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Points Per Drive
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Net points per drive (NPD) is the difference between points scored per offensive drive (OPD) and points allowed per opponent offensive drive (DPD) on non-garbage, regulation possessions in FBS vs. FBS games. Points per drive from long starting field position for offenses (OLD) and opponent offenses (DLD) are calculated from the results of drives that begin inside the offense's own 20-yard line. Points per drive from middle starting field position for offenses (OMD) and opponent offenses (DMD) are calculated from the results of drives that begin from the offense's own 20-yard line to its own 40-yard line. Points per drive from short starting field position for offenses (OSD) and opponent offenses (DSD) are calculated from the results of drives that begin less than 60 yards from the end zone. Note that in this data set, successful extra points and two-point conversions following touchdowns are included in the scoring results of offensive drives, and safeties are recorded as a scoring result of negative-two points.

 

2016 Points Per Drive

 

Net Points Per Drive

  

Offensive Points Per Drive

  

Defensive Points Per Drive
Rk Team Rec FBS NPD   OPD Rk OLD Rk OMD Rk OSD Rk   DPD Rk DLD Rk DMD Rk DSD Rk
1 Washington 12-2 11-2 1.82   3.18 6 1.78 56 3.44 4 4.29 13   1.35 7 1.30 34 1.28 11 1.71 3
2 Michigan 10-3 10-3 1.82   2.78 24 1.75 59 2.27 44 4.04 21   .96 1 .67 9 .76 1 2.59 23
3 Alabama 14-1 13-1 1.68   2.69 27 2.12 30 2.51 27 3.73 44   1.01 2 .58 5 .99 4 1.77 5
4 Western Michigan 13-1 12-1 1.61   3.38 5 3.00 3 3.40 5 3.77 39   1.78 30 1.39 39 1.82 49 2.88 38
5 Western Kentucky 11-3 10-3 1.54   3.45 3 2.83 4 3.57 1 3.73 44   1.92 45 1.11 26 1.88 52 3.38 71
6 Ohio State 11-2 11-2 1.51   2.72 25 2.09 32 2.35 39 4.12 18   1.21 3 1.53 55 .78 2 2.53 19
7 Louisville 9-4 9-4 1.34   2.93 13 1.87 44 2.77 21 4.61 7   1.59 15 1.46 48 1.18 7 3.17 60
8 Clemson 14-1 13-1 1.34   2.80 23 2.43 16 2.40 33 3.98 25   1.46 10 1.00 19 1.38 16 2.38 15
9 Boise State 10-3 10-3 1.23   2.87 19 2.48 14 2.74 22 4.20 16   1.64 20 1.47 49 1.31 13 3.04 51
10 Oklahoma 11-2 11-2 1.19   3.48 2 2.82 5 3.49 2 4.67 4   2.29 72 2.19 100 2.22 74 2.74 28
11 Wisconsin 11-3 11-3 1.05   2.27 52 1.60 68 1.83 76 3.68 47   1.22 4 .52 3 1.27 10 2.61 24
12 Toledo 9-4 8-4 1.04   3.10 8 2.67 10 3.14 8 3.59 50   2.05 54 1.32 37 2.18 71 2.93 42
13 Temple 10-4 9-4 1.01   2.68 28 1.64 66 2.32 41 4.10 19   1.67 23 .83 14 1.65 32 2.96 44
14 LSU 8-4 7-4 .99   2.26 53 1.78 56 2.15 52 3.61 49   1.27 6 .62 7 1.25 8 2.43 16
15 Appalachian State 10-3 10-3 .95   2.38 45 2.07 33 2.17 51 3.27 70   1.43 8 1.08 23 1.35 15 2.32 12
 
