Updated: 10/18/26
2026 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 136 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 | 192.5 |
| LSU | 2 | 154.6 |
| INDIANA | 3 | 153.7 |
| BYU | 4 | 152.1 |
| NOTRE DAME | 5 | 141.2 |
| TCU | 6 | 127.2 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 7 | 127.0 |
| North Dakota St | 8 | 126.4 |
| OKLAHOMA | 9 | 124.3 |
| OHIO ST | 10 | 122.7 |
| WAKE FOREST | 11 | 115.8 |
| WISCONSIN | 12 | 113.7 |
| VIRGINIA | 13 | 112.9 |
| OREGON | 14 | 105.6 |
| FIU | 15 | 105.4 |
| TENNESSEE | 16 | 103.1 |
| NEBRASKA | 17 | 101.5 |
| MICHIGAN | 18 | 100.4 |
| ALABAMA | 19 | 98.6 |
| Liberty | 20 | 98.4 |
| TEXAS A&M | 21 | 97.7 |
| SMU | 22 | 94.8 |
| UCLA | 23 | 91.4 |
| COLORADO | 24 | 91.1 |
| KANSAS ST | 25 | 89.8 |
| MISSOURI | 26 | 87.1 |
| UCF | 27 | 82.0 |
| UAB | 28 | 79.6 |
| PENN ST | 29 | 79.5 |
| LOUISIANA | 30 | 76.3 |
| Old Dominion | 31 | 75.6 |
| HOUSTON | 32 | 75.2 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 33 | 72.9 |
| SYRACUSE | 34 | 69.4 |
| GEORGIA | 35 | 67.6 |
| MINNESOTA | 36 | 66.1 |
| UTAH | 37 | 62.7 |
| CLEMSON | 38 | 60.9 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 39 | 59.3 |
| PITTSBURGH | 40 | 57.9 |
| IOWA | 41 | 56.9 |
| AUBURN | 42 | 56.4 |
| ARIZONA | 43 | 49.2 |
| DUKE | 43 | 49.2 |
| USF | 45 | 46.1 |
| MISS ST | 46 | 45.8 |
| TEXAS TECH | 47 | 45.2 |
| IOWA ST | 48 | 43.6 |
| KANSAS | 49 | 42.8 |
| USC | 50 | 42.8 |
| NEW MEXICO | 51 | 42.5 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 52 | 40.9 |
| WASHINGTON | 53 | 38.0 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 54 | 37.9 |
| AIR FORCE | 55 | 37.9 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 56 | 37.2 |
| UNLV | 57 | 35.7 |
| MARYLAND | 58 | 35.6 |
| BAYLOR | 59 | 34.4 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 60 | 33.3 |
| KENTUCKY | 61 | 32.9 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 62 | 31.9 |
| TULANE | 63 | 30.8 |
| Georgia Southern | 64 | 30.5 |
| OREGON ST | 65 | 28.3 |
| UTAH ST | 66 | 27.6 |
| NAVY | 67 | 27.1 |
| FLORIDA | 68 | 22.4 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 69 | 22.4 |
| Sam Houston St | 70 | 21.6 |
| UMASS | 71 | 20.2 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 72 | 17.9 |
| ARKANSAS | 73 | 16.8 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 74 | 16.4 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 75 | 14.7 |
| Jacksonville St | 76 | 13.9 |
| VANDERBILT | 77 | 13.8 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 78 | 10.4 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 79 | 10.2 |
| UTSA | 80 | 9.3 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 81 | 7.1 |
| NEVADA | 82 | 6.9 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 83 | 1.9 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 84 | 1.7 |
| WKU | 85 | 0.7 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 86 | -0.9 |
| CALIFORNIA | 87 | -3.2 |
| ILLINOIS | 88 | -3.3 |
| BOISE ST | 89 | -3.4 |
| NC State | 90 | -4.5 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 91 | -5.0 |
| PURDUE | 92 | -6.2 |
| JAMES MADISON | 93 | -6.3 |
| TROY | 94 | -7.4 |
| LOUISVILLE | 95 | -7.5 |
| OHIO | 96 | -7.7 |
| ARIZONA ST | 97 | -8.2 |
| Georgia St | 98 | -13.5 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 99 | -14.6 |
| WYOMING | 100 | -14.8 |
| HAWAII | 101 | -15.6 |
| KENT ST | 102 | -18.6 |
| FRESNO ST | 103 | -19.6 |
| TULSA | 104 | -21.0 |
| RICE | 105 | -24.8 |
| FLORIDA ST | 106 | -26.2 |
| Kennesaw St | 107 | -27.1 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 108 | -28.5 |
| MEMPHIS | 109 | -29.1 |
| Texas St | 110 | -30.4 |
| Appalachian St | 111 | -32.8 |
| TEMPLE | 112 | -35.0 |
| TOLEDO | 113 | -37.6 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 114 | -40.0 |
| Charlotte | 115 | -40.2 |
| ARMY | 116 | -43.5 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 117 | -43.8 |
| Coastal Carolina | 118 | -46.7 |
| BUFFALO | 119 | -47.7 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 120 | -48.2 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 121 | -49.2 |
| STANFORD | 122 | -52.6 |
| CINCINNATI | 123 | -55.1 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 124 | -55.9 |
| UTEP | 125 | -56.3 |
| RUTGERS | 126 | -58.0 |
| CONNECTICUT | 127 | -64.0 |
| DELEWARE | 128 | -65.5 |
| Sacramento St | 129 | -72.7 |
| MARSHALL | 130 | -72.8 |
| MISSOURI ST | 131 | -95.5 |
| BALL STATE | 132 | -99.6 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 133 | -105.8 |
| AKRON | 134 | -116.8 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 135 | -123.0 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 136 | -126.7 |
| COLORADO ST | 137 | -130.9 |
| ULM | 138 | -139.4 |
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