*Final 1/29/20
2019 Defensive Yards Per Game
Compared to What Their Opponents are Avg
I have broke down the offensive averages to come up with the most impressive teams in the country compared to how they fared against their opponent. Here is a ranking of all 130 teams and how they did. This list does take out Garbage yards that may occur during overtime and/or blowout wins/losses. The team page game by game stats include garbage yards.
| Defensive | ||
| Team | Rank | Average |
| CLEMSON | 1 | 146.0 |
| UTAH | 2 | 145.9 |
| OHIO ST | 3 | 143.4 |
| GEORGIA | 4 | 133.9 |
| WISCONSIN | 5 | 127.5 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 6 | 117.7 |
| MICHIGAN | 7 | 102.6 |
| BUFFALO | 8 | 98.9 |
| NAVY | 9 | 97.5 |
| AIR FORCE | 10 | 96.6 |
| TCU | 11 | 90.0 |
| NOTRE DAME | 12 | 89.1 |
| PITTSBURGH | 13 | 86.5 |
| AUBURN | 14 | 85.8 |
| IOWA | 15 | 83.3 |
| FLORIDA | 16 | 81.9 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 17 | 81.4 |
| LSU | 18 | 81.0 |
| MIAMI FLA | 19 | 80.0 |
| TEXAS A&M | 20 | 78.6 |
| OREGON | 21 | 77.5 |
| Appalachian St | 22 | 76.5 |
| WASHINGTON | 23 | 76.1 |
| OKLAHOMA | 24 | 72.1 |
| MINNESOTA | 25 | 69.3 |
| ALABAMA | 26 | 68.2 |
| BOISE ST | 27 | 68.1 |
| W KENTUCKY | 28 | 67.7 |
| TENNESSEE | 29 | 66.4 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 30 | 64.3 |
| CINCINNATI | 31 | 63.9 |
| UAB | 32 | 62.5 |
| Georgia Southern | 33 | 61.3 |
| KENTUCKY | 34 | 58.4 |
| BAYLOR | 35 | 55.0 |
| MISSOURI | 36 | 52.8 |
| KANSAS ST | 37 | 51.3 |
| ARMY | 38 | 51.0 |
| IOWA ST | 39 | 48.7 |
| TULSA | 40 | 45.3 |
| S MISS | 41 | 42.7 |
| PENN ST | 42 | 39.9 |
| TULANE | 43 | 33.4 |
| UCF | 44 | 30.3 |
| WYOMING | 45 | 29.5 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 46 | 29.5 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 47 | 28.9 |
| TEMPLE | 48 | 24.8 |
| RICE | 49 | 23.4 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 50 | 22.9 |
| MEMPHIS | 51 | 20.8 |
| MISS ST | 52 | 20.1 |
| DUKE | 53 | 18.2 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 54 | 17.9 |
| UL LAFAYETTE | 55 | 17.8 |
| ARIZONA ST | 56 | 15.6 |
| S CAROLINA | 57 | 15.6 |
| MARSHALL | 58 | 15.0 |
| Old Dominion | 59 | 14.4 |
| VIRGINIA | 60 | 14.2 |
| CALIFORNIA | 61 | 13.8 |
| INDIANA | 62 | 13.5 |
| N CAROLINA | 63 | 7.3 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 64 | 3.5 |
| C MICHIGAN | 65 | 2.9 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 66 | -0.7 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 67 | -1.6 |
| COLORADO ST | 68 | -1.7 |
| NEBRASKA | 69 | -2.7 |
| BYU | 70 | -3.1 |
| NC State | 71 | -3.3 |
| Coastal Carolina | 72 | -4.1 |
| Charlotte | 73 | -4.8 |
| FLORIDA ST | 74 | -6.2 |
| TEXAS | 75 | -7.2 |
| N ILLINOIS | 76 | -7.7 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 77 | -8.4 |
| Texas St | 78 | -8.8 |
| FLORIDA INT'L | 79 | -9.3 |
| USC | 80 | -10.7 |
| STANFORD | 81 | -12.4 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 82 | -15.4 |
| COLORADO | 83 | -20.8 |
| Liberty | 84 | -21.2 |
| HOUSTON | 85 | -25.1 |
| NEVADA | 86 | -26.4 |
| FRESNO ST | 87 | -26.8 |
| BALL STATE | 88 | -26.9 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 89 | -27.4 |
| OHIO U | 90 | -27.7 |
| WAKE FOREST | 91 | -32.1 |
| SMU | 92 | -33.4 |
| W MICHIGAN | 93 | -33.8 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 94 | -35.3 |
| RUTGERS | 95 | -38.2 |
| HAWAII | 96 | -38.3 |
| UTAH ST | 97 | -40.3 |
| ARKANSAS | 98 | -42.7 |
| AKRON | 99 | -42.8 |
| OREGON ST | 100 | -43.0 |
| UCLA | 101 | -45.5 |
| ILLINOIS | 102 | -50.4 |
| UTEP | 103 | -50.4 |
| LOUISVILLE | 104 | -52.1 |
| E MICHIGAN | 105 | -52.5 |
| ARIZONA | 106 | -60.8 |
| KANSAS | 107 | -61.9 |
| Georgia St | 108 | -62.8 |
| PURDUE | 109 | -63.4 |
| VANDERBILT | 110 | -64.2 |
| NEW MEXICO | 111 | -69.4 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 112 | -69.9 |
| UNLV | 113 | -71.3 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 114 | -74.1 |
| WASH ST | 115 | -74.6 |
| UTSA | 116 | -77.2 |
| SYRACUSE | 117 | -82.3 |
| TROY ST | 118 | -85.4 |
| MARYLAND | 119 | -86.1 |
| UL MONROE | 120 | -86.8 |
| TOLEDO | 121 | -87.4 |
| BOSTON COLL | 122 | -90.2 |
| TEXAS TECH | 123 | -90.4 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 124 | -90.7 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 125 | -92.9 |
| KENT ST | 126 | -96.6 |
| CONNECTICUT | 127 | -96.8 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 128 | -118.6 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 129 | -127.1 |
| Mass | 130 | -214.4 |