Final
2014 Defensive Yards Per Play
Rank |
Team |
Yards/Play |
1 |
Clemson |
4.03 |
2 |
Stanford |
4.21 |
3 |
Penn State |
4.27 |
4 |
UCF |
4.47 |
5 |
Florida |
4.55 |
6 |
TCU |
4.66 |
7 |
Mississippi |
4.67 |
8 |
Texas |
4.68 |
9 |
Marshall |
4.73 |
10 |
Memphis |
4.74 |
11 |
Louisville |
4.75 |
11 |
Temple |
4.75 |
13 |
Utah State |
4.76 |
14 |
Michigan |
4.77 |
15 |
Miami (Florida) |
4.79 |
16 |
Missouri |
4.82 |
17 |
Georgia |
4.84 |
18 |
LSU |
4.87 |
18 |
Alabama |
4.87 |
20 |
Houston |
4.88 |
21 |
Wisconsin |
4.91 |
22 |
San Diego State |
4.93 |
22 |
BYU |
4.93 |
24 |
Louisiana Tech |
4.94 |
25 |
Ohio State |
4.98 |
26 |
Syracuse |
5.00 |
27 |
Michigan State |
5.09 |
28 |
East Carolina |
5.10 |
29 |
Arkansas |
5.12 |
30 |
Boston College |
5.13 |
31 |
Virginia |
5.14 |
31 |
Oklahoma |
5.14 |
33 |
Virginia Tech |
5.15 |
34 |
UCLA |
5.17 |
35 |
Akron |
5.18 |
36 |
Wake Forest |
5.22 |
36 |
Connecticut |
5.22 |
38 |
UTSA |
5.23 |
39 |
North Carolina State |
5.24 |
39 |
Boise State |
5.24 |
41 |
Northwestern |
5.25 |
42 |
Iowa |
5.28 |
42 |
Baylor |
5.28 |
42 |
Duke |
5.28 |
45 |
USC |
5.30 |
46 |
Appalachian State |
5.31 |
46 |
Tennessee |
5.31 |
46 |
Louisiana-Monroe |
5.31 |
49 |
Utah |
5.34 |
50 |
Nebraska |
5.37 |
51 |
Florida International |
5.38 |
51 |
Washington |
5.38 |
53 |
Minnesota |
5.43 |
53 |
West Virginia |
5.43 |
55 |
Central Michigan |
5.44 |
56 |
Maryland |
5.45 |
57 |
Kansas State |
5.46 |
58 |
Western Michigan |
5.47 |
59 |
North Texas |
5.48 |
60 |
Georgia Southern |
5.49 |
61 |
Northern Illinois |
5.50 |
61 |
Kentucky |
5.50 |
63 |
Florida State |
5.51 |
64 |
San Jose State |
5.52 |
64 |
Oregon |
5.52 |
66 |
Ohio |
5.58 |
66 |
Purdue |
5.58 |
68 |
Pittsburgh |
5.59 |
68 |
South Alabama |
5.59 |
70 |
Notre Dame |
5.60 |
71 |
Arizona State |
5.62 |
71 |
Arkansas State |
5.62 |
73 |
Tulane |
5.65 |
73 |
Mississippi State |
5.65 |
75 |
Arizona |
5.66 |
76 |
Auburn |
5.67 |
76 |
Hawai'i |
5.67 |
78 |
UAB |
5.68 |
79 |
South Florida |
5.69 |
80 |
Texas State |
5.71 |
81 |
Vanderbilt |
5.72 |
82 |
Air Force |
5.73 |
83 |
Rice |
5.74 |
83 |
Colorado State |
5.74 |
85 |
Kent State |
5.75 |
85 |
Massachusetts |
5.75 |
87 |
Oregon State |
5.76 |
88 |
Oklahoma State |
