2008 Yards Per Play

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Net Yards Per Play (NPP) is the difference between drive yards per offensive play (OPP) and drive yards allowed per opponent offensive play (DPP) on non-garbage, regulation drives in FBS vs. FBS games. Drive yards are calculated as the difference between starting field position and ending field position. The percentages of offensive drives that average at least four yards per play gained (O4+) and allowed (D4+), at least seven yards per play gained (O7+) and allowed (D7+), and at least ten yards per play gained (O10+) and allowed (D10+) are also provided.

Net Yards Per PlayOffensive Yards Per PlayDefensive Yards Per Play
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
1USC12-112-13.066.7512.6818.4159.23783.701.3331.1062.0353
2Florida13-112-12.617.074.65313.38812.25654.4610.43818.1233.06912
3Penn State11-210-22.286.6714.66111.39510.185174.398.3834.18015.0639
4Boise State12-111-12.026.6316.63416.36615.194164.6113.46028.17513.06610
5Oregon10-310-31.856.879.59423.38813.24175.0235.46029.21035.09736
6Missouri10-49-41.816.985.7153.4385.26345.1646.47137.25763.11047
7Ball State12-211-21.676.908.6987.4503.178215.2451.54273.20631.09939
8Texas12-112-11.666.947.66410.4484.208115.2853.52365.25057.09433
9Oklahoma12-211-21.627.153.7094.4592.26435.5366.46934.27674.14581
10Iowa9-48-41.575.8930.55041.32821.168264.327.43920.1447.0302
11Tulsa11-310-31.567.291.7191.4791.28115.7378.49051.27674.15990
12Houston8-57-51.387.242.6739.4297.26525.8688.53468.30486.14983
13California9-49-41.365.9129.46388.26347.175224.5512.3968.19521.08524
14Utah13-012-01.255.5746.57032.30429.126514.326.3916.19622.0434
15Alabama12-212-21.245.5447.56134.25950.122534.295.3422.1426.0526
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
16West Virginia9-48-41.135.7736.52255.29132.164304.6415.47036.1529.06811
17Georgia Tech9-47-41.126.0324.53646.26446.182204.9127.46731.21740.07515
18Arizona8-58-51.126.0226.60420.32622.167274.9026.44723.20025.09332
19TCU11-210-21.045.2171.64314.22578.109714.183.3703.1425.09435
20Ole Miss9-48-41.046.0027.52255.33619.142384.9632.52263.21741.12362
21Oklahoma State9-48-41.036.8211.63515.4218.222105.8085.55076.30587.13775
22Texas Tech11-29-2.936.8410.7095.38214.22795.9190.53267.333100.12665
23Georgia10-39-3.916.3818.62817.36416.202135.4661.54172.27877.13573
24BYU10-39-3.916.3219.7182.35017.128485.4159.54875.24354.13067
25Rutgers8-57-5.806.4717.65412.29931.173245.6775.52466.25461.14380
26Ohio State10-39-3.785.5843.55339.26844.130474.8020.48444.15310.0568
27Notre Dame7-67-6.645.5745.52453.27341.119624.9329.44521.24052.08928
28Cincinnati11-310-3.625.2962.48675.26048.123524.6716.42413.20328.10140
29Troy8-57-5.625.4850.54044.27739.0801004.8622.47640.20025.0557
30Illinois5-74-7.616.0225.56135.27341.152335.4158.54071.26266.11954
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
31Oregon State9-49-4.565.7040.55537.27143.142375.1443.47741.26869.13774
32Rice10-310-3.566.956.7006.4366.25066.39107.58388.344103.185103
33South Florida8-57-5.545.6242.57331.26049.099795.0837.49652.23651.12664
