2016 Defensive Yards Per Play (Final)
Total Def | Total DEF | Total DEF | DEF | ||
Rank | TEAM NAME | Rush ATT | Pass Att | Yards | YPP |
1 | Alabama | 476 | 507 | 3927 | 3.99 |
2 | Michigan | 481 | 328 | 3403 | 4.21 |
3 | Ohio St | 481 | 401 | 3858 | 4.37 |
4 | Washington | 514 | 449 | 4436 | 4.61 |
5 | Clemson | 525 | 483 | 4672 | 4.63 |
6 | Temple | 510 | 342 | 3955 | 4.64 |
7 | Florida | 488 | 328 | 3809 | 4.67 |
8 | Louisville | 483 | 411 | 4189 | 4.69 |
9 | Miami, Fl | 499 | 446 | 4492 | 4.75 |
10 | LSU | 429 | 364 | 3773 | 4.76 |
11 | San Diego St | 480 | 445 | 4416 | 4.77 |
12 | UCF | 576 | 432 | 4814 | 4.78 |
13 | Houston | 447 | 419 | 4155 | 4.80 |
14 | Minnesota | 453 | 487 | 4534 | 4.82 |
15 | UCLA | 503 | 441 | 4584 | 4.86 |
16 | Colorado | 512 | 472 | 4795 | 4.87 |
17 | Georgia St | 576 | 355 | 4568 | 4.91 |
18 | Wisconsin | 421 | 436 | 4219 | 4.92 |
19 | Arkansas St | 522 | 424 | 4717 | 4.99 |
20 | Appalachian St | 415 | 444 | 4286 | 4.99 |
21 | Virginia Tech | 524 | 431 | 4770 | 4.99 |
22 | Penn St | 551 | 472 | 5151 | 5.04 |
23 | Troy | 462 | 482 | 4765 | 5.05 |
24 | Auburn | 462 | 466 | 4705 | 5.07 |
25 | Boston College | 422 | 381 | 4084 | 5.09 |
26 | Indiana | 554 | 417 | 4941 | 5.09 |
27 | Army | 406 | 338 | 3789 | 5.09 |
28 | Iowa | 492 | 401 | 4565 | 5.11 |
29 | Ohio | 495 | 489 | 5043 | 5.13 |
30 | NC State | 424 | 470 | 4586 | 5.13 |
31 | Boise St | 533 | 442 | 5067 | 5.20 |
32 | WKU | 456 | 558 | 5272 | 5.20 |
33 | Kent St | 537 | 353 | 4638 | 5.21 |
34 | Utah St | 558 | 314 | 4558 | 5.23 |
35 | Miami, Oh | 468 | 408 | 4592 | 5.24 |
36 | Georgia | 470 | 339 | 4257 | 5.26 |
37 | Florida St | 457 | 404 | 4538 | 5.27 |
38 | UL Lafayette | 490 | 439 | 4928 | 5.30 |
39 | Wake Forest | 485 | 418 | 4817 | 5.33 |
40 | Cincinnati | 562 | 389 | 5074 | 5.34 |
41 | Stanford | 457 | 437 | 4785 | 5.35 |
42 | Tulane | 472 | 344 | 4374 | 5.36 |
43 | North Carolina | 659 | 328 | 5305 | 5.37 |
44 | USC | 448 | 439 | 4773 | 5.38 |
45 | Northwestern | 478 | 496 | 5257 | 5.40 |
46 | Notre Dame | 529 | 313 | 4546 | 5.40 |
47 | Old Dominion | 503 | 418 | 4991 | 5.42 |
48 | Baylor | 620 | 412 | 5601 | 5.43 |
49 | Middle Tennessee | 577 | 491 | 5843 | 5.47 |
50 | Tulsa | 526 | 487 | 5544 | 5.47 |
51 | TCU | 578 | 428 | 5547 | 5.51 |
52 | BYU | 431 | 429 | 4745 | 5.52 |
53 | Michigan St | 460 | 332 | 4378 | 5.53 |
54 | Nebraska | 433 | 422 | 4728 | 5.53 |
55 | Illinois | 569 | 308 | 4861 | 5.54 |
56 | Texas A&M | 573 | 462 | 5743 | 5.55 |
57 | Utah | 428 | 467 | 4979 | 5.56 |
58 | West Virginia | 517 | 478 | 5537 | 5.56 |
59 | South Carolina | 550 | 403 | 5355 | 5.62 |
60 | South Alabama | 587 | 313 | 5068 | 5.63 |
61 | Texas | 550 | 405 | 5379 | 5.63 |
62 | Maryland | 586 | 394 | 5552 | 5.67 |
63 | UTSA | 487 | 408 | 5096 | 5.69 |