5.79 |
89 |
Toledo |
5.81 |
90 |
Navy |
5.83 |
91 |
Indiana |
5.85 |
91 |
Middle Tennessee |
5.85 |
93 |
Buffalo |
5.86 |
93 |
Nevada |
5.86 |
95 |
Ball State |
5.87 |
96 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
5.88 |
97 |
Texas A&M |
5.91 |
98 |
Cincinnati |
5.98 |
98 |
Bowling Green |
5.98 |
100 |
Illinois |
6.01 |
101 |
Miami (Ohio) |
6.03 |
102 |
Old Dominion |
6.12 |
103 |
Washington State |
6.18 |
104 |
South Carolina |
6.22 |
105 |
Florida Atlantic |
6.23 |
106 |
Texas Tech |
6.24 |
107 |
Fresno State |
6.27 |
107 |
California |
6.27 |
109 |
Kansas |
6.29 |
110 |
UTEP |
6.30 |
111 |
Georgia Tech |
6.32 |
112 |
Troy |
6.38 |
113 |
Rutgers |
6.39 |
114 |
Southern Mississippi |
6.41 |
115 |
Army |
6.48 |
116 |
New Mexico State |
6.50 |
117 |
North Carolina |
6.53 |
117 |
Iowa State |
6.53 |
119 |
Wyoming |
6.54 |
120 |
Colorado |
6.55 |
121 |
Georgia State |
6.57 |
122 |
UNLV |
6.58 |
123 |
SMU |
6.62 |
124 |
Western Kentucky |
6.66 |
125 |
Eastern Michigan |
6.75 |
126 |
New Mexico |
6.82 |
127 |
Idaho |
6.93 |
128 |
Tulsa |
6.95 |
2014 Defensive Yards Per Play vs YPG
Team |
YPG |
YPG Rank |
Yds/ Play |
YPP Rank |
Diff |
Maryland |
436.2 |
97 |
5.45 |
56 |
41 |
BYU |
391.5 |
58 |
4.93 |
22 |
36 |
USC |
407.9 |
78 |
5.30 |
45 |
33 |
UCLA |
398.5 |
65 |
5.17 |
34 |
31 |
Arizona |
451.0 |
105 |
5.66 |
75 |
30 |
Washington |
410.6 |
80 |
5.38 |
51 |
29 |
Duke |
399.7 |
69 |
5.28 |
42 |
27 |
Oregon |
429.7 |
89 |
5.52 |
64 |
25 |
Marshall |
357.1 |
32 |
4.73 |
9 |
23 |
Oklahoma |
382.6 |
52 |
5.14 |
31 |
21 |
Texas State |
446.1 |
101 |
5.71 |
80 |
21 |
Bowling Green |
493.6 |
118 |
5.98 |
98 |
20 |
Texas Tech |
512.7 |
125 |
6.24 |
106 |
19 |
Texas |
348.5 |
26 |
4.68 |
8 |
18 |
Memphis |
349.5 |
28 |
4.74 |
10 |
18 |
Utah State |
356.1 |
31 |
4.76 |
13 |
18 |
Massachusetts |
447.5 |
103 |
5.75 |
85 |
18 |
Middle Tennessee |
452.3 |
108 |
5.85 |
91 |
17 |
California |
511.8 |
124 |
6.27 |
107 |
17 |
Kentucky |
406.9 |
77 |
5.50 |
61 |
16 |
Purdue |
416.0 |
82 |
5.58 |
66 |
16 |
West Virginia |
399.4 |
68 |
5.43 |
53 |
15 |
Connecticut |
378.6 |
50 |
5.22 |
36 |
14 |
Arkansas State |
421.2 |
85 |
5.62 |
71 |
14 |
Temple |
347.1 |
24 |
4.75 |
11 |
13 |
Northwestern |
