Updated 11/20/15

2015 Defensive Yards Per Play

Total Def Total DEF Total DEF DEF
Rank TEAM NAME Rush ATT Pass Att Yards YPP
1 Boston College 338 269 2365 3.9
2 Michigan 334 309 2687 4.2
3 Alabama 311 352 2781 4.2
4 Missouri 381 312 2977 4.3
5 Ohio St 380 310 2984 4.3
6 Oklahoma 429 331 3372 4.4
7 Florida 330 300 2800 4.4
8 Wisconsin 300 305 2720 4.5
9 Penn St 401 284 3112 4.5
10 Marshall 470 395 3951 4.6
11 Northwestern 353 345 3204 4.6
12 Boise St 323 333 3024 4.6
13 San Diego St 341 281 2875 4.6
14 Clemson 351 276 2913 4.6
15 Louisville 356 313 3114 4.7
16 Georgia 365 277 3023 4.7
17 Mississippi 395 394 3740 4.7
18 Iowa 313 348 3142 4.8
19 Vanderbilt 336 326 3198 4.8
20 Duke 444 282 3512 4.8
21 Washington 430 318 3623 4.8
22 Kent St 443 351 3862 4.9
23 Illinois 382 341 3517 4.9
24 Appalachian St 369 288 3205 4.9
25 Florida St 361 335 3397 4.9
26 Utah St 434 260 3418 4.9
27 Akron 333 358 3415 4.9
28 Northern Illinois 453 412 4304 5.0
29 Toledo 342 411 3747 5.0
30 UCLA 418 386 4003 5.0
31 Minnesota 398 299 3479 5.0
32 NC State 336 290 3145 5.0
33 Mississippi St 414 323 3703 5.0
34 Southern Miss 380 310 3469 5.0
35 USF 401 324 3701 5.1
36 Baylor 405 301 3618 5.1
37 Temple 335 361 3571 5.1
38 Air Force 315 279 3056 5.1
39 Central Michigan 382 322 3623 5.1
40 Oklahoma St 419 342 3930 5.2
41 North Carolina 436 303 3822 5.2
42 Louisiana Tech 322 380 3640 5.2
43 BYU 391 298 3577 5.2
44 LSU 296 298 3085 5.2
45 Troy 480 254 3866 5.3
46 Connecticut 373 305 3588 5.3
47 Houston 349 366 3798 5.3
48 Middle Tennessee 362 403 4068 5.3
49 Virginia Tech 388 245 3367 5.3
50 Maryland 429 317 3969 5.3
51 TCU 385 345 3889 5.3
52 Utah 334 367 3750 5.3
53 Stanford 325 323 3484 5.4
54 USC 363 353 3850 5.4
55 Arkansas St 350 382 3948 5.4
56 San Jose St 421 231 3518 5.4
57 Navy 309 275 3153 5.4
58 Tennessee 368 337 3811 5.4
59 East Carolina 475 329 4384 5.5
60 Notre Dame 363 300 3625 5.5
61 Charlotte 396 351 4087 5.5
62 Auburn 405 347 4118 5.5
63 Georgia Southern 306 255 3074 5.5
64 Texas 466 315 4287 5.5
65 Hawaii 614 287 4953 5.5
66 Michigan St 336 325 3640 5.5
67 Buffalo 397 333 4020 5.5
68 Texas A&M 418 294 3931 5.5
69 FIU 445 351 4396 5.5
70 Wake Forest 372 241 3388 5.5
71 Bowling Green 449 416 4801 5.6
72 Tulane 443 275 4021 5.6
73 Old Dominion 420 331 4210 5.6
74 Kentucky 422 292 4008 5.6
75 Georgia Tech 360 286 3628 5.6
76 Pittsburgh 309 294 3400 5.6
77 Cincinnati 385 326 4030 5.7
78 South Alabama 367 264 3602 5.7
79 FAU 435 314 4287 5.7
80 New Mexico 436 316 4309 5.7
81 Georgia St 389 331 4128 5.7
82 Nevada 375 325 4017 5.7
83 Arizona St 361 371 4226 5.8
84 ULM 532 289 4743 5.8
85 Memphis 392 355 4327 5.8
86 Colorado 442 352 4615 5.8
87 Ohio 351 363 4155 5.8
88 UMass 441 354 4628 5.8
89 Miami, Oh 458 341 4653 5.8
90 Nebraska 336 448 4569 5.8
91 West Virginia 371 287 3837 5.8
92 Colorado St 418 268 4008 5.8
93 Arizona 464 389 4995 5.9
94 UL Lafayette 362 270 3702 5.9
95 WKU 394 333 4273 5.9
96 Miami, Fl 385 324 4177 5.9
97 Washington St 396 334 4308 5.9
98 Fresno St 489 271 4488 5.9
99 Purdue 409 344 4454 5.9
100 South Carolina 400 317 4256 5.9
101 UTSA 394 339 4353 5.9
102 California 420 332 4522 6.0
103 Oregon 368 442 4913 6.1
104 UNLV 369 376 4554 6.1
105 Army 356 271 3843 6.1
106 Arkansas 321 333 4047 6.2
107 Western Michigan 383 332 4455 6.2
108 Kansas St 329 328 4100 6.2
109 Iowa St 393 345 4641 6.3
110 Oregon St 417 311 4622 6.3
111 Syracuse 370 340 4509 6.4
112 Wyoming 478 245 4609 6.4
113 Virginia 357 293 4149 6.4
114 Tulsa 448 384 5324 6.4
115 UCF 442 333 5097 6.6
116 Indiana 359 412 5117 6.6
117 Ball St 475 373 5640 6.7
118 Rutgers 348 323 4487 6.7
119 Texas Tech 503 395 6015 6.7
120 Texas St 453 304 5219 6.9
121 North Texas 443 316 5284 7.0
122 Eastern Michigan 552 261 5662 7.0
123 New Mexico St 397 294 4884 7.1
124 Kansas 460 351 5745 7.1
125 Idaho 426 260 4889 7.1
126 SMU 468 255 5215 7.2
127 UTEP 334 308 4671 7.3
128 Rice 367 270 4653 7.3