34Pittsburgh9-49-4.535.4057.51359.24064.120574.8723.45427.21136.09231
35Connecticut8-57-5.505.2666.55438.20195.086974.7618.43919.20933.07918
36Clemson7-65-6.494.9190.425101.20989.119614.439.43416.1244.0475
37Louisiana6-66-6.446.7413.60619.31827.205126.30104.59493.338101.16594
38Nevada7-66-6.446.6615.61818.39511.197146.22103.51357.349105.204109
39Boston College9-58-5.424.7199.45989.146110.089934.284.3845.1518.07516
40North Carolina8-57-5.395.2864.53547.24859.093904.8924.45225.16311.07414
41Nebraska9-49-4.366.2420.60122.32920.196155.8889.48647.30185.178101
42Tennessee5-75-7.354.38111.380116.132114.0701064.032.4009.0801.0241
43Baylor4-83-8.345.7041.50065.27440.113695.3657.608100.22545.08826
44Kansas8-57-5.326.0028.52950.31926.167275.6876.54070.30990.15889
45Wisconsin7-66-6.315.5049.49769.25951.098835.1949.43115.25562.16191
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
46Florida Atlantic7-67-6.266.0423.56633.28335.159315.7882.57686.25259.13269
47Bowling Green6-66-6.265.4156.57630.24064.128495.1544.51560.21538.07717
48Southern Mississippi7-67-6.235.7537.58525.27938.170255.5365.56680.28078.14077
49Western Michigan9-48-4.205.8732.58326.30330.114675.6774.58087.32195.12261
50East Carolina9-59-5.175.1277.50065.21388.0731054.9531.48850.20025.09434
51Maryland8-57-5.175.4355.50764.23968.134445.2652.51156.22142.10744
52Northwestern9-48-4.175.1078.54942.23272.092914.9328.47639.19624.09838
53Ohio4-83-8.165.2765.50862.25453.136435.1142.51661.18016.08221
54Northern Illinois6-75-7.165.3360.53049.20990.087955.1747.51458.25260.08120
55LSU8-57-5.155.2468.44593.26745.151345.0939.44824.21639.09737
56Wake Forest8-58-5.124.61104.49371.17199.0531164.4911.3957.16412.07213
57San Jose State6-65-6.044.66100.393113.20791.096894.6214.42212.18518.11148
58South Carolina7-66-6-.044.7497.48974.20394.105754.7819.41410.22646.12056
59Florida International5-75-7-.055.0382.48973.25255.137425.0938.48646.19622.08019
60Fresno State7-67-6-.066.0622.53845.32225.175236.1398.60498.349106.14179
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
61Akron5-75-7-.075.7139.55140.27937.147355.7881.617106.27373.08625
62Arkansas State6-65-6-.095.5844.53348.25056.108725.6773.57083.30688.13268
63Virginia Tech10-49-4-.174.7298.51060.163105.0541144.9025.43517.20429.11652
64Kent State4-83-8-.185.8931.57928.32224.157326.0695.60297.31493.195105
65Memphis6-75-7-.185.8733.58724.29033.138416.0694.56277.32397.185102
66New Mexico4-84-8-.204.62103.43994.159106.098814.8221.45426.19220.08523
67Virginia5-74-7-.204.8094.423103.18797.098855.0134.52162.18819.10342
68Colorado State7-66-6-.245.8734.57829.28136.141396.1197.613103.31594.177100
69Navy8-57-5-.265.4453.50961.25056.138405.6977.612102.22443.10343
70Miami7-66-6-.284.9289.46984.21785.098835.2050.50454.24856.10946
71Michigan State9-49-4-.295.0383.47483.22775.117645.3256.41711.22444.12260
72Stanford5-75-7-.295.5148.52751.22181.122545.8087.623107.29282.11551
73Temple5-75-7-.304.8593.46486.23670.114665.1545.46934.20732.08322
74Arkansas5-74-7-.325.4452.51658.25852.105765.7579.57083.27371.15788
