2023 Defensive Yards Per Play (Updated 1/30/24)

Total Def Total DEF Total DEF DEF 
Rank TEAM NAME Rush ATT Pass Att Yards YPP
1 Iowa 498 472 3955 4.1
2 Penn St 434 340 3219 4.2
3 Ohio St 452 376 3450 4.2
4 Michigan 450 415 3705 4.3
5 Notre Dame 437 372 3592 4.4
6 SMU 499 428 4258 4.6
7 Nebraska 376 412 3642 4.6
8 UCLA 396 450 3920 4.6
9 Clemson 396 401 3742 4.7
10 Jacksonville St 520 430 4520 4.8
11 Troy 472 435 4316 4.8
12 Georgia 422 427 4047 4.8
13 Ohio 366 372 3556 4.8
14 Maryland 480 415 4343 4.9
15 Air Force 388 350 3610 4.9
16 James Madison 422 459 4323 4.9
17 Miami, Oh 509 424 4626 5.0
18 Toledo 526 410 4645 5.0
19 Tennessee 463 414 4357 5.0
20 Rutgers 444 373 4075 5.0
21 Oregon 401 492 4458 5.0
22 South Alabama 459 353 4067 5.0
23 Alabama 470 413 4424 5.0
24 Florida St 509 416 4647 5.0
25 Northern Illinois 460 352 4154 5.1
26 Wisconsin 457 417 4472 5.1
27 Northwestern 504 358 4430 5.1
28 Virginia Tech 459 341 4118 5.1
29 Duke 473 417 4585 5.2
30 Miami, Fl 412 396 4181 5.2
31 UTSA 474 453 4798 5.2
32 Ball St 375 357 3790 5.2
33 Akron 443 333 4027 5.2
34 Louisiana 576 387 5004 5.2
35 Utah 345 421 3993 5.2
36 Tulane 445 473 4787 5.2
37 Iowa St 456 448 4721 5.2
38 Kentucky 450 430 4596 5.2
39 Old Dominion 529 448 5105 5.2
40 East Carolina 436 345 4082 5.2
41 Texas A&M 421 365 4110 5.2
42 Texas 397 503 4714 5.2
43 Bowling Green 469 340 4239 5.2
44 Wyoming 453 433 4651 5.2
45 Missouri 421 406 4369 5.3
46 Illinois 459 399 4539 5.3
47 Louisville 419 416 4439 5.3
48 Mississippi St 449 340 4207 5.3
49 Syracuse 500 425 4947 5.3
50 Fresno St 499 402 4821 5.4
51 Pittsburgh 493 317 4339 5.4
52 FAU 477 412 4768 5.4
53 NC State 379 421 4317 5.4
54 Oklahoma  461 474 5066 5.4
55 Oregon St 413 426 4551 5.4
56 San Jose St 486 359 4591 5.4
57 Arizona 422 433 4653 5.4
58 Mississippi 496 414 4969 5.5
59 Texas Tech 480 443 5064 5.5
60 Middle Tennessee 435 429 4747 5.5
61 South Carolina 462 401 4748 5.5
62 Rice 484 378 4746 5.5
63 Navy 423 345 4244 5.5
64 Marshall 466 422 4926 5.5
65 North Carolina 504 431 5257 5.6
66 Auburn 463 359 4643 5.6
67 TCU 467 400 4900 5.7
68 Washington St 425 399 4673 5.7
69 Charlotte 429 336 4340 5.7
70 Arkansas 437 318 4286 5.7
71 Texas St 489 419 5169 5.7
72 Colorado St 485 389 4991 5.7
73 California 456 486 5381 5.7
74 Purdue 431 370 4585 5.7
75 Liberty 404 507 5219 5.7
76 Kansas 472 382 4917 5.8
77 Kansas St 403 438 4843 5.8
78 UCF 516 366 5083 5.8
79 Washington 474 585 6105 5.8
80 West Virginia 439 417 4950 5.8
81 Coastal Carolina 462 391 4934 5.8
82 Utah St 548 425 5630 5.8
83 Michigan St 440 366 4666 5.8
84 Appalachian St 492 421 5291 5.8
85 Buffalo 433 327 4405 5.8
86 Eastern Michigan 513 387 5221 5.8
87 WKU 509 429 5443 5.8
88 Indiana 448 365 4729 5.8
89 Wake Forest 440 354 4640 5.8
90 Sam Houston 441 363 4710 5.9
91 Army West Point 433 310 4370 5.9
92 BYU 439 408 5012 5.9
93 Minnesota 414 391 4789 5.9
94 Arizona St 381 419 4762 6.0
95 Houston 467 384 5087 6.0
96 FIU 484 389 5240 6.0
97 Boise St 451 441 5392 6.0
98 Kent St 460 315 4687 6.0
99 Virginia 434 378 4911 6.0
100 Georgia Southern 454 396 5149 6.1
101 UTEP 452 313 4641 6.1
102 USF 460 466 5622 6.1
103 Louisiana Tech 506 319 5014 6.1
104 USC 506 417 5627 6.1
105 New Mexico St 488 477 5890 6.1
106 Western Michigan 412 361 4721 6.1
107 LSU 462 420 5416 6.1
108 Connecticut 420 378 4902 6.1
109 San Diego St 402 392 4883 6.1
110 Arkansas St 505 431 5767 6.2
111 Hawaii 481 331 5009 6.2
112 UAB 457 389 5221 6.2
113 ULM 463 397 5360 6.2
114 Colorado 451 417 5440 6.3
115 UNLV 529 399 5817 6.3
116 Memphis 446 433 5518 6.3
117 Boston College 462 334 5006 6.3
118 Georgia St 442 437 5529 6.3
119 Georgia Tech 535 368 5682 6.3
120 Temple 513 327 5296 6.3
121 Central Michigan 411 360 4885 6.3
122 Florida 386 326 4587 6.4
123 Oklahoma St 512 443 6185 6.5
124 Vanderbilt 413 421 5459 6.5
125 North Texas 544 328 5717 6.6
126 Stanford 420 423 5540 6.6
127 Tulsa 423 388 5335 6.6
128 Baylor 440 328 5056 6.6
129 Southern Miss 424 325 4950 6.6
130 Cincinnati 397 328 4833 6.7
131 New Mexico 408 319 4898 6.7
132 UMass 468 286 5124 6.8
133 Nevada 423 346 5314 6.9

 

 

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