Every year I am adding to new features and articles to my College Football Preview and PhilSteele.com and for all 130 teams I have added a couple extra columns to the Game-by-Game Stats that you will find for every team. A lot of people have been asking me what those columns stand for and I thought I would explain it further in today’s blog.
Sample below of Ohio St’s Game by Game Stats as a subscriber to Phil Steele Plus on Philsteele.com.
I have broke down the offensive and defensive averages and in today’s blog 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 130 teams and how they did. This list does take out Garbage yards that may occur during overtime and/or blowout wins/losses. You you may see a difference in rankings from the Game by Game Stats listed on the actual Teams Pages. The team page game by game stats include garbage yards.
Here is the breakdown of Offensive and Defensive YPG vs Opponents Average through week 8.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| OHIO ST | 2 | 203.9 | 13 | 109.2 | 313.0 | 1 |
| ALABAMA | 8 | 121.6 | 1 | 170.7 | 292.2 | 2 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 3 | 177.4 | 18 | 79.9 | 257.3 | 3 |
| GEORGIA | 19 | 87.8 | 2 | 169.1 | 256.9 | 4 |
| CLEMSON | 15 | 93.5 | 3 | 151.3 | 244.7 | 5 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 | 206.2 | 49 | 31.7 | 238.0 | 6 |
| WISCONSIN | 28 | 74.8 | 9 | 130.6 | 205.4 | 7 |
| AUBURN | 27 | 80.0 | 11 | 120.7 | 200.7 | 8 |
| MIAMI FLA | 5 | 129.9 | 22 | 69.1 | 199.1 | 9 |
| PENN ST | 10 | 101.6 | 15 | 95.5 | 197.1 | 10 |
| TCU | 47 | 34.8 | 5 | 142.5 | 177.3 | 11 |
| NOTRE DAME | 6 | 128.3 | 41 | 36.5 | 164.8 | 12 |
| MICHIGAN | 64 | 14.1 | 4 | 149.9 | 164.0 | 13 |
| UCF | 13 | 98.2 | 24 | 63.2 | 161.4 | 14 |
| LSU | 33 | 65.4 | 17 | 86.5 | 151.9 | 15 |
| MISS ST | 17 | 90.1 | 25 | 60.0 | 150.1 | 16 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 38 | 48.2 | 14 | 101.1 | 149.3 | 17 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 71 | 5.7 | 6 | 141.5 | 147.2 | 18 |
| FLORIDA ST | 65 | 14.0 | 8 | 132.4 | 146.4 | 19 |
| WASH ST | 63 | 14.2 | 10 | 123.3 | 137.5 | 20 |
| NC State | 9 | 107.5 | 56 | 23.6 | 131.1 | 21 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 26 | 81.0 | 39 | 39.2 | 120.2 | 22 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 31 | 69.2 | 31 | 49.3 | 118.4 | 23 |
| USC | 24 | 81.7 | 51 | 31.1 | 112.8 | 24 |
| LOUISVILLE | 4 | 173.5 | 111 | -61.2 | 112.3 | 25 |
| SYRACUSE | 22 | 86.0 | 54 | 25.7 | 111.6 | 26 |
| WASHINGTON | 88 | -24.0 | 7 | 132.5 | 108.5 | 27 |
| TEXAS TECH | 14 | 95.2 | 66 | 5.2 | 100.3 | 28 |
| PURDUE | 42 | 42.1 | 26 | 55.8 | 97.9 | 29 |
| UTSA | 50 | 29.9 | 23 | 66.9 | 96.8 | 30 |
| FRESNO ST | 61 | 17.1 | 20 | 75.6 | 92.8 | 31 |
| NAVY | 39 | 44.3 | 34 | 44.9 | 89.3 | 32 |
| TEXAS | 59 | 19.0 | 21 | 69.4 | 88.3 | 33 |
| S MISS | 53 | 26.8 | 27 | 54.7 | 81.5 | 34 |
