2016 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
1Washington12-211-22.547.207.62817.4315.29234.664.42610.1623.0592
2Alabama14-113-12.516.6420.56750.4078.25394.121.3251.1512.0724
3Louisville9-49-42.327.225.64811.40610.26164.9010.3902.19513.12844
4Western Kentucky11-310-32.117.912.6883.4891.32615.8056.52450.29060.15260
5Boise State10-310-32.077.0411.64012.38215.228164.9714.51141.21321.0858
6Oklahoma11-211-22.047.921.6874.4762.30625.8862.51344.30976.18493
7LSU8-47-42.046.7214.59731.33632.176364.685.4178.1654.0713
8Clemson14-113-11.636.4428.6579.36622.163494.816.4005.20015.12037
9Louisiana Tech9-58-51.527.563.6931.4713.27946.0372.60999.32688.15974
10Toledo9-48-41.507.304.6845.40411.228165.8055.50736.28356.14555
11Middle Tennessee8-57-51.477.1310.62720.4078.240125.6648.59290.28758.15362
12Penn State11-311-31.426.6916.56053.35725.244105.2729.50034.20819.09514
13Ohio State11-211-21.365.9454.55159.31245.138694.583.43213.1655.0581
14Michigan10-310-31.345.7669.57247.30451.138694.422.3943.1481.09212
15Temple10-49-41.256.1339.62818.29058.200254.889.44518.19714.11732
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
16Miami9-48-41.196.1438.53673.30749.171444.9512.43516.22528.0806
17Appalachian State10-310-31.156.2433.57744.34529.197275.0820.42711.18912.11935
18San Diego State11-310-31.156.2035.59133.35028.175385.0518.3974.20518.11023
19Old Dominion10-39-31.146.8613.56351.37318.238135.7252.52349.30874.15464
20USC10-310-31.136.5621.6836.38814.223195.4337.51746.20317.12642
21Florida State10-39-31.016.5224.61326.40112.204245.5143.43415.28054.13348
22South Florida11-210-2.927.158.57048.4097.27556.2388.610101.32587.15668
23Oklahoma State10-39-3.897.149.6628.4196.223206.2590.57573.28859.18392
24Tulsa10-39-3.866.3532.63016.36423.195285.4940.48330.25844.14657
25Georgia Tech9-48-4.816.5422.54566.29853.182335.7354.59392.26045.13046
26Pittsburgh8-57-5.807.216.62818.37219.25586.4198.611102.369113.18894
27West Virginia10-39-3.786.3630.57941.35226.200255.5845.54559.24136.10318
28Virginia Tech10-49-4.766.0345.62022.33533.152595.2727.4106.24740.13949
29Western Michigan13-112-1.766.6718.6727.37617.232155.9163.53453.29062.16075
30North Carolina8-56-5.726.1837.59134.33134.150615.4538.52047.24035.12843
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
31Colorado State7-66-6.676.7015.61127.35127.26076.0474.56768.31582.15771
32Notre Dame4-84-8.616.1241.54862.29656.170455.5144.56365.25041.11733
33Auburn8-57-5.605.9652.58738.31443.0991045.3635.54860.20216.10520
34TCU6-75-7.605.9055.53474.27472.158565.3131.51745.23432.12438
35Stanford10-310-3.595.8260.60928.32337.173435.2326.50736.22528.0806
36Arkansas State8-58-4.565.3795.448110.23892.140674.817.44619.1697.08810
37UCLA4-84-8.565.5385.52681.25678.147634.9713.47827.1666.0765
38Indiana6-76-7.545.7075.54070.23990.136715.1623.48028.21522.12440
39Ohio8-67-6.535.6976.53177.28463.142665.1624.45121.22224.10521
40Wisconsin11-311-3.535.5682.61325.23395.133735.0317.47425.22123.09716
41Miami (OH)6-76-6.515.9751.53475.27869.113945.4639.50034.24639.11936
42Memphis8-57-5.506.6719.62621.36721.237146.1783.57272.31079.14554