Rk Team Rec FBS NPD   OPD Rk OLD Rk OMD Rk OSD Rk   DPD Rk DLD Rk DMD Rk DSD Rk
16 Tulsa 10-3 9-3 .94   2.87 18 2.24 24 2.89 14 3.90 30   1.93 46 1.67 68 1.75 43 3.14 58
17 Washington State 8-5 8-4 .93   2.87 16 1.94 41 2.91 12 4.00 23   1.94 47 1.79 76 1.77 46 2.76 31
18 USC 10-3 10-3 .93   2.83 21 2.53 13 2.79 18 3.27 70   1.90 41 1.48 52 1.64 29 4.31 110
19 San Diego State 11-3 10-3 .90   2.64 29 2.35 19 2.26 45 3.74 43   1.74 26 .64 8 2.04 62 3.00 47
20 Old Dominion 10-3 9-3 .84   2.92 14 2.45 15 2.85 15 3.56 53   2.08 56 2.00 88 1.83 51 3.10 57
21 Penn State 11-3 11-3 .83   2.71 26 2.30 21 2.37 37 3.92 29   1.88 40 1.11 25 1.77 47 3.72 86
22 Air Force 10-3 9-3 .83   2.98 11 1.15 98 3.01 9 4.61 6   2.16 61 .53 4 2.43 93 3.62 82
23 Oklahoma State 10-3 9-3 .82   2.87 15 2.41 17 2.83 16 3.50 55   2.05 55 1.48 50 2.27 82 2.75 29
24 Auburn 8-5 7-5 .82   2.44 39 1.76 58 2.48 30 3.31 64   1.62 17 1.71 72 1.57 26 1.77 4
25 Troy 10-3 9-3 .77   2.31 49 1.33 87 1.75 86 3.98 25   1.54 13 .60 6 1.51 22 3.36 68
26 Miami 9-4 8-4 .76   2.39 44 1.08 103 2.50 28 3.22 72   1.62 18 1.07 22 1.58 28 2.63 25
27 Florida State 10-3 9-3 .75   2.62 31 1.46 74 2.80 17 3.71 46   1.87 38 1.42 43 1.98 58 1.88 7
28 Virginia Tech 10-4 9-4 .73   2.46 38 1.33 87 2.14 54 3.80 37   1.73 25 1.45 47 1.41 18 3.54 77
29 South Florida 11-2 10-2 .73   3.10 7 2.54 12 2.90 13 4.12 17   2.37 77 2.14 96 2.24 77 3.32 66
30 Houston 9-4 8-4 .70   2.47 37 1.79 52 2.55 26 2.94 91   1.77 29 .86 17 1.52 23 3.57 79
 
Rk Team Rec FBS NPD   OPD Rk OLD Rk OMD Rk OSD Rk   DPD Rk DLD Rk DMD Rk DSD Rk
31 Stanford 10-3 10-3 .66   2.23 57 1.06 104 1.89 71 3.87 31   1.57 14 .67 9 1.73 39 3.40 72
32 Memphis 8-5 7-5 .63   2.96 12 3.20 2 2.78 19 3.21 74   2.32 74 1.60 62 2.36 86 3.86 92
33 West Virginia 10-3 9-3 .60   2.41 43 2.21 26 2.29 42 3.00 85   1.81 36 1.16 27 1.65 31 3.08 55
34 Florida 9-4 9-4 .56   1.78 99 1.37 81 1.16 121 3.58 51   1.22 5 1.11 24 .84 3 2.78 34
35 Iowa 8-5 8-4 .49   1.98 79 1.47 73 1.51 106 3.29 67   1.49 11 .76 12 1.41 19 3.38 70
36 Kansas State 9-4 8-4 .49   2.49 35 1.88 43 2.39 35 3.52 54   2.01 52 1.86 81 1.88 53 2.89 39
37 Colorado 10-4 9-4 .47   2.00 75 1.29 91 2.00 62 3.29 67   1.53 12 .47 1 1.29 12 3.25 65
38 Louisiana Tech 9-5 8-5 .47   3.44 4 2.79 7 3.45 3 4.30 12   2.96 117 2.21 102 2.75 111 4.50 115
39 BYU 9-4 8-4 .44   2.17 64 1.73 61 1.99 63 2.86 94   1.73 24 1.41 41 2.00 60 1.59 1
40 Tennessee 9-4 8-4 .43   2.44 40 2.70 9 1.82 79 3.83 34   2.01 51 1.36 38 1.97 57 4.06 100
41 Arkansas State 8-5 8-4 .41   1.85 88 1.00 105 1.51 107 3.75 41   1.43 9 1.03 21 1.25 9 2.54 20
42 Northwestern 7-6 7-5 .40   2.17 62 1.83 48 1.82 77 4.24 15   1.77 28 1.59 61 1.46 20 2.76 30
43 Utah 9-4 8-4 .40   2.18 61 1.83 46 1.85 74 3.28 69   1.78 32 1.30 35 1.82 50 2.94 43
44 Notre Dame 4-8 4-8 .40   2.42 42 2.40 18 2.07 57 3.78 38   2.02 53 .70 11 2.18 70 2.72 27
45 Minnesota 9-4 8-4 .38   2.00 75 .97 109 1.51 105 3.75 41   1.62 16 1.41 40 1.50 21 2.36 14
 