| NEBRASKA | 41 | 42.7 | 46 | 35.0 | 77.7 | 35 |
| COLORADO ST | 16 | 90.5 | 82 | -13.0 | 77.4 | 36 |
| INDIANA | 48 | 32.6 | 35 | 44.5 | 77.1 | 37 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 103 | -40.6 | 12 | 117.6 | 77.0 | 38 |
| ARIZONA | 30 | 70.8 | 67 | 4.6 | 75.3 | 39 |
| IOWA ST | 86 | -20.2 | 16 | 93.5 | 73.3 | 40 |
| WAKE FOREST | 46 | 37.3 | 50 | 31.4 | 68.7 | 41 |
| ARIZONA ST | 40 | 44.3 | 55 | 24.4 | 68.7 | 42 |
| TOLEDO | 29 | 72.3 | 73 | -5.3 | 66.9 | 43 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 7 | 127.5 | 112 | -63.0 | 64.5 | 44 |
| BOISE ST | 82 | -11.4 | 19 | 75.8 | 64.4 | 45 |
| STANFORD | 32 | 68.5 | 74 | -5.6 | 62.9 | 46 |
| OREGON | 60 | 18.5 | 36 | 42.4 | 60.9 | 47 |
| BOSTON COLL | 43 | 40.8 | 58 | 20.0 | 60.8 | 48 |
| NEW MEXICO | 66 | 13.5 | 32 | 46.2 | 59.7 | 49 |
| UCLA | 12 | 99.3 | 105 | -46.3 | 53.0 | 50 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 25 | 81.2 | 94 | -29.9 | 51.3 | 51 |
| SMU | 20 | 87.8 | 102 | -36.8 | 51.0 | 52 |
| TROY ST | 74 | 2.2 | 37 | 42.4 | 44.6 | 53 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 11 | 101.5 | 109 | -57.3 | 44.2 | 54 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 34 | 53.6 | 87 | -16.4 | 37.1 | 55 |
| Appalachian St | 58 | 19.8 | 61 | 16.6 | 36.4 | 56 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 76 | -0.5 | 47 | 34.8 | 34.3 | 57 |
| TEXAS A&M | 69 | 8.3 | 53 | 25.9 | 34.2 | 58 |
| PITTSBURGH | 55 | 24.4 | 65 | 9.6 | 34.0 | 59 |
| HOUSTON | 78 | -6.1 | 45 | 35.4 | 29.3 | 60 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 21 | 87.0 | 115 | -64.8 | 22.2 | 61 |
| MEMPHIS | 36 | 51.7 | 96 | -31.7 | 20.0 | 62 |
| E MICHIGAN | 91 | -28.8 | 33 | 45.5 | 16.8 | 63 |
| CINCINNATI | 75 | 1.3 | 63 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 64 |
| VIRGINIA | 81 | -11.2 | 52 | 26.6 | 15.4 | 65 |
| Georgia St | 62 | 14.9 | 69 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 66 |
| N ILLINOIS | 101 | -39.2 | 28 | 54.2 | 15.0 | 67 |
| ARKANSAS | 56 | 24.0 | 79 | -9.5 | 14.5 | 68 |
| BAYLOR | 52 | 28.1 | 85 | -14.0 | 14.2 | 69 |
| CALIFORNIA | 89 | -25.0 | 42 | 36.1 | 11.0 | 70 |
| UTAH | 94 | -34.0 | 38 | 41.0 | 7.1 | 71 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 92 | -31.2 | 43 | 35.9 | 4.7 | 72 |
| DUKE | 93 | -32.2 | 44 | 35.8 | 3.6 | 73 |
| IOWA | 79 | -9.9 | 64 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 74 |
| MARSHALL | 97 | -35.0 | 40 | 37.3 | 2.3 | 75 |
| C MICHIGAN | 85 | -18.5 | 57 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 76 |
| AIR FORCE | 45 | 37.4 | 101 | -36.3 | 1.2 | 77 |
| MINNESOTA | 107 | -48.9 | 30 | 49.6 | 0.7 | 78 |
| UMass | 51 | 28.5 | 93 | -29.7 | -1.2 | 79 |
| MISSOURI | 23 | 83.5 | 122 | -88.2 | -4.7 | 80 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 80 | -10.0 | 68 | 4.1 | -5.9 | 81 |
