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