Updated: 12/1/25
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 | 2 | 132.4 | 4 | 120.8 | 253.2 | 1 |
| OHIO ST | 22 | 69.3 | 1 | 167.4 | 236.7 | 2 |
| INDIANA | 4 | 125.2 | 9 | 105.2 | 230.4 | 3 |
| TEXAS TECH | 11 | 105.6 | 6 | 117.1 | 222.7 | 4 |
| JAMES MADISON | 26 | 62.7 | 2 | 136.2 | 198.9 | 5 |
| NOTRE DAME | 16 | 87.2 | 10 | 102.3 | 189.5 | 6 |
| TEXAS A&M | 12 | 104.5 | 23 | 68.5 | 173.1 | 7 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 36 | 45.2 | 3 | 122.7 | 167.9 | 8 |
| MISSOURI | 32 | 48.3 | 5 | 117.3 | 165.6 | 9 |
| USC | 3 | 131.9 | 42 | 33.3 | 165.2 | 10 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 1 | 141.7 | 53 | 19.1 | 160.9 | 11 |
| ALABAMA | 23 | 69.1 | 14 | 86.3 | 155.4 | 12 |
| GEORGIA | 34 | 46.6 | 8 | 107.7 | 154.3 | 13 |
| FLORIDA ST | 13 | 102.8 | 37 | 39.5 | 142.3 | 14 |
| USF | 5 | 125.0 | 66 | 7.7 | 132.7 | 15 |
| VANDERBILT | 6 | 122.7 | 64 | 8.5 | 131.2 | 16 |
| UTAH | 8 | 115.6 | 58 | 15.0 | 130.6 | 17 |
| MICHIGAN | 21 | 69.6 | 28 | 60.1 | 129.7 | 18 |
| Old Dominion | 18 | 75.8 | 33 | 46.9 | 122.7 | 19 |
| TOLEDO | 31 | 52.1 | 24 | 66.3 | 118.4 | 20 |
| OKLAHOMA | 79 | 0.0 | 7 | 112.4 | 112.5 | 21 |
| ARIZONA ST | 51 | 30.0 | 16 | 80.5 | 110.5 | 22 |
| LOUISVILLE | 50 | 30.8 | 18 | 79.0 | 109.8 | 23 |
| AUBURN | 62 | 17.7 | 13 | 91.1 | 108.8 | 24 |
| BOISE ST | 38 | 43.5 | 25 | 65.0 | 108.5 | 25 |
| WASHINGTON | 30 | 52.4 | 32 | 47.5 | 99.9 | 26 |
| BYU | 43 | 37.5 | 27 | 60.9 | 98.4 | 27 |
| VIRGINIA | 35 | 46.2 | 30 | 51.4 | 97.6 | 28 |
| ARIZONA | 65 | 16.6 | 17 | 80.3 | 96.9 | 29 |
| TEXAS | 52 | 27.4 | 26 | 63.7 | 91.1 | 30 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 90 | -9.8 | 12 | 98.6 | 88.8 | 31 |
| ARKANSAS | 9 | 111.8 | 91 | -26.1 | 85.7 | 32 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 24 | 67.0 | 57 | 15.6 | 82.6 | 33 |
| BAYLOR | 15 | 95.5 | 84 | -14.1 | 81.3 | 34 |
| Texas St | 10 | 111.8 | 106 | -35.3 | 76.5 | 35 |
| TCU | 27 | 59.5 | 59 | 14.9 | 74.4 | 36 |
| TENNESSEE | 14 | 102.0 | 94 | -27.7 | 74.3 | 37 |
| WAKE FOREST | 85 | -4.7 | 19 | 78.1 | 73.4 | 38 |
| IOWA | 108 | -34.1 | 11 | 101.9 | 67.9 | 39 |
| PITTSBURGH | 63 | 17.1 | 31 | 49.2 | 66.3 | 40 |
| MEMPHIS | 60 | 19.3 | 36 | 43.2 | 62.6 | 41 |
| PENN ST | 55 | 24.2 | 40 | 37.1 | 61.2 | 42 |
| TULANE | 44 | 34.7 | 47 | 25.2 | 59.9 | 43 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 7 | 115.7 | 124 | -58.4 | 57.3 | 44 |
| CLEMSON | 47 | 32.5 | 52 | 19.3 | 51.8 | 45 |
| SMU | 28 | 56.2 | 74 | -5.1 | 51.1 | 46 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 101 | -25.0 | 20 | 72.8 | 47.8 | 47 |
| ILLINOIS | 54 | 25.2 | 49 | 22.0 | 47.2 | 48 |
| LSU | 111 | -37.9 | 15 | 84.8 | 46.8 | 49 |
