Updated: 11/8/26
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 138 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 | 153.1 |
| NOTRE DAME | 2 | 142.5 |
| INDIANA | 3 | 130.3 |
| LSU | 4 | 125.1 |
| BYU | 5 | 108.8 |
| TCU | 6 | 106.6 |
| WISCONSIN | 7 | 105.1 |
| North Dakota St | 8 | 102.8 |
| OHIO ST | 9 | 100.8 |
| MICHIGAN | 10 | 100.1 |
| Liberty | 11 | 94.0 |
| GEORGIA | 12 | 92.2 |
| NEW MEXICO | 13 | 91.3 |
| OKLAHOMA | 14 | 91.0 |
| UCLA | 15 | 88.3 |
| WAKE FOREST | 16 | 87.3 |
| TENNESSEE | 17 | 81.4 |
| UAB | 18 | 81.2 |
| NEBRASKA | 19 | 81.0 |
| UTAH ST | 20 | 80.8 |
| IOWA | 21 | 79.8 |
| PENN ST | 22 | 78.8 |
| SMU | 23 | 75.8 |
| ALABAMA | 24 | 75.8 |
| TEXAS A&M | 25 | 75.7 |
| VIRGINIA | 26 | 75.4 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 27 | 74.4 |
| DUKE | 28 | 73.9 |
| OREGON | 29 | 73.9 |
| HOUSTON | 30 | 65.3 |
| CLEMSON | 31 | 65.2 |
| FIU | 32 | 64.8 |
| COLORADO | 33 | 62.6 |
| ARIZONA | 34 | 57.8 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 35 | 57.6 |
| AIR FORCE | 36 | 57.4 |
| PITTSBURGH | 37 | 56.1 |
| Old Dominion | 38 | 52.9 |
| UTAH | 39 | 52.4 |
| ARIZONA ST | 40 | 47.9 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 41 | 47.0 |
| NEVADA | 42 | 47.0 |
| NAVY | 43 | 45.3 |
| KANSAS ST | 44 | 44.6 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 45 | 42.6 |
| UCF | 46 | 42.5 |
| USF | 47 | 41.7 |
| Jacksonville St | 48 | 40.1 |
| LOUISIANA | 49 | 39.6 |
| USC | 50 | 38.3 |
| MISSOURI | 51 | 38.1 |
| SYRACUSE | 52 | 38.0 |
| KANSAS | 53 | 38.0 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 54 | 37.7 |
| Georgia Southern | 55 | 37.6 |
| MINNESOTA | 56 | 32.6 |
| KENTUCKY | 57 | 30.3 |
| FLORIDA | 58 | 24.7 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 59 | 18.9 |
| TROY | 60 | 18.6 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 61 | 14.8 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 62 | 14.8 |
| WASHINGTON | 63 | 13.9 |
| Texas St | 64 | 13.7 |
| MISS ST | 65 | 13.2 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 66 | 12.9 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 67 | 12.7 |
| IOWA ST | 68 | 12.6 |
| ARKANSAS | 69 | 12.1 |
| Sam Houston St | 70 | 11.9 |
| BOISE ST | 71 | 11.7 |
| OREGON ST | 72 | 9.4 |
| TULSA | 73 | 8.6 |
| BAYLOR | 74 | 8.5 |
| AUBURN | 75 | 7.8 |
| VANDERBILT | 76 | 7.8 |
| JAMES MADISON | 77 | 4.8 |
| UMASS | 78 | 4.0 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 79 | 3.9 |
| WYOMING | 80 | 3.2 |
| TEXAS TECH | 81 | 2.7 |
| FRESNO ST | 82 | 2.5 |
| CALIFORNIA | 83 | 1.8 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 84 | 1.4 |
| MARYLAND | 85 | 1.0 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 86 | -0.9 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 87 | -0.9 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 88 | -1.0 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 89 | -3.0 |
| ILLINOIS | 90 | -4.2 |
| TOLEDO | 91 | -6.1 |
| LOUISVILLE | 92 | -7.6 |
| UTSA | 93 | -9.4 |
| UNLV | 94 | -9.8 |
| OHIO | 95 | -10.5 |
| RICE | 96 | -10.6 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 97 | -11.5 |
| KENT ST | 98 | -11.6 |
| NC State | 99 | -12.1 |
| HAWAII | 100 | -14.5 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 101 | -14.8 |
| Appalachian St | 102 | -15.0 |
| Georgia St | 103 | -16.8 |
| PURDUE | 104 | -22.8 |
| MEMPHIS | 105 | -23.5 |
| FLORIDA ST | 106 | -27.2 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 107 | -28.8 |
| ARMY | 108 | -30.0 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 109 | -30.5 |
| Coastal Carolina | 110 | -30.8 |
| TULANE | 111 | -34.4 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 112 | -35.1 |
| Kennesaw St | 113 | -37.8 |
| Sacramento St | 114 | -39.3 |
| TEMPLE | 115 | -43.7 |
| BUFFALO | 116 | -44.0 |
| CINCINNATI | 117 | -45.0 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 118 | -45.1 |
| CONNECTICUT | 119 | -46.2 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 120 | -46.5 |
| STANFORD | 121 | -47.7 |
| MARSHALL | 122 | -53.1 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 123 | -57.4 |
| Charlotte | 124 | -57.7 |
| ULM | 125 | -60.5 |
| WKU | 126 | -61.2 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 127 | -62.2 |
| BALL STATE | 128 | -65.7 |
| UTEP | 129 | -66.4 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 130 | -67.2 |
| DELEWARE | 131 | -72.7 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 132 | -75.3 |
| RUTGERS | 133 | -79.3 |
| MISSOURI ST | 134 | -83.6 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 135 | -96.2 |
| AKRON | 136 | -99.0 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 137 | -115.5 |
| COLORADO ST | 138 | -173.4 |
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