Updated: 11/8/26
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 138 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 | 6 | 133.1 | 4 | 125.1 | 258.2 | 1 |
| OHIO ST | 3 | 144.8 | 9 | 100.8 | 245.6 | 2 |
| NOTRE DAME | 16 | 89.8 | 2 | 142.5 | 232.3 | 3 |
| INDIANA | 26 | 76.3 | 3 | 130.3 | 206.6 | 4 |
| MIAMI (FL) | 4 | 140.6 | 41 | 47.0 | 187.6 | 5 |
| SMU | 10 | 108.9 | 23 | 75.8 | 184.7 | 6 |
| UCLA | 20 | 80.2 | 15 | 88.3 | 168.4 | 7 |
| TEXAS | 65 | 13.4 | 1 | 153.1 | 166.6 | 8 |
| WAKE FOREST | 25 | 76.3 | 16 | 87.3 | 163.6 | 9 |
| GEORGIA | 30 | 70.2 | 12 | 92.2 | 162.4 | 10 |
| NEBRASKA | 22 | 79.1 | 19 | 81.0 | 160.1 | 11 |
| HOUSTON | 15 | 90.5 | 30 | 65.3 | 155.8 | 12 |
| ALABAMA | 27 | 73.8 | 24 | 75.8 | 149.6 | 13 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 1 | 147.7 | 84 | 1.4 | 149.2 | 14 |
| UTAH | 13 | 94.0 | 39 | 52.4 | 146.5 | 15 |
| Liberty | 42 | 47.6 | 11 | 94.0 | 141.5 | 16 |
| USC | 14 | 93.8 | 50 | 38.3 | 132.2 | 17 |
| BYU | 58 | 22.8 | 5 | 108.8 | 131.6 | 18 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 2 | 144.9 | 101 | -14.8 | 130.1 | 19 |
| Texas St | 8 | 115.1 | 64 | 13.7 | 128.8 | 20 |
| OREGON | 39 | 52.7 | 29 | 73.9 | 126.5 | 21 |
| PENN ST | 48 | 41.9 | 22 | 78.8 | 120.7 | 22 |
| KANSAS | 21 | 79.3 | 53 | 38.0 | 117.3 | 23 |
| ARIZONA | 34 | 58.8 | 34 | 57.8 | 116.6 | 24 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 7 | 119.2 | 89 | -3.0 | 116.2 | 25 |
| MEMPHIS | 5 | 136.9 | 105 | -23.5 | 113.4 | 26 |
| OREGON ST | 11 | 103.2 | 72 | 9.4 | 112.6 | 27 |
| North Dakota St | 68 | 7.5 | 8 | 102.8 | 110.2 | 28 |
| OKLAHOMA | 60 | 18.0 | 14 | 91.0 | 109.0 | 29 |
| PITTSBURGH | 41 | 47.9 | 37 | 56.1 | 104.0 | 30 |
| SYRACUSE | 33 | 65.3 | 52 | 38.0 | 103.3 | 31 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 23 | 78.6 | 59 | 18.9 | 97.5 | 32 |
| BOISE ST | 17 | 85.5 | 71 | 11.7 | 97.3 | 33 |
| WISCONSIN | 88 | -9.0 | 7 | 105.1 | 96.1 | 34 |
| LOUISVILLE | 12 | 101.6 | 92 | -7.6 | 93.9 | 35 |
| MISSOURI | 37 | 55.0 | 51 | 38.1 | 93.1 | 36 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 19 | 80.2 | 67 | 12.7 | 92.9 | 37 |
| NAVY | 47 | 42.7 | 43 | 45.3 | 88.0 | 38 |
| MISS ST | 28 | 73.5 | 65 | 13.2 | 86.7 | 39 |
| NEW MEXICO | 81 | -5.2 | 13 | 91.3 | 86.0 | 40 |
| IOWA | 71 | 6.0 | 21 | 79.8 | 85.8 | 41 |
| JAMES MADISON | 24 | 78.1 | 77 | 4.8 | 82.9 | 42 |
| DUKE | 67 | 7.5 | 28 | 73.9 | 81.4 | 43 |
| TENNESSEE | 77 | -1.7 | 17 | 81.4 | 79.7 | 44 |
| Jacksonville St | 53 | 35.9 | 48 | 40.1 | 76.0 | 45 |
| BAYLOR | 32 | 67.4 | 74 | 8.5 | 75.9 | 46 |
| KENTUCKY | 46 | 43.1 | 57 | 30.3 | 73.4 | 47 |
| TCU | 114 | -33.3 | 6 | 106.6 | 73.3 | 48 |
| FIU | 66 | 8.0 | 32 | 64.8 | 72.8 | 49 |
| TEXAS A&M | 79 | -3.6 | 25 | 75.7 | 72.1 | 50 |
