2009 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
1TCU12-111-12.666.598.60922.3775.21063.943.3071.1435.07922
2Florida13-112-12.606.637.6675.35014.192124.034.3758.1333.0553
3Alabama14-013-02.456.2717.61019.30531.177213.822.3222.15811.0554
4Cincinnati12-111-12.137.191.6597.4551.24425.0732.53564.22538.10140
5Texas13-113-12.005.7644.59127.29935.128573.761.3413.1404.06710
6Boise State14-013-01.926.893.6578.4132.21074.9728.3585.18925.10845
7Penn State11-210-21.906.1423.61020.26855.163314.248.43118.1232.0626
8Virginia Tech10-310-31.656.1025.60324.31626.176234.4610.3939.17215.07619
9Oregon10-310-31.506.2021.53650.35911.20984.7017.42116.20731.06710
10Ohio State11-211-21.495.5455.50074.27950.136494.045.3747.1221.06812
11BYU11-211-21.346.2619.62316.34616.23834.9227.47132.19126.07416
12USC9-49-41.346.0129.56334.29936.181184.6716.45928.18220.08829
13Texas Tech9-48-41.335.9333.63412.31028.176254.6012.43820.1539.07313
14Iowa11-210-21.255.3967.50767.25761.100814.147.3676.1446.0502
15Pittsburgh10-39-31.256.4115.63013.33918.20595.1741.50851.25860.09432
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
16Utah10-310-31.155.8039.52260.30630.159324.6515.40010.18119.10038
17Middle Tennessee10-310-31.075.8338.52359.28247.178204.7519.41715.20030.12257
18Oklahoma8-57-51.065.3072.50372.25959.140454.259.3434.16112.07720
19Ole Miss9-47-41.035.5852.50864.25860.145394.5611.41212.1457.08428
20Nebraska10-410-4.995.1278.46891.24767.110754.136.40211.1528.0371
21Clemson9-58-5.925.7941.52954.28149.176234.8825.44823.18823.07821
22West Virginia9-48-4.885.6450.52556.29141.128584.7620.46630.19227.08224
23Missouri8-57-5.865.9731.53551.30332.120635.1133.50443.21635.0658
24Central Michigan12-211-2.856.1124.6774.32323.134515.2647.55377.22036.08325
25Troy9-49-4.706.5610.58429.3707.201105.8581.54671.27671.16490
26SMU8-57-5.706.2718.59625.32622.177215.5663.51754.25252.11954
27Michigan State6-75-7.696.2320.53947.27752.170285.5561.53966.33398.15681
28Tennessee7-67-6.685.5356.55238.32224.154374.8523.47833.17417.0585
29Buffalo5-74-7.655.7942.53946.28943.141425.1436.54270.24247.08325
30Miami9-48-4.615.7943.57031.31925.156355.1842.48537.25455.10038
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
31Wisconsin10-39-3.605.8040.60921.29738.117685.1945.45827.25253.10743
32Arizona8-57-5.555.5951.50866.28845.0761045.0431.44924.19629.10141
33South Florida8-56-5.515.7048.57130.32821.143405.1843.49238.25051.13770
34Houston10-49-4.506.795.7411.3678.184176.29100.642109.377112.17294
35Nevada8-58-5.497.152.7092.3863.24416.65112.57489.357106.202109
36Arkansas8-57-5.446.5511.53749.3678.23846.1095.50342.29078.186104
37Purdue5-75-7.445.7047.55637.27254.132535.2646.47934.24044.13769
38Idaho8-58-5.406.874.6449.3854.185166.48109.669114.353105.199108
39Georgia8-57-5.365.5257.49675.23771.133525.1638.46831.26666.11550
40UAB5-75-7.336.706.59226.36210.22356.37104.693117.30784.189105
