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 |
| OHIO ST | 1 | 200.5 | 1 | 184.9 | 385.4 | 1 |
| CLEMSON | 6 | 124.9 | 2 | 179.3 | 304.1 | 2 |
| WISCONSIN | 17 | 88.9 | 3 | 169.3 | 258.2 | 3 |
| LSU | 2 | 159.1 | 29 | 70.0 | 229.2 | 4 |
| OKLAHOMA | 3 | 157.2 | 28 | 70.5 | 227.6 | 5 |
| GEORGIA | 20 | 74.7 | 5 | 143.0 | 217.8 | 6 |
| ALABAMA | 4 | 144.2 | 26 | 71.1 | 215.2 | 7 |
| UTAH | 48 | 37.2 | 4 | 156.0 | 193.2 | 8 |
| IOWA ST | 12 | 101.2 | 16 | 89.4 | 190.6 | 9 |
| AUBURN | 32 | 57.5 | 10 | 108.9 | 166.4 | 10 |
| NAVY | 30 | 59.6 | 12 | 100.2 | 159.7 | 11 |
| MICHIGAN | 50 | 34.6 | 7 | 123.6 | 158.2 | 12 |
| UCF | 5 | 139.2 | 59 | 17.6 | 156.8 | 13 |
| PENN ST | 18 | 84.9 | 31 | 69.1 | 154.0 | 14 |
| FLORIDA | 27 | 64.4 | 22 | 76.7 | 141.1 | 15 |
| TCU | 70 | 13.8 | 6 | 126.9 | 140.7 | 16 |
| OREGON | 40 | 50.4 | 17 | 87.1 | 137.6 | 17 |
| AIR FORCE | 55 | 28.9 | 11 | 108.0 | 136.9 | 18 |
| NOTRE DAME | 38 | 53.3 | 21 | 78.4 | 131.7 | 19 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 52 | 32.0 | 13 | 93.9 | 125.9 | 20 |
| MINNESOTA | 37 | 53.6 | 27 | 70.5 | 124.1 | 21 |
| BAYLOR | 28 | 62.3 | 36 | 60.5 | 122.8 | 22 |
| IOWA | 56 | 28.2 | 14 | 93.2 | 121.4 | 23 |
| PITTSBURGH | 74 | 6.2 | 8 | 114.0 | 120.2 | 24 |
| UL LAFAYETTE | 21 | 73.1 | 42 | 45.2 | 118.3 | 25 |
| N CAROLINA | 10 | 107.6 | 61 | 9.2 | 116.8 | 26 |
| BOISE ST | 45 | 41.2 | 33 | 68.2 | 109.4 | 27 |
| TULANE | 16 | 89.4 | 57 | 19.5 | 108.9 | 28 |
| INDIANA | 29 | 60.8 | 43 | 44.7 | 105.5 | 29 |
| S MISS | 41 | 48.6 | 40 | 56.0 | 104.6 | 30 |
| SMU | 7 | 123.9 | 82 | -19.5 | 104.3 | 31 |
| TEXAS A&M | 54 | 29.0 | 30 | 69.9 | 98.9 | 32 |
| MISSOURI | 72 | 9.6 | 18 | 84.5 | 94.1 | 33 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 9 | 107.7 | 81 | -18.4 | 89.4 | 34 |
| MEMPHIS | 24 | 69.3 | 58 | 18.2 | 87.5 | 35 |
| MISS ST | 31 | 58.1 | 50 | 28.9 | 87.0 | 36 |
| Appalachian St | 71 | 12.2 | 24 | 74.6 | 86.8 | 37 |
| CINCINNATI | 64 | 19.8 | 35 | 62.3 | 82.1 | 38 |
| TEXAS | 13 | 98.2 | 79 | -16.2 | 81.9 | 39 |
| WASHINGTON | 77 | 5.1 | 25 | 74.0 | 79.1 | 40 |
| MIAMI FLA | 83 | -5.2 | 20 | 79.1 | 73.9 | 41 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 25 | 66.8 | 64 | 6.2 | 73.0 | 42 |
| USC | 23 | 70.0 | 66 | 0.4 | 70.4 | 43 |
| TULSA | 61 | 21.3 | 45 | 44.0 | 65.2 | 44 |
| BUFFALO | 96 | -25.0 | 15 | 90.0 | 65.1 | 45 |
| W KENTUCKY | 93 | -21.5 | 19 | 83.1 | 61.6 | 46 |
| HAWAII | 11 | 107.2 | 103 | -48.7 | 58.5 | 47 |
| TENNESSEE | 86 | -10.0 | 32 | 68.5 | 58.5 | 48 |
