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 College Football regular season.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| OHIO ST | 3 | 175.4 | 11 | 99.4 | 274.8 | 1 |
| ALABAMA | 11 | 93.7 | 1 | 143.5 | 237.2 | 2 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 | 199.0 | 38 | 33.5 | 232.5 | 3 |
| AUBURN | 10 | 95.1 | 6 | 121.2 | 216.3 | 4 |
| GEORGIA | 21 | 71.2 | 3 | 137.8 | 209.0 | 5 |
| CLEMSON | 29 | 60.2 | 2 | 138.2 | 198.4 | 6 |
| WISCONSIN | 30 | 51.9 | 4 | 136.2 | 188.1 | 7 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 4 | 169.5 | 57 | 16.2 | 185.7 | 8 |
| LOUISVILLE | 2 | 175.7 | 90 | -28.0 | 147.7 | 9 |
| PENN ST | 9 | 95.6 | 28 | 50.1 | 145.7 | 10 |
| WASH ST | 38 | 34.8 | 9 | 100.4 | 135.1 | 11 |
| NOTRE DAME | 17 | 84.1 | 29 | 50.0 | 134.1 | 12 |
| LSU | 35 | 40.8 | 15 | 88.3 | 129.2 | 13 |
| MISS ST | 32 | 44.2 | 16 | 82.1 | 126.3 | 14 |
| MICHIGAN | 66 | 1.3 | 5 | 121.8 | 123.2 | 15 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 22 | 70.5 | 33 | 46.9 | 117.3 | 16 |
| WASHINGTON | 67 | 0.1 | 7 | 117.0 | 117.1 | 17 |
| UCF | 5 | 106.8 | 60 | 8.6 | 115.4 | 18 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 54 | 11.8 | 10 | 100.1 | 111.9 | 19 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 51 | 20.5 | 14 | 88.8 | 109.3 | 20 |
| NC State | 23 | 69.4 | 37 | 34.7 | 104.1 | 21 |
| USC | 16 | 84.6 | 54 | 17.7 | 102.4 | 22 |
| TOLEDO | 8 | 100.0 | 68 | -0.3 | 99.7 | 23 |
| BOISE ST | 43 | 31.5 | 20 | 67.2 | 98.7 | 24 |
| TCU | 86 | -21.0 | 8 | 114.2 | 93.2 | 25 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 75 | -10.0 | 12 | 97.3 | 87.3 | 26 |
| MIAMI FLA | 41 | 32.2 | 27 | 50.7 | 82.9 | 27 |
| OREGON | 40 | 33.1 | 31 | 48.8 | 81.9 | 28 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 25 | 68.2 | 61 | 7.6 | 75.9 | 29 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 7 | 103.9 | 94 | -33.6 | 70.4 | 30 |
| UTAH | 62 | 3.5 | 21 | 63.1 | 66.6 | 31 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 37 | 37.0 | 44 | 26.0 | 63.0 | 32 |
| NAVY | 68 | 0.0 | 22 | 61.7 | 61.7 | 33 |
| MEMPHIS | 14 | 86.8 | 87 | -26.2 | 60.6 | 34 |
| INDIANA | 33 | 44.1 | 58 | 14.9 | 59.1 | 35 |
| TEXAS | 88 | -23.7 | 18 | 77.9 | 54.2 | 36 |
| MISSOURI | 6 | 104.9 | 113 | -52.4 | 52.4 | 37 |
| UTSA | 97 | -29.2 | 17 | 80.7 | 51.5 | 38 |
| WAKE FOREST | 13 | 87.6 | 100 | -37.9 | 49.7 | 39 |
| S MISS | 47 | 24.9 | 46 | 24.7 | 49.6 | 40 |
| PURDUE | 45 | 29.5 | 53 | 18.3 | 47.8 | 41 |
