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 8.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| OHIO ST | 1 | 193.6 | 4 | 158.9 | 352.5 | 1 |
| CLEMSON | 10 | 110.1 | 2 | 165.1 | 275.2 | 2 |
| WISCONSIN | 19 | 82.1 | 1 | 187.4 | 269.4 | 3 |
| OKLAHOMA | 3 | 159.6 | 17 | 100.5 | 260.1 | 4 |
| LSU | 4 | 149.8 | 27 | 79.4 | 229.2 | 5 |
| ALABAMA | 6 | 143.4 | 25 | 84.3 | 227.7 | 6 |
| IOWA ST | 7 | 125.3 | 20 | 93.1 | 218.4 | 7 |
| TCU | 39 | 48.8 | 5 | 156.9 | 205.7 | 8 |
| GEORGIA | 34 | 55.3 | 6 | 144.7 | 200.1 | 9 |
| UTAH | 51 | 36.3 | 3 | 163.2 | 199.5 | 10 |
| AUBURN | 20 | 77.3 | 12 | 108.5 | 185.8 | 11 |
| PENN ST | 21 | 77.0 | 16 | 102.1 | 179.1 | 12 |
| NAVY | 35 | 55.1 | 9 | 123.6 | 178.7 | 13 |
| SMU | 5 | 144.8 | 51 | 32.5 | 177.3 | 14 |
| BOISE ST | 27 | 67.4 | 23 | 86.9 | 154.3 | 15 |
| OREGON | 33 | 55.8 | 18 | 97.2 | 153.0 | 16 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 47 | 40.8 | 11 | 112.1 | 152.9 | 17 |
| MICHIGAN | 44 | 44.0 | 15 | 102.3 | 146.3 | 18 |
| BAYLOR | 12 | 100.3 | 45 | 45.9 | 146.2 | 19 |
| INDIANA | 25 | 71.2 | 33 | 73.4 | 144.6 | 20 |
| NOTRE DAME | 28 | 66.4 | 29 | 76.5 | 142.9 | 21 |
| UCF | 2 | 169.5 | 89 | -26.7 | 142.8 | 22 |
| MEMPHIS | 23 | 75.1 | 36 | 67.1 | 142.2 | 23 |
| IOWA | 62 | 26.3 | 10 | 115.2 | 141.5 | 24 |
| PITTSBURGH | 55 | 32.8 | 14 | 104.5 | 137.3 | 25 |
| FLORIDA | 29 | 65.4 | 35 | 69.9 | 135.3 | 26 |
| AIR FORCE | 36 | 53.2 | 28 | 79.2 | 132.4 | 27 |
| N CAROLINA | 17 | 85.1 | 46 | 45.7 | 130.8 | 28 |
| MISSOURI | 53 | 33.6 | 19 | 96.6 | 130.2 | 29 |
| UAB | 32 | 59.6 | 38 | 63.7 | 123.3 | 30 |
| Appalachian St | 38 | 49.2 | 37 | 66.7 | 115.9 | 31 |
| TULANE | 15 | 96.2 | 58 | 18.4 | 114.6 | 32 |
| MINNESOTA | 49 | 38.3 | 32 | 74.4 | 112.7 | 33 |
| TEXAS A&M | 70 | 18.7 | 24 | 86.3 | 105.0 | 34 |
| MIAMI FLA | 64 | 25.0 | 30 | 76.4 | 101.4 | 35 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 8 | 121.4 | 81 | -20.1 | 101.4 | 36 |
| HAWAII | 11 | 109.6 | 79 | -13.6 | 96.0 | 37 |
| CINCINNATI | 85 | 0.5 | 21 | 92.0 | 92.5 | 38 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 16 | 85.6 | 71 | -2.1 | 83.5 | 39 |
| VIRGINIA | 99 | -31.0 | 13 | 108.0 | 76.9 | 40 |
| TEXAS | 13 | 99.4 | 87 | -25.2 | 74.1 | 41 |
| TEXAS TECH | 30 | 63.1 | 62 | 10.7 | 73.8 | 42 |
| S MISS | 24 | 73.5 | 70 | -0.1 | 73.4 | 43 |
| W KENTUCKY | 108 | -54.0 | 8 | 124.9 | 70.8 | 44 |
| USC | 26 | 67.9 | 69 | 2.1 | 70.0 | 45 |
| TULSA | 75 | 11.7 | 47 | 45.0 | 56.6 | 46 |
| BALL STATE | 45 | 43.1 | 60 | 11.7 | 54.8 | 47 |
