Updated 12/4/23
2023 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 133 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.
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Team | Rank | Average |
PENN ST | 1 | 130.6 |
TEXAS A&M | 2 | 110.5 |
OHIO ST | 3 | 107.9 |
ALABAMA | 4 | 107.1 |
MICHIGAN | 5 | 106.6 |
GEORGIA | 6 | 104.8 |
UTAH | 7 | 104.6 |
CLEMSON | 8 | 101.3 |
UCLA | 9 | 95.9 |
TROY | 10 | 91.9 |
SMU | 11 | 87.8 |
IOWA | 12 | 86.8 |
AIR FORCE | 13 | 86.4 |
FLORIDA ST | 14 | 86.3 |
TEXAS | 15 | 82.3 |
NOTRE DAME | 16 | 81.5 |
TULANE | 17 | 81.0 |
SOUTH ALABAMA | 18 | 76.5 |
OREGON | 19 | 74.6 |
JAMES MADISON | 20 | 65.5 |
MIAMI (FL) | 21 | 65.4 |
OHIO | 22 | 65.0 |
LOUISVILLE | 23 | 64.4 |
OREGON ST | 24 | 57.9 |
BALL STATE | 25 | 57.3 |
NC State | 26 | 57.2 |
MISSOURI | 27 | 55.9 |
IOWA ST | 28 | 53.1 |
NEBRASKA | 29 | 47.6 |
ARIZONA | 30 | 46.2 |
TENNESSEE | 31 | 42.6 |
VIRGINIA TECH | 32 | 42.4 |
KANSAS ST | 33 | 41.9 |
WYOMING | 34 | 39.4 |
SAN JOSE ST | 35 | 36.7 |
MIAMI (OH) | 36 | 36.5 |
MISS ST | 37 | 35.7 |
NAVY | 38 | 34.5 |
OKLAHOMA | 39 | 33.5 |
BOWLING GREEN | 40 | 33.5 |
AUBURN | 41 | 32.5 |
KENTUCKY | 42 | 30.2 |
Coastal Carolina | 43 | 29.5 |
UTSA | 44 | 27.8 |
TEXAS TECH | 45 | 26.2 |
ARKANSAS | 46 | 24.5 |
RUTGERS | 47 | 22.1 |
PITTSBURGH | 48 | 21.1 |
KANSAS | 49 | 19.7 |
WASHINGTON ST | 50 | 18.9 |
EAST CAROLINA | 51 | 18.6 |
ARMY | 52 | 18.5 |
WISCONSIN | 53 | 17.1 |
WASHINGTON | 54 | 17.1 |
BOISE ST | 55 | 16.7 |
ARIZONA ST | 56 | 13.9 |
DUKE | 57 | 12.2 |
Liberty | 58 | 11.2 |
Jacksonville St | 59 | 10.7 |
BOSTON COLLEGE | 60 | 10.0 |
NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 61 | 9.1 |
WEST VIRGINIA | 62 | 7.6 |
Old Dominion | 63 | 7.1 |
MISSISSIPPI | 64 | 7.0 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | 65 | 6.4 |
TOLEDO | 66 | 6.4 |
MARYLAND | 67 | 4.7 |
Charlotte | 68 | 4.5 |
MARSHALL | 69 | 3.1 |
UCF | 70 | 2.2 |
CALIFORNIA | 71 | 1.5 |
MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 72 | 0.8 |
UTEP | 73 | -1.7 |
HOUSTON | 74 | -1.7 |
BUFFALO | 75 | -5.4 |
NEW MEXICO ST | 76 | -6.0 |
RICE | 77 | -6.7 |
FLORIDA | 78 | -10.5 |
BYU | 79 | -11.7 |
Appalachian St | 80 | -11.7 |
NORTHWESTERN | 81 | -12.2 |
LOUISIANA | 82 | -12.9 |
VIRGINIA | 83 | -14.7 |
TCU | 84 | -14.9 |
AKRON | 85 | -17.6 |
HAWAII | 86 | -18.2 |
CINCINNATI | 87 | -18.5 |
Sam Houston St | 88 | -19.2 |
MINNESOTA | 89 | -19.2 |
Georgia St | 90 | -19.5 |
BAYLOR | 91 | -19.7 |
FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 92 | -20.3 |
FRESNO ST | 93 | -20.9 |
SYRACUSE | 94 | -23.8 |
SAN DIEGO ST | 95 | -24.3 |
Georgia Southern | 96 | -27.2 |
WAKE FOREST | 97 | -27.4 |
ILLINOIS | 98 | -28.7 |
LOUISIANA TECH | 99 | -29.3 |
Texas St | 100 | -30.3 |
OKLAHOMA ST | 101 | -32.5 |
WKU | 102 | -34.0 |
UNLV | 103 | -34.8 |
NEW MEXICO | 104 | -35.4 |
LSU | 105 | -35.9 |
PURDUE | 106 | -36.0 |
STANFORD | 107 | -36.2 |
CONNECTICUT | 108 | -36.9 |
SOUTHERN MISS | 109 | -37.9 |
NEVADA | 110 | -42.6 |
USC | 111 | -42.7 |
NORTH CAROLINA | 112 | -43.1 |
EASTERN MICHIGAN | 113 | -45.6 |
COLORADO | 114 | -46.4 |
GEORGIA TECH | 115 | -47.4 |
MEMPHIS | 116 | -48.5 |
COLORADO ST | 117 | -48.6 |
CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 118 | -52.2 |
FIU | 119 | -52.5 |
ARKANSAS ST | 120 | -53.1 |
UAB | 121 | -53.2 |
UTAH ST | 122 | -53.3 |
ULM | 123 | -55.3 |
INDIANA | 124 | -55.9 |
MICHIGAN ST | 125 | -57.8 |
TEMPLE | 126 | -59.5 |
TULSA | 127 | -72.7 |
UMASS | 128 | -74.2 |
VANDERBILT | 129 | -77.6 |
KENT ST | 130 | -78.1 |
WESTERN MICHIGAN | 131 | -78.2 |
USF | 132 | -92.1 |
NORTH TEXAS | 133 | -98.4 |
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