Updated: 10/18/26
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 | 11 | 130.6 | 2 | 154.6 | 285.2 | 1 |
| OHIO ST | 2 | 157.2 | 10 | 122.7 | 279.9 | 2 |
| INDIANA | 16 | 119.0 | 3 | 153.7 | 272.7 | 3 |
| NOTRE DAME | 18 | 106.5 | 5 | 141.2 | 247.7 | 4 |
| TEXAS | 56 | 34.1 | 1 | 192.5 | 226.6 | 5 |
| HOUSTON | 4 | 150.1 | 32 | 75.2 | 225.3 | 6 |
| BYU | 39 | 66.6 | 4 | 152.1 | 218.7 | 7 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 6 | 141.1 | 39 | 59.3 | 200.4 | 8 |
| NEBRASKA | 21 | 94.8 | 17 | 101.5 | 196.3 | 9 |
| SMU | 23 | 92.1 | 22 | 94.8 | 186.8 | 10 |
| UTAH | 13 | 122.1 | 37 | 62.7 | 184.9 | 11 |
| ALABAMA | 29 | 85.3 | 19 | 98.6 | 184.0 | 12 |
| WAKE FOREST | 38 | 67.0 | 11 | 115.8 | 182.7 | 13 |
| MISS ST | 7 | 136.4 | 46 | 45.8 | 182.2 | 14 |
| UCLA | 25 | 89.9 | 23 | 91.4 | 181.3 | 15 |
| OREGON ST | 3 | 152.2 | 65 | 28.3 | 180.5 | 16 |
| GEORGIA | 17 | 109.7 | 35 | 67.6 | 177.3 | 17 |
| USC | 10 | 131.8 | 50 | 42.8 | 174.6 | 18 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 8 | 134.5 | 56 | 37.2 | 171.7 | 19 |
| KANSAS ST | 36 | 70.3 | 25 | 89.8 | 160.1 | 20 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 12 | 123.6 | 62 | 31.9 | 155.6 | 21 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 15 | 119.9 | 60 | 33.3 | 153.1 | 22 |
| SYRACUSE | 32 | 79.0 | 34 | 69.4 | 148.4 | 23 |
| WISCONSIN | 57 | 32.2 | 12 | 113.7 | 146.0 | 24 |
| MISSOURI | 44 | 58.4 | 26 | 87.1 | 145.5 | 25 |
| OREGON | 54 | 36.6 | 14 | 105.6 | 142.2 | 26 |
| North Dakota St | 74 | 11.2 | 8 | 126.4 | 137.6 | 27 |
| Liberty | 53 | 39.1 | 20 | 98.4 | 137.5 | 28 |
| Texas St | 1 | 165.6 | 110 | -30.4 | 135.3 | 29 |
| KANSAS | 27 | 89.4 | 49 | 42.8 | 132.3 | 30 |
| OKLAHOMA | 80 | 5.4 | 9 | 124.3 | 129.7 | 31 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 82 | 2.2 | 7 | 127.0 | 129.2 | 32 |
| FLORIDA | 19 | 104.2 | 68 | 22.4 | 126.6 | 33 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 28 | 88.2 | 54 | 37.9 | 126.1 | 34 |
| FIU | 69 | 18.5 | 15 | 105.4 | 123.8 | 35 |
| TCU | 90 | -4.8 | 6 | 127.2 | 122.4 | 36 |
| TENNESSEE | 70 | 17.7 | 16 | 103.1 | 120.8 | 37 |
| PITTSBURGH | 41 | 62.1 | 40 | 57.9 | 120.0 | 38 |
| BAYLOR | 30 | 83.3 | 59 | 34.4 | 117.8 | 39 |
| TEXAS TECH | 35 | 72.3 | 47 | 45.2 | 117.5 | 40 |
| AUBURN | 45 | 57.7 | 42 | 56.4 | 114.1 | 41 |
| LOUISVILLE | 14 | 121.3 | 95 | -7.5 | 113.8 | 42 |
| PENN ST | 58 | 32.1 | 29 | 79.5 | 111.6 | 43 |
| MEMPHIS | 9 | 134.2 | 109 | -29.1 | 105.1 | 44 |
| ARIZONA | 48 | 54.2 | 43 | 49.2 | 103.4 | 45 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 31 | 82.6 | 72 | 17.9 | 100.4 | 46 |
| COLORADO | 79 | 8.0 | 24 | 91.1 | 99.1 | 47 |
| MICHIGAN | 88 | -1.7 | 18 | 100.4 | 98.6 | 48 |
| IOWA | 55 | 36.3 | 41 | 56.9 | 93.2 | 49 |
| PURDUE | 20 | 97.4 | 92 | -6.2 | 91.2 | 50 |