| HOUSTON | 49 | 31.2 | 60 | 14.7 | 45.9 | 50 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 71 | 7.3 | 39 | 37.8 | 45.1 | 51 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 20 | 70.7 | 93 | -27.7 | 43.0 | 52 |
| UTSA | 53 | 25.5 | 56 | 17.2 | 42.7 | 53 |
| NEBRASKA | 75 | 2.1 | 38 | 38.8 | 40.8 | 54 |
| UCF | 88 | -8.5 | 35 | 44.4 | 35.9 | 55 |
| OHIO | 40 | 41.6 | 77 | -8.3 | 33.2 | 56 |
| NAVY | 48 | 32.2 | 72 | 0.3 | 32.5 | 57 |
| HAWAII | 64 | 16.9 | 62 | 9.4 | 26.3 | 58 |
| UNLV | 17 | 80.4 | 123 | -54.3 | 26.1 | 59 |
| Liberty | 67 | 13.9 | 61 | 11.9 | 25.8 | 60 |
| FRESNO ST | 114 | -44.8 | 22 | 70.0 | 25.2 | 61 |
| MISS ST | 39 | 42.2 | 86 | -17.3 | 24.9 | 62 |
| IOWA ST | 66 | 16.2 | 65 | 8.3 | 24.5 | 63 |
| NEW MEXICO | 91 | -10.2 | 41 | 33.7 | 23.5 | 64 |
| KENTUCKY | 89 | -9.7 | 46 | 25.9 | 16.3 | 65 |
| FLORIDA | 92 | -11.0 | 45 | 26.3 | 15.3 | 66 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 83 | -3.6 | 54 | 18.4 | 14.8 | 67 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 25 | 65.2 | 119 | -51.1 | 14.1 | 68 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 95 | -16.0 | 44 | 29.5 | 13.5 | 69 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 33 | 48.0 | 107 | -35.4 | 12.5 | 70 |
| CINCINNATI | 29 | 53.7 | 111 | -41.4 | 12.3 | 71 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 112 | -41.6 | 29 | 53.3 | 11.6 | 72 |
| WISCONSIN | 118 | -60.5 | 21 | 72.0 | 11.6 | 73 |
| KANSAS ST | 76 | 0.5 | 63 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 74 |
| UCLA | 94 | -15.6 | 48 | 23.8 | 8.3 | 75 |
| Kennesaw St | 41 | 40.6 | 102 | -33.3 | 7.2 | 76 |
| KANSAS | 57 | 23.1 | 85 | -16.3 | 6.9 | 77 |
| UAB | 77 | 0.5 | 68 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 78 |
| NC State | 42 | 38.9 | 104 | -33.6 | 5.3 | 79 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 97 | -20.4 | 50 | 19.9 | -0.5 | 80 |
| UTAH ST | 37 | 43.9 | 117 | -46.3 | -2.4 | 81 |
| DUKE | 46 | 34.0 | 109 | -38.0 | -4.0 | 82 |
| RUTGERS | 19 | 74.4 | 130 | -83.1 | -8.7 | 83 |
| OREGON ST | 84 | -4.4 | 73 | -4.8 | -9.2 | 84 |
| DELEWARE | 61 | 19.0 | 98 | -29.0 | -10.0 | 85 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 78 | 0.4 | 79 | -11.0 | -10.6 | 86 |
| MISSOURI ST | 82 | -2.9 | 78 | -9.0 | -11.9 | 87 |
| FIU | 86 | -4.8 | 80 | -11.9 | -16.7 | 88 |
| CONNECTICUT | 45 | 34.2 | 122 | -53.9 | -19.7 | 89 |
| MARSHALL | 59 | 19.8 | 110 | -40.3 | -20.5 | 90 |
| AIR FORCE | 56 | 23.2 | 115 | -44.5 | -21.3 | 91 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 100 | -25.0 | 71 | 0.9 | -24.1 | 92 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 74 | 3.2 | 99 | -29.7 | -26.5 | 93 |
| TULSA | 80 | -1.0 | 92 | -26.3 | -27.3 | 94 |
| PURDUE | 68 | 13.4 | 113 | -43.5 | -30.1 | 95 |
