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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 9.
| Offensive | Defensive | |||||
| Team | Rank | Average | Rank | Average | Total | Rank |
| CLEMSON | 5 | 145.0 | 2 | 175.9 | 320.9 | 1 |
| ALABAMA | 2 | 165.5 | 4 | 144.9 | 310.4 | 2 |
| MICHIGAN | 31 | 51.3 | 1 | 217.5 | 268.8 | 3 |
| OKLAHOMA | 1 | 180.3 | 58 | 20.1 | 200.4 | 4 |
| TEXAS A&M | 16 | 81.1 | 12 | 107.8 | 188.9 | 5 |
| OHIO ST | 3 | 161.9 | 61 | 15.1 | 177.0 | 6 |
| NC State | 10 | 114.9 | 35 | 51.2 | 166.1 | 7 |
| IOWA ST | 65 | 10.7 | 3 | 148.5 | 159.2 | 8 |
| LSU | 27 | 57.5 | 20 | 94.1 | 151.6 | 9 |
| GEORGIA | 19 | 72.8 | 25 | 76.9 | 149.7 | 10 |
| IOWA | 69 | 2.2 | 5 | 144.2 | 146.4 | 11 |
| MIAMI FLA | 71 | 1.1 | 6 | 141.3 | 142.4 | 12 |
| WASHINGTON | 49 | 27.9 | 11 | 110.8 | 138.7 | 13 |
| MISS ST | 64 | 11.0 | 7 | 127.6 | 138.6 | 14 |
| WASH ST | 23 | 67.4 | 31 | 65.5 | 132.8 | 15 |
| TEMPLE | 47 | 30.9 | 14 | 101.2 | 132.2 | 16 |
| MISSOURI | 8 | 119.0 | 66 | 9.7 | 128.7 | 17 |
| BOISE ST | 14 | 87.5 | 45 | 40.9 | 128.3 | 18 |
| TEXAS TECH | 9 | 118.8 | 76 | -0.2 | 118.6 | 19 |
| NORTH TEXAS | 15 | 84.8 | 51 | 33.0 | 117.7 | 20 |
| NOTRE DAME | 35 | 43.4 | 29 | 72.2 | 115.6 | 21 |
| UAB | 58 | 19.2 | 19 | 95.1 | 114.3 | 22 |
| WISCONSIN | 22 | 67.9 | 42 | 44.9 | 112.8 | 23 |
| ARMY | 73 | -1.6 | 10 | 112.4 | 110.8 | 24 |
| UTAH | 44 | 36.5 | 28 | 73.2 | 109.7 | 25 |
| FRESNO ST | 76 | -4.1 | 9 | 113.6 | 109.5 | 26 |
| S MISS | 40 | 41.0 | 30 | 67.9 | 109.0 | 27 |
| PENN ST | 20 | 70.5 | 53 | 32.9 | 103.4 | 28 |
| KENTUCKY | 91 | -21.1 | 8 | 124.3 | 103.2 | 29 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 28 | 55.6 | 44 | 42.6 | 98.2 | 30 |
| NEBRASKA | 7 | 126.4 | 98 | -29.4 | 97.0 | 31 |
| EAST CAROLINA | 80 | -9.4 | 13 | 106.2 | 96.8 | 32 |
| TCU | 68 | 2.4 | 22 | 93.3 | 95.7 | 33 |
| PURDUE | 12 | 95.1 | 78 | -1.9 | 93.1 | 34 |
| UCF | 11 | 98.9 | 82 | -6.3 | 92.6 | 35 |
| FLORIDA | 36 | 43.3 | 38 | 48.0 | 91.3 | 36 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 6 | 139.6 | 111 | -50.4 | 89.2 | 37 |
| Appalachian St | 79 | -8.9 | 16 | 97.6 | 88.7 | 38 |
| S CAROLINA | 45 | 34.1 | 37 | 49.4 | 83.6 | 39 |
| CALIFORNIA | 97 | -25.3 | 15 | 101.1 | 75.8 | 40 |
| MICHIGAN ST | 72 | -0.5 | 27 | 73.4 | 72.9 | 41 |
| VIRGINIA | 86 | -14.3 | 24 | 84.4 | 70.1 | 42 |
| GEORGIA TECH | 46 | 31.6 | 48 | 37.3 | 68.9 | 43 |
