Updated 2/1/23
2022 Offensive & Defensive Yards Per Game
Compared to What Their Opponents are Allowing
I have broke down the offensive and defensive averages and I took all those averages (both offense and defense) and combined them 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 and how they did. This list does take out Garbage yards that may occur during overtime and/or blowout wins/losses.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| GEORGIA | 3 | 128.6 | 2 | 113.1 | 241.6 | 1 |
| OHIO ST | 2 | 157.7 | 30 | 53.8 | 211.5 | 2 |
| ALABAMA | 17 | 83.6 | 6 | 92.6 | 176.2 | 3 |
| MICHIGAN | 9 | 100.4 | 13 | 74.7 | 175.1 | 4 |
| FLORIDA ST | 7 | 107.2 | 28 | 61.0 | 168.1 | 5 |
| JAMES MADISON | 24 | 67.4 | 3 | 100.5 | 167.9 | 6 |
| TENNESSEE | 1 | 159.8 | 72 | -2.5 | 157.3 | 7 |
| LSU | 18 | 82.6 | 16 | 73.1 | 155.7 | 8 |
| PENN ST | 23 | 73.6 | 17 | 72.5 | 146.2 | 9 |
| UTAH | 29 | 56.7 | 19 | 71.6 | 128.4 | 10 |
| OREGON | 12 | 97.4 | 43 | 30.1 | 127.5 | 11 |
| LOUISVILLE | 31 | 55.6 | 22 | 69.6 | 125.2 | 12 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 5 | 123.0 | 73 | -4.2 | 118.8 | 13 |
| UCLA | 6 | 109.1 | 55 | 7.1 | 116.2 | 14 |
| CLEMSON | 34 | 37.8 | 12 | 76.0 | 113.7 | 15 |
| WKU | 8 | 105.9 | 65 | 2.2 | 108.2 | 16 |
| WASHINGTON | 11 | 98.6 | 53 | 9.4 | 108.1 | 17 |
| TEXAS | 35 | 36.3 | 21 | 70.0 | 106.3 | 18 |
| UTSA | 22 | 74.8 | 44 | 29.5 | 104.4 | 19 |
| USC | 4 | 124.0 | 91 | -20.9 | 103.1 | 20 |
| IOWA ST | 104 | -44.8 | 1 | 143.8 | 98.9 | 21 |
| AIR FORCE | 66 | 1.4 | 5 | 94.1 | 95.5 | 22 |
| BOISE ST | 41 | 33.3 | 27 | 61.8 | 95.0 | 23 |
| ILLINOIS | 55 | 16.2 | 11 | 78.0 | 94.2 | 24 |
| NOTRE DAME | 53 | 19.3 | 14 | 73.6 | 92.8 | 25 |
| PITTSBURGH | 46 | 24.0 | 23 | 67.0 | 90.9 | 26 |
| MISS ST | 45 | 24.6 | 26 | 65.3 | 89.8 | 27 |
| KANSAS ST | 39 | 34.0 | 31 | 50.6 | 84.6 | 28 |
| Appalachian St | 27 | 63.4 | 50 | 21.2 | 84.6 | 29 |
| WISCONSIN | 65 | 2.0 | 10 | 79.1 | 81.1 | 30 |
| TULANE | 37 | 36.0 | 34 | 44.2 | 80.2 | 31 |
| UCF | 21 | 77.9 | 66 | 0.8 | 78.7 | 32 |
| UAB | 48 | 22.5 | 32 | 47.9 | 70.4 | 33 |
| OREGON ST | 76 | -12.9 | 9 | 81.5 | 68.5 | 34 |
| MARSHALL | 71 | -6.0 | 18 | 71.7 | 65.8 | 35 |
| MARYLAND | 42 | 33.1 | 41 | 31.7 | 64.8 | 36 |
| TCU | 32 | 53.0 | 54 | 8.9 | 61.9 | 37 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 54 | 16.8 | 35 | 41.7 | 58.5 | 38 |
| MINNESOTA | 59 | 11.7 | 33 | 44.7 | 56.4 | 39 |
| SMU | 16 | 83.8 | 97 | -28.8 | 55.0 | 40 |
| TROY | 88 | -26.7 | 8 | 81.7 | 55.0 | 41 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 26 | 65.0 | 79 | -10.4 | 54.6 | 42 |
| TOLEDO | 50 | 21.8 | 42 | 30.1 | 52.0 | 43 |
| BAYLOR | 57 | 13.0 | 37 | 37.3 | 50.3 | 44 |
| MEMPHIS | 51 | 21.2 | 45 | 28.4 | 49.6 | 45 |
| HOUSTON | 30 | 56.1 | 75 | -7.9 | 48.1 | 46 |