75Vanderbilt7-67-6-.334.37112.403110.168102.0601094.6917.44521.18517.08928
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
76Toledo3-93-9-.375.2863.48477.25056.121565.6572.58589.29383.13876
77Purdue4-83-8-.425.0285.49272.22082.0761025.4460.56781.25057.10845
78Louisiana Tech8-57-5-.425.1475.47981.22576.106745.5667.46933.27371.16192
79Central Michigan8-57-5-.505.8735.60321.32423.110706.37105.635110.365108.17599
80Middle Tennessee5-75-7-.525.0979.46585.22576.099805.6171.51459.23650.12159
81Wyoming4-83-8-.544.57107.43795.143112.0591105.1141.48243.21136.11449
82Buffalo8-68-6-.545.4551.49768.23869.116655.9992.646113.30689.15687
83Air Force8-57-5-.544.7796.385115.169100.100785.3155.56882.24253.12158
84Arizona State5-74-7-.544.64102.43795.24460.0761035.1848.47538.23048.11550
85Florida State9-47-4-.575.0186.49670.24067.091925.5869.50053.25864.15386
86Marshall4-83-8-.575.0384.45790.23371.132455.6070.57585.28379.13471
87NC State6-75-7-.605.1972.52454.24262.097885.7883.60296.29784.11753
88UTEP5-75-7-.656.1321.58127.33818.184196.79115.60499.366109.201108
89Army3-93-8-.664.8592.43697.154108.120605.5164.46630.23349.12966
90New Mexico State3-92-9-.705.0681.408108.23273.120575.7680.56479.32598.188104
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
91Auburn5-74-7-.714.28115.433100.142113.0751044.9933.42614.17614.08826
92Kansas State5-74-7-.735.7338.54043.30628.185176.46108.719120.344102.227115
93Michigan3-93-9-.734.57105.392114.19096.085985.3154.48445.26868.12157
94UCLA4-84-8-.844.26116.423104.127117.0141205.1140.51155.22647.12463
95Louisville5-74-7-.855.2467.47782.21984.117636.1096.48849.32396.197106
96UNLV5-75-7-.875.3459.55636.25454.087946.21101.627108.31091.17597
97Mississippi State4-83-8-.954.09118.360117.104120.0561135.0536.46732.20530.09030
98Indiana3-92-9-1.005.2270.408108.22479.128496.22102.627108.32599.15184
99Hawaii7-76-7-1.005.1873.52752.28734.147366.18100.58690.29080.17296
100Colorado5-74-7-1.014.47108.421105.18398.0791015.4863.54474.24855.16895
101Utah State3-93-9-1.024.9987.423102.21587.131466.0193.60094.31292.15285
102Kentucky7-66-6-1.054.42110.415106.155107.0561125.4762.47942.26467.14682
103Minnesota7-66-6-1.124.8095.44792.144111.098815.9291.56378.25965.14178
104Western Kentucky2-100-10-1.224.57106.43498.168101.097865.7984.60094.27676.13370
105UL Monroe4-83-8-1.225.3261.46487.22479.104776.53109.617105.425117.17598
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
106SMU1-110-11-1.235.4354.48379.24263.167276.66112.664114.425116.265118
107San Diego State2-102-9-1.264.9191.43498.23074.097866.1799.609101.357107.16593
108Tulane2-102-10-1.265.1276.45691.24064.120576.38106.58690.345104.198107
109Duke4-83-8-1.294.28114.402111.152109.0531155.5868.52264.26970.13472
110Iowa State2-101-10-1.365.3558.52057.22083.122556.71113.644112.407115.237116
111Syracuse3-92-9-1.364.44109.339118.165103.0521175.8086.53869.29181.12055
112UCF4-83-8-1.383.56119.314120.129115.0571114.9430.48648.20934.10141
113Texas A&M4-84-8-1.485.0780.48478.20592.107736.55110.677115.386112.213111
114UAB4-83-8-1.535.2369.50065.21786.0671076.76114.613104.378111.218113
