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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 11.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| ALABAMA | 2 | 161.7 | 3 | 152.5 | 314.2 | 1 |
| CLEMSON | 4 | 134.2 | 2 | 166.2 | 300.4 | 2 |
| MICHIGAN | 37 | 47.2 | 1 | 196.8 | 244.0 | 3 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 | 192.7 | 66 | 9.8 | 202.5 | 4 |
| TEXAS A&M | 19 | 70.7 | 12 | 102.0 | 172.7 | 5 |
| GEORGIA | 14 | 82.8 | 26 | 77.3 | 160.1 | 6 |
| WASH ST | 22 | 65.8 | 25 | 78.4 | 144.1 | 7 |
| MISS ST | 61 | 8.9 | 5 | 133.6 | 142.4 | 8 |
| OHIO ST | 5 | 127.0 | 63 | 14.7 | 141.7 | 9 |
| UAB | 39 | 42.2 | 17 | 96.8 | 139.0 | 10 |
| NOTRE DAME | 28 | 53.0 | 28 | 74.9 | 127.9 | 11 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 12 | 89.8 | 47 | 37.5 | 127.3 | 12 |
| BOISE ST | 13 | 83.8 | 43 | 41.7 | 125.5 | 13 |
| MIAMI FLA | 87 | -14.8 | 4 | 134.7 | 119.9 | 14 |
| MISSOURI | 7 | 111.7 | 70 | 4.0 | 115.7 | 15 |
| TEMPLE | 31 | 50.2 | 29 | 65.3 | 115.5 | 16 |
| FRESNO ST | 70 | -0.8 | 10 | 106.2 | 105.4 | 17 |
| CINCINNATI | 96 | -28.6 | 6 | 132.6 | 104.0 | 18 |
| UTAH ST | 11 | 102.7 | 72 | 1.0 | 103.7 | 19 |
| IOWA | 85 | -13.0 | 8 | 114.9 | 102.0 | 20 |
| Appalachian St | 68 | 0.8 | 13 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 21 |
| PENN ST | 26 | 56.8 | 38 | 44.3 | 101.0 | 22 |
| ARMY | 88 | -17.0 | 7 | 117.3 | 100.3 | 23 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 24 | 60.2 | 45 | 38.3 | 98.5 | 24 |
| NC State | 15 | 81.4 | 60 | 17.1 | 98.5 | 25 |
| LSU | 56 | 19.1 | 24 | 79.2 | 98.3 | 26 |
| WASHINGTON | 65 | 3.7 | 20 | 89.6 | 93.2 | 27 |
| UTAH | 47 | 32.6 | 31 | 59.9 | 92.4 | 28 |
| UCF | 8 | 110.6 | 91 | -20.1 | 90.5 | 29 |
| TEXAS TECH | 10 | 110.1 | 93 | -21.2 | 88.9 | 30 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 84 | -12.5 | 15 | 101.0 | 88.5 | 31 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 38 | 43.3 | 39 | 44.2 | 87.5 | 32 |
| S MISS | 67 | 1.1 | 22 | 85.2 | 86.3 | 33 |
| IOWA ST | 92 | -23.0 | 9 | 107.0 | 84.0 | 34 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 3 | 148.0 | 112 | -64.8 | 83.2 | 35 |
| BUFFALO | 27 | 56.4 | 52 | 25.0 | 81.4 | 36 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 18 | 74.0 | 69 | 5.3 | 79.2 | 37 |
| WISCONSIN | 41 | 40.1 | 46 | 37.7 | 77.8 | 38 |
| OHIO U | 21 | 67.4 | 65 | 9.8 | 77.2 | 39 |
| NEBRASKA | 9 | 110.5 | 100 | -35.4 | 75.1 | 40 |
| PURDUE | 17 | 78.6 | 81 | -9.9 | 68.7 | 41 |
| AIR FORCE | 52 | 24.6 | 44 | 40.0 | 64.6 | 42 |
