Daily Blog • April 16th, 2010

We are just about a month away from sending off my 2010 College Preview Magazine to the printers and it’s a very busy time of year for us with all the magazine deadlines.

Spring practice is nearly wrapped up for all the teams so make sure to check out our Spring Central Section to get the latest details surrounding your favorite team. Coming soon is our interesting tidbit section, which will detail several different factors like the Top Winningest Active Coaches, Top Home/Away and top individual performers over the last 5 years.

The NFL draft is less than a week and my NFL Draft Guide is complete with more than a 100 pages filled with the latest and greatest information on this year’s draft! It includes position by position rankings, combine invites, pro day workouts and an updated 2-round Mock Draft!  While my NFL Draft Guide would probably sell for $6.95 on the newsstands you can download the entire guide for free at PhilSteele.com!

Josh Buchanan who runs JBScouting.com does a great job following FCS football and he contributes significantly to my FCS preview. Josh also has scouted for the Texas vs. Nation Game and East Coast Bowl the last few years and has interned with the Carolina Panthers. He has just released finished his small school draft guide with nearly 200 pages of jampacked infomation exclusively on this year's small school top players! You can purchase his guide by clicking here.

In the magazine on each team we include a chart of various offensive/defensive stats from the last 7 years. Included in this chart is the number of returning starters, offensive/defensive ppg, total turnovers, and sack totals.

Today’s blog will take a closer look at offensive ppg for all 120 teams over the last 5 years. Here are the….

Top 5 Single Season Offensive PPG L/5 yrs

1. 2008 Oklahoma 51.1 PPG
2. 2005 Texas 50.2 PPG
3. 2005 USC 49.1 PPG
4. 2008 Tulsa 47.2 PPG
5. 2006 Hawaii 46.9 PPG 

Bottom 5 Single Season Offensive PPG L/5 yrs

1. 2006 FIU 9.6 PPG
2. 2005 Temple 9.7 PPG
3. 2005 Buffalo 10.0 PPG
4. 2006 Stanford 10.6 PPG
5. 2006 Utah St 10.8 PPG

Top Single Season Scoring AVG L/5 yrs (All 120 Teams)

2007 28.22 PPG

Bottom Single Season Scoring AVG L/5 yrs (All 120 Teams)

2006 24.17 PPG*

*This was the first year the NCAA instituted a running game clock after punts/kickoffs and obviously it had an ill effect on the scoring avg for all teams.

I have also separated the teams conference by conference and it is interesting to see which conferences score more/less than others.  The Big 12 has been explosive offensively the past 5 years and placed six teams in the top 20 in avg Offensive PPG the last 5 years. The Big Ten did not have any team in the top 20 while the ACC did not have a single team ranked in the top 30! The WAC has always been known as a high scoring league and over the last 5 years they placed 4 teams in the top 20. The Sun Belt as expected was the lowest scoring conference on avg with only Troy cracking the top 50.

I will be back on Monday, have a great weekend!

