2020 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
1BYU11-110-14.108.491.7782.5453.35414.392.3501.1502.0709
2Alabama13-013-02.968.332.8031.6071.33625.3825.45217.22219.12744
3Buffalo6-16-12.207.488.67213.41815.31335.2822.50732.22523.09920
4Western Michigan4-24-21.827.627.66217.43112.27775.8062.59488.29062.17484
5Florida8-48-41.817.725.7365.4885.28755.9166.55061.24836.14055
6Arizona State2-22-21.807.319.7146.42914.238145.5140.56873.27348.09115
7San Jose State7-17-11.686.7621.66715.40219.138635.0815.51135.22724.08011
8Clemson10-29-21.606.9413.63428.43111.220175.3423.4107.23830.11531
9Oregon4-34-31.587.0510.64526.39520.250105.4735.57778.21817.12845
10Ohio State7-17-11.467.706.7057.5114.239136.2487.50029.31174.18996
11Cincinnati9-18-11.466.3134.59441.32740.178364.867.4158.19812.09417
12Appalachian State9-38-31.436.5824.59640.38624.211225.1416.47822.21716.09619
13North Carolina8-47-41.437.754.6978.4756.28746.3390.54860.32582.17585
14Washington3-13-11.436.3233.6949.33332.27864.909.47221.22219.0281
15Liberty10-18-11.346.9712.68510.4359.207255.6350.55967.30169.15164
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
16Oklahoma9-28-21.336.7919.65820.40418.219195.4630.51336.25641.11125
17Ohio2-12-11.306.8715.60039.4677.233165.5745.636111.24234.12139
18Louisiana10-110-11.296.4727.65820.39520.175405.1819.48324.23729.11935
19Georgia8-28-21.286.2536.57747.37527.192314.9713.4024.21515.13148
20Air Force3-33-31.206.1940.63527.30853.135654.9914.49028.1636.10222
21Coastal Carolina11-110-11.196.8616.67911.39422.26685.6756.54557.24133.11632
22SMU7-36-31.186.8517.64525.4398.196305.6755.56974.27551.11937
23Notre Dame10-210-21.186.7720.67812.36428.212205.5948.54254.20813.12543
24Marshall7-36-31.126.0348.59142.28466.170424.9110.43713.1614.08012
25Kent State3-13-11.117.783.7563.5852.220176.67107.57177.381103.238120
26Iowa6-26-21.115.3988.52176.26679.106934.281.42411.1201.0432
27Texas7-37-31.006.8018.55461.38025.26495.8061.54558.29363.13854
28Georgia Southern8-57-5.966.1344.52773.31347.176395.1718.47020.21214.11429
29Iowa State9-39-3.956.3432.62831.34930.202275.3926.52742.23326.13249
30Texas A&M9-19-1.916.4528.67014.30951.206265.5443.43814.25037.10423
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
31Nevada7-27-2.906.4229.61033.33038.240125.5241.50531.28961.15567
32Toledo4-24-2.866.5125.66216.40817.183345.6553.50029.25037.16775
33Virginia Tech5-65-6.866.8814.64823.41016.246116.0274.54053.30672.13753
34UCLA3-43-4.826.2835.63029.29660.185335.4631.52945.24735.15366
35Tulsa6-36-3.825.5183.49189.24589.127734.696.46819.19310.08313
36San Diego State4-44-4.795.1899.466101.25085.114874.393.3762.1615.0543
37Louisville4-74-7.786.7022.65819.33332.208235.9269.56671.30168.15063
38Maryland2-32-3.736.1842.54565.27375.182355.4528.55463.19611.14357
39TCU6-46-4.656.1245.51280.30952.171415.4634.44215.27147.16373
40Wyoming2-42-4.605.5282.50084.25085.125754.9211.4065.1748.08714
41UAB6-35-3.605.8362.50084.27873.167465.2321.51737.23627.12442
42Oklahoma State8-38-3.565.9258.56953.30754.146595.3524.4239.23932.13451