41Oklahoma State9-48-4.335.1476.48282.22782.106784.8122.45526.16112.08427
42Auburn8-57-5.335.8337.52457.26656.140455.5156.53361.26767.13364
43Hawaii6-75-7.336.5312.62614.34117.187156.2197.664113.336100.17699
44Notre Dame6-66-6.326.5113.6883.33620.180196.1896.622104.29982.15783
45Stanford8-58-5.316.599.62415.3766.173276.2899.610102.360108.17699
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
46Boston College8-57-5.305.0785.424105.20993.115724.7721.50444.1539.07313
47Southern Mississippi7-66-6.295.9134.56235.30729.109765.6267.53966.27772.13566
48UTEP4-84-8.266.3016.61118.35113.176266.0494.611103.32894.17697
49LSU9-49-4.255.1377.50470.25262.119664.8826.48235.18421.09231
50California8-57-5.216.0526.50471.29837.199115.8479.50748.31788.17698
51Toledo5-75-7.166.0328.54145.31127.156355.8783.56585.27569.15987
52Texas A&M6-76-7.155.9432.60723.29340.140445.7976.57187.31385.15682
53Temple9-49-3.155.1875.50469.24866.143405.0330.43017.19328.08123
54UL Monroe6-65-6.135.4762.50865.29439.119645.3448.54169.24649.11548
55South Carolina7-66-6.114.8499.47189.184102.0811004.7218.43319.17214.09030
56Air Force8-57-5.104.71102.433103.183103.0751054.6114.41514.18722.07315
57Ohio9-58-5.104.9688.46792.23077.138484.8624.50041.17316.0647
58North Carolina8-56-5.094.69104.411107.161113.097854.6113.44822.17918.09735
59Wake Forest5-74-7.075.8736.62117.30233.103805.8078.55376.31686.14975
60Oregon State8-57-5-.015.5654.58528.27751.123615.5765.50445.25657.12055
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
61Navy10-49-4-.035.4166.52358.23176.115715.4452.52858.27670.13465
62Kansas5-74-7-.075.5059.51662.28148.117685.5764.50850.27773.13162
63North Texas2-102-10-.115.8935.54941.24368.139476.0091.55779.343103.16489
64Connecticut8-57-5-.135.4464.55040.25063.129565.5662.50749.28377.13061
65Louisiana Tech4-83-8-.175.3569.52555.24270.108775.5258.53765.24448.09836
66UCF8-57-5-.195.2673.51163.22683.090895.4553.55175.23642.15076
67Rutgers9-47-4-.234.9491.46594.22880.165295.1739.43821.23843.10844
68Arizona State4-83-8-.234.9689.45299.21588.111735.1944.41413.24145.11346
69UCLA7-67-6-.254.9292.441101.19199.099845.1740.45225.27774.13568
70Kent State5-74-7-.264.8993.429104.21191.090895.1537.53462.22639.09837
71Northern Illinois7-66-6-.315.3868.53252.24269.0811015.6972.55478.28176.13263
72Colorado State3-92-9-.335.5753.55936.26157.126605.9087.59695.339102.16591
73Duke5-74-6-.335.3371.47388.25958.089935.6770.50546.25759.13871
74East Carolina9-58-5-.345.0786.50373.20594.0731085.4150.50647.21434.15680
75Georgia Tech11-310-3-.355.9930.56533.29042.191136.35102.57790.30083.16992
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
76Fresno State8-57-5-.396.4714.63611.34715.190146.86116.627105.381113.230117
77San Diego State4-83-8-.415.0981.437102.21489.087965.5055.56786.25861.15884
78Bowling Green7-67-6-.415.5058.53948.22781.156345.9189.52356.29480.16388
79Northwestern8-57-5-.425.1279.54443.23175.088945.5460.53160.24146.11753