43Troy10-39-3.485.5880.52780.26076.160525.1021.49333.20819.11124
44Tennessee9-48-4.476.4229.55855.34031.212215.9566.55361.30470.16880
45Navy9-58-5.466.9112.6912.4314.244116.45100.677127.355104.15363
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
46NC State7-66-6.465.8162.55358.29557.114935.3534.49332.24337.11834
47Colorado10-49-4.455.6079.52382.24582.129825.1522.50939.25543.12439
48Georgia State3-92-9.385.3993.437113.23891.111955.0116.48531.1859.09213
49Arizona3-92-9.356.4827.62023.28166.182336.1380.617105.33392.17587
50Northwestern7-67-5.345.7074.52779.27472.123875.3736.53754.22427.11630
51Houston9-48-4.325.5088.54764.31147.115925.1825.47424.23030.12541
52Texas5-75-7.326.1340.53971.29754.176375.8158.53152.30067.16981
53Iowa8-58-4.255.3297.50488.214108.130805.0719.4189.18710.09715
54Georgia8-57-5.235.5484.54369.23694.121905.3132.46822.27048.16377
55Kentucky7-66-6.216.3531.54960.31939.174426.1581.59391.30773.15059
56Florida9-49-4.205.07111.454107.191117.0851154.878.44820.1828.09111
57Southern Mississippi7-66-6.176.2234.60330.31442.167476.0576.43214.31078.226118
58New Mexico9-48-4.166.6817.58937.37120.210226.52104.51243.368110.19297
59Minnesota9-48-4.155.13105.50390.219104.0731214.9815.42712.18711.0879
60Utah State3-92-9.125.7768.54863.28661.119915.6447.50838.24638.15667
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
61Texas A&M8-57-5.126.1936.54861.28464.174416.0777.57977.30976.14553
62Baylor7-66-6.026.0146.58936.31541.185315.9867.58887.31180.16982
63Utah9-48-4.025.8458.57943.30352.191305.8359.54257.26847.15770
64Maryland6-75-7.015.6977.463104.27967.206235.6849.54458.27953.15465
65Air Force10-39-3.006.1242.58935.32636.194296.1279.52348.31884.18995
66Washington State8-58-4.005.9948.63614.31840.129835.9968.58585.28557.13147
67Ole Miss5-74-7-.046.5026.60629.35824.182326.54106.57977.33191.195101
68Army8-56-5-.045.4589.55756.23693.1041015.5041.47626.23834.16276
69UCF6-75-7-.074.83119.435115.217105.130784.9011.43517.22425.10017
70Northern Illinois5-75-6-.145.8856.54467.27967.132756.0371.53955.30571.17084
71Kansas State9-48-4-.205.7570.53178.27770.131765.9465.51142.28155.10822
72Akron5-74-7-.216.0047.50091.32338.161506.2186.648118.32086.15669
73Nebraska9-49-4-.265.4291.52183.24386.129845.6850.46923.25242.14758
74Missouri4-83-8-.286.0943.57941.31048.152606.3796.60398.348102.14250
75Oregon4-83-8-.286.5025.65610.39213.224186.78117.661124.417122.213112
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
76Cincinnati4-83-8-.325.4092.50886.208112.0921105.7253.59289.26446.11225
77Eastern Michigan7-66-6-.365.9949.59632.32935.164486.3595.623113.32990.15872
78SMU5-74-7-.375.7865.55854.31245.145656.1682.58381.33898.223115
79South Alabama6-74-7-.405.7963.50487.28859.160526.2085.613103.29866.14556
80Michigan State3-92-9-.435.5781.54665.25279.134726.0070.55663.29163.205104
81Hawaii7-76-7-.455.8459.460105.30750.175386.2892.60096.363107.207106
82BYU9-48-4-.505.30100.54467.22898.110975.8157.58080.27551.11529
83Mississippi State6-75-7-.515.9553.57546.34330.157576.46101.624115.368111.15873