115Eastern Michigan3-92-9-2.055.1774.50863.20592.082997.21118.686116.455118.273119
116Miami (OH)2-101-10-2.304.35113.48380.127116.0251196.65111.58690.397114.216112
117Washington0-120-12-2.694.25117.400112.122119.0611086.94116.705118.375110.223114
118Idaho2-101-10-2.824.65101.409107.165103.087957.46119.700117.473119.245117
119North Texas1-111-11-3.024.9588.48576.24261.114677.98120.709119.496120.370120
120Washington State2-111-11-3.493.45120.325119.122118.0411186.94117.636111.388113.207110

Net Yards Per Play					Offensive Yards Per Play								Defensive Yards Per Play
Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
1	USC	12-1	12-1	3.06	6.75	12	.681	8	.415	9	.237	8	3.70	1	.333	1	.106	2	.035	3
2	Florida	13-1	12-1	2.61	7.07	4	.653	13	.388	12	.256	5	4.46	10	.438	18	.123	3	.069	12
3	Penn State	11-2	10-2	2.28	6.67	14	.661	11	.395	10	.185	17	4.39	8	.383	4	.180	15	.063	9
4	Boise State	12-1	11-1	2.02	6.63	16	.634	16	.366	15	.194	16	4.61	13	.460	28	.175	13	.066	10
5	Oregon	10-3	10-3	1.85	6.87	9	.594	23	.388	13	.241	7	5.02	35	.460	29	.210	35	.097	36
6	Missouri	10-4	9-4	1.81	6.98	5	.715	3	.438	5	.263	4	5.16	46	.471	37	.257	63	.110	47
7	Ball State	12-2	11-2	1.67	6.90	8	.698	7	.450	3	.178	21	5.24	51	.542	73	.206	31	.099	39
8	Texas	12-1	12-1	1.66	6.94	7	.664	10	.448	4	.208	11	5.28	53	.523	65	.250	57	.094	33
9	Oklahoma	12-2	11-2	1.62	7.15	3	.709	4	.459	2	.264	3	5.53	66	.469	34	.276	74	.145	81
10	Iowa	9-4	8-4	1.57	5.89	30	.550	41	.328	21	.168	26	4.32	7	.439	20	.144	7	.030	2
11	Tulsa	11-3	10-3	1.56	7.29	1	.719	1	.479	1	.281	1	5.73	78	.490	51	.276	74	.159	90
12	Houston	8-5	7-5	1.38	7.24	2	.673	9	.429	7	.265	2	5.86	88	.534	68	.304	86	.149	83
13	California	9-4	9-4	1.36	5.91	29	.463	88	.263	47	.175	22	4.55	12	.396	8	.195	21	.085	24
14	Utah	13-0	12-0	1.25	5.57	46	.570	32	.304	29	.126	51	4.32	6	.391	6	.196	22	.043	4
15	Alabama	12-2	12-2	1.24	5.54	47	.561	34	.259	50	.122	53	4.29	5	.342	2	.142	6	.052	6

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
16	West Virginia	9-4	8-4	1.13	5.77	36	.522	55	.291	32	.164	30	4.64	15	.470	36	.152	9	.068	11
17	Georgia Tech	9-4	7-4	1.12	6.03	24	.536	46	.264	46	.182	20	4.91	27	.467	31	.217	40	.075	15
18	Arizona	8-5	8-5	1.12	6.02	26	.604	20	.326	22	.167	27	4.90	26	.447	23	.200	25	.093	32
19	TCU	11-2	10-2	1.04	5.21	71	.643	14	.225	78	.109	71	4.18	3	.370	3	.142	5	.094	35
20	Ole Miss	9-4	8-4	1.04	6.00	27	.522	55	.336	19	.142	38	4.96	32	.522	63	.217	41	.123	62
21	Oklahoma State	9-4	8-4	1.03	6.82	11	.635	15	.421	8	.222	10	5.80	85	.550	76	.305	87	.137	75
22	Texas Tech	11-2	9-2	.93	6.84	10	.709	5	.382	14	.227	9	5.91	90	.532	67	.333	100	.126	65
23	Georgia	10-3	9-3	.91	6.38	18	.628	17	.364	16	.202	13	5.46	61	.541	72	.278	77	.135	73
24	BYU	10-3	9-3	.91	6.32	19	.718	2	.350	17	.128	48	5.41	59	.548	75	.243	54	.130	67
25	Rutgers	8-5	7-5	.80	6.47	17	.654	12	.299	31	.173	24	5.67	75	.524	66	.254	61	.143	80
26	Ohio State	10-3	9-3	.78	5.58	43	.553	39	.268	44	.130	47	4.80	20	.484	44	.153	10	.056	8
27	Notre Dame	7-6	7-6	.64	5.57	45	.524	53	.273	41	.119	62	4.93	29	.445	21	.240	52	.089	28
