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.
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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 13.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| OHIO ST | 1 | 182.5 | 3 | 170.7 | 353.2 | 1 |
| CLEMSON | 7 | 126.7 | 1 | 198.6 | 325.3 | 2 |
| OKLAHOMA | 3 | 156.1 | 17 | 87.4 | 243.5 | 3 |
| WISCONSIN | 10 | 94.2 | 5 | 130.4 | 224.7 | 4 |
| LSU | 2 | 182.0 | 44 | 41.7 | 223.7 | 5 |
| ALABAMA | 6 | 131.5 | 18 | 85.2 | 216.7 | 6 |
| UTAH | 52 | 36.2 | 2 | 175.3 | 211.5 | 7 |
| GEORGIA | 38 | 50.0 | 4 | 139.8 | 189.8 | 8 |
| MICHIGAN | 40 | 47.9 | 6 | 124.0 | 171.8 | 9 |
| AUBURN | 39 | 49.4 | 8 | 117.3 | 166.7 | 10 |
| NAVY | 27 | 63.8 | 11 | 100.4 | 164.2 | 11 |
| FLORIDA | 22 | 69.7 | 19 | 85.0 | 154.7 | 12 |
| UCF | 4 | 133.5 | 59 | 18.1 | 151.6 | 13 |
| IOWA ST | 13 | 84.4 | 30 | 64.3 | 148.6 | 14 |
| NOTRE DAME | 35 | 51.1 | 12 | 97.1 | 148.2 | 15 |
| PENN ST | 24 | 66.5 | 31 | 62.7 | 129.2 | 16 |
| TEXAS A&M | 49 | 39.1 | 16 | 89.6 | 128.6 | 17 |
| OREGON | 43 | 46.9 | 23 | 79.4 | 126.3 | 18 |
| MEMPHIS | 16 | 80.7 | 42 | 45.5 | 126.2 | 19 |
| AIR FORCE | 56 | 29.2 | 13 | 96.1 | 125.3 | 20 |
| MINNESOTA | 31 | 58.0 | 27 | 66.2 | 124.1 | 21 |
| Appalachian St | 58 | 24.6 | 15 | 89.9 | 114.4 | 22 |
| BOISE ST | 46 | 44.4 | 28 | 65.3 | 109.7 | 23 |
| UL LAFAYETTE | 21 | 70.7 | 45 | 36.8 | 107.6 | 24 |
| TCU | 76 | 0.3 | 9 | 106.4 | 106.8 | 25 |
| N CAROLINA | 9 | 114.6 | 78 | -8.8 | 105.8 | 26 |
| TULANE | 17 | 79.0 | 55 | 21.5 | 100.5 | 27 |
| INDIANA | 26 | 64.0 | 48 | 35.0 | 99.0 | 28 |
| BAYLOR | 50 | 37.9 | 33 | 59.6 | 97.5 | 29 |
| PITTSBURGH | 84 | -10.0 | 10 | 102.5 | 92.5 | 30 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 71 | 8.5 | 20 | 82.5 | 91.0 | 31 |
| IOWA | 69 | 12.9 | 25 | 76.7 | 89.7 | 32 |
| TENNESSEE | 61 | 19.8 | 26 | 69.7 | 89.5 | 33 |
| S MISS | 32 | 54.5 | 50 | 33.0 | 87.5 | 34 |
| SMU | 8 | 116.3 | 93 | -32.3 | 84.0 | 35 |
| MIAMI FLA | 77 | -0.2 | 22 | 81.0 | 80.8 | 36 |
| MISS ST | 42 | 47.0 | 49 | 33.2 | 80.2 | 37 |
| USC | 15 | 81.7 | 77 | -8.4 | 73.3 | 38 |
| UAB | 82 | -7.1 | 24 | 79.3 | 72.1 | 39 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 23 | 69.7 | 68 | -1.7 | 68.0 | 40 |
| TEXAS | 18 | 78.2 | 81 | -11.0 | 67.2 | 41 |
| BUFFALO | 94 | -24.0 | 14 | 90.3 | 66.3 | 42 |
| NEBRASKA | 19 | 72.3 | 75 | -7.4 | 64.9 | 43 |
| W KENTUCKY | 91 | -17.7 | 21 | 81.0 | 63.3 | 44 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 14 | 82.7 | 85 | -21.3 | 61.3 | 45 |
| HAWAII | 11 | 89.4 | 89 | -29.8 | 59.6 | 46 |