| WAKE FOREST | 14 | 96.5 | 102 | -41.8 | 54.7 | 48 |
| MISS ST | 69 | 20.5 | 52 | 32.3 | 52.8 | 49 |
| S CAROLINA | 60 | 26.8 | 55 | 25.7 | 52.5 | 50 |
| WASH ST | 8 | 121.4 | 114 | -69.5 | 52.0 | 51 |
| UTAH ST | 48 | 39.7 | 61 | 11.2 | 50.9 | 52 |
| UL LAFAYETTE | 56 | 31.8 | 64 | 10.3 | 42.1 | 53 |
| WASHINGTON | 81 | 6.0 | 53 | 30.9 | 36.9 | 54 |
| FLORIDA ST | 42 | 44.9 | 77 | -10.9 | 34.0 | 55 |
| TENNESSEE | 98 | -29.7 | 39 | 62.8 | 33.0 | 56 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 123 | -104.2 | 7 | 134.3 | 30.1 | 57 |
| C MICHIGAN | 63 | 25.0 | 68 | 2.4 | 27.5 | 58 |
| LOUISVILLE | 18 | 83.3 | 109 | -56.7 | 26.6 | 59 |
| NEBRASKA | 46 | 41.0 | 80 | -15.0 | 26.0 | 60 |
| BUFFALO | 106 | -50.3 | 31 | 76.3 | 26.0 | 61 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 87 | -1.9 | 56 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 62 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 41 | 45.4 | 85 | -23.4 | 22.0 | 63 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 65 | 24.2 | 72 | -2.8 | 21.4 | 64 |
| KENTUCKY | 102 | -37.1 | 41 | 55.2 | 18.1 | 65 |
| BYU | 76 | 10.2 | 66 | 7.2 | 17.4 | 66 |
| TEMPLE | 83 | 3.2 | 59 | 13.3 | 16.4 | 67 |
| Coastal Carolina | 103 | -37.2 | 44 | 51.2 | 14.0 | 68 |
| PURDUE | 43 | 44.8 | 92 | -32.6 | 12.2 | 69 |
| KANSAS ST | 115 | -70.3 | 26 | 82.2 | 11.9 | 70 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 110 | -60.2 | 34 | 70.2 | 10.0 | 71 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 72 | 14.4 | 73 | -6.4 | 8.0 | 72 |
| UCLA | 61 | 26.4 | 82 | -21.3 | 5.2 | 73 |
| FRESNO ST | 89 | -5.9 | 63 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 74 |
| DUKE | 104 | -39.2 | 48 | 43.4 | 4.2 | 75 |
| ARIZONA ST | 107 | -50.3 | 42 | 53.8 | 3.4 | 76 |
| COLORADO ST | 57 | 30.6 | 90 | -27.6 | 3.0 | 77 |
| Georgia St | 37 | 49.4 | 105 | -50.9 | -1.5 | 78 |
| Georgia Southern | 121 | -95.1 | 22 | 91.4 | -3.7 | 79 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 111 | -62.6 | 40 | 57.4 | -5.2 | 80 |
| BOSTON COLL | 22 | 76.3 | 118 | -83.4 | -7.1 | 81 |
| COLORADO | 58 | 29.5 | 97 | -40.0 | -10.4 | 82 |
| MARSHALL | 84 | 2.5 | 84 | -22.9 | -20.4 | 83 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 31 | 60.6 | 116 | -81.6 | -21.0 | 84 |
| N ILLINOIS | 91 | -13.7 | 74 | -7.3 | -21.0 | 85 |
| ARIZONA | 67 | 21.5 | 103 | -44.4 | -22.9 | 86 |
| HOUSTON | 71 | 14.9 | 98 | -40.2 | -25.4 | 87 |
| NC State | 100 | -34.7 | 65 | 9.3 | -25.4 | 88 |
| ARKANSAS | 80 | 6.2 | 91 | -31.8 | -25.6 | 89 |
| KANSAS | 73 | 14.1 | 99 | -40.4 | -26.3 | 90 |
