What Does Yards Per Play Measure?
Yards per play is total offensive yards divided by offensive plays. This table ranks college football teams for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Team Yards Per Play Rankings
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | TLSA | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| 97 |  | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 97 |  | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| 104 |  | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 104 | UL | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 104 |  | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 104 | KENT | 5.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| 104 |  | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| 104 | WSU | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| 104 | ARST | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 111 | AKR | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 111 |  | 5.1 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| 111 | CSU | 5.1 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 111 | COLO | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.3 |
| 111 | ORST | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 111 | UTEP | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 117 |  | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| 117 | NEV | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 117 | ARMY | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 117 | SHSU | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 121 | WVU | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 121 |  | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 121 | BGSU | 4.9 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 |
| 121 | CCU | 4.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| 121 |  | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 121 |  | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 127 | NMSU | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 128 |  | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| 129 | OKST | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
| 129 | TROY | 4.6 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 129 | NIU | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 129 | CLT | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| 133 | RICE | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 133 | BALL | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 135 |  | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 136 | MASS | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 |