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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 8.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| CLEMSON | 4 | 154.9 | 2 | 186.3 | 341.2 | 1 |
| ALABAMA | 1 | 175.9 | 4 | 148.2 | 324.0 | 2 |
| MICHIGAN | 32 | 56.0 | 1 | 214.3 | 270.3 | 3 |
| TEXAS A&M | 13 | 92.6 | 7 | 122.7 | 215.2 | 4 |
| NC State | 10 | 112.3 | 26 | 75.3 | 187.6 | 5 |
| MIAMI FLA | 57 | 16.4 | 3 | 168.1 | 184.5 | 6 |
| OKLAHOMA | 2 | 170.5 | 71 | 10.9 | 181.4 | 7 |
| OHIO ST | 3 | 162.3 | 63 | 16.6 | 178.8 | 8 |
| MISSOURI | 5 | 148.3 | 61 | 18.9 | 167.1 | 9 |
| LSU | 28 | 64.1 | 17 | 102.7 | 166.8 | 10 |
| WASH ST | 20 | 71.0 | 22 | 86.8 | 157.8 | 11 |
| WASHINGTON | 42 | 45.7 | 15 | 106.1 | 151.8 | 12 |
| IOWA | 58 | 15.5 | 6 | 135.2 | 150.7 | 13 |
| WISCONSIN | 14 | 91.1 | 44 | 51.6 | 142.8 | 14 |
| IOWA ST | 70 | 5.5 | 5 | 136.8 | 142.3 | 15 |
| GEORGIA | 22 | 70.5 | 30 | 71.2 | 141.7 | 16 |
| TEMPLE | 45 | 38.5 | 19 | 96.3 | 134.8 | 17 |
| TEXAS TECH | 8 | 132.6 | 78 | 2.2 | 134.8 | 18 |
| MISS ST | 63 | 11.2 | 8 | 121.1 | 132.3 | 19 |
| Appalachian St | 62 | 11.6 | 9 | 120.5 | 132.1 | 20 |
| BOISE ST | 21 | 70.6 | 37 | 57.5 | 128.1 | 21 |
| PURDUE | 11 | 111.9 | 67 | 15.3 | 127.2 | 22 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 17 | 82.3 | 49 | 40.7 | 123.0 | 23 |
| UTAH | 48 | 36.5 | 25 | 77.5 | 114.0 | 24 |
| UAB | 50 | 30.5 | 24 | 81.7 | 112.2 | 25 |
| S CAROLINA | 43 | 43.5 | 32 | 67.5 | 111.0 | 26 |
| NOTRE DAME | 46 | 37.9 | 29 | 71.8 | 109.8 | 27 |
| PENN ST | 16 | 84.5 | 54 | 24.9 | 109.4 | 28 |
| FLORIDA | 31 | 56.0 | 45 | 51.6 | 107.5 | 29 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 80 | -3.1 | 14 | 106.3 | 103.2 | 30 |
| NEBRASKA | 9 | 130.1 | 99 | -27.3 | 102.8 | 31 |
| KENTUCKY | 86 | -16.1 | 11 | 112.8 | 96.7 | 32 |
| TCU | 82 | -9.0 | 16 | 104.0 | 95.0 | 33 |
| ARMY | 78 | -1.1 | 20 | 94.7 | 93.6 | 34 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 7 | 141.1 | 110 | -48.0 | 93.1 | 35 |
| UCF | 12 | 99.2 | 83 | -7.8 | 91.5 | 36 |
| INDIANA | 26 | 64.4 | 53 | 26.4 | 90.9 | 37 |
| FRESNO ST | 87 | -20.3 | 12 | 108.8 | 88.5 | 38 |
| N CAROLINA | 24 | 68.6 | 62 | 17.7 | 86.2 | 39 |
| TEXAS | 47 | 37.2 | 48 | 46.0 | 83.2 | 40 |
| S MISS | 53 | 25.4 | 40 | 55.1 | 80.4 | 41 |
| CALIFORNIA | 91 | -22.6 | 18 | 97.6 | 75.0 | 42 |
| VIRGINIA | 77 | -1.0 | 28 | 73.3 | 72.3 | 43 |
| OREGON | 30 | 58.2 | 70 | 11.5 | 69.7 | 44 |
| COLORADO | 55 | 17.0 | 43 | 51.9 | 68.9 | 45 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 38 | 47.4 | 58 | 21.2 | 68.6 | 46 |