| TEXAS | 52 | 23.5 | 41 | 45.2 | 68.7 | 44 |
| HOUSTON | 4 | 158.2 | 119 | -91.0 | 67.1 | 45 |
| CINCINNATI | 98 | -25.7 | 23 | 92.1 | 66.4 | 46 |
| BUFFALO | 32 | 51.3 | 62 | 15.0 | 66.3 | 47 |
| BOSTON COLL | 51 | 23.8 | 46 | 39.4 | 63.2 | 48 |
| AUBURN | 66 | 8.5 | 34 | 51.4 | 60.0 | 49 |
| UTAH ST | 29 | 55.4 | 73 | 4.4 | 59.8 | 50 |
| INDIANA | 30 | 53.7 | 72 | 5.1 | 58.8 | 51 |
| N CAROLINA | 33 | 49.1 | 68 | 8.3 | 57.5 | 52 |
| OKLAHOMA ST | 24 | 66.0 | 83 | -9.1 | 56.9 | 53 |
| OHIO U | 18 | 74.7 | 92 | -19.8 | 54.9 | 54 |
| COLORADO | 61 | 14.5 | 49 | 34.6 | 49.1 | 55 |
| SYRACUSE | 17 | 76.9 | 96 | -27.8 | 49.1 | 56 |
| ARKANSAS ST | 37 | 42.9 | 77 | -1.7 | 41.3 | 57 |
| MINNESOTA | 63 | 13.6 | 55 | 27.2 | 40.8 | 58 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 70 | 2.0 | 47 | 37.5 | 39.6 | 59 |
| MIAMI (OH) | 101 | -36.9 | 26 | 74.7 | 37.8 | 60 |
| MARYLAND | 83 | -12.0 | 43 | 44.1 | 32.1 | 61 |
| W MICHIGAN | 25 | 65.8 | 103 | -34.4 | 31.4 | 62 |
| UCLA | 60 | 14.9 | 63 | 14.1 | 28.9 | 63 |
| ARIZONA ST | 34 | 45.9 | 90 | -17.9 | 28.0 | 64 |
| LOUISIANNA | 13 | 92.1 | 114 | -64.9 | 27.2 | 65 |
| TULANE | 93 | -22.6 | 36 | 49.8 | 27.2 | 66 |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 42 | 38.3 | 86 | -12.4 | 25.9 | 67 |
| OREGON | 56 | 20.4 | 71 | 5.4 | 25.8 | 68 |
| SAN DIEGO ST | 118 | -71.2 | 18 | 95.8 | 24.6 | 69 |
| ARIZONA | 50 | 26.7 | 80 | -4.4 | 22.3 | 70 |
| AIR FORCE | 67 | 2.9 | 60 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 71 |
| TENNESSEE | 74 | -2.5 | 57 | 21.9 | 19.4 | 72 |
| ARKANSAS | 87 | -14.8 | 52 | 32.9 | 18.2 | 73 |
| BYU | 106 | -46.0 | 32 | 63.6 | 17.6 | 74 |
| Charlotte | 121 | -81.7 | 17 | 96.9 | 15.1 | 75 |
| MEMPHIS | 43 | 37.8 | 94 | -23.6 | 14.2 | 76 |
| USC | 90 | -20.4 | 50 | 33.2 | 12.7 | 77 |
| BAYLOR | 39 | 41.8 | 101 | -30.5 | 11.3 | 78 |
| STANFORD | 55 | 20.5 | 87 | -12.8 | 7.7 | 79 |
| DUKE | 75 | -2.5 | 67 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 80 |
| LOUISIANA TECH | 85 | -12.7 | 59 | 18.8 | 6.1 | 81 |
| E MICHIGAN | 82 | -12.0 | 64 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 82 |
| FLORIDA ST | 111 | -53.4 | 33 | 54.0 | 0.6 | 83 |
| TROY ST | 108 | -48.2 | 40 | 46.3 | -1.9 | 84 |
| WYOMING | 127 | -101.7 | 21 | 93.7 | -8.0 | 85 |
| NEVADA | 81 | -9.6 | 74 | 0.9 | -8.6 | 86 |