| KENTUCKY | 47 | 55.1 | 61 | 32.9 | 88.0 | 51 |
| BOISE ST | 24 | 91.1 | 89 | -3.4 | 87.7 | 52 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 37 | 69.9 | 74 | 16.4 | 86.3 | 53 |
| TEXAS A&M | 105 | -14.1 | 21 | 97.7 | 83.6 | 54 |
| JAMES MADISON | 26 | 89.6 | 93 | -6.3 | 83.3 | 55 |
| UCF | 97 | -9.9 | 27 | 82.0 | 72.1 | 56 |
| VIRGINIA | 113 | -41.8 | 13 | 112.9 | 71.1 | 57 |
| ILLINOIS | 34 | 74.2 | 88 | -3.3 | 70.9 | 58 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 60 | 29.2 | 52 | 40.9 | 70.2 | 59 |
| IOWA ST | 63 | 26.4 | 48 | 43.6 | 70.0 | 60 |
| AIR FORCE | 59 | 32.1 | 55 | 37.9 | 70.0 | 61 |
| LOUISIANA | 95 | -8.6 | 30 | 76.3 | 67.6 | 62 |
| FLORIDA ST | 22 | 92.2 | 106 | -26.2 | 65.9 | 63 |
| Georgia St | 33 | 75.9 | 98 | -13.5 | 62.4 | 64 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 99 | -11.4 | 33 | 72.9 | 61.5 | 65 |
| CLEMSON | 84 | -0.8 | 38 | 60.9 | 60.2 | 66 |
| NEW MEXICO | 73 | 14.1 | 51 | 42.5 | 56.6 | 67 |
| Georgia Southern | 65 | 25.2 | 64 | 30.5 | 55.8 | 68 |
| WASHINGTON | 71 | 17.1 | 53 | 38.0 | 55.1 | 69 |
| NAVY | 61 | 27.5 | 67 | 27.1 | 54.6 | 70 |
| DUKE | 81 | 4.5 | 43 | 49.2 | 53.7 | 71 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 67 | 22.5 | 69 | 22.4 | 44.8 | 72 |
| TROY | 49 | 52.0 | 94 | -7.4 | 44.6 | 73 |
| MARYLAND | 78 | 8.4 | 58 | 35.6 | 44.0 | 74 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 5 | 146.2 | 133 | -105.8 | 40.4 | 75 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 51 | 44.3 | 91 | -5.0 | 39.2 | 76 |
| UNLV | 83 | 0.8 | 57 | 35.7 | 36.6 | 77 |
| Jacksonville St | 68 | 21.9 | 76 | 13.9 | 35.8 | 78 |
| UAB | 115 | -45.4 | 28 | 79.6 | 34.3 | 79 |
| ARKANSAS | 77 | 8.8 | 73 | 16.8 | 25.6 | 80 |
| UTSA | 72 | 14.2 | 80 | 9.3 | 23.5 | 81 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 42 | 59.7 | 114 | -40.0 | 19.7 | 82 |
| ARIZONA ST | 64 | 25.8 | 97 | -8.2 | 17.6 | 83 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 89 | -3.3 | 75 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 84 |
| MINNESOTA | 122 | -55.4 | 36 | 66.1 | 10.7 | 85 |
| CALIFORNIA | 76 | 9.3 | 87 | -3.2 | 6.2 | 86 |
| TOLEDO | 52 | 42.6 | 113 | -37.6 | 5.0 | 87 |
| NC State | 75 | 9.4 | 90 | -4.5 | 4.8 | 88 |
| RUTGERS | 40 | 62.2 | 126 | -58.0 | 4.1 | 89 |
| CINCINNATI | 43 | 59.1 | 123 | -55.1 | 4.0 | 90 |
| VANDERBILT | 98 | -10.4 | 77 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 91 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 94 | -8.2 | 81 | 7.1 | -1.1 | 92 |
| NEVADA | 96 | -9.0 | 82 | 6.9 | -2.1 | 93 |
| TULANE | 114 | -42.1 | 63 | 30.8 | -11.3 | 94 |
| TEMPLE | 66 | 23.3 | 112 | -35.0 | -11.8 | 95 |
| WKU | 104 | -13.9 | 85 | 0.7 | -13.2 | 96 |
| Old Dominion | 132 | -90.2 | 31 | 75.6 | -14.5 | 97 |