| FRESNO ST | 72 | -8.0 | 24 | 52.9 | 44.9 | 42 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 19 | 79.1 | 98 | -35.4 | 43.7 | 43 |
| IOWA ST | 91 | -25.2 | 19 | 68.1 | 43.0 | 44 |
| FLORIDA ST | 106 | -51.8 | 13 | 94.4 | 42.7 | 45 |
| BOSTON COLL | 55 | 11.0 | 39 | 30.8 | 41.7 | 46 |
| TEXAS TECH | 31 | 45.1 | 72 | -6.0 | 39.1 | 47 |
| COLORADO ST | 12 | 90.3 | 115 | -55.4 | 34.9 | 48 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 52 | 17.9 | 56 | 17.0 | 34.8 | 49 |
| TROY ST | 59 | 7.7 | 43 | 26.2 | 33.9 | 50 |
| MARSHALL | 82 | -16.7 | 30 | 48.9 | 32.1 | 51 |
| SYRACUSE | 15 | 86.5 | 114 | -54.6 | 32.0 | 52 |
| STANFORD | 65 | 2.0 | 42 | 28.1 | 30.1 | 53 |
| DUKE | 80 | -14.8 | 36 | 41.3 | 26.5 | 54 |
| N ILLINOIS | 95 | -28.3 | 23 | 54.4 | 26.1 | 55 |
| TEXAS A&M | 58 | 8.4 | 55 | 17.3 | 25.7 | 56 |
| Appalachian St | 64 | 2.8 | 48 | 22.5 | 25.3 | 57 |
| IOWA | 83 | -16.8 | 35 | 41.3 | 24.5 | 58 |
| ARIZONA | 24 | 68.8 | 108 | -44.9 | 23.8 | 59 |
| OHIO U | 49 | 23.4 | 66 | 0.4 | 23.8 | 60 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 42 | 32.0 | 74 | -9.4 | 22.6 | 61 |
| VIRGINIA | 90 | -24.7 | 32 | 47.0 | 22.3 | 62 |
| ARMY | 85 | -20.2 | 34 | 42.4 | 22.2 | 63 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 34 | 44.0 | 86 | -24.5 | 19.6 | 64 |
| HOUSTON | 77 | -11.7 | 40 | 30.3 | 18.6 | 65 |
| ARIZONA ST | 44 | 29.6 | 79 | -14.1 | 15.4 | 66 |
| PITTSBURGH | 73 | -8.0 | 47 | 22.8 | 14.7 | 67 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 27 | 66.3 | 117 | -58.2 | 8.0 | 68 |
| TEMPLE | 103 | -43.7 | 26 | 50.9 | 7.2 | 69 |
| E MICHIGAN | 81 | -15.0 | 52 | 19.3 | 4.2 | 70 |
| UCLA | 28 | 61.5 | 116 | -57.9 | 3.6 | 71 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 84 | -18.4 | 49 | 22.0 | 3.6 | 72 |
| UMass | 36 | 37.0 | 95 | -33.9 | 3.2 | 73 |
| FLORIDA | 94 | -27.7 | 41 | 29.3 | 1.6 | 74 |
| C MICHIGAN | 78 | -12.4 | 59 | 11.4 | -1.0 | 75 |
| SMU | 26 | 67.7 | 121 | -69.8 | -2.1 | 76 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 18 | 81.9 | 125 | -84.8 | -2.9 | 77 |
| BAYLOR | 60 | 6.9 | 78 | -11.0 | -4.0 | 78 |
| BUFFALO | 48 | 23.8 | 92 | -29.3 | -5.5 | 79 |
| AIR FORCE | 50 | 20.6 | 91 | -28.6 | -8.0 | 80 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 74 | -9.5 | 67 | 0.3 | -9.2 | 81 |
| NEBRASKA | 39 | 34.2 | 106 | -44.6 | -10.4 | 82 |
| CALIFORNIA | 100 | -35.0 | 51 | 20.5 | -14.5 | 83 |
| W MICHIGAN | 87 | -21.6 | 71 | -3.6 | -25.2 | 84 |
| W KENTUCKY | 69 | -7.3 | 82 | -19.8 | -27.2 | 85 |
| Georgia St | 79 | -13.1 | 80 | -15.4 | -28.5 | 86 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 61 | 4.5 | 96 | -34.8 | -30.3 | 87 |
