Updated: 9/27/26
2026 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 |
| LSU | 8 | 185.4 | 5 | 186.6 | 372.0 | 1 |
| VIRGINIA | 39 | 91.4 | 2 | 229.0 | 320.4 | 2 |
| NOTRE DAME | 37 | 93.2 | 3 | 227.3 | 320.4 | 3 |
| SMU | 2 | 203.4 | 27 | 114.2 | 317.7 | 4 |
| MISS ST | 1 | 242.1 | 53 | 75.1 | 317.2 | 5 |
| SYRACUSE | 26 | 116.0 | 4 | 190.5 | 306.5 | 6 |
| PITTSBURGH | 12 | 151.3 | 10 | 152.7 | 304.1 | 7 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 4 | 194.3 | 32 | 98.9 | 293.2 | 8 |
| BYU | 29 | 107.7 | 6 | 182.5 | 290.2 | 9 |
| TEXAS | 80 | 15.8 | 1 | 267.0 | 282.8 | 10 |
| ALABAMA | 14 | 147.6 | 13 | 134.8 | 282.4 | 11 |
| OHIO ST | 3 | 194.5 | 43 | 86.5 | 281.0 | 12 |
| WISCONSIN | 20 | 133.1 | 11 | 147.7 | 280.8 | 13 |
| USC | 5 | 188.8 | 47 | 79.5 | 268.3 | 14 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 9 | 174.8 | 37 | 93.2 | 268.0 | 15 |
| UTAH | 11 | 163.3 | 34 | 98.3 | 261.7 | 16 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 21 | 132.2 | 29 | 110.8 | 243.0 | 17 |
| UCLA | 15 | 147.3 | 36 | 94.4 | 241.8 | 18 |
| INDIANA | 62 | 54.8 | 7 | 176.8 | 231.6 | 19 |
| OKLAHOMA | 55 | 63.6 | 8 | 167.8 | 231.4 | 20 |
| HOUSTON | 6 | 187.0 | 72 | 35.4 | 222.4 | 21 |
| NEBRASKA | 19 | 134.8 | 42 | 86.7 | 221.4 | 22 |
| PENN ST | 59 | 55.7 | 9 | 163.8 | 219.5 | 23 |
| FLORIDA | 7 | 186.7 | 74 | 32.2 | 218.9 | 24 |
| GEORGIA | 25 | 116.0 | 38 | 92.9 | 208.9 | 25 |
| MISSOURI | 40 | 85.6 | 21 | 123.1 | 208.6 | 26 |
| KANSAS ST | 43 | 84.2 | 22 | 122.8 | 207.0 | 27 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 22 | 129.8 | 56 | 71.0 | 200.8 | 28 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 18 | 141.7 | 61 | 53.6 | 195.2 | 29 |
| North Dakota St | 57 | 59.3 | 15 | 132.6 | 191.9 | 30 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 60 | 55.5 | 14 | 133.0 | 188.5 | 31 |
| OREGON | 34 | 98.3 | 40 | 89.5 | 187.8 | 32 |
| MICHIGAN | 54 | 64.8 | 23 | 122.8 | 187.5 | 33 |
| IOWA ST | 53 | 65.3 | 24 | 120.7 | 186.0 | 34 |
| FIU | 69 | 45.9 | 12 | 136.4 | 182.3 | 35 |
| WAKE FOREST | 47 | 82.0 | 33 | 98.8 | 180.8 | 36 |
| TEXAS TECH | 32 | 99.8 | 49 | 77.1 | 176.9 | 37 |
| Liberty | 56 | 63.1 | 28 | 111.7 | 174.8 | 38 |
| TEXAS A&M | 68 | 48.1 | 19 | 125.2 | 173.3 | 39 |
| AUBURN | 41 | 85.0 | 41 | 86.9 | 171.9 | 40 |
| KANSAS | 64 | 53.8 | 26 | 115.0 | 168.8 | 41 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 10 | 167.0 | 93 | -0.9 | 166.1 | 42 |
| IOWA | 48 | 80.6 | 45 | 85.0 | 165.6 | 43 |
| OREGON ST | 24 | 123.3 | 70 | 41.6 | 164.9 | 44 |
| ARKANSAS | 44 | 83.6 | 46 | 80.0 | 163.6 | 45 |
| TEMPLE | 23 | 125.1 | 71 | 35.6 | 160.7 | 46 |
| MARYLAND | 67 | 52.4 | 31 | 103.4 | 155.9 | 47 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 28 | 112.9 | 73 | 34.3 | 147.2 | 48 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 76 | 21.9 | 20 | 124.0 | 145.9 | 49 |
