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 12.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| ALABAMA | 2 | 162.5 | 3 | 151.3 | 313.7 | 1 |
| CLEMSON | 5 | 124.5 | 2 | 161.8 | 286.3 | 2 |
| MICHIGAN | 26 | 53.0 | 1 | 178.9 | 231.9 | 3 |
| GEORGIA | 9 | 102.1 | 26 | 80.8 | 182.9 | 4 |
| TEXAS A&M | 14 | 85.3 | 14 | 93.7 | 179.0 | 5 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 | 191.2 | 87 | -13.8 | 177.5 | 6 |
| MISS ST | 53 | 21.2 | 4 | 137.8 | 159.1 | 7 |
| WASH ST | 17 | 78.5 | 30 | 69.1 | 147.7 | 8 |
| NOTRE DAME | 29 | 50.4 | 17 | 89.7 | 140.1 | 9 |
| OHIO ST | 4 | 145.7 | 78 | -6.0 | 139.6 | 10 |
| MISSOURI | 8 | 109.3 | 60 | 18.2 | 127.4 | 11 |
| UAB | 35 | 40.3 | 21 | 85.1 | 125.4 | 12 |
| BOISE ST | 20 | 73.7 | 36 | 46.6 | 120.4 | 13 |
| LSU | 43 | 32.1 | 18 | 88.2 | 120.3 | 14 |
| OHIO U | 12 | 91.7 | 57 | 23.5 | 115.2 | 15 |
| FRESNO ST | 62 | 12.7 | 11 | 101.6 | 114.4 | 16 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 11 | 97.1 | 64 | 15.8 | 112.9 | 17 |
| TEMPLE | 47 | 29.5 | 28 | 79.4 | 108.9 | 18 |
| MIAMI FLA | 90 | -26.4 | 5 | 134.3 | 107.9 | 19 |
| Appalachian St | 65 | 10.4 | 12 | 97.1 | 107.4 | 20 |
| UCF | 6 | 115.2 | 81 | -9.5 | 105.7 | 21 |
| UTAH | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 79.1 | 104.6 | 22 |
| CINCINNATI | 92 | -26.8 | 6 | 129.2 | 102.3 | 23 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 3 | 151.1 | 108 | -54.1 | 97.0 | 24 |
| IOWA | 93 | -28.2 | 7 | 121.4 | 93.2 | 25 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 23 | 60.0 | 51 | 29.4 | 89.4 | 26 |
| WASHINGTON | 68 | 3.1 | 20 | 86.0 | 89.1 | 27 |
| PENN ST | 36 | 40.3 | 35 | 47.5 | 87.8 | 28 |
| WISCONSIN | 31 | 48.7 | 44 | 37.7 | 86.3 | 29 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 15 | 84.6 | 71 | 1.7 | 86.2 | 30 |
| ARMY | 87 | -22.9 | 10 | 108.7 | 85.8 | 31 |
| NC State | 19 | 77.8 | 67 | 5.7 | 83.5 | 32 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 97 | -34.2 | 8 | 111.7 | 77.5 | 33 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 34 | 40.7 | 45 | 36.0 | 76.8 | 34 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 10 | 100.9 | 94 | -26.8 | 74.1 | 35 |
| S MISS | 78 | -10.7 | 22 | 84.5 | 73.9 | 36 |
| FLORIDA | 42 | 32.8 | 41 | 40.2 | 73.0 | 37 |
| UTAH ST | 16 | 78.6 | 83 | -11.5 | 67.1 | 38 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 40 | 36.2 | 53 | 28.4 | 64.6 | 39 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 61 | 13.5 | 34 | 49.8 | 63.3 | 40 |
| TEXAS | 46 | 30.2 | 48 | 31.9 | 62.1 | 41 |