Rk Team Rec FBS NPD   OPD Rk OLD Rk OMD Rk OSD Rk   DPD Rk DLD Rk DMD Rk DSD Rk
46 Navy 9-5 8-5 .36   3.49 1 2.11 31 3.30 6 5.21 2   3.13 123 2.30 106 3.40 127 3.20 63
47 Nebraska 9-4 9-4 .35   2.25 55 1.14 99 2.23 46 3.81 35   1.90 41 1.42 44 1.58 27 3.71 85
48 Georgia Tech 9-4 8-4 .31   2.57 33 2.67 10 2.43 31 3.00 85   2.26 70 1.70 71 2.43 92 2.11 10
49 Baylor 7-6 6-6 .28   2.51 34 2.78 8 2.14 53 3.46 57   2.24 68 2.00 88 2.14 68 2.78 33
50 TCU 6-7 5-7 .25   2.08 70 1.94 40 1.70 89 3.36 63   1.83 37 1.29 33 1.54 25 3.60 81
51 Ohio 8-6 7-6 .23   1.89 87 1.27 93 1.90 70 2.60 106   1.66 21 .88 18 1.75 45 2.44 17
52 Colorado State 7-6 6-6 .22   2.82 22 3.47 1 2.41 32 4.09 20   2.60 90 1.68 70 2.67 105 3.94 97
53 North Carolina 8-5 6-5 .20   2.36 46 1.75 59 2.03 59 4.32 11   2.16 62 1.65 67 1.72 38 4.68 120
54 UTSA 6-7 5-7 .19   2.32 48 1.63 67 1.96 66 4.03 22   2.13 58 2.62 119 2.09 64 1.62 2
55 Miami (OH) 6-7 6-6 .18   1.98 77 1.42 77 1.81 81 3.76 40   1.81 34 1.83 80 1.73 41 2.00 8
56 Pittsburgh 8-5 7-5 .18   3.03 10 2.19 27 2.92 10 4.81 3   2.86 110 2.32 107 2.66 104 4.15 102
57 Texas A&M 8-5 7-5 .12   2.12 67 1.37 80 2.18 47 3.16 76   1.99 50 1.42 46 2.24 76 1.85 6
58 Army 8-5 6-5 .11   2.25 54 2.14 29 2.35 38 2.13 121   2.14 59 1.31 36 1.66 33 3.92 95
59 New Mexico 9-4 8-4 .10   2.87 17 1.67 63 2.91 11 4.50 9   2.77 101 2.63 120 2.41 89 4.22 106
60 NC State 7-6 6-6 .09   2.04 72 2.79 6 1.58 98 2.48 110   1.95 48 1.80 77 1.91 54 2.33 13
 
Rk Team Rec FBS NPD   OPD Rk OLD Rk OMD Rk OSD Rk   DPD Rk DLD Rk DMD Rk DSD Rk
61 Middle Tennessee 8-5 7-5 .09   2.84 20 2.16 28 2.78 20 4.25 14   2.75 98 2.14 95 2.27 82 4.41 113
62 Southern Mississippi 7-6 6-6 .06   2.24 56 2.02 36 2.01 60 3.57 52   2.18 63 1.96 87 1.73 39 3.35 67
63 Georgia 8-5 7-5 .05   1.83 89 1.23 94 1.80 83 2.54 109   1.78 31 .85 16 1.15 6 4.61 117
64 Idaho 9-4 8-4 .04   2.49 36 .89 114 2.64 23 3.10 80   2.44 83 1.53 56 2.54 97 4.50 115
65 Indiana 6-7 6-7 .02   1.77 101 1.78 55 1.69 90 2.03 123   1.76 27 .84 15 1.70 37 3.48 74
66 UCF 6-7 5-7 .01   1.64 110 1.13 101 1.30 115 3.22 73   1.63 19 1.23 30 1.11 5 3.09 56
67 UCLA 4-8 4-8 -.01   1.78 97 .41 125 1.86 73 4.00 23   1.80 33 1.48 51 1.38 17 3.05 52
68 Texas 5-7 5-7 -.02   2.13 66 2.06 34 2.18 49 2.09 122   2.16 60 1.61 63 2.20 72 3.21 64
69 Wyoming 8-6 7-6 -.06   2.33 47 1.33 87 2.33 40 3.67 48   2.39 79 1.74 75 2.33 84 3.74 88
70 Northern Illinois 5-7 5-6 -.06   2.14 65 1.41 79 2.38 36 2.16 120   2.20 64 1.63 65 1.93 55 3.57 78
71 Eastern Michigan 7-6 6-6 -.15   2.17 62 1.34 86 2.28 43 2.96 88   2.32 73 2.46 111 2.12 66 3.00 47
72 Mississippi State 6-7 5-7 -.18   2.22 58 .80 116 2.63 24 2.26 117   2.41 80 1.65 66 2.41 88 4.06 99
73 Vanderbilt 6-7 5-7 -.22   1.73 106 .49 123 1.98 64 3.37 60   1.95 49 1.81 78 1.80 48 2.44 17
74 Ole Miss 5-7 4-7 -.23   2.42 41 1.80 50 2.18 48 4.53 8   2.65 95 1.92 82 2.76 113 3.57 79
75 Wake Forest 7-6 6-6 -.28   1.38 119 .70 121 1.19 120 2.57 107   1.66 22 .77 13 1.52 24 3.07 54
 