| ILLINOIS | 17 | 142.6 | 90 | 3.0 | 145.6 | 50 |
| TENNESSEE | 70 | 43.8 | 39 | 92.2 | 136.0 | 51 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 30 | 106.2 | 77 | 28.5 | 134.7 | 52 |
| UCF | 87 | 5.3 | 16 | 129.3 | 134.7 | 52 |
| TCU | 74 | 24.0 | 30 | 106.8 | 130.8 | 54 |
| LOUISVILLE | 36 | 94.0 | 82 | 21.4 | 115.4 | 55 |
| ARIZONA | 46 | 82.7 | 76 | 30.8 | 113.4 | 56 |
| MINNESOTA | 105 | -16.6 | 17 | 127.8 | 111.2 | 57 |
| KENTUCKY | 58 | 57.3 | 62 | 52.3 | 109.7 | 58 |
| DUKE | 102 | -12.9 | 25 | 117.7 | 104.8 | 59 |
| NC State | 49 | 76.7 | 81 | 21.9 | 98.6 | 60 |
| LOUISIANA | 115 | -33.8 | 18 | 127.8 | 94.0 | 61 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 42 | 84.8 | 88 | 5.8 | 90.6 | 62 |
| UMASS | 88 | 4.0 | 44 | 85.2 | 89.2 | 63 |
| CINCINNATI | 33 | 98.6 | 102 | -11.0 | 87.6 | 64 |
| PURDUE | 27 | 115.8 | 111 | -29.0 | 86.8 | 65 |
| WASHINGTON | 84 | 7.9 | 52 | 75.2 | 83.1 | 66 |
| FLORIDA ST | 35 | 94.6 | 106 | -17.9 | 76.7 | 67 |
| VANDERBILT | 90 | 1.1 | 51 | 75.3 | 76.4 | 68 |
| TROY | 78 | 16.8 | 59 | 58.0 | 74.8 | 69 |
| STANFORD | 50 | 76.6 | 95 | -2.0 | 74.6 | 70 |
| UNLV | 97 | -4.6 | 48 | 78.5 | 73.9 | 71 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 75 | 22.5 | 65 | 49.3 | 71.8 | 72 |
| BOISE ST | 72 | 40.2 | 75 | 31.2 | 71.4 | 73 |
| BAYLOR | 66 | 53.1 | 85 | 17.2 | 70.3 | 74 |
| CLEMSON | 77 | 20.5 | 68 | 44.2 | 64.7 | 75 |
| Texas St | 13 | 149.3 | 129 | -85.7 | 63.7 | 76 |
| RUTGERS | 38 | 91.9 | 112 | -31.1 | 60.9 | 77 |
| JAMES MADISON | 73 | 37.3 | 80 | 22.1 | 59.4 | 78 |
| TULSA | 95 | -3.9 | 58 | 62.9 | 59.0 | 79 |
| Jacksonville St | 81 | 12.8 | 67 | 45.5 | 58.3 | 80 |
| Appalachian St | 52 | 68.6 | 101 | -10.8 | 57.8 | 81 |
| ARIZONA ST | 108 | -18.8 | 57 | 70.0 | 51.3 | 82 |
| NEW MEXICO | 96 | -4.3 | 64 | 51.2 | 46.9 | 83 |
| AIR FORCE | 51 | 71.7 | 110 | -26.5 | 45.2 | 84 |
| Georgia St | 31 | 102.2 | 120 | -57.9 | 44.3 | 85 |
| TOLEDO | 45 | 82.9 | 118 | -42.0 | 40.9 | 86 |
| TULANE | 79 | 16.2 | 79 | 23.8 | 39.9 | 87 |
| Georgia Southern | 103 | -14.6 | 63 | 51.8 | 37.2 | 88 |
| UAB | 120 | -58.3 | 35 | 95.1 | 36.8 | 89 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 63 | 54.3 | 107 | -18.1 | 36.2 | 90 |
| COLORADO | 116 | -42.4 | 50 | 76.3 | 33.9 | 91 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 106 | -17.1 | 66 | 46.1 | 29.0 | 92 |
| NEVADA | 71 | 41.3 | 105 | -14.2 | 27.1 | 93 |
| MEMPHIS | 16 | 144.7 | 133 | -117.7 | 27.0 | 94 |
| Old Dominion | 113 | -32.3 | 60 | 56.3 | 24.0 | 95 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 89 | 1.8 | 84 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 96 |
| UTAH ST | 85 | 6.7 | 87 | 12.4 | 19.1 | 97 |
| NAVY | 91 | 0.2 | 86 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 98 |