| WAKE FOREST | 19 | 82.1 | 104 | -34.6 | 47.5 | 47 |
| AUBURN | 58 | 12.2 | 40 | 34.4 | 46.6 | 48 |
| PURDUE | 33 | 52.0 | 74 | -5.8 | 46.2 | 49 |
| TEXAS TECH | 28 | 60.6 | 87 | -16.1 | 44.4 | 50 |
| SYRACUSE | 62 | 8.0 | 38 | 36.4 | 44.4 | 51 |
| OKLAHOMA | 15 | 90.9 | 115 | -47.3 | 43.6 | 52 |
| FLORIDA | 36 | 36.1 | 57 | 6.2 | 42.2 | 53 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 14 | 94.9 | 118 | -53.8 | 41.0 | 54 |
| FRESNO ST | 43 | 29.6 | 52 | 11.3 | 40.9 | 55 |
| MISSOURI | 98 | -37.7 | 15 | 73.5 | 35.8 | 56 |
| Liberty | 61 | 9.2 | 48 | 25.3 | 34.5 | 57 |
| ARKANSAS | 13 | 95.8 | 123 | -63.7 | 32.1 | 58 |
| DUKE | 44 | 28.1 | 68 | 0.3 | 28.4 | 59 |
| NAVY | 106 | -47.4 | 20 | 70.0 | 22.5 | 60 |
| Georgia St | 49 | 21.9 | 70 | -0.5 | 21.4 | 61 |
| KENTUCKY | 117 | -61.7 | 7 | 82.6 | 20.9 | 62 |
| ARIZONA | 20 | 79.3 | 120 | -59.4 | 19.9 | 63 |
| Coastal Carolina | 40 | 33.5 | 85 | -15.6 | 17.9 | 64 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 25 | 65.1 | 116 | -47.6 | 17.5 | 65 |
| CINCINNATI | 109 | -48.8 | 25 | 66.0 | 17.2 | 66 |
| IOWA | 122 | -78.7 | 4 | 94.2 | 15.5 | 67 |
| BYU | 60 | 11.2 | 64 | 2.5 | 13.7 | 68 |
| NC State | 114 | -53.7 | 24 | 66.1 | 12.4 | 69 |
| UTEP | 91 | -27.9 | 39 | 35.2 | 7.3 | 70 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 68 | 0.1 | 61 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 71 |
| LOUISIANA | 79 | -13.8 | 51 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 72 |
| TEXAS A&M | 95 | -34.0 | 36 | 37.5 | 3.5 | 73 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 115 | -54.7 | 29 | 57.1 | 2.4 | 74 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 69 | -2.0 | 62 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 75 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 56 | 13.8 | 95 | -25.3 | -11.5 | 76 |
| VIRGINIA | 103 | -43.6 | 46 | 27.9 | -15.6 | 77 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 72 | -7.6 | 77 | -9.5 | -17.1 | 78 |
| Georgia Southern | 10 | 100.0 | 131 | -117.3 | -17.4 | 79 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 101 | -41.1 | 49 | 23.5 | -17.6 | 80 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 86 | -24.6 | 56 | 7.0 | -17.6 | 81 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 85 | -23.5 | 60 | 5.1 | -18.4 | 82 |
| RICE | 105 | -46.9 | 47 | 27.8 | -19.2 | 83 |
| OHIO | 47 | 23.4 | 114 | -44.1 | -20.7 | 84 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 82 | -20.6 | 71 | -2.4 | -23.0 | 85 |
| KENT ST | 52 | 20.1 | 112 | -43.1 | -23.0 | 86 |
| TULSA | 67 | 0.9 | 96 | -25.8 | -24.9 | 87 |
| ARMY | 90 | -27.8 | 69 | 0.1 | -27.7 | 88 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 77 | -13.5 | 89 | -17.7 | -31.2 | 89 |
