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 10.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| OHIO ST | 2 | 178.3 | 15 | 88.9 | 267.2 | 1 |
| ALABAMA | 10 | 102.0 | 1 | 158.1 | 260.0 | 2 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 | 222.8 | 63 | 9.7 | 232.5 | 3 |
| GEORGIA | 26 | 73.4 | 2 | 152.3 | 225.7 | 4 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 3 | 175.4 | 27 | 47.8 | 223.2 | 5 |
| CLEMSON | 22 | 79.3 | 6 | 136.1 | 215.3 | 6 |
| AUBURN | 19 | 85.0 | 11 | 110.9 | 195.9 | 7 |
| NOTRE DAME | 5 | 136.2 | 35 | 41.1 | 177.4 | 8 |
| UCF | 6 | 116.7 | 23 | 58.7 | 175.4 | 9 |
| WISCONSIN | 33 | 50.3 | 9 | 116.2 | 166.5 | 10 |
| PENN ST | 13 | 95.9 | 20 | 69.6 | 165.5 | 11 |
| LSU | 30 | 62.2 | 13 | 102.6 | 164.8 | 12 |
| MICHIGAN | 49 | 18.4 | 5 | 142.6 | 161.0 | 13 |
| WASH ST | 38 | 38.6 | 8 | 116.8 | 155.4 | 14 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 39 | 38.2 | 10 | 113.2 | 151.4 | 15 |
| TCU | 63 | 2.9 | 4 | 143.9 | 146.8 | 16 |
| USC | 9 | 104.7 | 37 | 40.8 | 145.5 | 17 |
| MIAMI FLA | 11 | 99.6 | 31 | 45.2 | 144.8 | 18 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 37 | 39.4 | 12 | 104.7 | 144.2 | 19 |
| MISS ST | 31 | 62.0 | 19 | 73.6 | 135.6 | 20 |
| WASHINGTON | 84 | -17.9 | 3 | 148.9 | 131.0 | 21 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 29 | 66.7 | 29 | 46.8 | 113.5 | 22 |
| NC State | 20 | 81.6 | 46 | 29.5 | 111.1 | 23 |
| SYRACUSE | 16 | 90.5 | 59 | 13.4 | 104.0 | 24 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 89 | -21.6 | 7 | 125.4 | 103.8 | 25 |
| TOLEDO | 8 | 106.0 | 72 | -4.9 | 101.1 | 26 |
| BOISE ST | 59 | 9.9 | 18 | 84.6 | 94.5 | 27 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 36 | 41.3 | 28 | 47.1 | 88.4 | 28 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 7 | 113.3 | 96 | -33.2 | 80.1 | 29 |
| LOUISVILLE | 4 | 162.0 | 122 | -82.1 | 80.0 | 30 |
| TEXAS | 80 | -12.2 | 17 | 86.1 | 73.9 | 31 |
| TEXAS TECH | 25 | 74.0 | 69 | -1.9 | 72.1 | 32 |
| PURDUE | 43 | 29.6 | 43 | 34.7 | 64.3 | 33 |
| FLORIDA ST | 97 | -33.4 | 14 | 96.4 | 62.9 | 34 |
| WAKE FOREST | 24 | 77.8 | 83 | -16.0 | 61.8 | 35 |
| NAVY | 42 | 32.8 | 48 | 29.0 | 61.8 | 36 |
| UTSA | 65 | 2.4 | 25 | 55.8 | 58.2 | 37 |
| INDIANA | 47 | 20.8 | 41 | 35.0 | 55.8 | 38 |
| IOWA ST | 98 | -33.6 | 16 | 88.1 | 54.5 | 39 |
| OREGON | 45 | 25.6 | 50 | 24.7 | 50.3 | 40 |
| S MISS | 62 | 3.2 | 30 | 45.8 | 49.0 | 41 |
| BOSTON COLL | 56 | 12.1 | 40 | 36.0 | 48.1 | 42 |
| COLORADO ST | 21 | 80.3 | 97 | -33.4 | 46.8 | 43 |