| ARKANSAS | 57 | 8.9 | 101 | -40.1 | -31.2 | 88 |
| MINNESOTA | 113 | -63.3 | 45 | 25.2 | -38.1 | 89 |
| S CAROLINA | 105 | -46.2 | 63 | 6.8 | -39.4 | 90 |
| UTAH ST | 89 | -24.3 | 83 | -21.1 | -45.4 | 91 |
| NEW MEXICO | 104 | -45.0 | 69 | -0.8 | -45.8 | 92 |
| UAB | 101 | -36.3 | 76 | -10.6 | -46.9 | 93 |
| COLORADO | 70 | -7.6 | 102 | -41.8 | -49.4 | 94 |
| BYU | 118 | -70.9 | 50 | 20.6 | -50.3 | 95 |
| UNLV | 46 | 25.7 | 122 | -76.4 | -50.7 | 96 |
| NEVADA | 56 | 10.0 | 118 | -64.3 | -54.3 | 97 |
| KENTUCKY | 96 | -29.2 | 88 | -26.2 | -55.4 | 98 |
| TULANE | 108 | -56.8 | 70 | -1.3 | -58.1 | 99 |
| ULM | 20 | 75.6 | 130 | -135.2 | -59.6 | 100 |
| MARYLAND | 99 | -32.7 | 89 | -27.4 | -60.1 | 101 |
| CINCINNATI | 107 | -53.6 | 77 | -10.9 | -64.5 | 102 |
| KANSAS ST | 115 | -67.0 | 65 | 1.5 | -65.5 | 103 |
| Georgia Southern | 109 | -57.0 | 75 | -9.5 | -66.5 | 104 |
| N CAROLINA | 93 | -27.3 | 104 | -44.3 | -71.5 | 105 |
| IDAHO | 120 | -78.8 | 62 | 7.2 | -71.6 | 106 |
| VANDERBILT | 102 | -37.7 | 99 | -35.6 | -73.3 | 107 |
| HAWAII | 76 | -10.7 | 119 | -64.5 | -75.3 | 108 |
| WYOMING | 129 | -135.0 | 25 | 51.9 | -83.1 | 109 |
| TULSA | 71 | -7.6 | 123 | -81.2 | -88.9 | 110 |
| Coastal Carolina | 117 | -70.4 | 81 | -19.4 | -89.8 | 111 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 53 | 16.3 | 127 | -106.4 | -90.1 | 112 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 125 | -98.6 | 73 | -6.6 | -105.2 | 113 |
| BALL STATE | 112 | -61.4 | 107 | -44.6 | -106.1 | 114 |
| RICE | 111 | -60.8 | 109 | -45.6 | -106.3 | 115 |
| TENNESSEE | 121 | -83.4 | 85 | -23.2 | -106.6 | 116 |
| Texas St | 110 | -58.5 | 112 | -51.8 | -110.3 | 117 |
| CONNECTICUT | 92 | -26.0 | 124 | -84.3 | -110.3 | 118 |
| Old Dominion | 114 | -63.5 | 110 | -48.2 | -111.7 | 119 |
| OREGON ST | 116 | -69.5 | 103 | -43.4 | -112.9 | 120 |
| ILLINOIS | 122 | -84.0 | 93 | -32.0 | -116.0 | 121 |
| LOUISIANNA | 98 | -31.2 | 126 | -85.5 | -116.7 | 122 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 63 | 3.1 | 128 | -123.5 | -120.4 | 123 |
| KENT ST | 128 | -125.0 | 64 | 4.0 | -121.0 | 124 |
| AKRON | 119 | -77.4 | 111 | -48.6 | -126.0 | 125 |
| KANSAS | 124 | -94.5 | 105 | -44.3 | -138.9 | 126 |
| RUTGERS | 127 | -113.0 | 97 | -35.1 | -148.1 | 127 |
| Charlotte | 126 | -99.4 | 120 | -66.6 | -166.0 | 128 |
| UTEP | 130 | -161.2 | 84 | -22.6 | -183.8 | 129 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 123 | -86.4 | 129 | -126.5 | -212.8 | 130 |