Offensive PPG Last 5 Years

Rank
 Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
1
 Texas
39.3
42.4
37.2
35.9
50.2
41
2
 Boise St
42.2
37.6
42.4
39.7
36.1
39.6
3
 Texas Tech
37
43.8
40.9
32.5
39.4
38.72
4
 Oklahoma
31.1
51.1
42.3
30.3
26.9
36.34
5
 Florida
35.9
43.6
42.5
29.7
28.6
36.06
6
 Oregon
36.1
41.9
38.2
29.5
34.5
36.04
7
 Houston
42.2
40.6
34.5
33
28.1
35.68
8
 Tulsa
29.3
47.2
41.1
27.7
33.1
35.68
9
 USC
26.5
37.5
32.6
30.5
49.1
35.24
10
 Nevada
38.2
37.6
33.5
30.1
34.2
34.72
11
 Missouri
29
42.2
39.9
30.1
30.8
34.4
12
 BYU
35.5
34.2
30.1
36.8
33
33.92
13
 Hawaii
22.8
24.6
43.4
46.9
30.7
33.68
14
 West Virginia
26.2
24.5
39.6
38.8
32.1
32.24
15
 TCU
38.3
33.6
26.1
29.2
33.2
32.08
16
 Oklahoma St
28.4
40.8
34.6
35.2
20.2
31.84
17
 Louisville
18.1
24.7
35.2
37.8
43.4
31.84
18
 LSU
24.8
30.9
38.6
33.7
29.5
31.5
19
 Kansas
29.4
33.4
42.8
29
22.4
31.4
20
 Fresno St
33.8
29.6
32.8
23
37.8
31.4
21
 Navy
28
27.2
39.3
28.2
34.2
31.38
22
 California
29.1
32.6
29.3
32.8
32.9
31.34
23
 UTEP
29.8
32.9
33.6
27.3
31.8
31.08
24
 Ohio St
29
27.6
31.4
34.6
32.7
31.06
25
 Penn St
28.8
38.9
30.3
22.3
34.4
30.94
26
 Wisconsin
31.8
27.5
29.5
29.2
34.3
30.46
27
 Central Michigan
33.9
29.5
34.8
29.7
23.6
30.3
28
 Utah
29.8
36.9
26.2
27.9
30
30.16
29
 Arkansas
36
21.9
37.3
28.9
25.7
29.96
30
 Nebraska
25.1
35.4
33.4
30.6
24.7
29.84
31
 Rutgers
28.8
29
32.8
29.8
28.7
29.82
32
 Clemson
31.1
25.2
33.1
32.7
26.3
29.68
33
 Georgia
28.9
31.5
32.6
25.2
29.5
29.54
34
 Michigan St
29.7
25.1
33.1
25.2
33.8
29.38
35
 Southern Miss
32.9
30.6
27.8
25.4
29.6
29.26
36
 Texas A&M
32.8
25
27.9
27.8
32
29.1
37
 Oregon St
31.5
30.5
27.8
27.8
26.6
28.84
38
 Toledo
29.7
22.4
32.9
23.4
35.8
28.84
39
 Purdue
28
24.7
34.3
26
30
28.6
40
 Kansas St
23
34.9
35.2
22.8
26.3
28.44
41
 Florida St
30.1
33.4
23.3
26.5
28.9
28.44
42
 Virginia Tech
31.8
22.1
28.7
25.8
33.8
28.44
43
 Arizona St
22.3
22.8
32.3
26.8
36.8
28.2
44
 Rice
18.3
41.3
31.4
26.9
21.9
27.96
45
 Bowling Green
28.5
27.7
30.2
19.5
33.8
27.94
46
 Air Force
29.7
26.8
29.9
23.2
30
27.92
47
 Cincinnati
38.6
25.9
36.3
21.1
17.5
27.88
48
 Troy
33.7
32.8
34
22.8
15.9
27.84
49
 Notre Dame
30.1
24.7
16.4
31
36.7
27.78
50
 Pittsburgh
32.1
27.1
22.8
31.8
24.3
27.62
51
 Michigan
30
20.3
27.2
29.2
28.8
27.1
52
 Western Michigan
24.7
28.6
26.9
23
32.2
27.08
53
 Minnesota
20.9
23.2
26.3
28.9
35.8
27.02
54
 USF
26.5
27.6
34.7
23
23
26.96
55
 Alabama
32.1
30.1
27.1
22.9
21.9
26.82
56
 Ball St
19.2
34.9
31.5
27.2
21.2
26.8
57
 Kentucky
26.1
22.6
36.5
26.7
21.7
26.72
58
 Auburn
33.3
17.3
24.2
24.8
32.2
26.36
59
 Arizona
27.4
36.6
28
16.6
22.9
26.3
60
 Northern Illinois
28.6
24.2
19.1
25.5
32.4