| COLORADO ST | 48 | 28.2 | 107 | -41.3 | -13.0 | 87 |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | 38 | 41.8 | 112 | -55.3 | -13.4 | 88 |
| PITTSBURGH | 95 | -24.2 | 70 | 6.5 | -17.7 | 89 |
| Georgia Southern | 107 | -48.1 | 56 | 26.8 | -21.2 | 90 |
| Coastal Carolina | 59 | 17.3 | 106 | -40.3 | -23.0 | 91 |
| VIRGINIA TECH | 62 | 13.9 | 105 | -39.6 | -25.7 | 92 |
| MARSHALL | 94 | -23.7 | 79 | -4.4 | -28.1 | 93 |
| VANDERBILT | 77 | -4.3 | 95 | -24.3 | -28.6 | 94 |
| Liberty | 21 | 68.4 | 120 | -98.4 | -29.9 | 95 |
| TULSA | 120 | -76.8 | 54 | 31.2 | -45.6 | 96 |
| FLORIDA INT’L | 112 | -54.7 | 69 | 7.5 | -47.2 | 97 |
| N ILLINOIS | 126 | -97.4 | 39 | 46.6 | -50.8 | 98 |
| SMU | 110 | -52.7 | 75 | 0.1 | -52.7 | 99 |
| TOLEDO | 53 | 22.0 | 117 | -85.2 | -63.1 | 100 |
| W KENTUCKY | 104 | -41.9 | 93 | -21.9 | -63.8 | 101 |
| C MICHIGAN | 119 | -76.6 | 65 | 11.7 | -64.9 | 102 |
| MIDDLE TENN | 113 | -59.1 | 81 | -5.9 | -65.1 | 103 |
| WAKE FOREST | 26 | 65.0 | 128 | -130.5 | -65.5 | 104 |
| Georgia St | 99 | -25.7 | 109 | -44.0 | -69.7 | 105 |
| NAVY | 114 | -61.1 | 85 | -11.4 | -72.5 | 106 |
| KANSAS ST | 105 | -44.3 | 97 | -29.3 | -73.6 | 107 |
| KANSAS | 103 | -40.3 | 104 | -35.7 | -76.0 | 108 |
| BALL STATE | 84 | -12.4 | 115 | -66.4 | -78.8 | 109 |
| LOUISVILLE | 102 | -38.5 | 108 | -42.3 | -80.8 | 110 |
| HAWAII | 57 | 20.4 | 121 | -105.3 | -84.9 | 111 |
| OREGON ST | 54 | 21.6 | 124 | -109.2 | -87.6 | 112 |
| ULM | 88 | -18.3 | 116 | -71.6 | -89.9 | 113 |
| SOUTH ALABAMA | 100 | -26.7 | 113 | -63.4 | -90.0 | 114 |
| Old Dominion | 41 | 38.3 | 127 | -130.2 | -91.8 | 115 |
| UTEP | 123 | -88.3 | 89 | -17.0 | -105.2 | 116 |
| NEW MEXICO | 115 | -63.1 | 110 | -45.5 | -108.6 | 117 |
| UMass | 89 | -20.3 | 118 | -90.1 | -110.4 | 118 |
| SAN JOSE ST | 125 | -97.3 | 91 | -19.7 | -117.0 | 119 |
| AKRON | 122 | -87.0 | 100 | -30.3 | -117.3 | 120 |
| RICE | 124 | -88.5 | 99 | -29.8 | -118.3 | 121 |
| UNLV | 78 | -8.2 | 126 | -121.7 | -129.9 | 122 |
| BOWLING GREEN | 96 | -25.1 | 122 | -105.5 | -130.6 | 123 |
| RUTGERS | 128 | -143.7 | 84 | -11.3 | -155.0 | 124 |
| NEW MEXICO ST | 109 | -51.4 | 123 | -108.1 | -159.6 | 125 |
| ILLINOIS | 92 | -21.9 | 129 | -150.7 | -172.7 | 126 |
| UTSA | 130 | -161.9 | 88 | -16.2 | -178.0 | 127 |
| KENT ST | 117 | -66.7 | 125 | -114.9 | -181.6 | 128 |
| Texas St | 129 | -158.1 | 102 | -30.8 | -189.0 | 129 |
| CONNECTICUT | 116 | -65.3 | 130 | -170.3 | -235.5 | 130 |