| NEBRASKA | 13 | 88.2 | 97 | -28.5 | 59.7 | 42 |
| PURDUE | 18 | 78.1 | 91 | -19.7 | 58.3 | 43 |
| AUBURN | 69 | 0.9 | 31 | 56.5 | 57.4 | 44 |
| AIR FORCE | 44 | 31.1 | 56 | 25.1 | 56.2 | 45 |
| MEMPHIS | 24 | 57.2 | 75 | -2.6 | 54.6 | 46 |
| CALIFORNIA | 112 | -55.7 | 9 | 108.8 | 53.1 | 47 |
| TEXAS TECH | 21 | 72.2 | 92 | -21.7 | 50.5 | 48 |
| IOWA ST | 106 | -45.2 | 13 | 94.4 | 49.2 | 49 |
| VIRGINIA | 107 | -45.7 | 15 | 92.3 | 46.6 | 50 |
| BYU | 105 | -43.6 | 19 | 86.4 | 42.8 | 51 |
| KENTUCKY | 104 | -40.1 | 23 | 82.7 | 42.6 | 52 |
| MARSHALL | 75 | -9.2 | 33 | 51.3 | 42.1 | 53 |
| BUFFALO | 37 | 38.4 | 74 | 0.0 | 38.4 | 54 |
| NEVADA | 67 | 7.1 | 50 | 30.2 | 37.3 | 55 |
| S CAROLINA | 48 | 28.9 | 66 | 7.2 | 36.1 | 56 |
| W MICHIGAN | 27 | 52.2 | 90 | -16.4 | 35.8 | 57 |
| ARIZONA ST | 32 | 47.1 | 86 | -12.8 | 34.3 | 58 |
| STANFORD | 41 | 33.0 | 73 | 0.1 | 33.1 | 59 |
| E MICHIGAN | 80 | -12.8 | 37 | 44.9 | 32.1 | 60 |
| OREGON | 39 | 36.6 | 77 | -5.3 | 31.3 | 61 |
| ARIZONA | 33 | 46.6 | 89 | -16.0 | 30.6 | 62 |
| TULANE | 83 | -15.6 | 38 | 44.7 | 29.1 | 63 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 116 | -62.7 | 16 | 90.8 | 28.1 | 64 |
| PITTSBURGH | 70 | 0.3 | 55 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 65 |
| INDIANA | 25 | 55.5 | 98 | -28.8 | 26.7 | 66 |
| TCU | 111 | -55.6 | 24 | 82.2 | 26.7 | 67 |
| HOUSTON | 7 | 115.0 | 122 | -88.5 | 26.5 | 68 |
| SYRACUSE | 38 | 37.3 | 84 | -12.3 | 25.0 | 69 |
| MARYLAND | 72 | -8.2 | 52 | 28.9 | 20.7 | 70 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 84 | -19.8 | 42 | 39.5 | 19.7 | 71 |
| BOSTON COLL | 76 | -9.9 | 54 | 27.9 | 18.1 | 72 |
| DUKE | 50 | 26.2 | 80 | -9.0 | 17.2 | 73 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 81 | -14.5 | 49 | 30.8 | 16.3 | 74 |
| BAYLOR | 52 | 23.7 | 79 | -7.6 | 16.1 | 75 |
| Charlotte | 118 | -64.2 | 27 | 79.5 | 15.3 | 76 |
| TENNESSEE | 96 | -29.8 | 39 | 43.5 | 13.7 | 77 |
| TROY ST | 103 | -39.6 | 32 | 53.0 | 13.3 | 78 |
| N CAROLINA | 30 | 49.9 | 101 | -39.4 | 10.4 | 79 |
| USC | 95 | -28.7 | 43 | 37.7 | 9.0 | 80 |
| UCLA | 54 | 20.5 | 85 | -12.3 | 8.2 | 81 |
| FLORIDA ST | 88 | -24.5 | 47 | 32.2 | 7.7 | 82 |
| COLORADO | 82 | -14.5 | 59 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 83 |
| WYOMING | 121 | -83.1 | 25 | 81.9 | -1.2 | 84 |
| MINNESOTA | 85 | -20.0 | 61 | 17.7 | -2.4 | 85 |
| LOUISIANNA | 22 | 60.4 | 114 | -66.8 | -6.4 | 86 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 58 | 16.1 | 93 | -24.6 | -8.5 | 87 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 86 | -21.5 | 65 | 10.4 | -11.1 | 88 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 79 | -12.8 | 72 | 1.5 | -11.3 | 89 |
