Updated: 12/8/25
2025 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 136 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 |
| OREGON | 4 | 131.8 | 5 | 119.6 | 251.5 | 1 |
| OHIO ST | 21 | 69.4 | 1 | 165.4 | 234.8 | 2 |
| INDIANA | 6 | 126.8 | 9 | 105.4 | 232.2 | 3 |
| TEXAS TECH | 14 | 100.5 | 3 | 123.6 | 224.1 | 4 |
| JAMES MADISON | 25 | 60.2 | 2 | 137.2 | 197.4 | 5 |
| NOTRE DAME | 16 | 86.6 | 10 | 102.4 | 189.1 | 6 |
| TEXAS A&M | 11 | 104.5 | 22 | 68.5 | 173.1 | 7 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 34 | 45.2 | 4 | 122.7 | 167.9 | 8 |
| USC | 3 | 132.5 | 42 | 32.5 | 165.0 | 9 |
| MISSOURI | 32 | 48.1 | 6 | 115.8 | 163.9 | 10 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 1 | 141.9 | 54 | 17.7 | 159.5 | 11 |
| GEORGIA | 35 | 43.8 | 7 | 113.6 | 157.4 | 12 |
| ALABAMA | 27 | 57.0 | 14 | 88.2 | 145.2 | 13 |
| FLORIDA ST | 13 | 102.3 | 38 | 37.3 | 139.6 | 14 |
| USF | 5 | 126.9 | 61 | 9.5 | 136.3 | 15 |
| VANDERBILT | 7 | 122.6 | 66 | 7.1 | 129.7 | 16 |
| UTAH | 8 | 115.6 | 60 | 12.5 | 128.1 | 17 |
| MICHIGAN | 22 | 68.6 | 28 | 59.3 | 128.0 | 18 |
| Old Dominion | 18 | 75.4 | 34 | 44.4 | 119.8 | 19 |
| TOLEDO | 30 | 51.8 | 24 | 66.0 | 117.9 | 20 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 2 | 136.0 | 88 | -20.8 | 115.2 | 21 |
| OKLAHOMA | 79 | 0.0 | 8 | 111.0 | 110.9 | 22 |
| ARIZONA ST | 49 | 30.3 | 16 | 79.6 | 109.9 | 23 |
| LOUISVILLE | 48 | 31.2 | 18 | 77.8 | 109.0 | 24 |
| AUBURN | 63 | 18.1 | 13 | 88.5 | 106.6 | 25 |
| BOISE ST | 38 | 42.7 | 26 | 63.7 | 106.5 | 26 |
| WASHINGTON | 31 | 51.4 | 32 | 46.6 | 97.9 | 27 |
| ARIZONA | 66 | 16.2 | 17 | 78.7 | 94.8 | 28 |
| BYU | 51 | 29.9 | 25 | 64.0 | 94.0 | 29 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 88 | -6.7 | 12 | 99.1 | 92.3 | 30 |
| VIRGINIA | 42 | 36.9 | 30 | 54.5 | 91.4 | 31 |
| TEXAS | 53 | 26.9 | 27 | 61.9 | 88.8 | 32 |
| ARKANSAS | 10 | 111.8 | 93 | -26.1 | 85.7 | 33 |
| BAYLOR | 15 | 95.5 | 82 | -14.1 | 81.3 | 34 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 23 | 66.2 | 57 | 13.5 | 79.7 | 35 |
| Texas St | 9 | 111.9 | 110 | -36.6 | 75.3 | 36 |
| WAKE FOREST | 84 | -2.8 | 19 | 75.9 | 73.1 | 37 |
| TCU | 26 | 59.2 | 58 | 13.3 | 72.4 | 38 |
| TENNESSEE | 12 | 102.3 | 101 | -30.1 | 72.2 | 39 |
| PITTSBURGH | 64 | 17.1 | 31 | 49.2 | 66.3 | 40 |
| IOWA | 109 | -34.6 | 11 | 100.7 | 66.1 | 41 |
| TULANE | 50 | 30.3 | 43 | 30.7 | 61.0 | 42 |
| MEMPHIS | 61 | 18.7 | 35 | 41.4 | 60.1 | 43 |
| PENN ST | 56 | 22.5 | 40 | 35.0 | 57.5 | 44 |
| SMU | 28 | 57.0 | 74 | -5.8 | 51.1 | 45 |
| CLEMSON | 45 | 32.7 | 52 | 18.3 | 51.0 | 46 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 102 | -25.6 | 20 | 72.9 | 47.3 | 47 |
| UTSA | 52 | 27.7 | 51 | 18.4 | 46.1 | 48 |
| HOUSTON | 47 | 31.6 | 56 | 14.0 | 45.6 | 49 |
