Updated 12/8/24
2024 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 134 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 |
| TEXAS | 1 | 134.3 |
| OHIO ST | 2 | 130.3 |
| ARMY | 3 | 107.1 |
| INDIANA | 4 | 95.9 |
| OKLAHOMA | 5 | 95.3 |
| PENN ST | 6 | 91.4 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 7 | 88.0 |
| NOTRE DAME | 8 | 83.9 |
| TENNESSEE | 9 | 83.1 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 10 | 82.4 |
| MICHIGAN | 11 | 81.4 |
| TULANE | 12 | 80.3 |
| MINNESOTA | 13 | 76.2 |
| HOUSTON | 14 | 75.5 |
| ARIZONA ST | 15 | 73.9 |
| GEORGIA | 16 | 71.5 |
| OREGON | 17 | 69.7 |
| BYU | 18 | 67.9 |
| Sam Houston St | 19 | 63.7 |
| KENTUCKY | 20 | 63.3 |
| UTAH | 21 | 61.8 |
| COLORADO | 22 | 59.9 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 23 | 59.6 |
| NEBRASKA | 24 | 58.8 |
| WASHINGTON | 25 | 56.6 |
| ALABAMA | 26 | 56.3 |
| IOWA ST | 27 | 56.3 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 28 | 55.8 |
| UCLA | 29 | 55.7 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 30 | 55.2 |
| OHIO | 31 | 54.8 |
| CALIFORNIA | 32 | 52.2 |
| AUBURN | 33 | 50.5 |
| LSU | 34 | 50.0 |
| MISSOURI | 35 | 46.3 |
| JAMES MADISON | 36 | 45.0 |
| UNLV | 37 | 44.3 |
| SMU | 38 | 43.6 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 39 | 43.0 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 40 | 39.7 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 41 | 39.4 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 42 | 39.3 |
| IOWA | 43 | 38.9 |
| UCF | 44 | 37.7 |
| KANSAS ST | 45 | 37.2 |
| AIR FORCE | 46 | 36.3 |
| RICE | 47 | 35.1 |
| Texas St | 48 | 33.9 |
| FRESNO ST | 49 | 33.2 |
| TEXAS A&M | 50 | 32.4 |
| BOISE ST | 51 | 31.2 |
| ARKANSAS | 52 | 30.7 |
| LOUISVILLE | 53 | 30.1 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 54 | 28.8 |
| DUKE | 55 | 27.1 |
| FLORIDA ST | 56 | 26.1 |
| CINCINNATI | 57 | 25.0 |
| CLEMSON | 58 | 24.7 |
| WISCONSIN | 59 | 24.4 |
| LOUISIANA | 60 | 20.0 |
| PITTSBURGH | 61 | 19.5 |
| SYRACUSE | 62 | 16.8 |
| TROY | 63 | 15.0 |
| MEMPHIS | 64 | 14.4 |
| TCU | 65 | 14.3 |
| FLORIDA | 66 | 14.0 |
| USC | 67 | 11.4 |
| ULM | 68 | 10.5 |
| NC State | 69 | 9.5 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 70 | 8.7 |
| FIU | 71 | 8.0 |
| TOLEDO | 72 | 5.3 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 73 | 4.9 |
| CONNECTICUT | 74 | 4.4 |
| Liberty | 75 | 1.9 |
| VANDERBILT | 76 | 1.0 |
| NAVY | 77 | -1.1 |
| UTSA | 78 | -4.0 |
| HAWAII | 79 | -4.2 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 80 | -5.8 |
| MARSHALL | 81 | -7.9 |
| TEMPLE | 82 | -8.3 |
| WYOMING | 83 | -9.5 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 84 | -9.9 |
| Old Dominion | 85 | -9.9 |
| MARYLAND | 86 | -11.2 |
| NEVADA | 87 | -12.2 |
| KANSAS | 88 | -12.4 |
| VIRGINIA | 89 | -15.1 |
| Appalachian St | 90 | -15.2 |
| COLORADO ST | 91 | -16.6 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 92 | -16.9 |
| STANFORD | 93 | -17.4 |
| BAYLOR | 94 | -18.9 |
| UMASS | 95 | -19.5 |
| OREGON ST | 96 | -20.3 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 97 | -20.9 |
| UAB | 98 | -24.8 |
| TEXAS TECH | 99 | -24.8 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 100 | -25.6 |
| Coastal Carolina | 101 | -25.8 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 102 | -26.3 |
| Jacksonville St | 103 | -29.4 |
| Charlotte | 104 | -29.4 |
| ARIZONA | 105 | -30.2 |
| RUTGERS | 106 | -32.3 |
| WAKE FOREST | 107 | -32.6 |
| Georgia St | 108 | -32.7 |
| ILLINOIS | 109 | -33.5 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 110 | -36.2 |
| Kennesaw St | 111 | -39.8 |
| Georgia Southern | 112 | -41.7 |
| WKU | 113 | -43.4 |
| UTEP | 114 | -45.9 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 115 | -46.0 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 116 | -53.9 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 117 | -54.6 |
| MISS ST | 118 | -57.5 |
| AKRON | 119 | -65.3 |
| BUFFALO | 120 | -67.1 |
| USF | 121 | -70.1 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 122 | -71.0 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 123 | -72.0 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 124 | -75.9 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 125 | -79.4 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 126 | -88.9 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 127 | -89.5 |
| UTAH ST | 128 | -96.2 |
| PURDUE | 129 | -99.2 |
| BALL STATE | 130 | -106.9 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 131 | -108.8 |
| NEW MEXICO | 132 | -124.7 |
| TULSA | 133 | -133.0 |
| KENT ST | 134 | -155.0 |
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