| N ILLINOIS | 113 | -58.6 | 40 | 43.2 | -15.4 | 90 |
| ARKANSAS | 99 | -35.1 | 62 | 17.6 | -17.5 | 91 |
| ULM | 63 | 11.0 | 100 | -29.8 | -18.8 | 92 |
| VANDERBILT | 77 | -10.5 | 88 | -15.4 | -25.9 | 93 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 56 | 17.1 | 104 | -44.7 | -27.6 | 94 |
| COLORADO ST | 57 | 16.2 | 105 | -44.8 | -28.5 | 95 |
| TOLEDO | 28 | 50.9 | 120 | -85.8 | -34.9 | 96 |
| Georgia Southern | 114 | -60.8 | 58 | 19.0 | -41.8 | 97 |
| KANSAS ST | 119 | -76.3 | 46 | 33.4 | -42.9 | 98 |
| SMU | 108 | -47.5 | 69 | 3.0 | -44.5 | 99 |
| Coastal Carolina | 91 | -26.7 | 95 | -26.9 | -53.5 | 100 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 94 | -28.7 | 96 | -28.3 | -57.0 | 101 |
| WAKE FOREST | 49 | 28.2 | 121 | -86.0 | -57.8 | 102 |
| NAVY | 115 | -61.6 | 70 | 2.4 | -59.2 | 103 |
| Old Dominion | 45 | 30.8 | 124 | -94.2 | -63.4 | 104 |
| KANSAS | 98 | -34.4 | 99 | -29.5 | -63.9 | 105 |
| HAWAII | 59 | 14.8 | 119 | -84.8 | -70.0 | 106 |
| Georgia St | 71 | -0.3 | 117 | -73.1 | -73.4 | 107 |
| BALL STATE | 74 | -9.0 | 115 | -67.4 | -76.4 | 108 |
| TULSA | 123 | -85.0 | 68 | 5.1 | -79.8 | 109 |
| W KENTUCKY | 100 | -35.8 | 103 | -44.5 | -80.3 | 110 |
| UMass | 64 | 10.5 | 125 | -99.9 | -89.3 | 111 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 102 | -39.0 | 106 | -52.7 | -91.7 | 112 |
| LOUISVILLE | 89 | -25.7 | 113 | -66.5 | -92.2 | 113 |
| UNLV | 73 | -8.8 | 118 | -84.7 | -93.6 | 114 |
| C MICHIGAN | 127 | -119.3 | 63 | 15.8 | -103.5 | 115 |
| Liberty | 55 | 17.4 | 127 | -122.1 | -104.8 | 116 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 110 | -53.4 | 110 | -57.7 | -111.1 | 117 |
| OREGON ST | 66 | 9.6 | 128 | -124.4 | -114.8 | 118 |
| UTEP | 120 | -80.8 | 102 | -41.3 | -122.1 | 119 |
| ILLINOIS | 60 | 14.7 | 129 | -139.2 | -124.5 | 120 |
| RUTGERS | 128 | -122.6 | 76 | -3.6 | -126.2 | 121 |
| Texas St | 129 | -124.0 | 82 | -11.4 | -135.5 | 122 |
| NEW MEXICO | 122 | -83.8 | 109 | -55.0 | -138.8 | 123 |
| RICE | 124 | -85.9 | 112 | -64.0 | -149.9 | 124 |
| KENT ST | 117 | -63.0 | 123 | -93.8 | -156.8 | 125 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 109 | -52.7 | 126 | -108.6 | -161.3 | 126 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 125 | -93.1 | 116 | -70.2 | -163.3 | 127 |
| AKRON | 126 | -118.3 | 107 | -53.2 | -171.5 | 128 |
| UTSA | 130 | -149.6 | 111 | -58.5 | -208.1 | 129 |
| CONNECTICUT | 101 | -35.8 | 130 | -198.5 | -234.3 | 130 |