84Oregon State4-83-8-.525.5286.51185.22996.130806.0475.58483.29664.17688
85Central Michigan6-75-7-.545.6578.53872.25081.106986.1984.55362.31884.197103
86Iowa State3-93-8-.625.7373.57645.29755.161516.3594.621110.345100.207105
87Wake Forest7-66-6-.644.69123.405123.182118.1011025.3333.51040.23231.11326
88UNLV4-83-8-.645.7372.48895.24088.128856.3797.58483.33697.208108
89Kent State3-92-8-.674.95114.419118.154127.0941095.6346.56566.23533.11328
90Ball State4-83-8-.705.7866.61624.26175.159546.48102.59895.33392.212110
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
91South Carolina6-75-7-.724.98113.453108.223103.0651255.6951.57071.27550.11327
92UTSA6-75-7-.725.3198.48696.22599.123886.0373.54156.31181.15666
93Wyoming8-67-6-.746.0844.56949.31344.175406.82119.57674.370114.212110
94Tulane4-83-8-.754.55124.415119.178120.0741205.3030.48129.27149.14352
95Idaho9-48-4-.765.8657.63015.28365.150616.62111.57979.365108.16778
96UTEP4-83-8-.775.7964.464102.26874.179356.56108.636116.32789.224116
97Louisiana6-75-7-.804.70122.412121.154126.0881115.5042.53051.22426.10419
98Vanderbilt6-75-7-.805.06112.448110.203114.105995.8560.56566.29061.11631
99Illinois3-92-9-.835.09110.400124.24088.0801175.9264.59794.30672.16983
100California5-75-7-.885.9850.58039.28760.133736.86120.657122.414121.250122
101Texas Tech5-74-7-.906.5323.63713.37816.170457.43127.669125.462128.277127
102Boston College7-66-6-.914.36126.366126.159125.0691235.2728.4127.27752.14251
103East Carolina3-92-9-.945.7471.56252.223101.1001036.68114.624114.432126.232120
104Buffalo2-102-9-.975.12107.415120.211109.122896.0978.617105.30067.16778
105Massachusetts2-101-10-1.065.19103.48994.22996.145646.2589.614104.33392.17486
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
106Arkansas7-66-6-1.085.8261.55657.28661.158556.90121.623112.362106.208107
107Connecticut3-92-9-1.154.84117.450109.200116.0671246.0069.56869.29765.15361
108Florida International4-84-8-1.185.5583.49393.25777.140686.73115.654121.408119.19298
109Bowling Green4-83-8-1.185.4490.53276.24583.0861136.62110.57070.34199.17890
110Georgia Southern5-74-7-1.195.11109.469101.203113.0861146.3093.59593.357105.19096
111Nevada5-74-7-1.245.5187.57940.215107.0841166.75116.731128.413120.19298
112North Texas5-84-8-1.315.24101.420116.217105.130786.55107.60297.368111.211109
113Charlotte4-83-8-1.384.84118.435114.176122.0761186.2287.57876.30469.215114
114San Jose State4-83-8-1.415.21102.47999.223100.0991046.63112.58382.367109.225117
115Florida Atlantic3-92-9-1.425.7767.50488.27571.153587.19124.659123.405117.278128
116Fresno State1-110-11-1.444.42125.373125.159124.0631265.8761.59088.30874.12845
117Purdue3-92-9-1.465.19104.469100.223101.131766.65113.620108.380116.248121
118New Mexico State3-93-9-1.485.3199.51484.24384.0971086.80118.621111.350103.214113
119Duke4-83-8-1.495.13106.48198.24187.0981076.61109.57775.346101.17789
120Kansas2-101-10-1.654.88116.406122.182119.0981066.53105.55864.33392.196102
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
121Virginia2-102-9-1.664.83120.420116.210110.0721226.48103.620108.31883.17891
