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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 7.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| CLEMSON | 3 | 169.0 | 2 | 186.0 | 355.0 | 1 |
| ALABAMA | 2 | 171.4 | 4 | 158.0 | 329.4 | 2 |
| MICHIGAN | 42 | 47.5 | 1 | 211.3 | 258.9 | 3 |
| NC State | 7 | 135.5 | 25 | 81.8 | 217.3 | 4 |
| TEXAS A&M | 19 | 82.8 | 6 | 132.1 | 214.9 | 5 |
| OHIO ST | 1 | 183.4 | 57 | 31.2 | 214.5 | 6 |
| MIAMI FLA | 63 | 16.0 | 3 | 173.1 | 189.2 | 7 |
| LSU | 17 | 86.6 | 17 | 94.7 | 181.3 | 8 |
| PENN ST | 11 | 100.3 | 31 | 71.6 | 171.8 | 9 |
| Appalachian St | 45 | 44.3 | 10 | 116.6 | 160.9 | 10 |
| OKLAHOMA | 4 | 164.4 | 87 | -7.7 | 156.6 | 11 |
| GEORGIA | 23 | 70.2 | 23 | 84.1 | 154.3 | 12 |
| WASH ST | 22 | 71.1 | 24 | 83.1 | 154.1 | 13 |
| BOISE ST | 21 | 72.4 | 28 | 76.4 | 148.8 | 14 |
| MISS ST | 55 | 28.9 | 9 | 118.4 | 147.3 | 15 |
| TCU | 64 | 15.5 | 7 | 130.4 | 145.9 | 16 |
| WASHINGTON | 31 | 57.6 | 21 | 88.0 | 145.6 | 17 |
| IOWA ST | 74 | 1.6 | 5 | 143.4 | 145.0 | 18 |
| WISCONSIN | 14 | 97.7 | 49 | 46.2 | 143.9 | 19 |
| TEXAS TECH | 5 | 139.1 | 79 | 1.2 | 140.3 | 20 |
| TEMPLE | 43 | 46.9 | 20 | 88.4 | 135.4 | 21 |
| IOWA | 54 | 29.8 | 13 | 101.3 | 131.0 | 22 |
| KENTUCKY | 69 | 4.7 | 8 | 122.0 | 126.7 | 23 |
| FLORIDA | 34 | 56.3 | 34 | 67.7 | 124.0 | 24 |
| UCF | 10 | 103.8 | 68 | 15.5 | 119.3 | 25 |
| MISSOURI | 9 | 121.2 | 83 | -5.8 | 115.4 | 26 |
| NOTRE DAME | 53 | 34.4 | 26 | 79.1 | 113.5 | 27 |
| ARMY | 80 | -2.0 | 11 | 114.5 | 112.5 | 28 |
| PURDUE | 12 | 100.1 | 71 | 9.2 | 109.3 | 29 |
| S CAROLINA | 49 | 41.1 | 36 | 66.8 | 107.8 | 30 |
| UAB | 62 | 17.7 | 19 | 89.3 | 107.0 | 31 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 27 | 64.9 | 52 | 41.3 | 106.2 | 32 |
| TEXAS | 46 | 43.0 | 39 | 62.5 | 105.6 | 33 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 8 | 127.3 | 103 | -31.0 | 96.3 | 34 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 58 | 21.9 | 29 | 74.3 | 96.3 | 35 |
| NEBRASKA | 15 | 96.3 | 85 | -6.7 | 89.6 | 36 |
| N CAROLINA | 26 | 66.7 | 65 | 18.3 | 85.0 | 37 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 33 | 56.5 | 61 | 27.5 | 84.0 | 38 |
| FRESNO ST | 89 | -15.0 | 14 | 95.8 | 80.9 | 39 |
| COLORADO | 47 | 42.2 | 54 | 36.7 | 78.9 | 40 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 92 | -19.6 | 16 | 95.0 | 75.4 | 41 |
| INDIANA | 48 | 41.7 | 56 | 32.2 | 74.0 | 42 |
| UTAH | 66 | 9.1 | 40 | 61.3 | 70.4 | 43 |