| LSU | 112 | -38.0 | 15 | 83.2 | 45.2 | 50 |
| ILLINOIS | 54 | 24.4 | 49 | 20.6 | 44.9 | 51 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 71 | 7.2 | 39 | 36.2 | 43.4 | 52 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 20 | 71.9 | 98 | -28.6 | 43.3 | 53 |
| NEBRASKA | 76 | 2.1 | 37 | 38.8 | 40.8 | 54 |
| NAVY | 44 | 35.0 | 71 | 2.1 | 37.1 | 55 |
| UCF | 89 | -6.8 | 36 | 41.0 | 34.2 | 56 |
| OHIO | 40 | 40.2 | 77 | -9.3 | 30.9 | 57 |
| Liberty | 62 | 18.3 | 63 | 8.4 | 26.7 | 58 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 107 | -30.1 | 29 | 56.7 | 26.5 | 59 |
| UNLV | 17 | 79.0 | 122 | -52.5 | 26.5 | 60 |
| HAWAII | 65 | 16.7 | 62 | 9.0 | 25.8 | 61 |
| FRESNO ST | 114 | -45.3 | 21 | 70.1 | 24.8 | 62 |
| MISS ST | 37 | 42.8 | 86 | -18.1 | 24.7 | 63 |
| NEW MEXICO | 93 | -11.1 | 41 | 33.5 | 22.4 | 64 |
| IOWA ST | 67 | 15.7 | 68 | 6.6 | 22.4 | 65 |
| KENTUCKY | 91 | -9.0 | 47 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 66 |
| FLORIDA | 92 | -10.4 | 46 | 25.4 | 15.0 | 67 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 24 | 65.2 | 120 | -51.1 | 14.1 | 68 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 85 | -3.7 | 53 | 17.7 | 14.0 | 69 |
| DUKE | 39 | 41.4 | 97 | -28.5 | 13.0 | 70 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 94 | -16.3 | 45 | 29.0 | 12.7 | 71 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 33 | 47.6 | 109 | -36.0 | 11.6 | 72 |
| CINCINNATI | 29 | 53.3 | 113 | -43.0 | 10.3 | 73 |
| UAB | 75 | 3.0 | 67 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 74 |
| Kennesaw St | 46 | 32.2 | 90 | -22.7 | 9.5 | 75 |
| KANSAS ST | 77 | 0.9 | 64 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 76 |
| KANSAS | 55 | 23.5 | 85 | -17.1 | 6.5 | 77 |
| WISCONSIN | 120 | -62.4 | 23 | 68.1 | 5.7 | 78 |
| NC State | 41 | 39.1 | 107 | -34.1 | 5.0 | 79 |
| UCLA | 95 | -17.3 | 48 | 21.6 | 4.3 | 80 |
| UTAH ST | 36 | 43.0 | 118 | -46.5 | -3.5 | 81 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 97 | -21.3 | 59 | 12.9 | -8.5 | 82 |
| DELEWARE | 60 | 20.6 | 100 | -29.9 | -9.3 | 83 |
| OREGON ST | 86 | -3.9 | 73 | -5.6 | -9.6 | 84 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 78 | 0.0 | 79 | -11.6 | -11.7 | 85 |
| MISSOURI ST | 83 | -2.2 | 78 | -9.6 | -11.8 | 86 |
| RUTGERS | 19 | 72.8 | 131 | -84.6 | -11.9 | 87 |
| FIU | 80 | -0.7 | 83 | -14.9 | -15.7 | 88 |
| Jacksonville St | 73 | 4.5 | 89 | -21.2 | -16.6 | 89 |
| CONNECTICUT | 43 | 35.4 | 124 | -54.4 | -19.0 | 90 |
| MARSHALL | 59 | 21.9 | 112 | -42.2 | -20.3 | 91 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 98 | -23.0 | 72 | 0.9 | -22.1 | 92 |
| AIR FORCE | 58 | 22.1 | 114 | -44.4 | -22.4 | 93 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 72 | 4.7 | 103 | -31.8 | -27.0 | 94 |