122Arizona State5-74-7-2.015.3794.458106.24384.111957.38126.58786.420123.267124
123UL Monroe4-83-8-2.065.12108.445112.202115.0761197.18123.649119.450127.252123
124Marshall3-92-9-2.134.81121.49692.176121.0881126.94122.653120.424124.229119
125Rutgers2-101-10-2.254.01128.299128.102128.0631276.2691.618107.33392.195100
126Syracuse4-83-8-2.285.3396.48397.25280.105997.61128.676126.424125.273125
127Texas State2-101-10-2.294.15127.336127.160123.0481286.4499.638117.370115.17385
128Rice3-92-9-2.324.91115.464103.208111.128857.23125.610100.407118.276126

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	Washington	12-2	11-2	2.54	7.20	7	.628	17	.431	5	.292	3	4.66	4	.426	10	.162	3	.059	2
2	Alabama	14-1	13-1	2.51	6.64	20	.567	50	.407	8	.253	9	4.12	1	.325	1	.151	2	.072	4
3	Louisville	9-4	9-4	2.32	7.22	5	.648	11	.406	10	.261	6	4.90	10	.390	2	.195	13	.128	44
4	Western Kentucky	11-3	10-3	2.11	7.91	2	.688	3	.489	1	.326	1	5.80	56	.524	50	.290	60	.152	60
5	Boise State	10-3	10-3	2.07	7.04	11	.640	12	.382	15	.228	16	4.97	14	.511	41	.213	21	.085	8
6	Oklahoma	11-2	11-2	2.04	7.92	1	.687	4	.476	2	.306	2	5.88	62	.513	44	.309	76	.184	93
7	LSU	8-4	7-4	2.04	6.72	14	.597	31	.336	32	.176	36	4.68	5	.417	8	.165	4	.071	3
8	Clemson	14-1	13-1	1.63	6.44	28	.657	9	.366	22	.163	49	4.81	6	.400	5	.200	15	.120	37
9	Louisiana Tech	9-5	8-5	1.52	7.56	3	.693	1	.471	3	.279	4	6.03	72	.609	99	.326	88	.159	74
10	Toledo	9-4	8-4	1.50	7.30	4	.684	5	.404	11	.228	16	5.80	55	.507	36	.283	56	.145	55
11	Middle Tennessee	8-5	7-5	1.47	7.13	10	.627	20	.407	8	.240	12	5.66	48	.592	90	.287	58	.153	62
12	Penn State	11-3	11-3	1.42	6.69	16	.560	53	.357	25	.244	10	5.27	29	.500	34	.208	19	.095	14
13	Ohio State	11-2	11-2	1.36	5.94	54	.551	59	.312	45	.138	69	4.58	3	.432	13	.165	5	.058	1
14	Michigan	10-3	10-3	1.34	5.76	69	.572	47	.304	51	.138	69	4.42	2	.394	3	.148	1	.092	12
15	Temple	10-4	9-4	1.25	6.13	39	.628	18	.290	58	.200	25	4.88	9	.445	18	.197	14	.117	32

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
16	Miami	9-4	8-4	1.19	6.14	38	.536	73	.307	49	.171	44	4.95	12	.435	16	.225	28	.080	6
17	Appalachian State	10-3	10-3	1.15	6.24	33	.577	44	.345	29	.197	27	5.08	20	.427	11	.189	12	.119	35
18	San Diego State	11-3	10-3	1.15	6.20	35	.591	33	.350	28	.175	38	5.05	18	.397	4	.205	18	.110	23
19	Old Dominion	10-3	9-3	1.14	6.86	13	.563	51	.373	18	.238	13	5.72	52	.523	49	.308	74	.154	64
20	USC	10-3	10-3	1.13	6.56	21	.683	6	.388	14	.223	19	5.43	37	.517	46	.203	17	.126	42
21	Florida State	10-3	9-3	1.01	6.52	24	.613	26	.401	12	.204	24	5.51	43	.434	15	.280	54	.133	48
22	South Florida	11-2	10-2	.92	7.15	8	.570	48	.409	7	.275	5	6.23	88	.610	101	.325	87	.156	68
23	Oklahoma State	10-3	9-3	.89	7.14	9	.662	8	.419	6	.223	20	6.25	90	.575	73	.288	59	.183	92
24	Tulsa	10-3	9-3	.86	6.35	32	.630	16	.364	23	.195	28	5.49	40	.483	30	.258	44	.146	57
25	Georgia Tech	9-4	8-4	.81	6.54	22	.545	66	.298	53	.182	33	5.73	54	.593	92	.260	45	.130	46
26	Pittsburgh	8-5	7-5	.80	7.21	6	.628	18	.372	19	.255	8	6.41	98	.611	102	.369	113	.188	94
27	West Virginia	10-3	9-3	.78	6.36	30	.579	41	.352	26	.200	25	5.58	45	.545	59	.241	36	.103	18