| Jacksonville St | 69 | 12.9 | 112 | -43.3 | -30.5 | 96 |
| ARMY | 128 | -78.9 | 34 | 44.5 | -34.4 | 97 |
| STANFORD | 105 | -29.6 | 75 | -5.1 | -34.6 | 98 |
| CALIFORNIA | 102 | -25.3 | 81 | -13.0 | -38.4 | 99 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 96 | -19.9 | 87 | -18.5 | -38.4 | 100 |
| MARYLAND | 73 | 5.1 | 114 | -44.4 | -39.3 | 101 |
| WKU | 72 | 6.7 | 118 | -47.2 | -40.5 | 102 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 58 | 22.7 | 126 | -65.2 | -42.5 | 103 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 93 | -13.0 | 108 | -36.7 | -49.7 | 104 |
| WYOMING | 123 | -72.3 | 51 | 19.6 | -52.6 | 105 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 104 | -28.2 | 95 | -27.9 | -56.1 | 106 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 120 | -63.3 | 67 | 6.6 | -56.7 | 107 |
| NEVADA | 125 | -75.0 | 55 | 17.6 | -57.3 | 108 |
| BUFFALO | 107 | -33.2 | 96 | -28.2 | -61.4 | 109 |
| MINNESOTA | 116 | -56.0 | 76 | -6.5 | -62.5 | 110 |
| COLORADO | 110 | -37.8 | 90 | -25.4 | -63.2 | 111 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 106 | -30.1 | 105 | -33.8 | -64.0 | 112 |
| Georgia St | 87 | -5.8 | 125 | -58.5 | -64.3 | 113 |
| TROY | 124 | -74.6 | 69 | 4.9 | -69.7 | 114 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 81 | -2.2 | 128 | -68.3 | -70.5 | 115 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 113 | -43.0 | 97 | -28.3 | -71.3 | 116 |
| SYRACUSE | 117 | -59.5 | 82 | -13.5 | -72.9 | 117 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 132 | -104.0 | 43 | 30.1 | -73.8 | 118 |
| Appalachian St | 99 | -24.5 | 121 | -51.3 | -75.7 | 119 |
| Georgia Southern | 70 | 10.7 | 132 | -88.2 | -77.5 | 120 |
| LOUISIANA | 109 | -37.2 | 120 | -51.2 | -88.5 | 121 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 122 | -66.1 | 88 | -24.6 | -90.7 | 122 |
| AKRON | 98 | -22.7 | 129 | -69.7 | -92.4 | 123 |
| COLORADO ST | 103 | -25.9 | 127 | -67.2 | -93.0 | 124 |
| TEMPLE | 121 | -64.5 | 103 | -33.5 | -98.0 | 125 |
| UTEP | 131 | -90.4 | 83 | -13.5 | -104.0 | 126 |
| ULM | 126 | -75.5 | 100 | -31.3 | -106.8 | 127 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 127 | -75.8 | 101 | -31.3 | -107.1 | 128 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 130 | -85.0 | 89 | -25.1 | -110.1 | 129 |
| RICE | 134 | -115.2 | 70 | 2.4 | -112.8 | 130 |
| KENT ST | 115 | -50.9 | 133 | -89.8 | -140.7 | 131 |
| Coastal Carolina | 119 | -61.2 | 134 | -90.4 | -151.6 | 132 |
| BALL STATE | 133 | -111.7 | 116 | -45.7 | -157.4 | 133 |
| Sam Houston St | 129 | -79.6 | 136 | -105.6 | -185.2 | 134 |
| Charlotte | 136 | -121.0 | 131 | -83.4 | -204.4 | 135 |
| UMASS | 135 | -119.8 | 135 | -103.4 | -223.3 | 136 |
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