80Mississippi State5-74-7-.455.4563.55039.21786.116705.9188.53968.26665.14173
81Tulsa5-74-7-.465.4960.48679.28646.164305.9590.57187.32393.15077
82Minnesota6-75-7-.504.8497.46395.22184.118675.3449.53059.23140.07517
83Western Michigan5-74-7-.545.3470.53253.23078.111735.8885.52055.29379.179101
84Washington5-75-7-.595.7245.56632.33619.131546.31101.55073.358107.17596
85Indiana4-83-8-.615.2374.48878.21786.085985.8480.55073.31787.15884
86Ball State2-102-9-.634.81100.46097.183104.119645.4351.54972.25456.11548
87Iowa State7-66-6-.645.0884.48581.19796.083995.7173.59898.26564.12959
88Kentucky7-66-6-.654.8895.45998.21191.090895.5359.56483.26362.11346
89Michigan5-74-7-.675.0883.46693.23373.135505.7574.49339.27975.15479
90NC State5-73-7-.705.6549.54542.30034.127596.35103.58292.336101.182103
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
91Syracuse4-83-8-.715.0882.47685.25063.097855.7977.55780.29581.180102
92Marshall7-66-6-.715.0487.47784.19297.100815.7575.53463.26768.13060
93Arkansas State4-83-8-.784.8994.49276.23079.090925.6771.58793.24850.11651
94Army5-74-7-.794.21115.349118.116118.0621155.0029.48436.21033.09734
95Akron3-92-9-.814.71103.46396.182106.099835.5157.628106.23141.0669
96Kansas State6-64-6-.814.8498.48580.20495.0781025.6568.51052.22137.12558
97Florida State7-66-6-.826.2022.64110.35212.156337.02117.643110.457120.225116
98Utah State4-83-8-.905.7246.52161.23672.150386.62111.59796.33699.209111
99Virginia3-93-8-.984.17116.367116.172110.0631145.1435.51253.20832.10442
100Vanderbilt2-101-10-.984.14117.363117.121117.0481185.1234.46529.18924.09433
101Louisiana6-65-6-1.024.8896.48083.136115.0481195.9086.56584.32390.14574
102Baylor4-83-8-1.044.56108.383113.19298.0671125.6066.605101.25254.07618
103Florida Atlantic5-75-7-1.096.0327.6646.28943.141427.12119.648111.430118.234118
104Illinois3-92-9-1.125.1080.47685.21885.121626.2298.635108.33096.13972
105Louisville4-83-8-1.224.79101.47090.21490.094876.0192.52557.350104.15884
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
106Colorado3-93-9-1.244.24114.385112.160114.0511175.4854.49340.25758.13567
107Maryland2-101-10-1.294.59107.415106.177109.0771035.8884.57790.32391.15478
108UNLV5-74-7-1.375.4861.54344.25063.086976.85115.658112.436119.214112
109Wyoming7-66-6-1.384.28113.376114.135116.0601165.6669.605100.26463.11652
110Western Kentucky0-120-11-1.395.4265.50468.27653.130556.81114.709119.419116.222115
111Miami (OH)1-111-11-1.424.62106.444100.180107.0681116.0493.56282.32391.192106
112New Mexico1-111-11-1.474.39111.48977.182105.0731075.8582.56181.31889.17495
113Memphis2-101-10-1.574.9590.400108.23274.104796.52110.689116.361109.197107
114Tulane3-92-9-1.724.66105.47687.184101.0681106.38106.700118.33095.12055
115Florida International3-93-9-1.974.44110.399109.169111.0741066.41107.59797.362110.215114
116Rice2-102-10-2.374.05118.375115.110120.088956.42108.630107.33197.205110
117San Jose State2-101-10-2.394.32112.397110.190100.0691096.72113.679115.411115.214113