| NEBRASKA | 41 | 33.9 | 61 | 12.1 | 46.0 | 44 |
| ARIZONA | 17 | 88.3 | 105 | -45.7 | 42.7 | 45 |
| SMU | 15 | 91.0 | 109 | -49.7 | 41.3 | 46 |
| ARIZONA ST | 35 | 44.8 | 71 | -4.5 | 40.3 | 47 |
| FRESNO ST | 87 | -20.6 | 24 | 58.6 | 38.0 | 48 |
| IOWA | 64 | 2.8 | 42 | 34.9 | 37.6 | 49 |
| MEMPHIS | 34 | 45.5 | 76 | -8.2 | 37.3 | 50 |
| E MICHIGAN | 71 | -5.5 | 33 | 41.4 | 35.9 | 51 |
| N ILLINOIS | 74 | -7.8 | 32 | 43.6 | 35.8 | 52 |
| UTAH | 95 | -30.9 | 22 | 62.0 | 31.1 | 53 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 23 | 78.4 | 107 | -47.5 | 31.0 | 54 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 14 | 92.4 | 116 | -61.8 | 30.5 | 55 |
| MARSHALL | 77 | -10.0 | 39 | 37.6 | 27.6 | 56 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 28 | 68.5 | 103 | -41.2 | 27.3 | 57 |
| STANFORD | 58 | 10.9 | 56 | 15.3 | 26.2 | 58 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 57 | 11.3 | 57 | 14.4 | 25.7 | 59 |
| TROY ST | 72 | -5.6 | 44 | 31.1 | 25.5 | 60 |
| UMass | 40 | 34.4 | 81 | -12.8 | 21.6 | 61 |
| TEXAS A&M | 60 | 6.4 | 58 | 13.6 | 20.0 | 62 |
| CINCINNATI | 70 | -3.7 | 54 | 21.8 | 18.1 | 63 |
| MISSOURI | 27 | 69.5 | 111 | -52.3 | 17.2 | 64 |
| NEW MEXICO | 90 | -23.1 | 38 | 40.1 | 17.0 | 65 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 61 | 3.8 | 64 | 9.6 | 13.4 | 66 |
| C MICHIGAN | 83 | -14.9 | 49 | 27.8 | 12.9 | 67 |
| Appalachian St | 75 | -8.9 | 55 | 20.8 | 11.9 | 68 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 46 | 25.0 | 82 | -14.2 | 10.7 | 69 |
| VIRGINIA | 85 | -19.3 | 47 | 29.3 | 10.0 | 70 |
| HOUSTON | 81 | -13.5 | 52 | 23.0 | 9.5 | 71 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 96 | -32.0 | 34 | 41.4 | 9.3 | 72 |
| PITTSBURGH | 68 | -1.6 | 65 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 73 |
| AIR FORCE | 44 | 27.2 | 88 | -21.9 | 5.3 | 74 |
| ARMY | 88 | -21.2 | 53 | 22.6 | 1.4 | 75 |
| CALIFORNIA | 91 | -25.3 | 51 | 23.2 | -2.1 | 76 |
| UCLA | 32 | 58.9 | 117 | -63.3 | -4.4 | 77 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 51 | 16.4 | 87 | -21.9 | -5.5 | 78 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 12 | 96.7 | 124 | -102.4 | -5.7 | 79 |
| OHIO U | 50 | 16.5 | 89 | -22.3 | -5.7 | 80 |
| TEMPLE | 110 | -60.4 | 26 | 54.3 | -6.1 | 81 |
| FLORIDA | 86 | -20.2 | 60 | 12.6 | -7.5 | 82 |
| DUKE | 104 | -40.9 | 45 | 30.0 | -10.9 | 83 |
| MINNESOTA | 107 | -53.9 | 36 | 41.0 | -12.9 | 84 |
| ARKANSAS | 48 | 19.3 | 95 | -32.7 | -13.4 | 85 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 79 | -11.9 | 73 | -5.1 | -16.9 | 86 |
