2012 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
1Florida State12-210-22.776.987.7095.4482.194194.211.3381.1412.0562
2Alabama13-112-12.687.036.7303.4373.21494.352.3923.1605.07210
3Utah State11-210-22.296.839.59240.37318.24644.546.41710.1463.09020
4Georgia12-211-22.187.351.58843.4195.27015.1726.48429.20923.13763
5Texas A&M11-29-21.897.282.7442.4631.207145.3939.50840.21827.09728
6Oregon12-111-11.786.6913.62920.39210.203164.9220.49632.17713.09221
7Boise State11-211-21.676.2131.6569.35224.164414.545.43413.1474.08115
8Northern Illinois12-211-21.676.7412.6747.39011.22065.0724.51744.20722.09726
9Wisconsin8-67-61.526.1039.50775.30944.164404.588.4088.1709.07513
10San Jose State11-210-21.516.7411.59836.35620.25025.2432.47023.23534.10731
11Cincinnati10-38-31.466.7710.61128.3978.206155.3136.50839.20320.11737
12Oklahoma State8-57-51.427.095.7036.4195.209125.6761.52447.25243.11940
13Notre Dame12-112-11.336.1634.61425.32335.142604.8313.47725.18516.0541
14Fresno State9-48-41.326.2528.62421.35621.195184.9321.42111.22430.13255
15USC7-67-61.306.6315.55855.34029.212105.3337.55868.26650.0719
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
16Michigan8-58-51.286.3327.54860.34126.178315.0523.50837.21525.0698
17South Carolina11-210-21.225.8755.54861.31736.167394.649.47424.18517.07412
18Arizona State8-57-51.206.0442.60532.35522.118814.8416.4087.19719.09625
19Ohio State12-012-01.036.2429.54662.34028.170355.2028.46722.18014.13358
20Louisiana9-48-4.977.164.59638.39011.22066.1989.60394.32283.15173
21North Carolina8-47-4.936.5619.59141.38613.182275.6456.54962.25646.12042
22Stanford12-212-2.915.7265.56748.26872.108894.8112.44217.1646.07311
23Arkansas State10-39-3.886.4123.64314.32532.151545.5346.54056.28263.14566
24Baylor8-57-5.877.173.7264.4117.24736.3093.58685.366109.193102
25Kansas State11-210-2.866.3426.61227.35323.21685.4844.52949.24035.11636
26UCF10-410-4.856.1635.60631.32434.183255.3135.50033.22329.12243
27LSU10-39-3.785.4874.52968.27961.129714.7111.3975.1647.07514
28Penn State8-48-4.735.5670.61129.29053.130654.8315.44016.17211.0676
29Louisville11-210-2.716.1833.60533.28260.169365.4743.56875.25647.0645
30Texas Tech8-57-5.706.5818.63716.3959.194205.8869.55867.32585.13358
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
31Florida11-210-2.695.1494.47886.23288.152514.453.4169.1171.0583
32Tulsa11-310-3.685.5173.51473.27465.151534.8314.44719.20721.09524
33Oregon State9-48-4.655.9251.55854.30647.129685.2633.50033.29167.09522
34San Diego State9-48-4.615.8359.55058.31043.163435.2331.50837.23133.11535
35Nebraska10-49-4.546.1536.53867.33130.188235.6051.48128.24136.13051
36Vanderbilt9-48-4.525.5272.50477.25678.098985.0022.47826.22431.0676
37Texas9-49-4.526.4621.60134.37717.188225.9474.55264.28061.12648
38Clemson11-210-2.516.4422.63517.37816.176325.9373.53151.29369.17087
39Arizona8-57-5.496.6017.64712.38614.209136.1186.59286.34997.13255
40BYU8-57-5.465.03102.51972.25280.096994.577.3892.1688.08417
41Ole Miss7-66-6.445.8261.56549.31341.156475.3838.51443.25041.15375