Rk Team Rec FBS NPD   OPD Rk OLD Rk OMD Rk OSD Rk   DPD Rk DLD Rk DMD Rk DSD Rk
76 Texas Tech 5-7 4-7 -.31   3.06 9 2.35 20 3.22 7 3.30 66   3.37 127 3.45 128 3.04 122 4.44 114
77 Arkansas 7-6 6-6 -.31   2.27 51 2.24 23 1.81 80 3.95 27   2.58 89 2.13 93 2.14 69 4.77 124
78 South Alabama 6-7 4-7 -.33   2.01 74 1.81 49 1.80 84 3.16 78   2.34 75 1.17 28 2.63 102 3.06 53
79 Louisiana 6-7 5-7 -.37   1.44 117 1.00 105 1.15 122 2.72 103   1.81 35 1.23 29 1.65 30 2.86 36
80 Ball State 4-8 3-8 -.38   1.91 86 .93 112 1.82 78 3.50 55   2.29 71 2.94 125 2.10 65 2.00 8
81 South Carolina 6-7 5-7 -.38   1.53 114 1.23 95 1.25 117 2.96 89   1.91 43 .49 2 1.94 56 3.73 87
82 Georgia Southern 5-7 4-7 -.40   1.95 83 .95 111 1.97 65 3.80 36   2.34 76 3.26 127 1.68 34 3.47 73
83 Maryland 6-7 5-7 -.40   1.81 93 1.44 75 1.74 87 2.85 95   2.21 65 2.23 103 2.05 63 2.54 21
84 Kentucky 7-6 6-6 -.44   2.10 69 1.43 76 2.06 58 3.31 64   2.54 86 2.60 116 1.99 59 4.14 101
85 California 5-7 5-7 -.47   2.63 30 2.27 22 2.58 25 3.36 61   3.10 122 2.40 109 3.18 124 3.76 89
86 Michigan State 3-9 2-9 -.54   1.96 82 1.67 63 1.70 88 3.44 59   2.50 85 2.36 108 2.27 81 3.36 68
87 Missouri 4-8 3-8 -.57   1.81 92 2.22 25 1.49 108 2.75 100   2.38 78 1.93 83 2.41 90 2.90 40
88 Tulane 4-8 3-8 -.58   1.33 120 .88 115 .87 126 3.36 61   1.91 44 1.27 32 1.69 36 3.19 61
89 Hawaii 7-7 6-7 -.58   2.20 59 1.96 39 1.76 85 4.43 10   2.79 105 2.73 121 2.72 109 2.97 46
90 Boston College 7-6 6-6 -.60   1.28 123 .34 127 1.09 124 2.82 98   1.87 39 1.00 19 1.68 35 3.03 50
 