25.96
61
 Boston College
24.7
24.7
28.3
26
25.8
25.9
62
 Memphis
21.8
27.2
29.2
23.4
27.2
25.76
63
 Connecticut
31.2
24.9
26.5
21.4
24.7
25.74
64
 Georgia Tech
33.8
24.4
26.2
24.9
18.5
25.56
65
 East Carolina
27
23.4
31
21.5
24.3
25.44
66
 SMU
29.2
21.3
28.3
27.1
20.8
25.34
67
 UCF
26.2
16.6
35.9
19.3
28.7
25.34
68
 Iowa
23.2
30.3
18.5
23.8
30
25.16
69
 Louisiana
22.2
33.1
23.8
20.7
26
25.16
70
 Tennessee
29.3
17.3
32.5
27.8
18.6
25.1
71
 WKU
20.4
17.5
33.2
23.5
30.8
25.08
72
 Northwestern
25.9
24.4
25.8
16.5
32.3
24.98
73
 Miami, Fla
30.3
27.1
20.6
19.6
27.1
24.94
74
 UCLA
22
17.7
22.4
23
39.1
24.84
75
 Middle Tenn
32
22.8
25.7
22.8
19.1
24.48
76
 Louisiana Tech
29.2
24.6
20.8
18.6
28.7
24.38
77
 Indiana
24
20.5
31.7
23.1
22.5
24.36
78
 Wake Forest
26.3
21
27.8
21.6
24.5
24.24
79
 South Carolina
20.6
20.8
26.1
26.6
23.7
23.56
80
 Illinois
24.2
28.7
27.8
19.6
17
23.46
81
 UAB
27.8
22.8
19.6
18.8
27.9
23.38
82
 Ohio
24.8
24.1
30.5
19.7
17.5
23.32
83
 Stanford
35.5
26.3
19.6
10.6
24.5
23.3
84
 ULM
25.6
23.7
23.5
21.8
21.7
23.26
85
 Colorado St
21.7
25.2
25.3
16.8
26.8
23.16
86
 Akron
19.3
30
21.2
19.7
23.6
22.76
87
 Arkansas St
22.7
27
24.3
15.2
24.5
22.74
88
 Maryland
21.3
21.8
24.1
21.8
24.5
22.7
89
 New Mexico
16.3
21.1
24.7
21.8
29.6
22.7
90
 NC State
30.3
23.5
20.8
17.5
20.8
22.58
91
 Idaho
32.7
19.6
21.5
16.9
22.1
22.56
92
 Florida Atlantic
27.4
25.1
31.2
15.1
13.5
22.46
93
 Baylor
20.8
28
18.2
23.6
21.5
22.42
94
 Washington
26.1
13.3
29.2
21.8
21.5
22.38
95
 Marshall
21.8
20.5
24.8
25.9
18.5
22.3
96
 Iowa St
20.5
25.3
18.2
18.8
28.3
22.22
97
 Mississippi
29.5
32.1
20.1
15.7
13.5
22.18
98
 Colorado
22.3
20.2
27.3
16.3
23.5
21.92
99
 San Diego St
23.3
19.3
25.1
14.2
26.9
21.76
100
 North Carolina
23.8
27.7
21.2
18
18
21.74
101
 Washington St
12
12.7
25.7
24.6
33.5
21.7
102
 UNLV
24.8
25.6
18.2
19.8
18.8
21.44
103
 Buffalo
24.1
30.3
24.3
18.3
10
21.4
104
 Vanderbilt
16.3
19.2
21.7
22
27.2
21.28
105
 New Mexico St
11.5
22.2
24
31.2
16.5
21.08
106
 Miami, Oh
15.6
18.4
19.2
18.5
33.7
21.08
107
 Utah St
29.1
24
20.6
10.8
18.9
20.68
108
 Eastern Michigan
16.4
25.8
24.2
13.9
21.8
20.42
109
 Virginia
19.3
16.1
24.4
15.1
26.7
20.32
110
 Kent St
19.2
25.7
21.6
17.8
16.4
20.14
111
 San Jose St
13.8
18.7
20.4
24.9
22.5
20.06
112
 North Texas
26.6
20
24.8
12.8
14.3
19.7
113
 Tulane
16.1
16.7
24.4
18.7
21.3
19.44
114
 Wyoming
18.3
12.7
19.4
21.5
24.6
19.3
115
 FIU
22.9
24.7
15.1
9.6
23.4
19.14
116
 Mississippi St
25.6
15.3
21.5
18.4
13.9
18.94
117
 Duke
25.2
20.1
17.9
14.9
16.1
18.84
118
 Temple
29.5
23.4
16.4
10.9
9.7
17.98
119
 Syracuse
21.2
18.1
16.4
17.4
13.8
17.38
120
 Army
15.3
14.8
16.9
19.3
20
17.26