43Miami8-38-3.476.3930.60336.33137.198285.9267.54456.28858.17687
44West Virginia6-45-4.475.16100.51579.208104.0891044.695.3923.1869.0625
45Purdue2-42-4.345.9356.53768.31346.104955.5947.53046.27348.0614
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
46NC State8-48-4.305.8263.55559.31445.102975.5242.52944.28655.10021
47Penn State4-54-5.305.4886.54366.23893.124775.1820.48625.22925.13350
48UCF6-46-4.286.6723.65622.43210.128726.3994.618100.382104.17990
49Memphis8-37-3.276.2039.58046.37826.176385.9370.59589.28453.11227
50Utah3-23-2.255.9552.60337.33332.111895.7057.50833.30270.14357
51Michigan2-42-4.246.2237.62930.30655.129695.9872.619101.33385.11125
52Texas Tech4-63-6.225.7367.50084.30257.164485.5139.55764.26142.12240
53Northwestern7-27-2.174.82112.50084.157120.0691204.644.42512.1603.0666
54Ole Miss5-55-5.166.9711.7374.43013.237156.80115.636111.445122.19198
55Georgia State6-46-4.156.0349.57150.31743.135645.8865.54558.28554.17990
56Troy5-64-6.105.6770.51083.28864.135655.5644.53450.22322.11733
57Florida Atlantic5-45-4.084.96103.442108.23298.126744.898.42310.1657.11328
58Indiana6-26-2.075.5381.54963.220102.154525.4629.53852.23728.11834
59Fresno State3-33-3.056.2138.61132.38923.208236.1684.55162.33385.18895
60Arkansas3-73-7.055.7865.47895.26180.113885.7358.59186.28757.12240
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
61Ball State7-17-1-.016.0847.64524.33332.129696.0979.56470.26645.14962
62Nebraska3-53-5-.025.5976.60534.221101.0811085.6149.58383.27450.11936
63Tulane6-66-6-.035.8164.55460.31744.165475.8464.52843.32480.15568
64Colorado State1-31-3-.064.86111.392118.23596.0781094.9212.4096.25037.0687
65Miami (OH)2-12-1-.135.9950.51778.31049.0691196.1282.53349.33385.200100
66USC5-15-1-.175.6771.54366.30058.157495.8363.55765.32983.12946
67East Carolina3-63-6-.175.8961.58844.33332.140606.0576.57980.29866.14056
68UTSA7-56-5-.195.9159.57648.28865.168456.1080.53348.29564.15669
69Southern Mississippi3-72-7-.215.9060.57051.31050.170436.1081.625103.30271.219110
70Boise State5-25-2-.225.2493.437110.28270.099985.4632.48223.26543.10824
71Auburn6-56-5-.235.5478.53371.25283.121805.7760.634110.28655.07110
72Hawaii5-45-4-.245.5084.49090.25582.0981005.7459.59487.29765.14961
73Pittsburgh6-55-5-.275.2294.455104.25284.0981015.4937.46218.26946.16880
74Arkansas State4-73-7-.296.4826.56156.34131.211216.77114.61799.433120.250123
75Georgia Tech3-73-7-.355.6274.58345.26778.125755.9671.56872.33184.16172
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
76Wake Forest4-53-5-.355.9257.56854.30556.116846.2788.56369.31375.16775
77Kansas State4-64-6-.375.9554.48293.28269.155516.3289.58985.33990.16171
78Eastern Michigan2-42-4-.395.9553.57649.31842.197296.3391.662118.397108.17688
79Minnesota3-43-4-.436.1743.66217.35429.0921036.60104.58282.403112.17992
80Kentucky5-65-6-.435.2195.47796.22999.128715.6451.53651.30067.17382
81Rice2-32-3-.445.2196.55162.204106.122795.6554.55866.28860.13552
82Mississippi State4-74-7-.464.96104.422112.188112.0781105.4227.52038.28858.12038
83Houston3-53-5-.495.5479.53470.28466.148576.0375.54355.33789.16374