| KANSAS | 38 | 34.4 | 125 | -67.2 | -32.7 | 90 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 63 | 5.9 | 109 | -41.2 | -35.3 | 91 |
| UTAH ST | 64 | 5.4 | 113 | -43.6 | -38.2 | 92 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 92 | -28.0 | 83 | -14.3 | -42.3 | 93 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 75 | -12.3 | 98 | -30.2 | -42.6 | 94 |
| BUFFALO | 93 | -29.8 | 84 | -14.3 | -44.1 | 95 |
| AKRON | 89 | -27.3 | 90 | -18.7 | -46.1 | 96 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 80 | -15.9 | 102 | -31.2 | -47.1 | 97 |
| STANFORD | 99 | -38.9 | 88 | -16.4 | -55.3 | 98 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 116 | -55.9 | 67 | 0.5 | -55.5 | 99 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 84 | -22.1 | 103 | -33.6 | -55.7 | 100 |
| BALL STATE | 81 | -19.4 | 106 | -37.3 | -56.7 | 101 |
| ARIZONA ST | 87 | -26.1 | 101 | -31.0 | -57.1 | 102 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 111 | -49.9 | 76 | -8.5 | -58.4 | 103 |
| CALIFORNIA | 107 | -47.5 | 81 | -11.8 | -59.3 | 104 |
| WYOMING | 108 | -48.0 | 93 | -21.8 | -69.8 | 105 |
| TEMPLE | 102 | -42.2 | 99 | -30.4 | -72.6 | 106 |
| COLORADO ST | 121 | -76.6 | 63 | 2.5 | -74.1 | 107 |
| VANDERBILT | 97 | -36.6 | 107 | -37.8 | -74.4 | 108 |
| NEBRASKA | 83 | -21.7 | 117 | -53.1 | -74.8 | 109 |
| Texas St | 118 | -65.0 | 80 | -10.7 | -75.7 | 110 |
| Old Dominion | 96 | -34.7 | 111 | -43.0 | -77.6 | 111 |
| UNLV | 100 | -39.1 | 110 | -41.2 | -80.3 | 112 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 124 | -89.7 | 59 | 5.6 | -84.2 | 113 |
| NEVADA | 112 | -50.9 | 105 | -36.2 | -87.1 | 114 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 110 | -49.2 | 108 | -38.1 | -87.2 | 115 |
| INDIANA | 94 | -32.9 | 124 | -64.0 | -97.0 | 116 |
| Charlotte | 78 | -13.7 | 127 | -84.8 | -98.5 | 117 |
| HAWAII | 73 | -9.9 | 129 | -89.7 | -99.6 | 118 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 74 | -11.4 | 128 | -88.3 | -99.7 | 119 |
| CONNECTICUT | 119 | -71.3 | 100 | -30.5 | -101.8 | 120 |
| RUTGERS | 129 | -109.5 | 58 | 6.0 | -103.5 | 121 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 123 | -81.0 | 94 | -23.4 | -104.5 | 122 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 125 | -92.4 | 82 | -13.9 | -106.3 | 123 |
| USF | 70 | -2.1 | 130 | -107.6 | -109.7 | 124 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 127 | -94.6 | 86 | -16.0 | -110.5 | 125 |
| ULM | 113 | -52.6 | 119 | -58.8 | -111.4 | 126 |
| UMASS | 130 | -110.2 | 78 | -10.0 | -120.2 | 127 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 120 | -75.3 | 122 | -63.4 | -138.7 | 128 |
| FIU | 126 | -92.8 | 121 | -60.3 | -153.0 | 129 |
| NEW MEXICO | 131 | -142.7 | 92 | -21.3 | -164.0 | 130 |
| COLORADO | 128 | -103.6 | 126 | -69.8 | -173.4 | 131 |
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