118Eastern Michigan0-120-12-2.614.47109.394111.165112.0631137.08118.60299.398114.280120
119New Mexico State3-102-10-2.643.73120.280120.112119.0481196.37105.59094.369111.17293
120Washington State1-111-11-3.193.96119.333119.178108.093887.15120.738120.421117.278119

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	TCU	12-1	11-1	2.66	6.59	8	.609	22	.377	5	.210	6	3.94	3	.307	1	.143	5	.079	22
2	Florida	13-1	12-1	2.60	6.63	7	.667	5	.350	14	.192	12	4.03	4	.375	8	.133	3	.055	3
3	Alabama	14-0	13-0	2.45	6.27	17	.610	19	.305	31	.177	21	3.82	2	.322	2	.158	11	.055	4
4	Cincinnati	12-1	11-1	2.13	7.19	1	.659	7	.455	1	.244	2	5.07	32	.535	64	.225	38	.101	40
5	Texas	13-1	13-1	2.00	5.76	44	.591	27	.299	35	.128	57	3.76	1	.341	3	.140	4	.067	10
6	Boise State	14-0	13-0	1.92	6.89	3	.657	8	.413	2	.210	7	4.97	28	.358	5	.189	25	.108	45
7	Penn State	11-2	10-2	1.90	6.14	23	.610	20	.268	55	.163	31	4.24	8	.431	18	.123	2	.062	6
8	Virginia Tech	10-3	10-3	1.65	6.10	25	.603	24	.316	26	.176	23	4.46	10	.393	9	.172	15	.076	19
9	Oregon	10-3	10-3	1.50	6.20	21	.536	50	.359	11	.209	8	4.70	17	.421	16	.207	31	.067	10
10	Ohio State	11-2	11-2	1.49	5.54	55	.500	74	.279	50	.136	49	4.04	5	.374	7	.122	1	.068	12
11	BYU	11-2	11-2	1.34	6.26	19	.623	16	.346	16	.238	3	4.92	27	.471	32	.191	26	.074	16
12	USC	9-4	9-4	1.34	6.01	29	.563	34	.299	36	.181	18	4.67	16	.459	28	.182	20	.088	29
13	Texas Tech	9-4	8-4	1.33	5.93	33	.634	12	.310	28	.176	25	4.60	12	.438	20	.153	9	.073	13
14	Iowa	11-2	10-2	1.25	5.39	67	.507	67	.257	61	.100	81	4.14	7	.367	6	.144	6	.050	2
15	Pittsburgh	10-3	9-3	1.25	6.41	15	.630	13	.339	18	.205	9	5.17	41	.508	51	.258	60	.094	32

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
16	Utah	10-3	10-3	1.15	5.80	39	.522	60	.306	30	.159	32	4.65	15	.400	10	.181	19	.100	38
17	Middle Tennessee	10-3	10-3	1.07	5.83	38	.523	59	.282	47	.178	20	4.75	19	.417	15	.200	30	.122	57
18	Oklahoma	8-5	7-5	1.06	5.30	72	.503	72	.259	59	.140	45	4.25	9	.343	4	.161	12	.077	20
19	Ole Miss	9-4	7-4	1.03	5.58	52	.508	64	.258	60	.145	39	4.56	11	.412	12	.145	7	.084	28
20	Nebraska	10-4	10-4	.99	5.12	78	.468	91	.247	67	.110	75	4.13	6	.402	11	.152	8	.037	1
21	Clemson	9-5	8-5	.92	5.79	41	.529	54	.281	49	.176	23	4.88	25	.448	23	.188	23	.078	21
22	West Virginia	9-4	8-4	.88	5.64	50	.525	56	.291	41	.128	58	4.76	20	.466	30	.192	27	.082	24
23	Missouri	8-5	7-5	.86	5.97	31	.535	51	.303	32	.120	63	5.11	33	.504	43	.216	35	.065	8
24	Central Michigan	12-2	11-2	.85	6.11	24	.677	4	.323	23	.134	51	5.26	47	.553	77	.220	36	.083	25
25	Troy	9-4	9-4	.70	6.56	10	.584	29	.370	7	.201	10	5.85	81	.546	71	.276	71	.164	90
26	SMU	8-5	7-5	.70	6.27	18	.596	25	.326	22	.177	21	5.56	63	.517	54	.252	52	.119	54
27	Michigan State	6-7	5-7	.69	6.23	20	.539	47	.277	52	.170	28	5.55	61	.539	66	.333	98	.156	81
28	Tennessee	7-6	7-6	.68	5.53	56	.552	38	.322	24	.154	37	4.85	23	.478	33	.174	17	.058	5
29	Buffalo	5-7	4-7	.65	5.79	42	.539	46	.289	43	.141	42	5.14	36	.542	70	.242	47	.083	25