84Texas State2-102-10-.535.9751.52375.30058.169446.5197.634109.36697.17686
85Wisconsin4-34-3-.544.94106.47697.159119.0731165.4836.53247.26644.11430
86Stanford4-24-2-.556.1841.59043.31148.098996.74112.633107.400109.16775
87Michigan State2-52-5-.584.92108.438109.191111.124785.5038.56068.25037.09518
88Army9-36-3-.584.58119.415115.207105.0981015.1617.44816.21818.0698
89Central Michigan3-33-3-.585.4885.459103.24391.149566.0777.52038.34792.16070
90Colorado4-24-2-.645.9455.55758.32939.152536.58101.52541.32581.213107
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
91Tennessee3-73-7-.655.2791.426111.25781.119825.9268.61297.31677.14357
92Missouri5-55-5-.655.7466.57051.27076.150546.3995.61598.375100.18394
93North Texas4-63-6-.706.3531.60435.32141.189327.05120.61096.410115.248122
94Boston College6-56-5-.765.6473.53569.28171.149556.4096.58684.36296.18193
95California1-31-3-.784.80114.404117.170115.0641215.5946.52240.23931.13047
96Virginia5-54-5-.905.6769.53371.28072.103966.58102.667119.37098.204104
97Oregon State2-52-5-.905.6572.60338.24490.0771126.5699.60895.378102.18997
98Washington State1-31-3-.916.1246.51181.28963.178377.02119.711125.400109.222113
99Western Kentucky5-74-7-.974.49121.383121.150121.0751135.4633.50934.22219.09316
100Charlotte2-42-4-1.095.5380.49288.27774.138626.63105.645116.468123.210105
101South Alabama4-74-7-1.105.4787.56155.24688.114866.57100.632106.404114.16775
102Middle Tennessee3-63-6-1.135.2592.51082.188112.0831076.3992.620102.36095.200100
103Rutgers3-63-6-1.194.80113.407116.204107.111896.0073.60091.33688.14560
104South Carolina2-82-8-1.205.6175.52574.28368.131686.81116.657117.394107.222113
105Baylor2-72-7-1.204.44122.417114.148122.0371255.6452.48625.27652.15265
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
106Duke2-92-9-1.355.1998.47598.23794.115856.5498.60493.35193.201102
107New Mexico2-52-5-1.385.7268.56156.26877.134677.10121.636111.416117.221111
108UTEP3-51-5-1.394.99101.54764.25085.109916.3993.56975.35494.215108
109Florida International0-50-4-1.454.69118.373123.196109.118836.1583.48927.31979.17081
110Florida State3-62-6-1.465.2990.48392.23695.146586.75113.644114.391106.218109
111Illinois2-62-6-1.485.2097.48194.29660.0741146.69109.679121.34691.17383
112South Florida1-80-8-1.664.93107.47499.168116.0741156.60103.633107.389105.17889
113Bowling Green0-50-5-1.724.96102.468100.213103.106936.69108.644115.400109.222113
114Northern Illinois0-60-6-1.784.94105.451107.23992.155506.72111.629104.403113.19499
115Louisiana Tech5-54-5-1.794.28123.388119.163118.0611226.0778.57980.31676.221112
116LSU5-55-5-1.905.5877.48491.29062.121817.49125.60392.413116.273124
117Temple1-61-6-1.914.79115.451106.195110.0731166.70110.60894.443121.203103
118Navy3-73-7-1.934.26124.356124.139124.0891046.1885.57076.31073.210106
119Utah State1-51-5-2.014.90110.386120.228100.140606.90117.629104.419119.242121
120Syracuse1-101-10-2.064.15125.313125.117125.0781106.2186.59890.31878.16775
RkTeamRecFBSNPP OPPRkO4+RkO7+RkO10+Rk DPPRkD4+RkD7+RkD10+Rk
121Arizona0-50-5-2.114.90109.455105.200108.0731187.02118.755127.377101.226116
