2023 Defensive Yards Per Play (Updated 12/4/23)

Total Def Total DEF Total DEF DEF 
Rank TEAM NAME Rush ATT Pass Att Yards YPP
1 Penn St 387 298 2679 3.9
2 Iowa 444 452 3564 4.0
3 Ohio St 399 358 3120 4.1
4 Michigan 386 341 3124 4.3
5 Notre Dame 421 344 3389 4.4
6 SMU 458 410 3894 4.5
7 Clemson 373 373 3349 4.5
8 UCLA 359 429 3588 4.6
9 Nebraska 376 412 3642 4.6
10 Florida St 462 387 3975 4.7
11 Ohio 345 329 3164 4.7
12 Troy 434 406 3986 4.7
13 Jacksonville St 485 403 4273 4.8
14 Georgia 396 399 3838 4.8
15 James Madison 359 454 3927 4.8
16 Air Force 369 317 3327 4.8
17 Miami, Oh 468 391 4238 4.9
18 Oregon 373 470 4164 4.9
19 Maryland 445 373 4043 4.9
20 Alabama 438 386 4073 4.9
21 Toledo 483 383 4284 4.9
22 Wisconsin 432 371 3976 5.0
23 Rutgers 412 342 3770 5.0
24 Iowa St 424 414 4191 5.0
25 Texas A&M 392 314 3540 5.0
26 Texas 366 464 4185 5.0
27 Northern Illinois 432 322 3822 5.1
28 Ball St 367 346 3622 5.1
29 Louisville 400 383 3995 5.1
30 Tulane 395 452 4334 5.1
31 Tennessee 427 389 4184 5.1
32 Duke 446 379 4255 5.2
33 UTSA 440 419 4431 5.2
34 Virginia Tech 426 320 3866 5.2
35 Akron 443 334 4027 5.2
36 Wyoming 433 400 4323 5.2
37 Miami, Fl 367 381 3889 5.2
38 South Alabama 428 323 3917 5.2
39 East Carolina 436 345 4082 5.2
40 Old Dominion 494 392 4634 5.2
41 Louisiana 502 352 4478 5.2
42 Kentucky 411 390 4221 5.3
43 Arizona 388 388 4091 5.3
44 Oregon St 364 407 4072 5.3
45 Bowling Green 425 324 3958 5.3
46 Illinois 459 399 4539 5.3
47 Mississippi 468 374 4463 5.3
48 Utah 314 381 3703 5.3
49 Mississippi St 449 340 4207 5.3
50 Northwestern 453 344 4257 5.3
51 FAU 477 412 4768 5.4
52 Pittsburgh 494 316 4352 5.4
53 Oklahoma  435 436 4682 5.4
54 Syracuse 456 394 4580 5.4
55 NC State 339 390 3929 5.4
56 Missouri 388 382 4164 5.4
57 Middle Tennessee 435 429 4747 5.5
58 Fresno St 464 377 4621 5.5
59 San Jose St 446 326 4256 5.5
60 South Carolina 463 398 4747 5.5
61 Liberty 375 465 4635 5.5
62 North Carolina 473 408 4862 5.5
63 Texas Tech 448 409 4731 5.5
64 Utah St 499 403 4987 5.5
65 Washington 408 523 5164 5.5
66 Eastern Michigan 476 351 4593 5.6
67 Marshall 425 391 4540 5.6
68 Rice 442 349 4446 5.6
69 Coastal Carolina 428 355 4407 5.6
70 Navy 376 331 3985 5.6
71 TCU 467 400 4900 5.7
72 Auburn 431 334 4333 5.7
73 Washington St 425 399 4672 5.7
74 Charlotte 430 335 4340 5.7
75 Arkansas 437 318 4286 5.7
76 Kansas 448 347 4531 5.7
77 Kansas St 370 409 4444 5.7
78 Colorado St 484 389 4989 5.7
79 Purdue 431 370 4585 5.7
80 Indiana 449 367 4681 5.7
81 UCF 463 354 4713 5.8
82 WKU 478 407 5124 5.8
83 Buffalo 433 327 4402 5.8
84 California 418 442 4991 5.8
85 Michigan St 440 366 4682 5.8
86 Texas St 458 393 4972 5.8
87 Wake Forest 440 354 4640 5.8
88 West Virginia 398 390 4611 5.9
89 Sam Houston 441 363 4710 5.9
90 Appalachian St 450 411 5064 5.9
91 Boise St 415 413 4882 5.9
92 BYU 439 408 5012 5.9
93 Houston 467 384 5063 5.9
94 Arizona St 381 419 4762 6.0
95 New Mexico St 463 438 5390 6.0
96 FIU 484 389 5240 6.0
97 Minnesota 393 353 4486 6.0
98 Army West Point 398 280 4080 6.0
99 Kent St 460 315 4687 6.0
100 Virginia 434 378 4919 6.1
101 UTEP 452 313 4641 6.1
102 UNLV 491 371 5233 6.1
103 LSU 428 380 4910 6.1
104 Louisiana Tech 506 319 5014 6.1
105 Georgia Southern 408 380 4797 6.1
106 Western Michigan 412 361 4721 6.1
107 Connecticut 420 378 4896 6.1
108 San Diego St 400 393 4872 6.1
109 Hawaii 481 333 5009 6.2
110 UAB 457 389 5221 6.2
111 USC 461 392 5266 6.2
112 Arkansas St 463 401 5346 6.2
113 Memphis 426 393 5072 6.2
114 ULM 463 397 5366 6.2
115 Colorado 451 417 5440 6.3
116 Georgia Tech 501 335 5244 6.3
117 Temple 513 327 5296 6.3
118 Central Michigan 411 360 4885 6.3
119 USF 419 442 5463 6.3
120 Georgia St 410 405 5183 6.4
121 Boston College 418 275 4444 6.4
122 Oklahoma St 487 408 5740 6.4
123 Florida 385 326 4582 6.4
124 North Texas 544 328 5707 6.5
125 Vanderbilt 413 421 5459 6.5
126 Stanford 420 425 5540 6.6
127 Tulsa 423 388 5335 6.6
128 Baylor 440 327 5056 6.6
129 Southern Miss 424 325 4950 6.6
130 Cincinnati 397 328 4833 6.7
131 New Mexico 410 317 4891 6.7
132 UMass 468 286 5124 6.8
133 Nevada 423 347 5312 6.9

 

 

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