Best Season All Time
NC State 2004
-0.21 • #1 all-time
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Best Power 4 Season
NC State 2004
-0.21 • ACC
Lowest Since 2020
Toledo 2025
-0.08
Historical Average
0.11
2,755 seasons match the current filters.
Largest Jump From Previous Season
Florida International 2006
2005 to 2006 • 0.46
Season Leaders
Defensive PPA • All Teams
| Games | Percentile | Era Adjusted | Historic Badges | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Nat #1 | Mid-American | 13 | -0.08 | 100th | 2.77 Rank #1 | — | ||
2Nat #2 | Big 12 | 14 | -0.07 | 99th | 2.61 Rank #2 | — | ||
3Nat #3 | Mountain West | 13 | -0.02 | 99th | 2.03 Rank #3 | — | ||
4Nat #4 | SEC | 13 | -0.02 | 98th | 2.00 Rank #4 | — | ||
5Nat #5 | Big Ten | 14 | -0.01 | 97th | 1.98 Rank #5 | — | ||
6Nat #6 | Sun Belt | 14 | 0.00 | 96th | 1.79 Rank #6 | — | ||
7Nat #7 | Big Ten | 16 | 0.01 | 96th | 1.63 Rank #7 | — | ||
8Nat #8 | Sun Belt | 13 | 0.02 | 95th | 1.58 Rank #8 | — | ||
9Nat #9 | FBS Independents | 12 | 0.02 | 94th | 1.52 Rank #9 | — | ||
10Nat #10 | SEC | 13 | 0.03 | 93th | 1.49 Rank #10 | — | ||
11Nat #11 | ACC | 13 | 0.03 | 93th | 1.41 Rank #11 | — | ||
12Nat #12 | Big Ten | 15 | 0.04 | 92th | 1.30 Rank #12 | — | ||
13Nat #13 | ACC | 13 | 0.04 | 91th | 1.30 Rank #13 | — | ||
14Nat #14 | Conference USA | 13 | 0.05 | 90th | 1.25 Rank #14 | — | ||
15Nat #15 | American Athletic | 13 | 0.05 | 90th | 1.19 Rank #15 | — | ||
16Nat #16 | Mid-American | 14 | 0.05 | 89th | 1.16 Rank #16 | — | ||
17Nat #17 | Big Ten | 13 | 0.05 | 88th | 1.13 Rank #17 | — | ||
18Nat #18 | Big Ten | 13 | 0.06 | 87th | 1.10 Rank #18 | — | ||
19Nat #19 | SEC | 12 | 0.06 | 87th | 1.07 Rank #19 | — | ||
20Nat #20 | ACC | 13 | 0.06 | 86th | 1.07 Rank #20 | — | ||
21Nat #21 | Big 12 | 14 | 0.06 | 85th | 1.02 Rank #21 | — | ||
22Nat #22 | ACC | 14 | 0.06 | 84th | 1.02 Rank #22 | — | ||
23Nat #23 | Big 12 | 13 | 0.07 | 84th | 0.97 Rank #23 | — | ||
24Nat #24 | Mountain West | 12 | 0.07 | 83th | 0.96 Rank #24 | — | ||
25Nat #25 | Big 12 | 13 | 0.07 | 82th | 0.95 Rank #25 | — |
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Toledo 2025
-0.08 • Rank #1 • Mid-American
Best College Football Offenses by Total Yards
The total-yards leaderboard is useful because it captures both explosive passing offenses and balanced attacks that stayed efficient over a full season. Seasons like Baylor 2013 and LSU 2019 remain good reference points for understanding how modern spacing, tempo, and quarterback play reshaped the upper end of college football offense.
How Total Yards Per Game Has Changed Over Time
Era-adjusted scores matter because raw volume alone can overstate modern offenses relative to older seasons. Comparing a team against the average offense from the same year helps separate true outliers from broader trend changes driven by spread concepts, tempo, and rule evolution.
Frequently Asked Questions
What team had the most yards per game in college football history?
Baylor averaged 618.8 in 2013.
Which conferences produce the highest yardage offenses?
Big 12 and SEC show up most often near the top of the all-time total-yards leaderboard in the current dataset.