| TULANE | 71 | 3.8 | 37 | 66.5 | 70.3 | 44 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 40 | 51.6 | 66 | 17.7 | 69.3 | 45 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 30 | 59.1 | 73 | 7.6 | 66.7 | 46 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 20 | 76.4 | 88 | -12.9 | 63.5 | 47 |
| USC | 82 | -4.1 | 35 | 67.5 | 63.4 | 48 |
| VIRGINIA | 87 | -9.0 | 30 | 72.4 | 63.4 | 49 |
| BAYLOR | 18 | 83.3 | 93 | -20.4 | 62.9 | 50 |
| AUBURN | 72 | 1.8 | 41 | 61.0 | 62.8 | 51 |
| MARYLAND | 83 | -4.4 | 38 | 65.6 | 61.2 | 52 |
| W MICHIGAN | 13 | 99.6 | 107 | -38.7 | 60.9 | 53 |
| OREGON | 29 | 61.4 | 82 | -3.2 | 58.2 | 54 |
| MINNESOTA | 81 | -2.0 | 42 | 60.1 | 58.1 | 55 |
| ARIZONA ST | 39 | 51.7 | 76 | 5.4 | 57.1 | 56 |
| CALIFORNIA | 90 | -15.7 | 32 | 70.9 | 55.3 | 57 |
| S MISS | 79 | -1.1 | 45 | 53.9 | 52.8 | 58 |
| BUFFALO | 38 | 51.9 | 80 | -0.6 | 51.2 | 59 |
| MEMPHIS | 41 | 47.8 | 78 | 2.5 | 50.2 | 60 |
| UCLA | 70 | 4.1 | 50 | 45.8 | 49.9 | 61 |
| SYRACUSE | 36 | 54.7 | 84 | -6.2 | 48.5 | 62 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 61 | 18.0 | 60 | 28.9 | 46.9 | 63 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 51 | 35.8 | 70 | 11.0 | 46.8 | 64 |
| UTAH ST | 24 | 68.6 | 95 | -23.5 | 45.1 | 65 |
| TENNESSEE | 65 | 13.9 | 62 | 24.9 | 38.8 | 66 |
| CINCINNATI | 114 | -65.3 | 12 | 102.9 | 37.6 | 67 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 109 | -55.2 | 18 | 92.2 | 37.0 | 68 |
| BOSTON COLL | 68 | 6.6 | 58 | 30.4 | 36.9 | 69 |
| HOUSTON | 6 | 136.6 | 118 | -99.8 | 36.8 | 70 |
| DUKE | 104 | -49.6 | 22 | 85.7 | 36.1 | 71 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 25 | 68.1 | 105 | -33.1 | 34.9 | 72 |
| ARKANSAS | 88 | -11.8 | 51 | 43.7 | 31.9 | 73 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 102 | -45.2 | 27 | 76.7 | 31.4 | 74 |
| E MICHIGAN | 75 | 1.5 | 63 | 22.9 | 24.4 | 75 |
| STANFORD | 60 | 18.8 | 86 | -6.9 | 12.0 | 76 |
| BYU | 110 | -58.6 | 33 | 69.8 | 11.1 | 77 |
| FLORIDA ST | 106 | -51.7 | 44 | 55.9 | 4.2 | 78 |
| Charlotte | 123 | -93.2 | 15 | 95.8 | 2.6 | 79 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 28 | 61.6 | 111 | -62.0 | -0.4 | 80 |
| AIR FORCE | 101 | -40.7 | 53 | 40.0 | -0.6 | 81 |
| NEVADA | 86 | -7.2 | 75 | 5.5 | -1.7 | 82 |
| TULSA | 100 | -35.0 | 55 | 32.4 | -2.6 | 83 |
| Liberty | 32 | 57.2 | 110 | -61.0 | -3.8 | 84 |
| TROY ST | 107 | -54.3 | 48 | 49.0 | -5.3 | 85 |
| COLORADO ST | 57 | 22.3 | 101 | -28.2 | -5.9 | 86 |
| PITTSBURGH | 112 | -61.1 | 47 | 49.5 | -11.6 | 87 |
| Coastal Carolina | 76 | 1.5 | 89 | -14.1 | -12.7 | 88 |