384.3 |
54 |
5.25 |
41 |
13 |
Mississippi State |
424.4 |
86 |
5.65 |
73 |
13 |
TCU |
341.8 |
18 |
4.66 |
6 |
12 |
Arizona State |
417.1 |
83 |
5.62 |
71 |
12 |
Illinois |
456.4 |
112 |
6.01 |
100 |
12 |
Louisiana Tech |
362.5 |
35 |
4.94 |
24 |
11 |
Utah |
393.5 |
60 |
5.34 |
49 |
11 |
Iowa State |
528.9 |
128 |
6.53 |
117 |
11 |
Florida |
329.8 |
15 |
4.55 |
5 |
10 |
East Carolina |
367.3 |
38 |
5.10 |
28 |
10 |
Akron |
371.1 |
45 |
5.18 |
35 |
10 |
Boise State |
375.4 |
49 |
5.24 |
39 |
10 |
Baylor |
381.8 |
51 |
5.28 |
42 |
9 |
Nevada |
447.1 |
102 |
5.86 |
93 |
9 |
North Carolina St |
373.1 |
47 |
5.24 |
39 |
8 |
Hawai'i |
418.2 |
84 |
5.67 |
76 |
8 |
Florida Atlantic |
460.8 |
113 |
6.23 |
105 |
8 |
Missouri |
345.9 |
23 |
4.82 |
16 |
7 |
Texas A&M |
450.8 |
104 |
5.91 |
97 |
7 |
Mississippi |
329.0 |
13 |
4.67 |
7 |
6 |
UTSA |
369.7 |
44 |
5.23 |
38 |
6 |
Wake Forest |
369.3 |
41 |
5.22 |
36 |
5 |
Kent State |
430.3 |
90 |
5.75 |
85 |
5 |
Oklahoma State |
432.0 |
93 |
5.79 |
88 |
5 |
Old Dominion |
452.2 |
107 |
6.12 |
102 |
5 |
Colorado State |
425.0 |
87 |
5.74 |
83 |
4 |
Indiana |
433.8 |
95 |
5.85 |
91 |
4 |
Fresno State |
456.0 |
111 |
6.27 |
107 |
4 |
UNLV |
513.5 |
126 |
6.58 |
122 |
4 |
Nebraska |
383.7 |
53 |
5.37 |
50 |
3 |
Notre Dame |
404.2 |
73 |
5.60 |
70 |
3 |
North Carolina |
497.8 |
120 |
6.53 |
117 |
3 |
Louisiana-Monroe |
373.3 |
48 |
5.31 |
46 |
2 |
Stanford |
282.4 |
3 |
4.21 |
2 |
1 |
UCF |
298.5 |
5 |
4.47 |
4 |
1 |
Syracuse |
349.2 |
27 |
5.00 |
26 |
1 |
New Mexico |
519.0 |
127 |
6.82 |
126 |
1 |
Clemson |
260.8 |
1 |
4.03 |
1 |
0 |
Georgia |
337.2 |
17 |
4.84 |
17 |
0 |
Houston |
343.4 |
20 |
4.88 |
20 |
0 |
Florida State |
396.9 |
63 |
5.51 |
63 |
0 |
Cincinnati |
439.1 |
98 |
5.98 |
98 |
0 |
Kansas |
453.2 |
109 |
6.29 |
109 |
0 |
New Mexico State |
483.3 |
116 |
6.50 |
116 |
0 |
Penn State |
278.7 |
2 |
4.27 |
3 |
-1 |
Miami (FL) |
329.6 |
14 |
4.79 |
15 |
-1 |
South Alabama |
398.9 |
67 |
5.59 |
68 |
-1 |
SMU |
499.4 |
122 |
6.62 |
123 |
-1 |
Western Kentucky |
509.9 |
123 |
6.66 |
124 |
-1 |
Virginia |
353.2 |
29 |
5.14 |
31 |
-2 |
Northern Illinois |
391.6 |
59 |
5.50 |
61 |
-2 |
Troy |
454.0 |
110 |
6.38 |
112 |
-2 |
Georgia State |
497.1 |