| UAB | 80 | -2.4 | 37 | 59.8 | 57.4 | 49 |
| C MICHIGAN | 34 | 56.9 | 68 | -0.9 | 56.0 | 50 |
| S CAROLINA | 62 | 21.1 | 48 | 30.8 | 52.0 | 51 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 26 | 66.1 | 78 | -14.6 | 51.5 | 52 |
| LOUISVILLE | 15 | 90.2 | 99 | -41.9 | 48.3 | 53 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 39 | 51.8 | 75 | -8.9 | 42.9 | 54 |
| BYU | 43 | 44.3 | 69 | -1.6 | 42.7 | 55 |
| KENTUCKY | 89 | -18.6 | 39 | 58.5 | 39.9 | 56 |
| WASH ST | 8 | 116.5 | 118 | -79.1 | 37.4 | 57 |
| NEBRASKA | 36 | 54.7 | 86 | -23.6 | 31.1 | 58 |
| VIRGINIA | 90 | -19.6 | 41 | 50.5 | 30.9 | 59 |
| KANSAS ST | 104 | -50.9 | 23 | 76.6 | 25.7 | 60 |
| WAKE FOREST | 33 | 57.2 | 93 | -31.7 | 25.5 | 61 |
| HOUSTON | 68 | 16.8 | 67 | -0.8 | 16.1 | 62 |
| FLORIDA ST | 66 | 19.0 | 70 | -3.8 | 15.1 | 63 |
| Georgia St | 22 | 70.6 | 109 | -56.1 | 14.5 | 64 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 121 | -100.6 | 9 | 110.4 | 9.7 | 65 |
| BALL STATE | 69 | 15.8 | 74 | -7.0 | 8.8 | 66 |
| ARMY | 105 | -53.1 | 38 | 58.9 | 5.8 | 67 |
| MARSHALL | 67 | 18.1 | 76 | -12.7 | 5.4 | 68 |
| W MICHIGAN | 35 | 55.6 | 104 | -50.8 | 4.8 | 69 |
| COLORADO ST | 57 | 26.7 | 85 | -23.6 | 3.2 | 70 |
| TROY ST | 14 | 90.9 | 124 | -90.0 | 0.9 | 71 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 113 | -65.1 | 34 | 65.9 | 0.8 | 72 |
| UCLA | 76 | 5.1 | 73 | -6.8 | -1.7 | 73 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 60 | 24.9 | 89 | -27.6 | -2.7 | 74 |
| TEXAS TECH | 42 | 45.0 | 107 | -53.2 | -8.3 | 75 |
| OHIO U | 47 | 38.1 | 101 | -46.9 | -8.8 | 76 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 53 | 30.9 | 97 | -40.8 | -9.9 | 77 |
| Charlotte | 65 | 19.2 | 92 | -31.0 | -11.8 | 78 |
| UTAH ST | 58 | 26.0 | 95 | -38.1 | -12.1 | 79 |
| FRESNO ST | 78 | 3.1 | 83 | -20.4 | -17.4 | 80 |
| Coastal Carolina | 103 | -44.9 | 52 | 26.8 | -18.1 | 81 |
| BOSTON COLL | 19 | 80.0 | 127 | -100.1 | -20.1 | 82 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 110 | -59.2 | 47 | 35.3 | -23.9 | 83 |
| WYOMING | 91 | -20.0 | 72 | -6.1 | -26.0 | 84 |
| ARIZONA | 44 | 43.0 | 113 | -70.1 | -27.0 | 85 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 81 | -3.1 | 87 | -24.7 | -27.8 | 86 |
| DUKE | 108 | -56.2 | 53 | 26.2 | -30.0 | 87 |
| TEMPLE | 102 | -39.4 | 62 | 7.0 | -32.5 | 88 |
| STANFORD | 106 | -54.7 | 56 | 21.0 | -33.7 | 89 |
| NC State | 107 | -55.5 | 55 | 21.4 | -34.1 | 90 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 111 | -61.9 | 51 | 27.0 | -34.9 | 91 |
