Yards Per Play

National FBS rankings · 2026 · Through week 9

Higher is better. 138 FBS teams · 1022 team-games.

RankTeamConferenceGPY/PPercentile
#1 Miami ACC 7 7.9
#2 Georgia SEC 7 7.7
#2 Louisville ACC 7 7.7
#4 North Texas American Athletic 8 7.5
#5 Oregon State Pac-12 7 7.3
#5 Oklahoma State Big 12 7 7.3
#7 Memphis American Athletic 8 7.2
#8 Indiana Big Ten 8 7.0
#9 Ohio State Big Ten 7 6.9
#9 Cincinnati Big 12 7 6.9
#11 SMU ACC 7 6.8
#11 Northwestern Big Ten 7 6.8
#11 Utah Big 12 7 6.8
#11 Wake Forest ACC 7 6.8
#11 UConn FBS Independents 7 6.8
#11 Texas State Pac-12 7 6.8
#11 Arizona Big 12 7 6.8
#18 Colorado State Pac-12 7 6.7
#18 Toledo Mid-American 8 6.7
#18 Houston Big 12 8 6.7
#21 Georgia State Sun Belt 7 6.6
#21 BYU Big 12 7 6.6
#21 Alabama SEC 8 6.6
#21 Temple American Athletic 7 6.6
#25 Notre Dame FBS Independents 7 6.5
#25 Liberty Conference USA 7 6.5
#25 Army American Athletic 7 6.5
#25 UCLA Big Ten 7 6.5
#25 James Madison Sun Belt 9 6.5
#30 Navy American Athletic 7 6.4
#30 LSU SEC 8 6.4
#30 Jacksonville State Conference USA 8 6.4
#30 Florida State ACC 7 6.4
#30 Boise State Pac-12 7 6.4
#30 South Carolina SEC 7 6.4
#30 Illinois Big Ten 7 6.4
#37 Pittsburgh ACC 8 6.3
#37 Mississippi State SEC 7 6.3
#37 Florida SEC 7 6.3
#37 Duke ACC 7 6.3
#37 West Virginia Big 12 8 6.3
#37 Missouri SEC 7 6.3
#43 USC Big Ten 8 6.2
#43 Iowa Big Ten 7 6.2
#43 Kansas Big 12 7 6.2
#43 Ole Miss SEC 7 6.2
#43 Kansas State Big 12 7 6.2
#43 Miami (OH) Mid-American 8 6.2
#43 Texas Tech Big 12 7 6.2
#50 Georgia Tech ACC 7 6.1
#50 Arkansas State Sun Belt 8 6.1
#50 UTSA American Athletic 8 6.1
#53 Kentucky SEC 8 6.0
#53 Arizona State Big 12 7 6.0
#53 NC State ACC 7 6.0
#53 Washington Big Ten 7 6.0
#53 Delaware Conference USA 8 6.0
#53 Oregon Big Ten 7 6.0
#53 Nebraska Big Ten 7 6.0
#60 Purdue Big Ten 7 5.9
#60 TCU Big 12 7 5.9
#60 Louisiana Tech Sun Belt 7 5.9
#60 App State Sun Belt 7 5.9
#60 Rutgers Big Ten 7 5.9
#60 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 7 5.9
#60 Ohio Mid-American 8 5.9
#60 South Alabama Sun Belt 7 5.9
#60 Virginia Tech ACC 8 5.9
#69 Boston College ACC 7 5.8
#69 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 7 5.8
#69 UCF Big 12 7 5.8
#69 Penn State Big Ten 7 5.8
#69 Missouri State Conference USA 8 5.8
#69 New Mexico Mountain West 7 5.8
#69 Southern Miss Sun Belt 7 5.8
#69 Fresno State Pac-12 7 5.8
#77 Rice American Athletic 8 5.7
#77 Wyoming Mountain West 8 5.7
#77 Marshall Sun Belt 7 5.7
#77 Massachusetts Mid-American 8 5.7
#77 North Carolina ACC 7 5.7
#77 Florida Atlantic American Athletic 8 5.7
#77 Colorado Big 12 7 5.7
#84 Tennessee SEC 8 5.6
#84 Tulsa American Athletic 8 5.6
#84 Wisconsin Big Ten 7 5.6
#84 Louisiana Sun Belt 8 5.6
#84 Kennesaw State Conference USA 8 5.6
#84 UNLV Mountain West 7 5.6
#84 New Mexico State Conference USA 8 5.6
#84 Iowa State Big 12 7 5.6
#84 Air Force Mountain West 7 5.6
#84 Maryland Big Ten 7 5.6
#94 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 8 5.5
#94 Syracuse ACC 7 5.5
#94 San José State Mountain West 8 5.5
#94 Stanford ACC 8 5.5
#94 Tulane American Athletic 7 5.5
#94 Texas SEC 7 5.5
#94 Nevada Mountain West 7 5.5
#94 South Florida American Athletic 7 5.5
#94 Vanderbilt SEC 8 5.5
#103 Florida International Conference USA 7 5.4
#103 Western Michigan Mid-American 8 5.4
#103 Auburn SEC 7 5.4
#103 Charlotte American Athletic 7 5.4
#103 North Dakota State Mountain West 8 5.4
#108 Baylor Big 12 7 5.3
#108 Akron Mid-American 8 5.3
#108 Virginia ACC 8 5.3
#108 Troy Sun Belt 8 5.3
#108 San Diego State Pac-12 8 5.3
#108 California ACC 8 5.3
#108 Ball State Mid-American 8 5.3
#115 Oklahoma SEC 7 5.2
#115 East Carolina American Athletic 7 5.2
#117 Minnesota Big Ten 7 5.1
#117 Hawai'i Mountain West 8 5.1
#117 Sam Houston Conference USA 8 5.1
#117 UL Monroe Sun Belt 7 5.1
#117 Texas A&M SEC 8 5.1
#117 Western Kentucky Conference USA 8 5.1
#117 UAB American Athletic 7 5.1
#124 Michigan Big Ten 7 5.0
#124 Arkansas SEC 7 5.0
#126 Northern Illinois Mountain West 7 4.9
#126 Bowling Green Mid-American 8 4.9
#126 Central Michigan Mid-American 8 4.9
#126 UTEP Mountain West 7 4.9
#126 Utah State Pac-12 7 4.9
#131 Clemson ACC 7 4.8
#131 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 9 4.8
#133 Sacramento State Mid-American 8 4.6
#133 Michigan State Big Ten 8 4.6
#133 Washington State Pac-12 8 4.6
#136 Kent State Mid-American 8 4.5
#136 Buffalo Mid-American 8 4.5
#138 Old Dominion Sun Belt 8 4.1
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