 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 74 | -12.4 |
| ARKANSAS | 75 | -14.0 |
| VIRGINIA | 76 | -14.1 |
| TULANE | 77 | -16.5 |
| E MICHIGAN | 78 | -19.4 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 79 | -20.5 |
| UTEP | 80 | -20.8 |
| AKRON | 81 | -24.6 |
| Georgia St | 82 | -24.7 |
| ARIZONA ST | 83 | -27.9 |
| SYRACUSE | 84 | -29.4 |
| DUKE | 85 | -31.9 |
| HAWAII | 86 | -32.1 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 87 | -33.1 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 88 | -36.1 |
| KANSAS ST | 89 | -36.3 |
| TEXAS TECH | 90 | -37.8 |
| PURDUE | 91 | -39.1 |
| STANFORD | 92 | -39.9 |
| Charlotte | 93 | -40.3 |
| S CAROLINA | 94 | -42.2 |
| WAKE FOREST | 95 | -42.8 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 96 | -42.8 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 97 | -44.4 |
| MINNESOTA | 98 | -47.7 |
| S MISS | 99 | -49.5 |
| OREGON ST | 100 | -49.6 |
| FLORIDA ST | 101 | -51.5 |
| MEMPHIS | 102 | -52.8 |
| KANSAS | 103 | -53.4 |
| KENT ST | 104 | -54.2 |
| ARIZONA | 105 | -54.3 |
| OHIO U | 106 | -55.6 |
| WASH ST | 107 | -55.7 |
| SMU | 108 | -55.8 |
| NEW MEXICO | 109 | -56.2 |
| FLORIDA INT'L | 110 | -57.0 |
| RUTGERS | 111 | -62.9 |
| MARYLAND | 112 | -64.7 |
| UL MONROE | 113 | -70.0 |
| LSU | 114 | -72.6 |
| UCF | 115 | -74.9 |
| MICHIGAN | 116 | -77.1 |
| UNLV | 117 | -79.7 |
| FRESNO ST | 118 | -83.4 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 119 | -84.0 |
| Texas St | 120 | -84.2 |
| VANDERBILT | 121 | -84.9 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 122 | -89.5 |
| Mass | 123 | -95.7 |
| UTAH ST | 124 | -99.3 |
| ILLINOIS | 125 | -103.7 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 126 | -140.1 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 127 | -149.9 |
Past Seasons:
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014