| TULSA | 68 | 12.9 | 41 | 45.5 | 58.5 | 47 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 25 | 65.0 | 76 | -8.1 | 56.8 | 48 |
| C MICHIGAN | 36 | 50.7 | 64 | 5.4 | 56.1 | 49 |
| BYU | 44 | 45.5 | 67 | 1.7 | 47.3 | 50 |
| WAKE FOREST | 28 | 63.1 | 83 | -16.1 | 47.0 | 51 |
| WASHINGTON | 92 | -18.5 | 29 | 65.2 | 46.7 | 52 |
| KENTUCKY | 86 | -11.2 | 34 | 57.8 | 46.6 | 53 |
| MISSOURI | 80 | -3.9 | 38 | 48.9 | 45.0 | 54 |
| VIRGINIA | 88 | -13.1 | 36 | 52.1 | 39.0 | 55 |
| WASH ST | 5 | 131.5 | 124 | -92.5 | 39.0 | 56 |
| LOUISVILLE | 12 | 84.4 | 104 | -47.3 | 37.1 | 57 |
| CINCINNATI | 85 | -10.5 | 40 | 45.5 | 35.0 | 58 |
| S CAROLINA | 62 | 19.2 | 60 | 15.3 | 34.5 | 59 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 121 | -89.6 | 7 | 122.8 | 33.2 | 60 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 48 | 41.1 | 80 | -10.4 | 30.8 | 61 |
| Charlotte | 57 | 27.9 | 71 | -5.8 | 22.1 | 62 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 79 | -2.1 | 54 | 21.7 | 19.6 | 63 |
| FLORIDA ST | 60 | 21.8 | 69 | -4.3 | 17.4 | 64 |
| MARSHALL | 78 | -1.1 | 61 | 14.8 | 13.6 | 65 |
| W MICHIGAN | 33 | 54.5 | 96 | -42.0 | 12.4 | 66 |
| COLORADO ST | 66 | 15.3 | 72 | -6.4 | 8.8 | 67 |
| ARMY | 109 | -55.9 | 32 | 59.8 | 3.9 | 68 |
| UTAH ST | 51 | 36.9 | 95 | -33.9 | 3.0 | 69 |
| BALL STATE | 54 | 32.6 | 90 | -31.3 | 1.3 | 70 |
| OHIO U | 47 | 42.9 | 98 | -43.0 | -0.2 | 71 |
| TEMPLE | 99 | -37.3 | 46 | 35.4 | -1.9 | 72 |
| ARIZONA ST | 95 | -28.9 | 53 | 27.0 | -1.9 | 73 |
| Georgia St | 34 | 52.6 | 106 | -55.0 | -2.4 | 74 |
| KANSAS ST | 108 | -51.1 | 39 | 48.5 | -2.6 | 75 |
| TEXAS TECH | 30 | 58.2 | 110 | -64.2 | -6.1 | 76 |
| UCLA | 65 | 15.9 | 91 | -31.4 | -15.5 | 77 |
| COLORADO | 74 | 1.8 | 84 | -18.3 | -16.4 | 78 |
| TROY ST | 20 | 71.9 | 125 | -92.8 | -20.9 | 79 |
| Coastal Carolina | 104 | -45.4 | 58 | 18.2 | -27.1 | 80 |
| NC State | 106 | -47.7 | 56 | 19.8 | -27.9 | 81 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 110 | -63.3 | 47 | 35.2 | -28.1 | 82 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 73 | 4.4 | 94 | -32.9 | -28.5 | 83 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 37 | 50.3 | 115 | -79.6 | -29.3 | 84 |
| WYOMING | 101 | -42.2 | 63 | 12.6 | -29.5 | 85 |
| HOUSTON | 93 | -19.9 | 79 | -10.2 | -30.1 | 86 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 119 | -85.9 | 35 | 53.5 | -32.4 | 87 |
| BOSTON COLL | 29 | 62.7 | 127 | -97.7 | -35.1 | 88 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 59 | 23.7 | 108 | -60.2 | -36.4 | 89 |