122Vanderbilt0-90-9-2.354.77116.466101.170114.0451247.13123.674120.419118.233117
123UL Monroe0-100-10-2.404.70117.376122.168117.0891047.10122.708124.469124.292125
124UNLV0-60-6-2.644.52120.419113.145123.0481237.16124.688122.469124.234118
125Akron1-51-5-2.665.2989.51877.23297.107927.94127.706123.588127.294126
126Kansas0-90-9-3.023.62127.300126.109126.0361266.64106.57779.37199.237119
127Massachusetts0-40-4-3.903.63126.222127.083127.0281277.54126.730126.541126.297127

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	BYU	11-1	10-1	4.10	8.49	1	.778	2	.545	3	.354	1	4.39	2	.350	1	.150	2	.070	9
2	Alabama	13-0	13-0	2.96	8.33	2	.803	1	.607	1	.336	2	5.38	25	.452	17	.222	19	.127	44
3	Buffalo	6-1	6-1	2.20	7.48	8	.672	13	.418	15	.313	3	5.28	22	.507	32	.225	23	.099	20
4	Western Michigan	4-2	4-2	1.82	7.62	7	.662	17	.431	12	.277	7	5.80	62	.594	88	.290	62	.174	84
5	Florida	8-4	8-4	1.81	7.72	5	.736	5	.488	5	.287	5	5.91	66	.550	61	.248	36	.140	55
6	Arizona State	2-2	2-2	1.80	7.31	9	.714	6	.429	14	.238	14	5.51	40	.568	73	.273	48	.091	15
7	San Jose State	7-1	7-1	1.68	6.76	21	.667	15	.402	19	.138	63	5.08	15	.511	35	.227	24	.080	11
8	Clemson	10-2	9-2	1.60	6.94	13	.634	28	.431	11	.220	17	5.34	23	.410	7	.238	30	.115	31
9	Oregon	4-3	4-3	1.58	7.05	10	.645	26	.395	20	.250	10	5.47	35	.577	78	.218	17	.128	45
10	Ohio State	7-1	7-1	1.46	7.70	6	.705	7	.511	4	.239	13	6.24	87	.500	29	.311	74	.189	96
11	Cincinnati	9-1	8-1	1.46	6.31	34	.594	41	.327	40	.178	36	4.86	7	.415	8	.198	12	.094	17
12	Appalachian State	9-3	8-3	1.43	6.58	24	.596	40	.386	24	.211	22	5.14	16	.478	22	.217	16	.096	19
13	North Carolina	8-4	7-4	1.43	7.75	4	.697	8	.475	6	.287	4	6.33	90	.548	60	.325	82	.175	85
14	Washington	3-1	3-1	1.43	6.32	33	.694	9	.333	32	.278	6	4.90	9	.472	21	.222	19	.028	1
15	Liberty	10-1	8-1	1.34	6.97	12	.685	10	.435	9	.207	25	5.63	50	.559	67	.301	69	.151	64

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
16	Oklahoma	9-2	8-2	1.33	6.79	19	.658	20	.404	18	.219	19	5.46	30	.513	36	.256	41	.111	25
17	Ohio	2-1	2-1	1.30	6.87	15	.600	39	.467	7	.233	16	5.57	45	.636	111	.242	34	.121	39
18	Louisiana	10-1	10-1	1.29	6.47	27	.658	20	.395	20	.175	40	5.18	19	.483	24	.237	29	.119	35
19	Georgia	8-2	8-2	1.28	6.25	36	.577	47	.375	27	.192	31	4.97	13	.402	4	.215	15	.131	48
20	Air Force	3-3	3-3	1.20	6.19	40	.635	27	.308	53	.135	65	4.99	14	.490	28	.163	6	.102	22
21	Coastal Carolina	11-1	10-1	1.19	6.86	16	.679	11	.394	22	.266	8	5.67	56	.545	57	.241	33	.116	32
22	SMU	7-3	6-3	1.18	6.85	17	.645	25	.439	8	.196	30	5.67	55	.569	74	.275	51	.119	37
23	Notre Dame	10-2	10-2	1.18	6.77	20	.678	12	.364	28	.212	20	5.59	48	.542	54	.208	13	.125	43
24	Marshall	7-3	6-3	1.12	6.03	48	.591	42	.284	66	.170	42	4.91	10	.437	13	.161	4	.080	12
25	Kent State	3-1	3-1	1.11	7.78	3	.756	3	.585	2	.220	17	6.67	107	.571	77	.381	103	.238	120
26	Iowa	6-2	6-2	1.11	5.39	88	.521	76	.266	79	.106	93	4.28	1	.424	11	.120	1	.043	2
27	Texas	7-3	7-3	1.00	6.80	18	.554	61	.380	25	.264	9	5.80	61	.545	58	.293	63	.138	54
28	Georgia Southern	8-5	7-5	.96	6.13	44	.527	73	.313	47	.176	39	5.17	18	.470	20	.212	14	.114	29
