College Football Stat Leaders
Source-provided CFBD Predicted Points Added allowed per defensive play.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Iowa (-0.042)
Best Season
Michigan 2004 (-0.146)
Scope
Big Ten • 2008
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Defensive PPA is CFBD's source-provided scoring-value metric allowed by a defense, so lower numbers are better because they indicate opponents created less value per play. On this 2008 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.042 to -0.006, with Iowa setting the pace.
Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Ohio State is the latest winner at -0.014.
The gap from No. 1 Iowa to No. 5 Purdue is 0.036, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from -0.010 in 2024 to -0.014 in 2025, a swing of 0.003. Iowa's current mark of -0.042 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.018 held by Ohio State.
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | -0.042 |
| 2 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | -0.009 |
| 3 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | -0.009 |
| 4 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | -0.007 |
| 5 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | -0.006 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | -0.004 |
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 0.001 |
| 8 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 0.007 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 0.011 |
| 10 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 0.073 |
| 11 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 2008 | 0.111 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | -0.014 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | -0.010 |
| 2023 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | -0.014 |
| 2022 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | -0.043 |
| 2021 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | -0.011 |
| 2020 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 0.016 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | -0.011 |
| 2018 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 0.004 |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | -0.040 |
| 2016 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | -0.051 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | -0.011 |
| 2014 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | -0.045 |
| 2013 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | -0.057 |
| 2012 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | -0.080 |
| 2011 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | -0.050 |
| 2010 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | -0.041 |
| 2009 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | -0.037 |
| 2008 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | -0.042 |
| 2007 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | -0.059 |
| 2006 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | -0.095 |
| 2005 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 0.011 |
| 2004 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | -0.146 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.018 | 2004 (-0.104) |
| 2 | Iowa | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.031 | 2004 (-0.134) |
| 3 | Penn State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.033 | 2014 (-0.045) |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.037 | 2006 (-0.095) |
| 5 | Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.038 | 2004 (-0.146) |
| 6 | Michigan State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.073 | 2012 (-0.080) |
| 7 | Oregon | 2025, 2024 | 0.076 | 2025 (0.041) |
| 8 | Northwestern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.084 | 2004 (-0.047) |
| 9 | Washington | 2025, 2024 | 0.094 | 2025 (0.057) |
| 10 | Illinois | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.112 | 2022 (-0.038) |
| 11 | Indiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.114 | 2004 (-0.021) |
| 12 | Minnesota | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.115 | 2004 (0.014) |
| 13 | Nebraska | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | 0.128 | 2012 (-0.013) |
| 14 | Purdue | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.130 | 2004 (-0.048) |
| 15 | Maryland | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 0.152 | 2022 (0.076) |
| 16 | USC | 2025, 2024 | 0.160 | 2025 (0.149) |
| 17 | Rutgers | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 0.203 | 2023 (0.116) |
| 18 | UCLA | 2025, 2024 | 0.212 | 2024 (0.163) |
Iowa ranks first at -0.042 in 2008.
Ohio State owns the strongest all-time average at 0.018 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Ohio State is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.