| TEMPLE | 110 | -61.3 | 29 | 52.9 | -8.4 | 82 |
| FLORIDA | 83 | -13.3 | 77 | -6.8 | -20.1 | 83 |
| TULANE | 98 | -36.4 | 62 | 16.0 | -20.4 | 84 |
| HAWAII | 37 | 49.1 | 116 | -70.3 | -21.2 | 85 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 18 | 89.1 | 126 | -111.0 | -21.8 | 86 |
| OHIO U | 77 | -2.0 | 89 | -20.9 | -23.0 | 87 |
| COLORADO | 84 | -16.1 | 80 | -10.1 | -26.3 | 88 |
| BUFFALO | 72 | 4.6 | 98 | -32.3 | -27.7 | 89 |
| KANSAS ST | 111 | -63.3 | 48 | 34.8 | -28.5 | 90 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 49 | 30.7 | 113 | -64.5 | -33.7 | 91 |
| W MICHIGAN | 73 | 2.3 | 100 | -36.1 | -33.9 | 92 |
| ARMY | 87 | -20.8 | 86 | -15.1 | -35.9 | 93 |
| OREGON ST | 70 | 6.2 | 107 | -51.4 | -45.2 | 94 |
| UAB | 95 | -34.2 | 81 | -11.5 | -45.7 | 95 |
| MARYLAND | 105 | -43.9 | 71 | -2.4 | -46.3 | 96 |
| KENTUCKY | 106 | -44.2 | 72 | -2.8 | -46.9 | 97 |
| Coastal Carolina | 102 | -39.3 | 83 | -13.3 | -52.6 | 98 |
| NEVADA | 57 | 22.5 | 120 | -78.0 | -55.5 | 99 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 100 | -37.8 | 92 | -23.2 | -61.1 | 100 |
| UTAH ST | 90 | -26.2 | 99 | -35.3 | -61.5 | 101 |
| S CAROLINA | 119 | -80.3 | 60 | 18.3 | -62.0 | 102 |
| N CAROLINA | 96 | -34.5 | 97 | -31.9 | -66.4 | 103 |
| TENNESSEE | 112 | -63.9 | 76 | -6.5 | -70.4 | 104 |
| UNLV | 44 | 38.2 | 125 | -108.7 | -70.5 | 105 |
| ULM | 35 | 51.9 | 127 | -124.8 | -72.9 | 106 |
| TULSA | 54 | 24.8 | 124 | -108.3 | -83.5 | 107 |
| W KENTUCKY | 104 | -43.3 | 106 | -46.5 | -89.8 | 108 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 121 | -85.4 | 75 | -5.8 | -91.2 | 109 |
| BALL STATE | 114 | -76.1 | 91 | -23.1 | -99.2 | 110 |
| ILLINOIS | 108 | -56.0 | 103 | -43.4 | -99.4 | 111 |
| RUTGERS | 120 | -84.8 | 90 | -21.5 | -106.3 | 112 |
| IDAHO | 124 | -107.0 | 70 | 0.3 | -106.7 | 113 |
| Old Dominion | 113 | -67.3 | 108 | -54.4 | -121.7 | 114 |
| BYU | 127 | -123.9 | 84 | -13.6 | -137.6 | 115 |
| WYOMING | 129 | -157.3 | 59 | 18.4 | -138.9 | 116 |
| LOUISIANNA | 109 | -58.8 | 121 | -81.5 | -140.3 | 117 |
| Texas St | 125 | -110.5 | 95 | -30.5 | -141.0 | 118 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 68 | 9.5 | 129 | -151.6 | -142.1 | 119 |
| KANSAS | 116 | -77.8 | 114 | -64.6 | -142.4 | 120 |
| KENT ST | 128 | -133.9 | 78 | -8.9 | -142.8 | 121 |
| VANDERBILT | 122 | -86.9 | 110 | -58.2 | -145.1 | 122 |
| Charlotte | 118 | -79.3 | 117 | -70.4 | -149.7 | 123 |
| AKRON | 115 | -77.4 | 118 | -75.2 | -152.6 | 124 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 67 | 12.2 | 130 | -166.1 | -153.9 | 125 |
| Georgia Southern | 117 | -78.0 | 119 | -77.0 | -155.0 | 126 |
| RICE | 126 | -116.3 | 104 | -44.1 | -160.4 | 127 |
| CONNECTICUT | 99 | -37.5 | 128 | -148.1 | -185.7 | 128 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 123 | -95.2 | 123 | -91.4 | -186.7 | 129 |
| UTEP | 130 | -187.4 | 88 | -19.9 | -207.3 | 130 |