29	Iowa State	9-3	9-3	.95	6.34	32	.628	31	.349	30	.202	27	5.39	26	.527	42	.233	26	.132	49
30	Texas A&M	9-1	9-1	.91	6.45	28	.670	14	.309	51	.206	26	5.54	43	.438	14	.250	37	.104	23

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
31	Nevada	7-2	7-2	.90	6.42	29	.610	33	.330	38	.240	12	5.52	41	.505	31	.289	61	.155	67
32	Toledo	4-2	4-2	.86	6.51	25	.662	16	.408	17	.183	34	5.65	53	.500	29	.250	37	.167	75
33	Virginia Tech	5-6	5-6	.86	6.88	14	.648	23	.410	16	.246	11	6.02	74	.540	53	.306	72	.137	53
34	UCLA	3-4	3-4	.82	6.28	35	.630	29	.296	60	.185	33	5.46	31	.529	45	.247	35	.153	66
35	Tulsa	6-3	6-3	.82	5.51	83	.491	89	.245	89	.127	73	4.69	6	.468	19	.193	10	.083	13
36	San Diego State	4-4	4-4	.79	5.18	99	.466	101	.250	85	.114	87	4.39	3	.376	2	.161	5	.054	3
37	Louisville	4-7	4-7	.78	6.70	22	.658	19	.333	32	.208	23	5.92	69	.566	71	.301	68	.150	63
38	Maryland	2-3	2-3	.73	6.18	42	.545	65	.273	75	.182	35	5.45	28	.554	63	.196	11	.143	57
39	TCU	6-4	6-4	.65	6.12	45	.512	80	.309	52	.171	41	5.46	34	.442	15	.271	47	.163	73
40	Wyoming	2-4	2-4	.60	5.52	82	.500	84	.250	85	.125	75	4.92	11	.406	5	.174	8	.087	14
41	UAB	6-3	5-3	.60	5.83	62	.500	84	.278	73	.167	46	5.23	21	.517	37	.236	27	.124	42
42	Oklahoma State	8-3	8-3	.56	5.92	58	.569	53	.307	54	.146	59	5.35	24	.423	9	.239	32	.134	51
43	Miami	8-3	8-3	.47	6.39	30	.603	36	.331	37	.198	28	5.92	67	.544	56	.288	58	.176	87
44	West Virginia	6-4	5-4	.47	5.16	100	.515	79	.208	104	.089	104	4.69	5	.392	3	.186	9	.062	5
45	Purdue	2-4	2-4	.34	5.93	56	.537	68	.313	46	.104	95	5.59	47	.530	46	.273	48	.061	4

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	NPP	OPP	Rk	O4+	Rk	O7+	Rk	O10+	Rk	DPP	Rk	D4+	Rk	D7+	Rk	D10+	Rk
46	NC State	8-4	8-4	.30	5.82	63	.555	59	.314	45	.102	97	5.52	42	.529	44	.286	55	.100	21
47	Penn State	4-5	4-5	.30	5.48	86	.543	66	.238	93	.124	77	5.18	20	.486	25	.229	25	.133	50
48	UCF	6-4	6-4	.28	6.67	23	.656	22	.432	10	.128	72	6.39	94	.618	100	.382	104	.179	90
49	Memphis	8-3	7-3	.27	6.20	39	.580	46	.378	26	.176	38	5.93	70	.595	89	.284	53	.112	27
50	Utah	3-2	3-2	.25	5.95	52	.603	37	.333	32	.111	89	5.70	57	.508	33	.302	70	.143	57
51	Michigan	2-4	2-4	.24	6.22	37	.629	30	.306	55	.129	69	5.98	72	.619	101	.333	85	.111	25
52	Texas Tech	4-6	3-6	.22	5.73	67	.500	84	.302	57	.164	48	5.51	39	.557	64	.261	42	.122	40
53	Northwestern	7-2	7-2	.17	4.82	112	.500	84	.157	120	.069	120	4.64	4	.425	12	.160	3	.066	6
54	Ole Miss	5-5	5-5	.16	6.97	11	.737	4	.430	13	.237	15	6.80	115	.636	111	.445	122	.191	98
55	Georgia State	6-4	6-4	.15	6.03	49	.571	50	.317	43	.135	64	5.88	65	.545	58	.285	54	.179	90
56	Troy	5-6	4-6	.10	5.67	70	.510	83	.288	64	.135	65	5.56	44	.534	50	.223	22	.117	33
57	Florida Atlantic	5-4	5-4	.08	4.96	103	.442	108	.232	98	.126	74	4.89	8	.423	10	.165	7	.113	28
58	Indiana	6-2	6-2	.07	5.53	81	.549	63	.220	102	.154	52	5.46	29	.538	52	.237	28	.118	34
59	Fresno State	3-3	3-3	.05	6.21	38	.611	32	.389	23	.208	23	6.16	84	.551	62	.333	85	.188	95
60	Arkansas	3-7	3-7	.05	5.78	65	.478	95	.261	80	.113	88	5.73	58	.591	86	.287	57	.122	40