Conference By Conference

 

SEC

Rank
 Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
5
 Florida
35.9
43.6
42.5
29.7
28.6
36.06
18
 LSU
24.8
30.9
38.6
33.7
29.5
31.5
29
 Arkansas
36
21.9
37.3
28.9
25.7
29.96
33
 Georgia
28.9
31.5
32.6
25.2
29.5
29.54
55
 Alabama
32.1
30.1
27.1
22.9
21.9
26.82
57
 Kentucky
26.1
22.6
36.5
26.7
21.7
26.72
58
 Auburn
33.3
17.3
24.2
24.8
32.2
26.36
70
 Tennessee
29.3
17.3
32.5
27.8
18.6
25.1
79
 South Carolina
20.6
20.8
26.1
26.6
23.7
23.56
97
 Mississippi
29.5
32.1
20.1
15.7
13.5
22.18
104
 Vanderbilt
16.3
19.2
21.7
22
27.2
21.28
116
 Mississippi St
25.6
15.3
21.5
18.4
13.9
18.94

Big 10

Rank
Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
24
Ohio St
29
27.6
31.4
34.6
32.7
31.06
25
Penn St
28.8
38.9
30.3
22.3
34.4
30.94
26
Wisconsin
31.8
27.5
29.5
29.2
34.3
30.46
34
Michigan St
29.7
25.1
33.1
25.2
33.8
29.38
39
Purdue
28
24.7
34.3
26
30
28.6
51
Michigan
30
20.3
27.2
29.2
28.8
27.1
53
Minnesota
20.9
23.2
26.3
28.9
35.8
27.02
68
Iowa
23.2
30.3
18.5
23.8
30
25.16
72
Northwestern
25.9
24.4
25.8
16.5
32.3
24.98
77
Indiana
24
20.5
31.7
23.1
22.5
24.36
80
Illinois
24.2
28.7
27.8
19.6
17
23.46

Big 12

Rank
 Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
1
Texas
39.3
42.4
37.2
35.9
50.2
41
3
Texas Tech
37
43.8
40.9
32.5
39.4
38.72
4
Oklahoma
31.1
51.1
42.3
30.3
26.9
36.34
11
Missouri
29
42.2
39.9
30.1
30.8
34.4
16
Oklahoma St
28.4
40.8
34.6
35.2
20.2
31.84
19
Kansas
29.4
33.4
42.8
29
22.4
31.4
30
Nebraska
25.1
35.4
33.4
30.6
24.7
29.84
36
Texas A&M
32.8
25
27.9
27.8
32
29.1
40
Kansas St
23
34.9
35.2
22.8
26.3
28.44
93
Baylor
20.8
28
18.2
23.6
21.5
22.42
96
Iowa St
20.5
25.3
18.2
18.8
28.3
22.22
98
Colorado
22.3
20.2
27.3
16.3
23.5
21.92

ACC

Rank
Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
32
Clemson
31.1
25.2
33.1
32.7
26.3
29.68
41
Florida St
30.1
33.4
23.3
26.5
28.9
28.44
42
Virginia Tech
31.8
22.1
28.7
25.8
33.8
28.44
61
Boston College
24.7
24.7
28.3
26
25.8
25.9
64
Georgia Tech
33.8
24.4
26.2
24.9
18.5
25.56
73
Miami, Fla
30.3
27.1
20.6
19.6
27.1
24.94
78
Wake Forest
26.3
21
27.8
21.6
24.5
24.24
88
Maryland
21.3
21.8
24.1
21.8
24.5
22.7
90
NC State
30.3
23.5
20.8
17.5
20.8
22.58
100
North Carolina
23.8
27.7
21.2
18
18
21.74
109
Virginia
19.3
16.1
24.4
15.1
26.7
20.32
117
Duke
25.2
20.1
17.9
14.9
16.1
18.84

Pac-10

Rank
Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
6
Oregon
36.1
41.9
38.2
29.5
34.5
36.04
9
USC
26.5
37.5
32.6
30.5
49.1
35.24
22
California
29.1
32.6
29.3
32.8
32.9
31.34
37
Oregon St
31.5
30.5
27.8
27.8
26.6
28.84
43
Arizona St
22.3
22.8
32.3
26.8
36.8
28.2
59
Arizona
27.4
36.6
28
16.6
22.9
26.3
74
UCLA
22
17.7
22.4
23
39.1
24.84
83
Stanford
35.5
26.3
19.6
10.6
24.5
23.3
94
Washington
26.1
13.3
29.2
21.8
21.5
22.38
101
Washington St
12
12.7
25.7
24.6
33.5
21.7

Big East

Rank
 Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
14
 West Virginia
26.2
24.5
39.6
38.8
32.1
32.24
17
 Louisville
18.1
24.7
35.2
37.8
43.4
31.84
31
 Rutgers
28.8
29
32.8
29.8
28.7
29.82
47
 Cincinnati
38.6
25.9
36.3
21.1
17.5
27.88
50
 Pittsburgh
32.1
27.1
22.8
31.8
24.3
27.62
54
 USF
26.5
27.6
34.7
23
23
26.96
63
 Connecticut
31.2
24.9
26.5
21.4
24.7
25.74
119
 Syracuse
21.2
18.1
16.4
17.4
13.8
17.38