| TULSA | 81 | -1.3 | 94 | -26.8 | -28.1 | 95 |
| ARMY | 128 | -76.4 | 33 | 45.7 | -30.8 | 96 |
| PURDUE | 69 | 11.8 | 115 | -45.4 | -33.6 | 97 |
| STANFORD | 106 | -29.9 | 75 | -7.1 | -37.1 | 98 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 96 | -17.5 | 87 | -20.7 | -38.1 | 99 |
| CALIFORNIA | 101 | -24.8 | 81 | -13.5 | -38.4 | 100 |
| WKU | 70 | 10.0 | 119 | -49.5 | -39.5 | 101 |
| MARYLAND | 74 | 4.5 | 116 | -45.4 | -40.9 | 102 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 57 | 22.3 | 126 | -65.3 | -43.0 | 103 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 90 | -8.8 | 111 | -40.0 | -48.8 | 104 |
| WYOMING | 123 | -72.5 | 50 | 19.1 | -53.4 | 105 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 121 | -63.3 | 69 | 6.6 | -56.7 | 106 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 104 | -28.0 | 102 | -30.2 | -58.2 | 107 |
| NEVADA | 126 | -75.7 | 55 | 17.4 | -58.4 | 108 |
| BUFFALO | 108 | -34.0 | 99 | -29.9 | -63.9 | 109 |
| MINNESOTA | 116 | -57.0 | 76 | -7.4 | -64.4 | 110 |
| COLORADO | 111 | -37.3 | 95 | -27.6 | -64.9 | 111 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 105 | -29.5 | 108 | -35.7 | -65.2 | 112 |
| Georgia St | 87 | -5.6 | 125 | -60.0 | -65.6 | 113 |
| TROY | 125 | -74.8 | 65 | 7.9 | -66.9 | 114 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 113 | -42.7 | 96 | -27.8 | -70.5 | 115 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 82 | -2.2 | 128 | -68.3 | -70.5 | 116 |
| SYRACUSE | 117 | -58.9 | 80 | -13.3 | -72.1 | 117 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 132 | -103.6 | 44 | 29.5 | -74.1 | 118 |
| Appalachian St | 100 | -24.3 | 121 | -51.2 | -75.5 | 119 |
| Georgia Southern | 68 | 13.0 | 132 | -89.5 | -76.5 | 120 |
| LOUISIANA | 110 | -36.9 | 123 | -52.6 | -89.5 | 121 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 122 | -65.7 | 92 | -25.4 | -91.1 | 122 |
| AKRON | 99 | -23.2 | 129 | -70.3 | -93.5 | 123 |
| COLORADO ST | 103 | -26.7 | 127 | -67.2 | -93.9 | 124 |
| TEMPLE | 119 | -62.1 | 104 | -32.3 | -94.4 | 125 |
| UTEP | 131 | -86.2 | 84 | -16.5 | -102.7 | 126 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 124 | -74.1 | 105 | -32.7 | -106.8 | 127 |
| RICE | 134 | -112.6 | 70 | 4.2 | -108.4 | 128 |
| ULM | 127 | -75.8 | 106 | -33.8 | -109.6 | 129 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 130 | -85.2 | 91 | -25.2 | -110.4 | 130 |
| KENT ST | 115 | -50.4 | 133 | -90.5 | -140.9 | 131 |
| Coastal Carolina | 118 | -60.7 | 134 | -91.4 | -152.0 | 132 |
| BALL STATE | 133 | -111.8 | 117 | -45.7 | -157.5 | 133 |
| Sam Houston St | 129 | -77.5 | 136 | -107.5 | -184.9 | 134 |
| Charlotte | 135 | -117.9 | 130 | -83.0 | -200.8 | 135 |
| UMASS | 136 | -119.6 | 135 | -102.9 | -222.5 | 136 |
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