| BUFFALO | 40 | 46.6 | 65 | 16.3 | 62.9 | 47 |
| AUBURN | 67 | 6.4 | 41 | 54.7 | 61.1 | 48 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 36 | 48.1 | 69 | 13.0 | 61.0 | 49 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 76 | -0.9 | 36 | 58.2 | 57.3 | 50 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 33 | 52.4 | 76 | 4.6 | 57.0 | 51 |
| CINCINNATI | 107 | -52.7 | 13 | 108.7 | 56.0 | 52 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 23 | 70.2 | 86 | -14.1 | 56.0 | 53 |
| W MICHIGAN | 18 | 81.4 | 99 | -27.3 | 54.1 | 54 |
| BAYLOR | 19 | 77.7 | 96 | -25.0 | 52.7 | 55 |
| SYRACUSE | 25 | 64.6 | 87 | -15.8 | 48.8 | 56 |
| MARYLAND | 97 | -30.2 | 33 | 67.2 | 37.0 | 57 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 100 | -37.7 | 27 | 74.0 | 36.3 | 58 |
| HOUSTON | 6 | 143.2 | 120 | -107.9 | 35.3 | 59 |
| UCLA | 61 | 12.9 | 60 | 19.1 | 32.1 | 60 |
| ARKANSAS | 92 | -22.9 | 42 | 53.8 | 30.9 | 61 |
| DUKE | 101 | -37.9 | 31 | 68.7 | 30.8 | 62 |
| ARIZONA ST | 41 | 46.5 | 89 | -17.4 | 29.2 | 63 |
| TENNESSEE | 73 | 0.5 | 52 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 64 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 69 | 5.8 | 59 | 20.7 | 26.5 | 65 |
| E MICHIGAN | 72 | 3.4 | 55 | 22.4 | 25.8 | 66 |
| Charlotte | 123 | -91.1 | 10 | 116.5 | 25.4 | 67 |
| BOSTON COLL | 75 | -0.1 | 57 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 68 |
| MINNESOTA | 71 | 4.2 | 68 | 14.4 | 18.6 | 69 |
| TULANE | 96 | -29.7 | 47 | 47.3 | 17.6 | 70 |
| COLORADO ST | 34 | 49.5 | 103 | -33.1 | 16.4 | 71 |
| FLORIDA ST | 103 | -47.5 | 35 | 62.4 | 14.9 | 72 |
| LOUISIANNA | 15 | 85.8 | 115 | -72.1 | 13.7 | 73 |
| MEMPHIS | 49 | 33.7 | 93 | -20.2 | 13.5 | 74 |
| BYU | 106 | -52.3 | 34 | 65.5 | 13.2 | 75 |
| USC | 90 | -21.9 | 51 | 33.6 | 11.7 | 76 |
| AIR FORCE | 83 | -11.3 | 56 | 22.4 | 11.0 | 77 |
| NEVADA | 74 | 0.1 | 72 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 78 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 35 | 48.4 | 107 | -38.2 | 10.2 | 79 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 79 | -2.5 | 75 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 80 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 39 | 46.8 | 108 | -43.5 | 3.3 | 81 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 121 | -81.0 | 23 | 84.2 | 3.2 | 82 |
| OHIO U | 29 | 59.5 | 112 | -56.6 | 3.0 | 83 |
| TROY ST | 109 | -54.0 | 39 | 56.4 | 2.4 | 84 |
| UTAH ST | 54 | 19.6 | 98 | -26.0 | -6.4 | 85 |
| STANFORD | 66 | 7.1 | 88 | -16.6 | -9.4 | 86 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 44 | 38.7 | 111 | -53.9 | -15.2 | 87 |