| Georgia Southern | 120 | -88.8 | 37 | 51.5 | -37.3 | 90 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 112 | -67.7 | 52 | 29.7 | -38.0 | 91 |
| FRESNO ST | 83 | -7.2 | 92 | -31.6 | -38.8 | 92 |
| E MICHIGAN | 72 | 6.4 | 101 | -45.4 | -39.0 | 93 |
| UL MONROE | 41 | 47.8 | 119 | -87.7 | -39.9 | 94 |
| TOLEDO | 45 | 44.8 | 118 | -85.6 | -40.9 | 95 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 98 | -33.7 | 74 | -7.4 | -41.1 | 96 |
| ARIZONA | 63 | 16.9 | 109 | -60.8 | -43.9 | 97 |
| PURDUE | 67 | 14.2 | 107 | -59.7 | -45.5 | 98 |
| N ILLINOIS | 97 | -33.6 | 82 | -13.5 | -47.1 | 99 |
| OREGON ST | 81 | -4.0 | 100 | -45.1 | -49.1 | 100 |
| Liberty | 55 | 29.9 | 116 | -81.4 | -51.5 | 101 |
| STANFORD | 107 | -48.6 | 70 | -5.6 | -54.2 | 102 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 117 | -75.0 | 57 | 19.3 | -55.7 | 103 |
| CALIFORNIA | 122 | -102.4 | 43 | 43.6 | -58.8 | 104 |
| KANSAS | 89 | -15.4 | 102 | -46.3 | -61.7 | 105 |
| DUKE | 114 | -69.5 | 65 | 4.8 | -64.7 | 106 |
| ARKANSAS | 90 | -17.4 | 105 | -48.7 | -66.1 | 107 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 53 | 35.1 | 128 | -102.6 | -67.5 | 108 |
| RICE | 125 | -105.2 | 51 | 30.9 | -74.3 | 109 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 64 | 16.0 | 122 | -90.7 | -74.7 | 110 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 105 | -47.5 | 88 | -28.1 | -75.6 | 111 |
| ILLINOIS | 96 | -33.4 | 97 | -42.6 | -75.9 | 112 |
| KENT ST | 70 | 12.7 | 126 | -93.1 | -80.5 | 113 |
| NEW MEXICO | 75 | 1.5 | 117 | -82.1 | -80.6 | 114 |
| SYRACUSE | 87 | -12.1 | 114 | -70.7 | -82.8 | 115 |
| NEVADA | 115 | -72.5 | 86 | -26.4 | -99.0 | 116 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 124 | -103.9 | 66 | 4.4 | -99.5 | 117 |
| Old Dominion | 129 | -122.0 | 62 | 13.2 | -108.8 | 118 |
| Texas St | 123 | -103.2 | 73 | -6.9 | -110.1 | 119 |
| UNLV | 102 | -43.1 | 111 | -67.4 | -110.5 | 120 |
| UTSA | 103 | -43.3 | 113 | -69.3 | -112.6 | 121 |
| UTEP | 116 | -73.9 | 99 | -43.2 | -117.1 | 122 |
| MARYLAND | 100 | -37.9 | 123 | -92.2 | -130.2 | 123 |
| VANDERBILT | 118 | -85.5 | 112 | -67.6 | -153.1 | 124 |
| CONNECTICUT | 111 | -65.0 | 120 | -88.3 | -153.3 | 125 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 113 | -69.4 | 121 | -88.7 | -158.1 | 126 |
| RUTGERS | 128 | -118.9 | 103 | -46.9 | -165.8 | 127 |
| AKRON | 130 | -160.2 | 87 | -28.0 | -188.2 | 128 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 126 | -108.5 | 129 | -104.3 | -212.7 | 129 |
| Mass | 127 | -116.2 | 130 | -215.2 | -331.5 | 130 |