42Houston5-75-7.425.9747.54663.28855.160465.5547.57479.25344.11134
43Syracuse8-57-5.395.9844.63019.30448.109875.6050.58583.27459.13358
44Oklahoma10-39-3.386.3525.6568.28259.160455.9776.57478.27256.16984
45Louisiana Tech9-39-3.366.948.7501.4344.184246.58105.60091.360101.18096
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
46Kent State11-310-3.345.9745.50676.27663.179305.6354.52748.25142.13864
47Mississippi State8-57-5.335.9746.57345.31340.198175.6455.56976.30072.08518
48Rutgers9-48-4.335.2087.458105.208101.125764.8717.48027.21626.09522
49Virginia Tech7-66-6.295.1989.456106.22591.138614.9019.43514.22732.11033
50Western Kentucky7-66-6.275.8853.58942.26673.153505.6152.53152.28966.12545
51Connecticut5-75-7.244.77114.47692.182116.0841104.534.4046.19218.08216
52Ohio9-48-4.205.8557.59737.28856.137625.6559.56272.21928.10932
53Miami7-56-5.196.6116.61425.36219.181286.4298.685118.35499.14667
54Arkansas4-83-8.196.2230.57344.31539.145586.0481.59388.33390.16383
55Michigan State7-67-6.184.84109.436111.173118.0711144.6610.3954.17110.0594
56Bowling Green8-57-5.175.0699.436112.193111.107904.8918.42412.18115.12545
57Western Michigan4-83-8.165.8952.55656.29649.170345.7363.57880.27357.14871
58Central Michigan7-66-6.106.2032.59539.35125.168386.1085.634105.32181.16080
59West Virginia7-66-6.056.6914.57246.38415.24656.64111.620100.372110.212112
60UCLA9-59-5.015.6667.53966.27071.169375.6558.48730.24640.12344
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
61Marshall5-74-7.016.0043.65411.28658.0901035.9979.59789.32686.17892
62Middle Tennessee8-48-3.016.1040.55953.31538.180296.0984.655113.32789.15576
63Nevada7-66-6-.056.1138.65510.31737.129666.1688.60091.32687.18599
64TCU7-66-6-.065.1792.461103.24382.0921025.2330.45120.20923.11838
65UL Monroe8-58-5-.066.0741.61424.30746.150566.1387.54961.31979.17490
66Georgia Tech7-76-7-.085.8656.62022.29550.124785.9475.54055.32182.16181
67Northwestern10-39-3-.095.3582.52869.23986.106915.4440.51744.26953.09726
68Pittsburgh6-75-6-.095.0996.49683.197107.0851075.1827.52246.17712.10630
69Tennessee5-74-7-.106.4920.64513.34127.210116.59107.58684.31476.207111
70East Carolina8-57-5-.165.8360.56250.27070.102975.9978.55163.31275.13053
71Virginia4-83-8-.175.03101.47199.199105.0741135.2129.44418.24439.12649
72Air Force6-75-7-.195.6766.56847.25676.152525.8768.57177.27860.15174
73Troy5-75-7-.216.3624.64314.33131.156486.57104.59286.362105.191100
74SMU7-66-6-.285.2386.47297.21198.120795.5045.50736.28162.17189
75Boston College2-101-10-.285.3681.50477.24185.113855.6457.56573.29870.13052
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
76South Florida3-92-9-.285.3980.55557.25279.0921005.6862.58382.29268.12545
77Florida International3-93-9-.315.4378.456107.27267.163425.7464.53050.26852.14870
78Buffalo4-83-8-.354.94104.462101.193110.0901045.2934.43815.25545.13154
79Indiana4-83-8-.365.9648.49781.25975.147576.3394.56674.33891.18497
80NC State7-66-6-.385.1988.47394.22592.118825.5748.51142.27055.13257
81Ball State9-49-4-.485.9449.63118.30945.114846.4399.626102.361103.15678
