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 |