| BAYLOR | 78 | -10.4 | 79 | -11.5 | -21.9 | 87 |
| W MICHIGAN | 82 | -14.0 | 84 | -17.6 | -31.6 | 88 |
| UAB | 76 | -9.2 | 91 | -24.4 | -33.6 | 89 |
| ULM | 18 | 86.6 | 126 | -123.3 | -36.8 | 90 |
| Georgia St | 92 | -27.5 | 77 | -9.8 | -37.3 | 91 |
| BUFFALO | 66 | 0.5 | 101 | -38.8 | -38.3 | 92 |
| COLORADO | 67 | -0.3 | 102 | -39.0 | -39.3 | 93 |
| UNLV | 53 | 14.9 | 119 | -66.2 | -51.3 | 94 |
| HAWAII | 54 | 14.5 | 120 | -70.0 | -55.5 | 95 |
| N CAROLINA | 93 | -27.8 | 92 | -28.0 | -55.9 | 96 |
| KANSAS ST | 115 | -64.6 | 66 | 4.9 | -59.7 | 97 |
| S CAROLINA | 112 | -61.2 | 67 | 1.4 | -59.8 | 98 |
| OREGON ST | 101 | -39.1 | 86 | -21.1 | -60.2 | 99 |
| IDAHO | 111 | -60.4 | 70 | -2.0 | -62.4 | 100 |
| TENNESSEE | 116 | -65.0 | 68 | -0.8 | -65.8 | 101 |
| TULANE | 108 | -55.7 | 78 | -10.1 | -65.8 | 102 |
| KENTUCKY | 100 | -37.9 | 93 | -28.7 | -66.6 | 103 |
| Texas St | 105 | -51.3 | 85 | -17.9 | -69.2 | 104 |
| WYOMING | 128 | -135.7 | 21 | 62.2 | -73.5 | 105 |
| MARYLAND | 103 | -39.8 | 99 | -36.6 | -76.4 | 106 |
| NEVADA | 55 | 14.2 | 123 | -90.7 | -76.5 | 107 |
| W KENTUCKY | 94 | -29.4 | 108 | -47.6 | -77.0 | 108 |
| UTAH ST | 102 | -39.4 | 100 | -38.8 | -78.2 | 109 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 126 | -94.1 | 62 | 11.9 | -82.2 | 110 |
| BYU | 122 | -79.5 | 74 | -6.1 | -85.6 | 111 |
| ILLINOIS | 113 | -64.1 | 90 | -22.7 | -86.8 | 112 |
| VANDERBILT | 109 | -56.0 | 106 | -47.0 | -103.0 | 113 |
| Old Dominion | 120 | -73.6 | 94 | -30.2 | -103.7 | 114 |
| TULSA | 69 | -3.0 | 125 | -103.3 | -106.3 | 115 |
| BALL STATE | 119 | -70.9 | 104 | -42.7 | -113.7 | 116 |
| Coastal Carolina | 114 | -64.3 | 110 | -50.1 | -114.3 | 117 |
| LOUISIANNA | 106 | -53.5 | 118 | -63.4 | -116.9 | 118 |
| RUTGERS | 125 | -83.3 | 98 | -35.6 | -118.9 | 119 |
| Georgia Southern | 117 | -66.7 | 112 | -52.5 | -119.2 | 120 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 52 | 15.7 | 128 | -135.2 | -119.5 | 121 |
| RICE | 118 | -66.9 | 113 | -55.3 | -122.2 | 122 |
| KANSAS | 121 | -77.2 | 115 | -60.8 | -138.0 | 123 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 73 | -6.8 | 129 | -136.7 | -143.5 | 124 |
| Charlotte | 127 | -99.2 | 114 | -56.1 | -155.3 | 125 |
| AKRON | 123 | -81.8 | 121 | -76.5 | -158.3 | 126 |
| KENT ST | 129 | -159.5 | 75 | -7.4 | -166.8 | 127 |
| CONNECTICUT | 99 | -35.8 | 127 | -135.1 | -170.9 | 128 |
| UTEP | 130 | -185.2 | 80 | -12.6 | -197.8 | 129 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 124 | -82.0 | 130 | -149.5 | -231.4 | 130 |