| OHIO | 102 | -12.9 | 96 | -7.7 | -20.6 | 98 |
| TULSA | 92 | -5.6 | 104 | -21.0 | -26.6 | 99 |
| UMASS | 119 | -50.3 | 71 | 20.2 | -30.1 | 100 |
| Kennesaw St | 93 | -5.9 | 107 | -27.1 | -33.0 | 101 |
| CONNECTICUT | 62 | 27.2 | 127 | -64.0 | -36.8 | 102 |
| Appalachian St | 91 | -5.4 | 111 | -32.8 | -38.3 | 103 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 111 | -38.3 | 86 | -0.9 | -39.2 | 104 |
| UTAH ST | 124 | -67.6 | 66 | 27.6 | -40.0 | 105 |
| HAWAII | 108 | -25.4 | 101 | -15.6 | -41.0 | 106 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 120 | -51.6 | 79 | 10.2 | -41.4 | 107 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 116 | -46.3 | 83 | 1.9 | -44.4 | 108 |
| ARMY | 87 | -1.6 | 116 | -43.5 | -45.1 | 109 |
| STANFORD | 86 | -1.5 | 122 | -52.6 | -54.1 | 110 |
| USF | 134 | -101.0 | 45 | 46.1 | -54.9 | 111 |
| FRESNO ST | 109 | -36.0 | 103 | -19.6 | -55.6 | 112 |
| Coastal Carolina | 100 | -12.2 | 118 | -46.7 | -58.9 | 113 |
| BUFFALO | 103 | -13.4 | 119 | -47.7 | -61.1 | 114 |
| Sam Houston St | 129 | -83.9 | 70 | 21.6 | -62.3 | 115 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 106 | -20.6 | 117 | -43.8 | -64.4 | 116 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 110 | -37.0 | 108 | -28.5 | -65.5 | 117 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 101 | -12.3 | 124 | -55.9 | -68.2 | 118 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 46 | 55.2 | 136 | -126.7 | -71.5 | 119 |
| MARSHALL | 85 | -0.8 | 130 | -72.8 | -73.5 | 120 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 128 | -81.4 | 84 | 1.7 | -79.7 | 121 |
| COLORADO ST | 50 | 45.6 | 137 | -130.9 | -85.3 | 122 |
| RICE | 126 | -69.2 | 105 | -24.8 | -94.1 | 123 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 117 | -46.9 | 120 | -48.2 | -95.1 | 124 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 136 | -111.4 | 78 | 10.4 | -101.1 | 125 |
| WYOMING | 131 | -89.5 | 100 | -14.8 | -104.3 | 126 |
| DELEWARE | 112 | -40.1 | 128 | -65.5 | -105.6 | 127 |
| UTEP | 125 | -67.9 | 125 | -56.3 | -124.3 | 128 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 127 | -77.8 | 121 | -49.2 | -127.0 | 129 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 137 | -113.5 | 99 | -14.6 | -128.2 | 130 |
| KENT ST | 138 | -120.5 | 102 | -18.6 | -139.2 | 131 |
| Charlotte | 135 | -105.5 | 115 | -40.2 | -145.7 | 132 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 107 | -24.6 | 135 | -123.0 | -147.6 | 133 |
| MISSOURI ST | 121 | -54.6 | 131 | -95.5 | -150.1 | 134 |
| BALL STATE | 123 | -57.1 | 132 | -99.6 | -156.7 | 135 |
| AKRON | 118 | -50.0 | 134 | -116.8 | -166.9 | 136 |
| Sacramento St | 133 | -97.7 | 129 | -72.7 | -170.4 | 137 |
| ULM | 130 | -85.4 | 138 | -139.4 | -224.8 | 138 |
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