| ARMY | 114 | -67.7 | 50 | 34.3 | -33.5 | 91 |
| STANFORD | 109 | -57.5 | 57 | 23.4 | -34.1 | 92 |
| OREGON ST | 86 | -1.3 | 93 | -32.9 | -34.1 | 93 |
| CALIFORNIA | 118 | -90.2 | 43 | 52.6 | -37.5 | 94 |
| TROY ST | 52 | 34.5 | 115 | -74.7 | -40.2 | 95 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 97 | -28.6 | 78 | -12.5 | -41.1 | 96 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 105 | -48.5 | 67 | 7.2 | -41.4 | 97 |
| Charlotte | 88 | -2.8 | 96 | -39.5 | -42.3 | 98 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 66 | 22.9 | 112 | -66.2 | -43.2 | 99 |
| OHIO U | 50 | 37.8 | 117 | -82.1 | -44.3 | 100 |
| E MICHIGAN | 77 | 8.8 | 108 | -55.0 | -46.2 | 101 |
| SYRACUSE | 90 | -9.5 | 95 | -37.8 | -47.3 | 102 |
| W MICHIGAN | 40 | 45.6 | 120 | -93.7 | -48.2 | 103 |
| VANDERBILT | 96 | -26.2 | 88 | -25.6 | -51.8 | 104 |
| RICE | 120 | -93.0 | 49 | 35.7 | -57.4 | 105 |
| WYOMING | 95 | -25.7 | 94 | -36.7 | -62.3 | 106 |
| MARYLAND | 59 | 27.6 | 122 | -98.4 | -70.9 | 107 |
| ILLINOIS | 93 | -16.8 | 110 | -63.9 | -80.7 | 108 |
| UL MONROE | 54 | 33.4 | 128 | -118.5 | -85.1 | 109 |
| Old Dominion | 125 | -114.1 | 54 | 28.9 | -85.2 | 110 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 74 | 13.3 | 123 | -100.7 | -87.4 | 111 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 117 | -79.9 | 76 | -9.4 | -89.3 | 112 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 94 | -22.6 | 113 | -69.4 | -92.0 | 113 |
| Liberty | 68 | 21.4 | 127 | -117.3 | -95.9 | 114 |
| TOLEDO | 79 | 6.3 | 124 | -106.1 | -99.8 | 115 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 101 | -35.3 | 111 | -64.7 | -99.9 | 116 |
| KENT ST | 78 | 8.1 | 126 | -109.9 | -101.8 | 117 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 82 | 4.6 | 125 | -106.6 | -102.0 | 118 |
| NEW MEXICO | 92 | -13.8 | 121 | -96.9 | -110.7 | 119 |
| NEVADA | 113 | -67.0 | 106 | -54.1 | -121.1 | 120 |
| Texas St | 122 | -102.1 | 83 | -21.6 | -123.7 | 121 |
| UTSA | 116 | -79.4 | 104 | -49.8 | -129.2 | 122 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 126 | -114.6 | 86 | -24.7 | -139.3 | 123 |
| UTEP | 130 | -133.9 | 75 | -9.0 | -142.9 | 124 |
| CONNECTICUT | 119 | -92.3 | 107 | -54.8 | -147.1 | 125 |
| UNLV | 112 | -64.8 | 119 | -92.5 | -157.3 | 126 |
| AKRON | 127 | -118.9 | 100 | -41.2 | -160.1 | 127 |
| RUTGERS | 129 | -131.9 | 101 | -41.5 | -173.4 | 128 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 128 | -122.5 | 129 | -140.0 | -262.5 | 129 |
| Mass | 124 | -111.9 | 130 | -222.6 | -334.6 | 130 |