64 | Southern Miss | 427 | 312 | 4223 | 5.71 |
65 | Connecticut | 448 | 414 | 4929 | 5.72 |
66 | Fresno St | 601 | 270 | 4981 | 5.72 |
67 | Central Michigan | 474 | 414 | 5095 | 5.74 |
68 | Georgia Tech | 473 | 434 | 5221 | 5.76 |
69 | Oregon St | 492 | 402 | 5150 | 5.76 |
70 | Memphis | 530 | 495 | 5910 | 5.77 |
71 | Kansas St | 400 | 474 | 5040 | 5.77 |
72 | Northern Illinois | 520 | 416 | 5418 | 5.79 |
73 | Louisiana Tech | 524 | 494 | 5893 | 5.79 |
74 | Air Force | 436 | 383 | 4743 | 5.79 |
75 | Toledo | 474 | 414 | 5155 | 5.81 |
76 | USF | 570 | 507 | 6266 | 5.82 |
77 | Western Michigan | 455 | 395 | 4951 | 5.82 |
78 | Tennessee | 568 | 432 | 5840 | 5.84 |
79 | Eastern Michigan | 502 | 461 | 5625 | 5.84 |
80 | Oklahoma | 465 | 495 | 5616 | 5.85 |
81 | UNLV | 484 | 395 | 5161 | 5.87 |
82 | Vanderbilt | 455 | 444 | 5306 | 5.90 |
83 | Buffalo | 597 | 284 | 5217 | 5.92 |
84 | Oklahoma St | 548 | 431 | 5802 | 5.93 |
85 | Georgia Southern | 446 | 355 | 4759 | 5.94 |
86 | Iowa St | 526 | 385 | 5435 | 5.97 |
87 | Pittsburgh | 436 | 549 | 5886 | 5.98 |
88 | SMU | 498 | 408 | 5436 | 6.00 |
89 | Charlotte | 406 | 496 | 5439 | 6.03 |
90 | Kansas | 549 | 357 | 5476 | 6.04 |
91 | Washington St | 428 | 445 | 5277 | 6.04 |
92 | Akron | 534 | 390 | 5592 | 6.05 |
93 | Missouri | 531 | 418 | 5756 | 6.07 |
94 | North Texas | 588 | 354 | 5717 | 6.07 |
95 | Kentucky | 576 | 352 | 5645 | 6.08 |
96 | Arizona | 496 | 427 | 5632 | 6.10 |
97 | Colorado St | 577 | 315 | 5450 | 6.11 |
98 | UTEP | 476 | 346 | 5032 | 6.12 |
99 | UMass | 492 | 394 | 5432 | 6.13 |
100 | Mississippi | 546 | 350 | 5535 | 6.18 |
101 | Texas St | 540 | 373 | 5653 | 6.19 |
102 | Purdue | 545 | 315 | 5350 | 6.22 |
103 | Idaho | 445 | 448 | 5568 | 6.24 |
104 | Mississippi St | 485 | 472 | 5968 | 6.24 |
105 | New Mexico | 471 | 345 | 5132 | 6.29 |
106 | Duke | 469 | 322 | 4976 | 6.29 |
107 | FIU | 456 | 366 | 5205 | 6.33 |
108 | Navy | 546 | 413 | 6076 | 6.34 |
109 | Marshall | 488 | 372 | 5465 | 6.35 |
110 | Rutgers | 556 | 295 | 5408 | 6.35 |
111 | Ball St | 405 | 480 | 5643 | 6.38 |
112 | Hawaii | 620 | 393 | 6462 | 6.38 |
113 | Bowling Green | 492 | 380 | 5571 | 6.39 |
114 | Oregon | 522 | 449 | 6221 | 6.41 |
115 | Virginia | 485 | 351 | 5359 | 6.41 |
116 | East Carolina | 506 | 338 | 5433 | 6.44 |
117 | San Jose St | 540 | 266 | 5223 | 6.48 |
118 | New Mexico St | 549 | 360 | 5960 | 6.56 |
119 | Wyoming | 537 | 425 | 6344 | 6.59 |
120 | Nevada | 585 | 240 | 5472 | 6.63 |
121 | ULM | 545 | 322 | 5764 | 6.65 |
122 | California | 532 | 395 | 6219 | 6.71 |
123 | Arkansas | 452 | 370 | 5546 | 6.75 |
124 | Syracuse | 497 | 373 | 6008 | 6.91 |
125 | FAU | 537 | 355 | 6166 | 6.91 |
126 | Texas Tech | 500 | 443 | 6652 | 7.05 |
127 | Arizona St | 399 | 485 | 6246 | 7.07 |
128 | Rice | 477 | 338 | 6054 | 7.43 |