| WYOMING | 126 | -108.7 | 21 | 92.3 | -16.4 | 88 |
| Coastal Carolina | 68 | 6.2 | 95 | -24.7 | -18.5 | 89 |
| ARIZONA | 59 | 14.2 | 102 | -33.1 | -18.9 | 90 |
| TULSA | 110 | -59.8 | 50 | 38.6 | -21.2 | 91 |
| KANSAS ST | 89 | -20.9 | 80 | -2.6 | -23.6 | 92 |
| VANDERBILT | 81 | -6.8 | 90 | -17.6 | -24.5 | 93 |
| PITTSBURGH | 119 | -76.7 | 46 | 48.8 | -27.9 | 94 |
| MARSHALL | 88 | -20.6 | 84 | -8.4 | -29.0 | 95 |
| N ILLINOIS | 122 | -89.6 | 38 | 56.7 | -32.8 | 96 |
| Liberty | 27 | 64.2 | 119 | -102.3 | -38.1 | 97 |
| BALL STATE | 56 | 17.0 | 113 | -59.6 | -42.7 | 98 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 112 | -67.4 | 64 | 16.4 | -51.0 | 99 |
| NAVY | 111 | -64.4 | 73 | 9.4 | -55.0 | 100 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 108 | -52.8 | 81 | -4.1 | -56.9 | 101 |
| C MICHIGAN | 117 | -73.3 | 66 | 16.3 | -57.0 | 102 |
| W KENTUCKY | 95 | -29.3 | 101 | -29.9 | -59.2 | 103 |
| KANSAS | 102 | -41.5 | 91 | -18.2 | -59.7 | 104 |
| Georgia Southern | 114 | -68.2 | 79 | -1.2 | -69.3 | 105 |
| SMU | 118 | -74.1 | 77 | 2.5 | -71.5 | 106 |
| LOUISVILLE | 105 | -51.3 | 94 | -21.0 | -72.3 | 107 |
| WAKE FOREST | 37 | 47.9 | 127 | -120.7 | -72.8 | 108 |
| HAWAII | 51 | 26.6 | 117 | -101.7 | -75.0 | 109 |
| Georgia St | 98 | -32.0 | 109 | -47.9 | -79.8 | 110 |
| NEW MEXICO | 116 | -69.4 | 85 | -14.0 | -83.4 | 111 |
| ULM | 85 | -15.8 | 116 | -72.2 | -88.0 | 112 |
| TOLEDO | 64 | 10.6 | 118 | -102.0 | -91.4 | 113 |
| Old Dominion | 52 | 25.4 | 128 | -120.8 | -95.3 | 114 |
| OREGON ST | 60 | 13.1 | 121 | -108.8 | -95.7 | 115 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 99 | -32.3 | 114 | -69.7 | -102.1 | 116 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 127 | -118.0 | 74 | 9.1 | -108.9 | 117 |
| UMass | 65 | 7.2 | 126 | -120.4 | -113.2 | 118 |
| UTEP | 120 | -77.5 | 106 | -37.1 | -114.6 | 119 |
| UNLV | 84 | -14.3 | 123 | -113.1 | -127.3 | 120 |
| AKRON | 124 | -94.6 | 105 | -35.2 | -129.8 | 121 |
| RICE | 125 | -100.2 | 104 | -33.4 | -133.6 | 122 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 93 | -23.4 | 125 | -115.1 | -138.4 | 123 |
| RUTGERS | 128 | -135.6 | 92 | -19.3 | -154.9 | 124 |
| ILLINOIS | 104 | -51.0 | 122 | -110.8 | -161.8 | 125 |
| UTSA | 129 | -156.3 | 82 | -6.8 | -163.1 | 126 |
| KENT ST | 113 | -68.0 | 124 | -113.4 | -181.4 | 127 |
| Texas St | 130 | -163.2 | 97 | -25.5 | -188.7 | 128 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 115 | -69.1 | 129 | -125.9 | -195.0 | 129 |
| CONNECTICUT | 94 | -24.1 | 130 | -200.8 | -224.9 | 130 |