119 |
6.57 |
121 |
-2 |
Georgia Southern |
388.1 |
57 |
5.49 |
60 |
-3 |
UAB |
406.1 |
75 |
5.68 |
78 |
-3 |
Washington State |
442.3 |
99 |
6.18 |
103 |
-4 |
Eastern Michigan |
498.8 |
121 |
6.75 |
125 |
-4 |
Louisville |
308.5 |
6 |
4.75 |
11 |
-5 |
Ohio |
394.3 |
61 |
5.58 |
66 |
-5 |
Miami (Ohio) |
434.3 |
96 |
6.03 |
101 |
-5 |
Alabama |
328.4 |
12 |
4.87 |
18 |
-6 |
San Diego State |
332.5 |
16 |
4.93 |
22 |
-6 |
Ohio State |
342.4 |
19 |
4.98 |
25 |
-6 |
Colorado |
461.0 |
114 |
6.55 |
120 |
-6 |
Michigan |
311.3 |
7 |
4.77 |
14 |
-7 |
Ball State |
428.8 |
88 |
5.87 |
95 |
-7 |
South Florida |
402.8 |
71 |
5.69 |
79 |
-8 |
Southern Mississippi |
451.4 |
106 |
6.41 |
114 |
-8 |
LSU |
316.8 |
9 |
4.87 |
18 |
-9 |
Tennessee |
364.6 |
37 |
5.31 |
46 |
-9 |
Auburn |
398.8 |
66 |
5.67 |
76 |
-10 |
South Carolina |
432.7 |
94 |
6.22 |
104 |
-10 |
Vanderbilt |
402.1 |
70 |
5.72 |
81 |
-11 |
Oregon State |
406.3 |
76 |
5.76 |
87 |
-11 |
Toledo |
407.9 |
78 |
5.81 |
89 |
-11 |
Tulsa |
486.8 |
117 |
6.95 |
128 |
-11 |
Virginia Tech |
343.8 |
21 |
5.15 |
33 |
-12 |
Western Michigan |
371.2 |
46 |
5.47 |
58 |
-12 |
Idaho |
462.7 |
115 |
6.93 |
127 |
-12 |
Minnesota |
368.2 |
40 |
5.43 |
53 |
-13 |
Rutgers |
442.8 |
100 |
6.39 |
113 |
-13 |
Florida International |
363.8 |
36 |
5.38 |
51 |
-15 |
Kansas State |
369.3 |
41 |
5.46 |
57 |
-16 |
North Texas |
369.4 |
43 |
5.48 |
59 |
-16 |
Wisconsin |
294.1 |
4 |
4.91 |
21 |
-17 |
Tulane |
387.8 |
56 |
5.65 |
73 |
-17 |
Navy |
403.8 |
72 |
5.83 |
90 |
-18 |
Michigan State |
315.8 |
8 |
5.09 |
27 |
-19 |
Arkansas |
323.4 |
10 |
5.12 |
29 |
-19 |
Boston College |
324.2 |
11 |
5.13 |
30 |
-19 |
Iowa |
344.2 |
22 |
5.28 |
42 |
-20 |
Air Force |
394.7 |
62 |
5.73 |
82 |
-20 |
Appalachian State |
347.5 |
25 |
5.31 |
46 |
-21 |
Louisiana |
405.8 |
74 |
5.88 |
96 |
-22 |
Army |
430.8 |
91 |
6.48 |
115 |
-24 |
Central Michigan |
355.5 |
30 |
5.44 |
55 |
-25 |
Rice |
385.9 |
55 |
5.74 |
83 |
-28 |
Wyoming |
430.8 |
91 |
6.54 |
119 |
-28 |
Buffalo |
397.7 |
64 |
5.86 |
93 |
-29 |
Georgia Tech |
411.3 |
81 |
6.32 |
111 |
-30 |
San Jose State |
357.3 |
33 |
5.52 |
64 |
-31 |
Pittsburgh |
359.8 |
34 |
5.59 |
68 |
-34 |
UTEP |
368.1 |
39 |
6.30 |
110 |
-71 |