MWC

Rank
Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
12
BYU
35.5
34.2
30.1
36.8
33
33.92
15
TCU
38.3
33.6
26.1
29.2
33.2
32.08
28
Utah
29.8
36.9
26.2
27.9
30
30.16
46
Air Force
29.7
26.8
29.9
23.2
30
27.92
85
Colorado St
21.7
25.2
25.3
16.8
26.8
23.16
89
New Mexico
16.3
21.1
24.7
21.8
29.6
22.7
99
San Diego St
23.3
19.3
25.1
14.2
26.9
21.76
102
UNLV
24.8
25.6
18.2
19.8
18.8
21.44
114
Wyoming
18.3
12.7
19.4
21.5
24.6
19.3

CUSA

Rank
 Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
7
 Houston
42.2
40.6
34.5
33
28.1
35.68
8
 Tulsa
29.3
47.2
41.1
27.7
33.1
35.68
23
 UTEP
29.8
32.9
33.6
27.3
31.8
31.08
35
 Southern Miss
32.9
30.6
27.8
25.4
29.6
29.26
44
 Rice
18.3
41.3
31.4
26.9
21.9
27.96
62
 Memphis
21.8
27.2
29.2
23.4
27.2
25.76
65
 East Carolina
27
23.4
31
21.5
24.3
25.44
66
 SMU
29.2
21.3
28.3
27.1
20.8
25.34
67
 UCF
26.2
16.6
35.9
19.3
28.7
25.34
81
 UAB
27.8
22.8
19.6
18.8
27.9
23.38
95
 Marshall
21.8
20.5
24.8
25.9
18.5
22.3
113
 Tulane
16.1
16.7
24.4
18.7
21.3
19.44

WAC

Rank
Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
2
Boise St
42.2
37.6
42.4
39.7
36.1
39.6
10
Nevada
38.2
37.6
33.5
30.1
34.2
34.72
13
Hawaii
22.8
24.6
43.4
46.9
30.7
33.68
20
Fresno St
33.8
29.6
32.8
23
37.8
31.4
76
Louisiana Tech
29.2
24.6
20.8
18.6
28.7
24.38
91
Idaho
32.7
19.6
21.5
16.9
22.1
22.56
105
New Mexico St
11.5
22.2
24
31.2
16.5
21.08
107
Utah St
29.1
24
20.6
10.8
18.9
20.68
111
San Jose St
13.8
18.7
20.4
24.9
22.5
20.06

MAC

Rank
Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
27
Central Michigan
33.9
29.5
34.8
29.7
23.6
30.3
38
Toledo
29.7
22.4
32.9
23.4
35.8
28.84
45
Bowling Green
28.5
27.7
30.2
19.5
33.8
27.94
52
Western Michigan
24.7
28.6
26.9
23
32.2
27.08
56
Ball St
19.2
34.9
31.5
27.2
21.2
26.8
60
Northern Illinois
28.6
24.2
19.1
25.5
32.4
25.96
82
Ohio
24.8
24.1
30.5
19.7
17.5
23.32
86
Akron
19.3
30
21.2
19.7
23.6
22.76
103
Buffalo
24.1
30.3
24.3
18.3
10
21.4
106
Miami, Oh
15.6
18.4
19.2
18.5
33.7
21.08
108
Eastern Michigan
16.4
25.8
24.2
13.9
21.8
20.42
110
Kent St
19.2
25.7
21.6
17.8
16.4
20.14
118
Temple
29.5
23.4
16.4
10.9
9.7
17.98

Sun Belt

Rank
Team
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
AVG L/5 yrs
48
Troy
33.7
32.8
34
22.8
15.9
27.84
69
Louisiana
22.2
33.1
23.8
20.7
26
25.16
71
WKU
20.4
17.5
33.2
23.5
30.8
25.08
75
Middle Tennessee
32
22.8
25.7
22.8
19.1
24.48
84
ULM
25.6
23.7
23.5
21.8
21.7
23.26
87
Arkansas St
22.7
27
24.3
15.2
24.5
22.74
92
Florida Atlantic
27.4
25.1
31.2
15.1
13.5
22.46
112
North Texas
26.6
20
24.8
12.8
14.3
19.7
115
FIU
22.9
24.7
15.1
9.6
23.4
19.14