| TEXAS TECH | 31 | 68.1 | 81 | 2.7 | 70.8 | 51 |
| MICHIGAN | 111 | -29.3 | 10 | 100.1 | 70.8 | 52 |
| Georgia Southern | 54 | 33.0 | 55 | 37.6 | 70.6 | 53 |
| FLORIDA | 44 | 44.3 | 58 | 24.7 | 69.0 | 54 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 55 | 26.7 | 54 | 37.7 | 64.3 | 55 |
| AIR FORCE | 70 | 6.9 | 36 | 57.4 | 64.3 | 56 |
| KANSAS ST | 61 | 15.7 | 44 | 44.6 | 60.2 | 57 |
| COLORADO | 84 | -5.8 | 33 | 62.6 | 56.8 | 58 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 64 | 13.6 | 45 | 42.6 | 56.2 | 59 |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | 104 | -20.8 | 27 | 74.4 | 53.6 | 60 |
| ILLINOIS | 35 | 57.5 | 90 | -4.2 | 53.2 | 61 |
| IOWA ST | 51 | 38.4 | 68 | 12.6 | 51.0 | 62 |
| TOLEDO | 36 | 55.5 | 91 | -6.1 | 49.4 | 63 |
| VIRGINIA | 109 | -26.3 | 26 | 75.4 | 49.1 | 64 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 40 | 48.2 | 87 | -0.9 | 47.3 | 65 |
| LOUISIANA | 69 | 6.9 | 49 | 39.6 | 46.5 | 66 |
| ARIZONA ST | 78 | -2.5 | 40 | 47.9 | 45.5 | 67 |
| FLORIDA ST | 29 | 71.1 | 106 | -27.2 | 43.9 | 68 |
| CLEMSON | 108 | -24.9 | 31 | 65.2 | 40.3 | 69 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 101 | -18.8 | 35 | 57.6 | 38.9 | 70 |
| UCF | 85 | -7.2 | 46 | 42.5 | 35.3 | 71 |
| AUBURN | 56 | 26.2 | 75 | 7.8 | 33.9 | 72 |
| PURDUE | 38 | 54.8 | 104 | -22.8 | 32.0 | 73 |
| WASHINGTON | 63 | 14.1 | 63 | 13.9 | 27.9 | 74 |
| Georgia St | 50 | 39.9 | 103 | -16.8 | 23.1 | 75 |
| UAB | 126 | -67.9 | 18 | 81.2 | 13.3 | 76 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 18 | 83.2 | 132 | -75.3 | 7.8 | 77 |
| TROY | 92 | -10.8 | 60 | 18.6 | 7.8 | 78 |
| TULSA | 75 | -1.2 | 73 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 79 |
| CINCINNATI | 43 | 47.3 | 117 | -45.0 | 2.3 | 80 |
| ARKANSAS | 91 | -10.8 | 69 | 12.1 | 1.3 | 81 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 99 | -15.9 | 61 | 14.8 | -1.1 | 82 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 9 | 112.1 | 137 | -115.5 | -3.3 | 83 |
| NEVADA | 123 | -50.5 | 42 | 47.0 | -3.5 | 84 |
| CONNECTICUT | 52 | 36.8 | 119 | -46.2 | -9.3 | 85 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 105 | -23.1 | 66 | 12.9 | -10.3 | 86 |
| UTAH ST | 130 | -91.1 | 20 | 80.8 | -10.3 | 87 |
| MARYLAND | 94 | -11.7 | 85 | 1.0 | -10.7 | 88 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 90 | -10.1 | 86 | -0.9 | -11.0 | 89 |
| MINNESOTA | 120 | -45.0 | 56 | 32.6 | -12.4 | 90 |
| CALIFORNIA | 96 | -14.5 | 83 | 1.8 | -12.7 | 91 |
| UNLV | 80 | -4.5 | 94 | -9.8 | -14.3 | 92 |
| HAWAII | 76 | -1.5 | 100 | -14.5 | -16.0 | 93 |
| OHIO | 97 | -14.7 | 95 | -10.5 | -25.3 | 94 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 49 | 41.4 | 130 | -67.2 | -25.8 | 95 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 73 | 2.1 | 107 | -28.8 | -26.7 | 96 |