28	Cincinnati	11-3	10-3	.62	5.29	62	.486	75	.260	48	.123	52	4.67	16	.424	13	.203	28	.101	40
29	Troy	8-5	7-5	.62	5.48	50	.540	44	.277	39	.080	100	4.86	22	.476	40	.200	25	.055	7
30	Illinois	5-7	4-7	.61	6.02	25	.561	35	.273	41	.152	33	5.41	58	.540	71	.262	66	.119	54

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
31	Oregon State	9-4	9-4	.56	5.70	40	.555	37	.271	43	.142	37	5.14	43	.477	41	.268	69	.137	74
32	Rice	10-3	10-3	.56	6.95	6	.700	6	.436	6	.250	6	6.39	107	.583	88	.344	103	.185	103
33	South Florida	8-5	7-5	.54	5.62	42	.573	31	.260	49	.099	79	5.08	37	.496	52	.236	51	.126	64
34	Pittsburgh	9-4	9-4	.53	5.40	57	.513	59	.240	64	.120	57	4.87	23	.454	27	.211	36	.092	31
35	Connecticut	8-5	7-5	.50	5.26	66	.554	38	.201	95	.086	97	4.76	18	.439	19	.209	33	.079	18
36	Clemson	7-6	5-6	.49	4.91	90	.425	101	.209	89	.119	61	4.43	9	.434	16	.124	4	.047	5
37	Louisiana	6-6	6-6	.44	6.74	13	.606	19	.318	27	.205	12	6.30	104	.594	93	.338	101	.165	94
38	Nevada	7-6	6-6	.44	6.66	15	.618	18	.395	11	.197	14	6.22	103	.513	57	.349	105	.204	109
39	Boston College	9-5	8-5	.42	4.71	99	.459	89	.146	110	.089	93	4.28	4	.384	5	.151	8	.075	16
40	North Carolina	8-5	7-5	.39	5.28	64	.535	47	.248	59	.093	90	4.89	24	.452	25	.163	11	.074	14
41	Nebraska	9-4	9-4	.36	6.24	20	.601	22	.329	20	.196	15	5.88	89	.486	47	.301	85	.178	101
42	Tennessee	5-7	5-7	.35	4.38	111	.380	116	.132	114	.070	106	4.03	2	.400	9	.080	1	.024	1
43	Baylor	4-8	3-8	.34	5.70	41	.500	65	.274	40	.113	69	5.36	57	.608	100	.225	45	.088	26
44	Kansas	8-5	7-5	.32	6.00	28	.529	50	.319	26	.167	27	5.68	76	.540	70	.309	90	.158	89
45	Wisconsin	7-6	6-6	.31	5.50	49	.497	69	.259	51	.098	83	5.19	49	.431	15	.255	62	.161	91

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
46	Florida Atlantic	7-6	7-6	.26	6.04	23	.566	33	.283	35	.159	31	5.78	82	.576	86	.252	59	.132	69
47	Bowling Green	6-6	6-6	.26	5.41	56	.576	30	.240	64	.128	49	5.15	44	.515	60	.215	38	.077	17
48	Southern Mississippi	7-6	7-6	.23	5.75	37	.585	25	.279	38	.170	25	5.53	65	.566	80	.280	78	.140	77
49	Western Michigan	9-4	8-4	.20	5.87	32	.583	26	.303	30	.114	67	5.67	74	.580	87	.321	95	.122	61
50	East Carolina	9-5	9-5	.17	5.12	77	.500	65	.213	88	.073	105	4.95	31	.488	50	.200	25	.094	34
51	Maryland	8-5	7-5	.17	5.43	55	.507	64	.239	68	.134	44	5.26	52	.511	56	.221	42	.107	44
52	Northwestern	9-4	8-4	.17	5.10	78	.549	42	.232	72	.092	91	4.93	28	.476	39	.196	24	.098	38
53	Ohio	4-8	3-8	.16	5.27	65	.508	62	.254	53	.136	43	5.11	42	.516	61	.180	16	.082	21
54	Northern Illinois	6-7	5-7	.16	5.33	60	.530	49	.209	90	.087	95	5.17	47	.514	58	.252	60	.081	20
55	LSU	8-5	7-5	.15	5.24	68	.445	93	.267	45	.151	34	5.09	39	.448	24	.216	39	.097	37
56	Wake Forest	8-5	8-5	.12	4.61	104	.493	71	.171	99	.053	116	4.49	11	.395	7	.164	12	.072	13
57	San Jose State	6-6	5-6	.04	4.66	100	.393	113	.207	91	.096	89	4.62	14	.422	12	.185	18	.111	48
58	South Carolina	7-6	6-6	-.04	4.74	97	.489	74	.203	94	.105	75	4.78	19	.414	10	.226	46	.120	56
59	Florida International	5-7	5-7	-.05	5.03	82	.489	73	.252	55	.137	42	5.09	38	.486	46	.196	22	.080	19
60	Fresno State	7-6	7-6	-.06	6.06	22	.538	45	.322	25	.175	23	6.13	98	.604	98	.349	106	.141	79