82Toledo9-48-4-.506.1437.61623.29054.174336.65112.640106.360101.227117
83Wyoming4-84-7-.575.8754.55059.32533.125766.44100.661115.364107.16985
84Maryland4-83-8-.594.52120.371124.22989.0861065.1125.46321.24337.11838
85Utah5-74-7-.644.82111.452108.206102.0631195.4641.55969.26048.08719
86California3-92-9-.655.4279.51174.27862.150556.0882.646110.32384.14667
87Miami (OH)4-83-8-.665.8558.54464.27268.192216.51102.653112.363106.202107
88Minnesota6-75-7-.664.80112.47789.167119.0681165.4642.51141.26751.13358
89Washington7-66-6-.674.93106.47297.21198.0851095.6049.50435.29971.16181
90Colorado State4-84-7-.705.1593.47493.24184.129675.8567.57981.31677.14972
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
91UTSA8-44-4-.715.9350.55952.29052.183266.63110.697123.404117.18095
92Navy8-57-5-.755.6668.60730.26274.103966.4197.689120.34998.17993
93Memphis4-84-7-.794.86108.425117.22195.115835.6560.55766.24338.10429
94Washington State3-92-9-.805.03100.470100.201103.104935.8366.54860.26249.14365
95UTEP3-93-9-.815.4476.49781.27366.119806.2591.60797.32687.215113
96Iowa State6-75-7-.815.1791.49384.209100.0681175.9877.60091.32080.12750
97Purdue6-75-7-.865.0798.448109.22196.103955.9272.54259.30373.13462
98UAB3-92-9-.885.6569.56151.28856.144596.53103.60495.373111.194104
99Rice7-67-6-.895.3283.52670.27663.128726.2190.54258.355100.194103
100Iowa4-83-8-.924.70117.439110.187114.0571215.6253.53254.27054.11941
101UNLV2-112-10-1.045.3185.459104.195108.105926.3596.703124.34493.15677
102North Texas4-83-8-1.055.5471.47691.24283.129706.59106.56271.33992.223115
103Texas State4-83-8-1.115.7563.50080.31042.155496.86117.675116.385113.231119
104Missouri5-74-7-1.144.63118.409118.146121.0801125.7765.55665.28965.17088
105New Mexico4-93-9-1.195.8062.54265.27169.161446.99120.640107.465123.219114
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
106Akron1-110-11-1.295.3284.52271.23587.110866.61108.647111.397114.191101
107Wake Forest5-74-7-1.304.59119.378121.200104.0811115.8970.53152.27357.18094
108Southern Mississippi0-120-12-1.344.94105.462102.22393.0921016.2892.625101.34493.203109
109Eastern Michigan2-102-9-1.365.4477.47296.25676.128736.80116.59890.361104.197105
110Kentucky2-101-10-1.384.70116.431113.198106.0691156.0983.61398.28364.17086
111South Alabama2-111-11-1.434.90107.47690.190113.0611206.3395.56170.31878.203108
112Army2-102-9-1.475.7364.60035.29251.108887.20123.61799.461122.235120
113Temple4-73-7-1.545.0997.47788.22590.126746.63109.628104.407119.239122
114Florida Atlantic3-92-9-1.645.0995.47295.24481.126756.73115.627103.34796.17891
115Auburn3-92-9-1.644.83110.430114.175117.132646.47101.643109.365108.15779
116Duke6-75-7-1.695.4875.50479.22394.137627.18122.60796.421120.257124
117Kansas1-110-11-1.775.1790.48385.21297.0851086.94118.690121.431121.224116
118Illinois2-101-10-1.804.21122.382120.122123.0651186.0180.54157.34495.14869
119Hawaii3-92-9-1.814.11123.373122.159120.0481225.9171.49631.30474.18498
120Tulane2-102-10-1.864.79113.429115.184115.129686.66114.641108.401116.197106