| LOUISIANNA | 16 | 93.2 | 121 | -108.1 | -14.9 | 89 |
| ARIZONA | 78 | -0.8 | 90 | -15.4 | -16.1 | 90 |
| KANSAS ST | 93 | -19.7 | 77 | 3.3 | -16.4 | 91 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 44 | 45.2 | 113 | -64.6 | -19.4 | 92 |
| MARSHALL | 67 | 6.8 | 100 | -28.1 | -21.2 | 93 |
| OHIO U | 37 | 52.0 | 116 | -78.3 | -26.3 | 94 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 111 | -59.4 | 59 | 29.1 | -30.3 | 95 |
| VANDERBILT | 85 | -7.0 | 98 | -26.4 | -33.4 | 96 |
| KANSAS | 96 | -26.6 | 92 | -18.4 | -45.0 | 97 |
| BALL STATE | 56 | 23.7 | 114 | -72.3 | -48.6 | 98 |
| W KENTUCKY | 99 | -33.3 | 91 | -15.7 | -49.0 | 99 |
| N ILLINOIS | 125 | -102.7 | 46 | 51.0 | -51.7 | 100 |
| C MICHIGAN | 113 | -62.7 | 72 | 8.9 | -53.8 | 101 |
| Georgia Southern | 117 | -76.4 | 64 | 21.9 | -54.5 | 102 |
| WAKE FOREST | 35 | 56.3 | 122 | -111.8 | -55.6 | 103 |
| Georgia St | 98 | -30.3 | 97 | -25.3 | -55.7 | 104 |
| SMU | 108 | -54.3 | 81 | -1.5 | -55.8 | 105 |
| WYOMING | 126 | -119.1 | 43 | 57.3 | -61.8 | 106 |
| NAVY | 119 | -81.1 | 67 | 16.3 | -64.9 | 107 |
| OREGON ST | 50 | 39.7 | 120 | -106.1 | -66.4 | 108 |
| HAWAII | 52 | 35.3 | 123 | -112.6 | -77.2 | 109 |
| LOUISVILLE | 105 | -50.7 | 99 | -27.3 | -78.1 | 110 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 95 | -21.7 | 112 | -62.8 | -84.5 | 111 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 77 | 0.1 | 117 | -91.6 | -91.6 | 112 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 115 | -68.0 | 96 | -24.3 | -92.3 | 113 |
| TOLEDO | 59 | 21.2 | 124 | -114.5 | -93.3 | 114 |
| NEW MEXICO | 118 | -79.0 | 94 | -21.1 | -100.1 | 115 |
| UNLV | 97 | -28.1 | 115 | -78.0 | -106.1 | 116 |
| RICE | 122 | -90.2 | 102 | -29.3 | -119.5 | 117 |
| Old Dominion | 73 | 1.7 | 127 | -124.9 | -123.2 | 118 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 128 | -135.4 | 69 | 11.8 | -123.6 | 119 |
| ULM | 94 | -20.4 | 119 | -104.9 | -125.3 | 120 |
| UTEP | 120 | -82.6 | 109 | -59.1 | -141.7 | 121 |
| AKRON | 121 | -88.9 | 108 | -58.1 | -147.0 | 122 |
| UMass | 84 | -4.8 | 129 | -143.9 | -148.8 | 123 |
| RUTGERS | 127 | -119.7 | 104 | -31.8 | -151.5 | 124 |
| UTSA | 130 | -162.2 | 74 | 7.5 | -154.7 | 125 |
| ILLINOIS | 103 | -45.3 | 125 | -115.4 | -160.7 | 126 |
| Texas St | 129 | -144.9 | 106 | -37.4 | -182.3 | 127 |
| KENT ST | 116 | -73.1 | 128 | -126.4 | -199.4 | 128 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 124 | -95.9 | 126 | -119.5 | -215.4 | 129 |
| CONNECTICUT | 91 | -17.7 | 130 | -211.2 | -228.8 | 130 |