| UTSA | 100 | -18.6 | 93 | -9.4 | -28.0 | 97 |
| Appalachian St | 95 | -14.0 | 102 | -15.0 | -29.0 | 98 |
| VANDERBILT | 116 | -36.8 | 76 | 7.8 | -29.0 | 99 |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 119 | -44.8 | 62 | 14.8 | -30.0 | 100 |
| FRESNO ST | 115 | -35.9 | 82 | 2.5 | -33.4 | 101 |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | 117 | -37.9 | 79 | 3.9 | -33.9 | 102 |
| NC State | 107 | -24.7 | 99 | -12.1 | -36.8 | 103 |
| RICE | 110 | -26.8 | 96 | -10.6 | -37.4 | 104 |
| UMASS | 121 | -47.8 | 78 | 4.0 | -43.8 | 105 |
| WYOMING | 122 | -47.9 | 80 | 3.2 | -44.7 | 106 |
| ARMY | 98 | -15.4 | 108 | -30.0 | -45.4 | 107 |
| WKU | 62 | 14.1 | 126 | -61.2 | -47.1 | 108 |
| STANFORD | 74 | -0.1 | 121 | -47.7 | -47.8 | 109 |
| MARSHALL | 72 | 4.8 | 122 | -53.1 | -48.3 | 110 |
| Kennesaw St | 93 | -11.2 | 113 | -37.8 | -49.0 | 111 |
| BUFFALO | 82 | -5.3 | 116 | -44.0 | -49.3 | 112 |
| USF | 131 | -91.9 | 47 | 41.7 | -50.2 | 113 |
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 83 | -5.7 | 118 | -45.1 | -50.8 | 114 |
| Coastal Carolina | 103 | -20.3 | 110 | -30.8 | -51.1 | 115 |
| TEMPLE | 87 | -8.8 | 115 | -43.7 | -52.6 | 116 |
| DELEWARE | 59 | 18.3 | 131 | -72.7 | -54.4 | 117 |
| RUTGERS | 57 | 24.7 | 133 | -79.3 | -54.6 | 118 |
| Old Dominion | 138 | -108.1 | 38 | 52.9 | -55.2 | 119 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 112 | -30.0 | 112 | -35.1 | -65.1 | 120 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 89 | -9.8 | 127 | -62.2 | -72.0 | 121 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 113 | -31.9 | 120 | -46.5 | -78.4 | 122 |
| Sam Houston St | 132 | -93.7 | 70 | 11.9 | -81.8 | 123 |
| BALL STATE | 102 | -19.9 | 128 | -65.7 | -85.6 | 124 |
| TULANE | 125 | -61.2 | 111 | -34.4 | -95.7 | 125 |
| WASHINGTON ST | 134 | -96.5 | 88 | -1.0 | -97.5 | 126 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 127 | -69.4 | 109 | -30.5 | -99.9 | 127 |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 86 | -7.5 | 135 | -96.2 | -103.7 | 128 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 135 | -99.9 | 97 | -11.5 | -111.4 | 129 |
| KENT ST | 136 | -104.6 | 98 | -11.6 | -116.1 | 130 |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | 124 | -59.6 | 123 | -57.4 | -117.0 | 131 |
| AKRON | 106 | -23.5 | 136 | -99.0 | -122.5 | 132 |
| MISSOURI ST | 118 | -40.8 | 134 | -83.6 | -124.4 | 133 |
| COLORADO ST | 45 | 43.8 | 138 | -173.4 | -129.5 | 134 |
| ULM | 128 | -69.9 | 125 | -60.5 | -130.4 | 135 |
| Sacramento St | 137 | -107.9 | 114 | -39.3 | -147.2 | 136 |
| UTEP | 129 | -82.9 | 129 | -66.4 | -149.3 | 137 |
| Charlotte | 133 | -96.2 | 124 | -57.7 | -153.8 | 138 |
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