Updated 2/1/23
2022 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 131 teams that have played 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 |
| IOWA ST | 1 | 143.8 |
| GEORGIA | 2 | 113.1 |
| JAMES MADISON | 3 | 100.5 |
| IOWA | 4 | 94.2 |
| AIR FORCE | 5 | 94.1 |
| ALABAMA | 6 | 92.6 |
| KENTUCKY | 7 | 82.6 |
| TROY | 8 | 81.7 |
| OREGON ST | 9 | 81.5 |
| WISCONSIN | 10 | 79.1 |
| ILLINOIS | 11 | 78.0 |
| CLEMSON | 12 | 76.0 |
| MICHIGAN | 13 | 74.7 |
| NOTRE DAME | 14 | 73.6 |
| MISSOURI | 15 | 73.5 |
| LSU | 16 | 73.1 |
| PENN ST | 17 | 72.5 |
| MARSHALL | 18 | 71.7 |
| UTAH | 19 | 71.6 |
| NAVY | 20 | 70.0 |
| TEXAS | 21 | 70.0 |
| LOUISVILLE | 22 | 69.6 |
| PITTSBURGH | 23 | 67.0 |
| NC State | 24 | 66.1 |
| CINCINNATI | 25 | 66.0 |
| MISS ST | 26 | 65.3 |
| BOISE ST | 27 | 61.8 |
| FLORIDA ST | 28 | 61.0 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 29 | 57.1 |
| OHIO ST | 30 | 53.8 |
| KANSAS ST | 31 | 50.6 |
| UAB | 32 | 47.9 |
| MINNESOTA | 33 | 44.7 |
| TULANE | 34 | 44.2 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 35 | 41.7 |
| TEXAS A&M | 36 | 37.5 |
| BAYLOR | 37 | 37.3 |
| SYRACUSE | 38 | 36.4 |
| UTEP | 39 | 35.2 |
| AUBURN | 40 | 34.4 |
| MARYLAND | 41 | 31.7 |
| TOLEDO | 42 | 30.1 |
| OREGON | 43 | 30.1 |
| UTSA | 44 | 29.5 |
| MEMPHIS | 45 | 28.4 |
| VIRGINIA | 46 | 27.9 |
| RICE | 47 | 27.8 |
| Liberty | 48 | 25.3 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 49 | 23.5 |
| Appalachian St | 50 | 21.2 |
| LOUISIANA | 51 | 18.0 |
| FRESNO ST | 52 | 11.3 |
| WASHINGTON | 53 | 9.4 |
| TCU | 54 | 8.9 |
| UCLA | 55 | 7.1 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 56 | 7.0 |
| FLORIDA | 57 | 6.2 |
| RUTGERS | 58 | 6.0 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 59 | 5.6 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 60 | 5.1 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 61 | 4.2 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 62 | 3.3 |
| COLORADO ST | 63 | 2.5 |
| BYU | 64 | 2.5 |
| WKU | 65 | 2.2 |
| UCF | 66 | 0.8 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 67 | 0.5 |
| DUKE | 68 | 0.3 |
| ARMY | 69 | 0.1 |
| Georgia St | 70 | -0.5 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 71 | -2.4 |
| TENNESSEE | 72 | -2.5 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 73 | -4.2 |
| PURDUE | 74 | -5.8 |
| HOUSTON | 75 | -7.9 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 76 | -8.5 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 77 | -9.5 |
| UMASS | 78 | -10.0 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 79 | -10.4 |
| Texas St | 80 | -10.7 |
| CALIFORNIA | 81 | -11.8 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 82 | -13.9 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 83 | -14.3 |
| BUFFALO | 84 | -14.3 |
| Coastal Carolina | 85 | -15.6 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 86 | -16.0 |
| TEXAS TECH | 87 | -16.1 |
| STANFORD | 88 | -16.4 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 89 | -17.7 |
| AKRON | 90 | -18.7 |
| USC | 91 | -20.9 |
| NEW MEXICO | 92 | -21.3 |
| WYOMING | 93 | -21.8 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 94 | -23.4 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 95 | -25.3 |
| TULSA | 96 | -25.8 |
| SMU | 97 | -28.8 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 98 | -30.2 |
| TEMPLE | 99 | -30.4 |
| CONNECTICUT | 100 | -30.5 |
| ARIZONA ST | 101 | -31.0 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 102 | -31.2 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 103 | -33.6 |
| WAKE FOREST | 104 | -34.6 |
| NEVADA | 105 | -36.2 |
| BALL STATE | 106 | -37.3 |
| VANDERBILT | 107 | -37.8 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 108 | -38.1 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 109 | -41.2 |
| UNLV | 110 | -41.2 |
| Old Dominion | 111 | -43.0 |
| KENT ST | 112 | -43.1 |
| UTAH ST | 113 | -43.6 |
| OHIO | 114 | -44.1 |
| OKLAHOMA | 115 | -47.3 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 116 | -47.6 |
| NEBRASKA | 117 | -53.1 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 118 | -53.8 |
| ULM | 119 | -58.8 |
| ARIZONA | 120 | -59.4 |
| FIU | 121 | -60.3 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 122 | -63.4 |
| ARKANSAS | 123 | -63.7 |
| INDIANA | 124 | -64.0 |
| KANSAS | 125 | -67.2 |
| COLORADO | 126 | -69.8 |
| Charlotte | 127 | -84.8 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 128 | -88.3 |
| HAWAII | 129 | -89.7 |
| USF | 130 | -107.6 |
| Georgia Southern | 131 | -117.3 |
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