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
121New Mexico State1-110-11-2.115.01103.47886.191112.104947.12121.687119.374112.235120
122Idaho1-111-10-2.194.77115.388119.194109.0901056.96119.659114.398115.228118
123Massachusetts1-111-11-2.693.97124.372123.101124.0311246.66113.683117.407118.203110
124Colorado1-111-10-3.004.41121.427116.145122.0401237.41124.692122.475124.250123

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	Florida State	12-2	10-2	2.77	6.98	7	.709	5	.448	2	.194	19	4.21	1	.338	1	.141	2	.056	2
2	Alabama	13-1	12-1	2.68	7.03	6	.730	3	.437	3	.214	9	4.35	2	.392	3	.160	5	.072	10
3	Utah State	11-2	10-2	2.29	6.83	9	.592	40	.373	18	.246	4	4.54	6	.417	10	.146	3	.090	20
4	Georgia	12-2	11-2	2.18	7.35	1	.588	43	.419	5	.270	1	5.17	26	.484	29	.209	23	.137	63
5	Texas A&M	11-2	9-2	1.89	7.28	2	.744	2	.463	1	.207	14	5.39	39	.508	40	.218	27	.097	28
6	Oregon	12-1	11-1	1.78	6.69	13	.629	20	.392	10	.203	16	4.92	20	.496	32	.177	13	.092	21
7	Boise State	11-2	11-2	1.67	6.21	31	.656	9	.352	24	.164	41	4.54	5	.434	13	.147	4	.081	15
8	Northern Illinois	12-2	11-2	1.67	6.74	12	.674	7	.390	11	.220	6	5.07	24	.517	44	.207	22	.097	26
9	Wisconsin	8-6	7-6	1.52	6.10	39	.507	75	.309	44	.164	40	4.58	8	.408	8	.170	9	.075	13
10	San Jose State	11-2	10-2	1.51	6.74	11	.598	36	.356	20	.250	2	5.24	32	.470	23	.235	34	.107	31
11	Cincinnati	10-3	8-3	1.46	6.77	10	.611	28	.397	8	.206	15	5.31	36	.508	39	.203	20	.117	37
12	Oklahoma State	8-5	7-5	1.42	7.09	5	.703	6	.419	5	.209	12	5.67	61	.524	47	.252	43	.119	40
13	Notre Dame	12-1	12-1	1.33	6.16	34	.614	25	.323	35	.142	60	4.83	13	.477	25	.185	16	.054	1
14	Fresno State	9-4	8-4	1.32	6.25	28	.624	21	.356	21	.195	18	4.93	21	.421	11	.224	30	.132	55
15	USC	7-6	7-6	1.30	6.63	15	.558	55	.340	29	.212	10	5.33	37	.558	68	.266	50	.071	9

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
16	Michigan	8-5	8-5	1.28	6.33	27	.548	60	.341	26	.178	31	5.05	23	.508	37	.215	25	.069	8
17	South Carolina	11-2	10-2	1.22	5.87	55	.548	61	.317	36	.167	39	4.64	9	.474	24	.185	17	.074	12
18	Arizona State	8-5	7-5	1.20	6.04	42	.605	32	.355	22	.118	81	4.84	16	.408	7	.197	19	.096	25
19	Ohio State	12-0	12-0	1.03	6.24	29	.546	62	.340	28	.170	35	5.20	28	.467	22	.180	14	.133	58
20	Louisiana	9-4	8-4	.97	7.16	4	.596	38	.390	11	.220	6	6.19	89	.603	94	.322	83	.151	73
21	North Carolina	8-4	7-4	.93	6.56	19	.591	41	.386	13	.182	27	5.64	56	.549	62	.256	46	.120	42
22	Stanford	12-2	12-2	.91	5.72	65	.567	48	.268	72	.108	89	4.81	12	.442	17	.164	6	.073	11
23	Arkansas State	10-3	9-3	.88	6.41	23	.643	14	.325	32	.151	54	5.53	46	.540	56	.282	63	.145	66
24	Baylor	8-5	7-5	.87	7.17	3	.726	4	.411	7	.247	3	6.30	93	.586	85	.366	109	.193	102
25	Kansas State	11-2	10-2	.86	6.34	26	.612	27	.353	23	.216	8	5.48	44	.529	49	.240	35	.116	36
26	UCF	10-4	10-4	.85	6.16	35	.606	31	.324	34	.183	25	5.31	35	.500	33	.223	29	.122	43
27	LSU	10-3	9-3	.78	5.48	74	.529	68	.279	61	.129	71	4.71	11	.397	5	.164	7	.075	14
28	Penn State	8-4	8-4	.73	5.56	70	.611	29	.290	53	.130	65	4.83	15	.440	16	.172	11	.067	6