| ARIZONA ST | 109 | -56.7 | 54 | 21.7 | -35.0 | 92 |
| COLORADO | 79 | 2.3 | 98 | -41.1 | -38.8 | 93 |
| PURDUE | 75 | 6.1 | 100 | -46.0 | -39.8 | 94 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 46 | 38.8 | 119 | -80.4 | -41.7 | 95 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 101 | -38.4 | 71 | -4.5 | -42.9 | 96 |
| Georgia Southern | 119 | -87.8 | 46 | 43.6 | -44.2 | 97 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 98 | -31.4 | 77 | -13.2 | -44.7 | 98 |
| N ILLINOIS | 97 | -29.5 | 80 | -17.8 | -47.3 | 99 |
| OREGON ST | 94 | -23.0 | 90 | -27.9 | -50.8 | 100 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 49 | 34.6 | 121 | -85.7 | -51.0 | 101 |
| CALIFORNIA | 120 | -97.2 | 44 | 44.4 | -52.8 | 102 |
| Liberty | 59 | 25.0 | 123 | -88.6 | -63.6 | 103 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 73 | 9.2 | 115 | -75.0 | -65.8 | 104 |
| KANSAS | 88 | -17.4 | 102 | -48.7 | -66.1 | 105 |
| E MICHIGAN | 84 | -6.2 | 110 | -60.5 | -66.6 | 106 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 117 | -78.3 | 63 | 6.7 | -71.6 | 107 |
| TOLEDO | 63 | 19.9 | 126 | -92.0 | -72.0 | 108 |
| ARKANSAS | 92 | -20.9 | 106 | -53.0 | -73.9 | 109 |
| RICE | 122 | -105.0 | 49 | 30.1 | -74.9 | 110 |
| UL MONROE | 51 | 32.4 | 128 | -109.2 | -76.8 | 111 |
| NEW MEXICO | 82 | -5.1 | 120 | -83.3 | -88.5 | 112 |
| ILLINOIS | 100 | -36.7 | 108 | -53.5 | -90.2 | 113 |
| SYRACUSE | 95 | -24.8 | 112 | -69.8 | -94.6 | 114 |
| MARYLAND | 87 | -14.1 | 122 | -87.0 | -101.2 | 115 |
| UNLV | 99 | -36.6 | 111 | -66.9 | -103.5 | 116 |
| Texas St | 124 | -117.4 | 65 | 2.3 | -115.2 | 117 |
| VANDERBILT | 112 | -62.5 | 105 | -52.9 | -115.4 | 118 |
| NEVADA | 118 | -80.8 | 94 | -36.9 | -117.6 | 119 |
| Old Dominion | 128 | -133.2 | 60 | 10.8 | -122.4 | 120 |
| KENT ST | 85 | -6.8 | 129 | -120.3 | -127.1 | 121 |
| UTEP | 123 | -111.5 | 88 | -26.6 | -138.1 | 122 |
| UTSA | 114 | -66.0 | 114 | -72.7 | -138.7 | 123 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 115 | -71.9 | 116 | -77.1 | -149.0 | 124 |
| CONNECTICUT | 116 | -78.0 | 117 | -78.2 | -156.2 | 125 |
| RUTGERS | 127 | -123.2 | 96 | -39.5 | -162.7 | 126 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 129 | -135.9 | 91 | -29.2 | -165.1 | 127 |
| AKRON | 130 | -161.2 | 84 | -21.5 | -182.7 | 128 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 125 | -121.4 | 125 | -91.1 | -212.5 | 129 |
| Mass | 126 | -122.7 | 130 | -226.8 | -349.5 | 130 |