28	Virginia Tech	10-4	9-4	.76	6.03	45	.620	22	.335	33	.152	59	5.27	27	.410	6	.247	40	.139	49
29	Western Michigan	13-1	12-1	.76	6.67	18	.672	7	.376	17	.232	15	5.91	63	.534	53	.290	62	.160	75
30	North Carolina	8-5	6-5	.72	6.18	37	.591	34	.331	34	.150	61	5.45	38	.520	47	.240	35	.128	43

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
31	Colorado State	7-6	6-6	.67	6.70	15	.611	27	.351	27	.260	7	6.04	74	.567	68	.315	82	.157	71
32	Notre Dame	4-8	4-8	.61	6.12	41	.548	62	.296	56	.170	45	5.51	44	.563	65	.250	41	.117	33
33	Auburn	8-5	7-5	.60	5.96	52	.587	38	.314	43	.099	104	5.36	35	.548	60	.202	16	.105	20
34	TCU	6-7	5-7	.60	5.90	55	.534	74	.274	72	.158	56	5.31	31	.517	45	.234	32	.124	38
35	Stanford	10-3	10-3	.59	5.82	60	.609	28	.323	37	.173	43	5.23	26	.507	36	.225	28	.080	6
36	Arkansas State	8-5	8-4	.56	5.37	95	.448	110	.238	92	.140	67	4.81	7	.446	19	.169	7	.088	10
37	UCLA	4-8	4-8	.56	5.53	85	.526	81	.256	78	.147	63	4.97	13	.478	27	.166	6	.076	5
38	Indiana	6-7	6-7	.54	5.70	75	.540	70	.239	90	.136	71	5.16	23	.480	28	.215	22	.124	40
39	Ohio	8-6	7-6	.53	5.69	76	.531	77	.284	63	.142	66	5.16	24	.451	21	.222	24	.105	21
40	Wisconsin	11-3	11-3	.53	5.56	82	.613	25	.233	95	.133	73	5.03	17	.474	25	.221	23	.097	16
41	Miami (OH)	6-7	6-6	.51	5.97	51	.534	75	.278	69	.113	94	5.46	39	.500	34	.246	39	.119	36
42	Memphis	8-5	7-5	.50	6.67	19	.626	21	.367	21	.237	14	6.17	83	.572	72	.310	79	.145	54
43	Troy	10-3	9-3	.48	5.58	80	.527	80	.260	76	.160	52	5.10	21	.493	33	.208	19	.111	24
44	Tennessee	9-4	8-4	.47	6.42	29	.558	55	.340	31	.212	21	5.95	66	.553	61	.304	70	.168	80
45	Navy	9-5	8-5	.46	6.91	12	.691	2	.431	4	.244	11	6.45	100	.677	127	.355	104	.153	63

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
46	NC State	7-6	6-6	.46	5.81	62	.553	58	.295	57	.114	93	5.35	34	.493	32	.243	37	.118	34
47	Colorado	10-4	9-4	.45	5.60	79	.523	82	.245	82	.129	82	5.15	22	.509	39	.255	43	.124	39
48	Georgia State	3-9	2-9	.38	5.39	93	.437	113	.238	91	.111	95	5.01	16	.485	31	.185	9	.092	13
49	Arizona	3-9	2-9	.35	6.48	27	.620	23	.281	66	.182	33	6.13	80	.617	105	.333	92	.175	87
50	Northwestern	7-6	7-5	.34	5.70	74	.527	79	.274	72	.123	87	5.37	36	.537	54	.224	27	.116	30
51	Houston	9-4	8-4	.32	5.50	88	.547	64	.311	47	.115	92	5.18	25	.474	24	.230	30	.125	41
52	Texas	5-7	5-7	.32	6.13	40	.539	71	.297	54	.176	37	5.81	58	.531	52	.300	67	.169	81
53	Iowa	8-5	8-4	.25	5.32	97	.504	88	.214	108	.130	80	5.07	19	.418	9	.187	10	.097	15
54	Georgia	8-5	7-5	.23	5.54	84	.543	69	.236	94	.121	90	5.31	32	.468	22	.270	48	.163	77
55	Kentucky	7-6	6-6	.21	6.35	31	.549	60	.319	39	.174	42	6.15	81	.593	91	.307	73	.150	59
56	Florida	9-4	9-4	.20	5.07	111	.454	107	.191	117	.085	115	4.87	8	.448	20	.182	8	.091	11
57	Southern Mississippi	7-6	6-6	.17	6.22	34	.603	30	.314	42	.167	47	6.05	76	.432	14	.310	78	.226	118
58	New Mexico	9-4	8-4	.16	6.68	17	.589	37	.371	20	.210	22	6.52	104	.512	43	.368	110	.192	97
59	Minnesota	9-4	8-4	.15	5.13	105	.503	90	.219	104	.073	121	4.98	15	.427	12	.187	11	.087	9
60	Utah State	3-9	2-9	.12	5.77	68	.548	63	.286	61	.119	91	5.64	47	.508	38	.246	38	.156	67