| FRESNO ST | 86 | 6.5 | 91 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 99 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 99 | -4.8 | 89 | 4.2 | -0.6 | 100 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 98 | -4.7 | 92 | 0.4 | -4.2 | 101 |
| Coastal Carolina | 82 | 11.3 | 109 | -23.7 | -12.3 | 102 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 93 | -2.4 | 100 | -10.6 | -13.0 | 103 |
| Sam Houston St | 100 | -5.1 | 98 | -10.2 | -15.3 | 104 |
| USF | 129 | -95.0 | 54 | 72.4 | -22.6 | 105 |
| COLORADO ST | 65 | 53.4 | 127 | -77.2 | -23.8 | 106 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 130 | -96.6 | 55 | 71.4 | -25.1 | 107 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 109 | -20.7 | 97 | -5.5 | -26.2 | 108 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 124 | -63.0 | 78 | 26.6 | -36.3 | 109 |
| CALIFORNIA | 111 | -26.4 | 104 | -12.4 | -38.8 | 110 |
| Kennesaw St | 112 | -28.9 | 99 | -10.4 | -39.3 | 111 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 121 | -59.0 | 83 | 18.3 | -40.7 | 112 |
| UTSA | 118 | -45.4 | 96 | -4.6 | -50.0 | 113 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 61 | 55.0 | 132 | -106.7 | -51.7 | 114 |
| DELEWARE | 107 | -18.3 | 114 | -34.9 | -53.2 | 115 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 117 | -44.8 | 103 | -11.7 | -56.4 | 116 |
| OHIO | 92 | -0.7 | 119 | -57.0 | -57.7 | 117 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 83 | 8.3 | 125 | -71.3 | -63.0 | 118 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 125 | -70.4 | 94 | -1.3 | -71.8 | 119 |
| CONNECTICUT | 119 | -49.8 | 115 | -35.4 | -85.2 | 120 |
| Charlotte | 136 | -134.6 | 69 | 43.1 | -91.4 | 121 |
| HAWAII | 122 | -59.9 | 113 | -33.1 | -93.0 | 122 |
| ARMY | 114 | -33.2 | 121 | -64.8 | -98.0 | 123 |
| RICE | 104 | -15.4 | 128 | -83.4 | -98.9 | 124 |
| MARSHALL | 101 | -11.8 | 130 | -89.1 | -100.9 | 125 |
| WKU | 110 | -26.1 | 126 | -75.7 | -101.8 | 126 |
| WYOMING | 131 | -102.1 | 108 | -20.7 | -122.8 | 127 |
| Sacramento St | 126 | -77.6 | 123 | -67.9 | -145.5 | 128 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 127 | -86.1 | 122 | -66.2 | -152.3 | 129 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 134 | -118.2 | 117 | -39.3 | -157.6 | 130 |
| BUFFALO | 94 | -2.8 | 137 | -178.5 | -181.3 | 131 |
| UTEP | 133 | -118.0 | 124 | -68.1 | -186.1 | 132 |
| AKRON | 128 | -86.1 | 131 | -105.9 | -192.0 | 133 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 123 | -62.0 | 136 | -135.4 | -197.4 | 134 |
| KENT ST | 138 | -167.6 | 116 | -36.1 | -203.7 | 135 |
| MISSOURI ST | 135 | -127.0 | 135 | -130.1 | -257.1 | 136 |
| BALL STATE | 137 | -139.6 | 134 | -121.3 | -260.9 | 137 |
| ULM | 132 | -103.3 | 138 | -198.4 | -301.8 | 138 |
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