29	Louisville	11-2	10-2	.71	6.18	33	.605	33	.282	60	.169	36	5.47	43	.568	75	.256	47	.064	5
30	Texas Tech	8-5	7-5	.70	6.58	18	.637	16	.395	9	.194	20	5.88	69	.558	67	.325	85	.133	58

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
31	Florida	11-2	10-2	.69	5.14	94	.478	86	.232	88	.152	51	4.45	3	.416	9	.117	1	.058	3
32	Tulsa	11-3	10-3	.68	5.51	73	.514	73	.274	65	.151	53	4.83	14	.447	19	.207	21	.095	24
33	Oregon State	9-4	8-4	.65	5.92	51	.558	54	.306	47	.129	68	5.26	33	.500	33	.291	67	.095	22
34	San Diego State	9-4	8-4	.61	5.83	59	.550	58	.310	43	.163	43	5.23	31	.508	37	.231	33	.115	35
35	Nebraska	10-4	9-4	.54	6.15	36	.538	67	.331	30	.188	23	5.60	51	.481	28	.241	36	.130	51
36	Vanderbilt	9-4	8-4	.52	5.52	72	.504	77	.256	78	.098	98	5.00	22	.478	26	.224	31	.067	6
37	Texas	9-4	9-4	.52	6.46	21	.601	34	.377	17	.188	22	5.94	74	.552	64	.280	61	.126	48
38	Clemson	11-2	10-2	.51	6.44	22	.635	17	.378	16	.176	32	5.93	73	.531	51	.293	69	.170	87
39	Arizona	8-5	7-5	.49	6.60	17	.647	12	.386	14	.209	13	6.11	86	.592	86	.349	97	.132	55
40	BYU	8-5	7-5	.46	5.03	102	.519	72	.252	80	.096	99	4.57	7	.389	2	.168	8	.084	17
41	Ole Miss	7-6	6-6	.44	5.82	61	.565	49	.313	41	.156	47	5.38	38	.514	43	.250	41	.153	75
42	Houston	5-7	5-7	.42	5.97	47	.546	63	.288	55	.160	46	5.55	47	.574	79	.253	44	.111	34
43	Syracuse	8-5	7-5	.39	5.98	44	.630	19	.304	48	.109	87	5.60	50	.585	83	.274	59	.133	58
44	Oklahoma	10-3	9-3	.38	6.35	25	.656	8	.282	59	.160	45	5.97	76	.574	78	.272	56	.169	84
45	Louisiana Tech	9-3	9-3	.36	6.94	8	.750	1	.434	4	.184	24	6.58	105	.600	91	.360	101	.180	96

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
46	Kent State	11-3	10-3	.34	5.97	45	.506	76	.276	63	.179	30	5.63	54	.527	48	.251	42	.138	64
47	Mississippi State	8-5	7-5	.33	5.97	46	.573	45	.313	40	.198	17	5.64	55	.569	76	.300	72	.085	18
48	Rutgers	9-4	8-4	.33	5.20	87	.458	105	.208	101	.125	76	4.87	17	.480	27	.216	26	.095	22
49	Virginia Tech	7-6	6-6	.29	5.19	89	.456	106	.225	91	.138	61	4.90	19	.435	14	.227	32	.110	33
50	Western Kentucky	7-6	6-6	.27	5.88	53	.589	42	.266	73	.153	50	5.61	52	.531	52	.289	66	.125	45
51	Connecticut	5-7	5-7	.24	4.77	114	.476	92	.182	116	.084	110	4.53	4	.404	6	.192	18	.082	16
52	Ohio	9-4	8-4	.20	5.85	57	.597	37	.288	56	.137	62	5.65	59	.562	72	.219	28	.109	32
53	Miami	7-5	6-5	.19	6.61	16	.614	25	.362	19	.181	28	6.42	98	.685	118	.354	99	.146	67
54	Arkansas	4-8	3-8	.19	6.22	30	.573	44	.315	39	.145	58	6.04	81	.593	88	.333	90	.163	83
55	Michigan State	7-6	7-6	.18	4.84	109	.436	111	.173	118	.071	114	4.66	10	.395	4	.171	10	.059	4
56	Bowling Green	8-5	7-5	.17	5.06	99	.436	112	.193	111	.107	90	4.89	18	.424	12	.181	15	.125	45
57	Western Michigan	4-8	3-8	.16	5.89	52	.556	56	.296	49	.170	34	5.73	63	.578	80	.273	57	.148	71
58	Central Michigan	7-6	6-6	.10	6.20	32	.595	39	.351	25	.168	38	6.10	85	.634	105	.321	81	.160	80
59	West Virginia	7-6	6-6	.05	6.69	14	.572	46	.384	15	.246	5	6.64	111	.620	100	.372	110	.212	112
60	UCLA	9-5	9-5	.01	5.66	67	.539	66	.270	71	.169	37	5.65	58	.487	30	.246	40	.123	44