| FLORIDA | 50 | 31.3 | 49 | 32.6 | 63.8 | 43 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 16 | 79.8 | 90 | -19.8 | 60.0 | 44 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 40 | 41.5 | 64 | 14.4 | 55.9 | 45 |
| MEMPHIS | 25 | 60.2 | 80 | -6.2 | 53.9 | 46 |
| TEXAS | 48 | 32.2 | 56 | 20.7 | 52.9 | 47 |
| KENTUCKY | 100 | -35.7 | 21 | 86.9 | 51.3 | 48 |
| ARIZONA ST | 23 | 61.1 | 82 | -10.6 | 50.6 | 49 |
| CALIFORNIA | 109 | -52.9 | 14 | 101.1 | 48.2 | 50 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 66 | 3.6 | 40 | 44.1 | 47.7 | 51 |
| TULANE | 71 | -1.2 | 37 | 45.6 | 44.4 | 52 |
| BYU | 106 | -47.4 | 19 | 90.0 | 42.6 | 53 |
| E MICHIGAN | 79 | -7.9 | 35 | 48.0 | 40.1 | 54 |
| BOSTON COLL | 81 | -10.3 | 33 | 49.3 | 39.0 | 55 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 80 | -9.4 | 36 | 48.0 | 38.6 | 56 |
| S CAROLINA | 51 | 30.6 | 68 | 5.6 | 36.1 | 57 |
| SYRACUSE | 30 | 51.7 | 87 | -16.2 | 35.5 | 58 |
| ARIZONA | 43 | 37.0 | 76 | -2.6 | 34.4 | 59 |
| STANFORD | 44 | 34.2 | 73 | -0.4 | 33.8 | 60 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 114 | -69.4 | 11 | 102.4 | 33.0 | 61 |
| TROY ST | 94 | -28.4 | 30 | 60.2 | 31.8 | 62 |
| TCU | 104 | -46.6 | 27 | 77.2 | 30.6 | 63 |
| NEVADA | 60 | 9.9 | 58 | 19.5 | 29.4 | 64 |
| VIRGINIA | 110 | -53.4 | 23 | 82.7 | 29.4 | 65 |
| USC | 98 | -33.2 | 32 | 57.0 | 23.8 | 66 |
| INDIANA | 36 | 47.9 | 94 | -24.4 | 23.5 | 67 |
| TENNESSEE | 86 | -14.0 | 48 | 36.8 | 22.7 | 68 |
| BAYLOR | 42 | 37.3 | 85 | -14.7 | 22.6 | 69 |
| W MICHIGAN | 33 | 49.9 | 96 | -28.0 | 21.9 | 70 |
| MARSHALL | 90 | -21.3 | 41 | 42.7 | 21.5 | 71 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 78 | -7.7 | 50 | 28.6 | 20.9 | 72 |
| HOUSTON | 6 | 117.9 | 123 | -97.6 | 20.3 | 73 |
| AUBURN | 75 | -3.1 | 54 | 23.0 | 19.9 | 74 |
| MARYLAND | 97 | -29.3 | 34 | 48.9 | 19.6 | 75 |
| PITTSBURGH | 72 | -1.3 | 59 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 76 |
| LOUISIANNA | 20 | 70.1 | 107 | -53.0 | 17.1 | 77 |
| COLORADO | 69 | 0.0 | 62 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 78 |
| UCLA | 58 | 14.6 | 74 | -1.6 | 13.0 | 79 |
| N CAROLINA | 35 | 47.9 | 101 | -35.9 | 12.1 | 80 |
| OREGON | 46 | 32.8 | 92 | -20.9 | 11.8 | 81 |
| MINNESOTA | 83 | -11.6 | 55 | 20.7 | 9.1 | 82 |
| DUKE | 53 | 23.7 | 86 | -15.1 | 8.6 | 83 |
| Charlotte | 123 | -89.1 | 16 | 97.3 | 8.2 | 84 |
| FLORIDA ST | 101 | -41.1 | 42 | 42.6 | 1.5 | 85 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 49 | 31.6 | 97 | -31.9 | -0.3 | 86 |
| WYOMING | 125 | -99.5 | 18 | 95.1 | -4.4 | 87 |
| ARKANSAS | 99 | -35.6 | 53 | 23.0 | -12.6 | 88 |