30	Miami	9-4	8-4	.61	5.79	43	.570	31	.319	25	.156	35	5.18	42	.485	37	.254	55	.100	38

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
31	Wisconsin	10-3	9-3	.60	5.80	40	.609	21	.297	38	.117	68	5.19	45	.458	27	.252	53	.107	43
32	Arizona	8-5	7-5	.55	5.59	51	.508	66	.288	45	.076	104	5.04	31	.449	24	.196	29	.101	41
33	South Florida	8-5	6-5	.51	5.70	48	.571	30	.328	21	.143	40	5.18	43	.492	38	.250	51	.137	70
34	Houston	10-4	9-4	.50	6.79	5	.741	1	.367	8	.184	17	6.29	100	.642	109	.377	112	.172	94
35	Nevada	8-5	8-5	.49	7.15	2	.709	2	.386	3	.244	1	6.65	112	.574	89	.357	106	.202	109
36	Arkansas	8-5	7-5	.44	6.55	11	.537	49	.367	8	.238	4	6.10	95	.503	42	.290	78	.186	104
37	Purdue	5-7	5-7	.44	5.70	47	.556	37	.272	54	.132	53	5.26	46	.479	34	.240	44	.137	69
38	Idaho	8-5	8-5	.40	6.87	4	.644	9	.385	4	.185	16	6.48	109	.669	114	.353	105	.199	108
39	Georgia	8-5	7-5	.36	5.52	57	.496	75	.237	71	.133	52	5.16	38	.468	31	.266	66	.115	50
40	UAB	5-7	5-7	.33	6.70	6	.592	26	.362	10	.223	5	6.37	104	.693	117	.307	84	.189	105
41	Oklahoma State	9-4	8-4	.33	5.14	76	.482	82	.227	82	.106	78	4.81	22	.455	26	.161	12	.084	27
42	Auburn	8-5	7-5	.33	5.83	37	.524	57	.266	56	.140	45	5.51	56	.533	61	.267	67	.133	64
43	Hawaii	6-7	5-7	.33	6.53	12	.626	14	.341	17	.187	15	6.21	97	.664	113	.336	100	.176	99
44	Notre Dame	6-6	6-6	.32	6.51	13	.688	3	.336	20	.180	19	6.18	96	.622	104	.299	82	.157	83
45	Stanford	8-5	8-5	.31	6.59	9	.624	15	.376	6	.173	27	6.28	99	.610	102	.360	108	.176	99

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
46	Boston College	8-5	7-5	.30	5.07	85	.424	105	.209	93	.115	72	4.77	21	.504	44	.153	9	.073	13
47	Southern Mississippi	7-6	6-6	.29	5.91	34	.562	35	.307	29	.109	76	5.62	67	.539	66	.277	72	.135	66
48	UTEP	4-8	4-8	.26	6.30	16	.611	18	.351	13	.176	26	6.04	94	.611	103	.328	94	.176	97
49	LSU	9-4	9-4	.25	5.13	77	.504	70	.252	62	.119	66	4.88	26	.482	35	.184	21	.092	31
50	California	8-5	7-5	.21	6.05	26	.504	71	.298	37	.199	11	5.84	79	.507	48	.317	88	.176	98
51	Toledo	5-7	5-7	.16	6.03	28	.541	45	.311	27	.156	35	5.87	83	.565	85	.275	69	.159	87
52	Texas A&M	6-7	6-7	.15	5.94	32	.607	23	.293	40	.140	44	5.79	76	.571	87	.313	85	.156	82
53	Temple	9-4	9-3	.15	5.18	75	.504	69	.248	66	.143	40	5.03	30	.430	17	.193	28	.081	23
54	UL Monroe	6-6	5-6	.13	5.47	62	.508	65	.294	39	.119	64	5.34	48	.541	69	.246	49	.115	48
55	South Carolina	7-6	6-6	.11	4.84	99	.471	89	.184	102	.081	100	4.72	18	.433	19	.172	14	.090	30
56	Air Force	8-5	7-5	.10	4.71	102	.433	103	.183	103	.075	105	4.61	14	.415	14	.187	22	.073	15
57	Ohio	9-5	8-5	.10	4.96	88	.467	92	.230	77	.138	48	4.86	24	.500	41	.173	16	.064	7
58	North Carolina	8-5	6-5	.09	4.69	104	.411	107	.161	113	.097	85	4.61	13	.448	22	.179	18	.097	35
59	Wake Forest	5-7	4-7	.07	5.87	36	.621	17	.302	33	.103	80	5.80	78	.553	76	.316	86	.149	75
60	Oregon State	8-5	7-5	-.01	5.56	54	.585	28	.277	51	.123	61	5.57	65	.504	45	.256	57	.120	55