| Coastal Carolina | 74 | -2.8 | 84 | -13.9 | -16.7 | 89 |
| ULM | 55 | 19.7 | 102 | -36.8 | -17.0 | 90 |
| VANDERBILT | 73 | -2.0 | 89 | -19.2 | -21.2 | 91 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 91 | -22.5 | 77 | -2.8 | -25.3 | 92 |
| TOLEDO | 32 | 50.1 | 118 | -80.9 | -30.8 | 93 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 89 | -19.6 | 83 | -11.3 | -30.9 | 94 |
| WAKE FOREST | 34 | 49.8 | 119 | -86.0 | -36.2 | 95 |
| N ILLINOIS | 112 | -66.6 | 51 | 26.4 | -40.2 | 96 |
| SMU | 105 | -46.8 | 78 | -3.8 | -50.6 | 97 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 63 | 8.0 | 108 | -60.0 | -52.0 | 98 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 107 | -49.2 | 79 | -5.3 | -54.5 | 99 |
| Liberty | 29 | 52.2 | 127 | -112.8 | -60.6 | 100 |
| NAVY | 117 | -73.0 | 67 | 7.6 | -65.3 | 101 |
| Georgia Southern | 115 | -69.5 | 71 | 2.3 | -67.2 | 102 |
| Old Dominion | 45 | 33.0 | 126 | -102.1 | -69.1 | 103 |
| TULSA | 124 | -92.7 | 57 | 20.1 | -72.6 | 104 |
| COLORADO ST | 76 | -3.6 | 114 | -69.6 | -73.2 | 105 |
| KANSAS ST | 116 | -72.5 | 75 | -2.4 | -74.9 | 106 |
| Georgia St | 82 | -10.9 | 111 | -64.5 | -75.4 | 107 |
| BALL STATE | 77 | -4.8 | 115 | -72.3 | -77.1 | 108 |
| KANSAS | 108 | -52.1 | 95 | -27.7 | -79.8 | 109 |
| HAWAII | 57 | 18.9 | 125 | -101.2 | -82.3 | 110 |
| UNLV | 62 | 8.4 | 122 | -92.1 | -83.6 | 111 |
| UMass | 64 | 5.2 | 120 | -88.8 | -83.7 | 112 |
| W KENTUCKY | 102 | -41.1 | 105 | -49.0 | -90.1 | 113 |
| LOUISVILLE | 95 | -28.5 | 110 | -62.9 | -91.4 | 114 |
| C MICHIGAN | 128 | -119.0 | 61 | 16.3 | -102.7 | 115 |
| UTEP | 121 | -81.7 | 99 | -34.5 | -116.2 | 116 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 103 | -43.0 | 116 | -73.2 | -116.2 | 117 |
| OREGON ST | 59 | 10.0 | 128 | -128.7 | -118.7 | 118 |
| RICE | 118 | -78.1 | 104 | -48.7 | -126.8 | 119 |
| ILLINOIS | 54 | 23.6 | 129 | -152.2 | -128.7 | 120 |
| RUTGERS | 127 | -112.1 | 88 | -17.4 | -129.5 | 121 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 113 | -68.9 | 113 | -66.2 | -135.0 | 122 |
| NEW MEXICO | 119 | -78.6 | 109 | -60.9 | -139.4 | 123 |
| AKRON | 126 | -101.1 | 106 | -51.7 | -152.7 | 124 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 111 | -57.1 | 124 | -99.8 | -156.9 | 125 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 122 | -83.5 | 117 | -73.9 | -157.3 | 126 |
| Texas St | 129 | -132.4 | 98 | -33.7 | -166.2 | 127 |
| KENT ST | 120 | -79.8 | 121 | -90.9 | -170.8 | 128 |
| UTSA | 130 | -146.4 | 103 | -47.2 | -193.6 | 129 |
| CONNECTICUT | 93 | -23.8 | 130 | -188.0 | -211.8 | 130 |