Rk Team Rec FBS NPD   OPD Rk OLD Rk OMD Rk OSD Rk   DPD Rk DLD Rk DMD Rk DSD Rk
91 Oregon State 4-8 3-8 -.60   1.82 90 1.16 97 1.81 82 2.82 99   2.42 82 1.95 86 2.24 75 3.52 76
92 Nevada 5-7 4-7 -.62   2.29 50 1.79 51 2.17 50 3.85 33   2.91 116 2.13 92 2.71 108 4.76 123
93 Akron 5-7 4-7 -.63   1.98 78 1.52 72 2.01 61 2.73 101   2.62 93 1.62 64 2.96 120 2.79 35
94 SMU 5-7 4-7 -.64   1.97 80 1.67 62 1.83 75 2.96 89   2.61 91 1.54 57 2.26 79 3.95 98
95 Georgia State 3-9 2-9 -.67   1.45 116 .95 110 1.56 99 2.73 102   2.12 57 1.73 74 1.31 14 3.86 93
96 Duke 4-8 3-8 -.70   1.53 113 1.35 84 1.31 114 2.84 96   2.23 66 2.16 98 2.26 78 2.24 11
97 Iowa State 3-9 3-8 -.71   2.19 60 1.55 70 1.62 95 4.61 5   2.90 113 2.60 116 2.70 106 4.40 112
98 Virginia 2-10 2-9 -.73   1.69 107 1.58 69 1.59 96 2.17 119   2.42 81 2.74 122 1.74 42 3.92 96
99 Utah State 3-9 2-9 -.73   1.82 91 .92 113 1.88 72 2.83 97   2.55 87 2.61 118 1.75 44 4.96 126
100 Cincinnati 4-8 3-8 -.76   1.48 115 1.36 83 1.24 118 2.48 111   2.24 69 1.57 59 2.04 61 3.70 84
101 Arizona State 5-7 4-7 -.79   2.11 68 1.79 53 1.92 68 3.16 76   2.90 114 2.29 104 2.90 119 3.83 91
102 Oregon 4-8 3-8 -.80   2.58 32 1.92 42 2.10 55 5.30 1   3.38 128 1.50 53 3.35 125 5.20 127
103 Central Michigan 6-7 5-7 -.84   1.77 101 1.97 38 1.46 110 2.68 104   2.61 92 1.24 31 2.81 116 3.48 75
104 Kent State 3-9 2-8 -.92   1.32 122 1.37 82 .81 127 3.06 82   2.23 67 1.93 83 2.26 80 2.57 22
105 North Texas 5-8 4-8 -.94   1.75 103 1.79 53 1.69 91 2.00 124   2.69 96 2.20 101 2.80 115 2.93 41
 
Rk Team Rec FBS NPD   OPD Rk OLD Rk OMD Rk OSD Rk   DPD Rk DLD Rk DMD Rk DSD Rk
106 UNLV 4-8 3-8 -.95   2.07 71 1.18 96 2.40 34 3.00 85   3.02 118 2.29 104 3.17 123 3.19 61
107 East Carolina 3-9 2-9 -.96   1.91 85 .77 118 2.49 29 2.38 114   2.87 111 1.81 79 2.37 87 4.74 121
108 Florida International 4-8 4-8 -.98   1.79 95 1.34 85 1.65 93 3.05 83   2.77 103 1.41 42 2.57 99 4.26 108
109 Massachusetts 2-10 1-10 -1.04   1.74 104 .97 108 1.59 97 3.08 81   2.78 104 1.58 60 2.43 91 4.33 111
110 Syracuse 4-8 3-8 -1.05   1.80 94 1.65 65 1.66 92 2.57 108   2.86 109 2.15 97 2.83 117 3.92 94
111 Bowling Green 4-8 3-8 -1.05   1.78 96 1.08 102 1.94 67 2.43 112   2.84 108 1.93 85 2.90 118 3.67 83
112 Arizona 3-9 2-9 -1.08   2.02 73 1.42 78 2.09 56 3.18 75   3.09 121 2.55 113 2.80 114 4.21 105
113 New Mexico State 3-9 3-9 -1.12   1.65 109 .63 122 1.56 100 3.45 58   2.76 100 1.56 58 2.50 95 4.66 119
114 San Jose State 4-8 3-8 -1.15   1.74 105 1.83 46 1.55 101 2.37 115   2.88 112 1.67 68 2.73 110 4.89 125
115 Charlotte 4-8 3-8 -1.16   1.58 112 1.28 92 1.53 104 2.26 116   2.74 97 1.52 54 2.56 98 4.15 103
116 UTEP 4-8 3-8 -1.17   1.91 84 2.03 35 1.43 111 3.93 28   3.08 120 2.57 115 3.39 126 2.77 32
117 Florida Atlantic 3-9 2-9 -1.19   1.97 81 2.00 37 1.92 69 2.20 118   3.16 124 2.95 126 2.71 107 5.42 128
118 Rice 3-9 2-9 -1.24   1.59 111 .74 119 1.62 94 2.41 113   2.83 107 2.56 114 2.51 96 4.23 107
119 Marshall 3-9 2-9 -1.25   1.66 108 1.13 100 1.34 113 2.86 93   2.91 115 2.78 123 3.03 121 2.70 26
120 Purdue 3-9 2-9 -1.30   1.78 100 1.52 71 1.53 103 3.05 83   3.08 119 2.54 112 2.64 103 4.63 118
 
Rk Team Rec FBS NPD   OPD Rk OLD Rk OMD Rk OSD Rk   DPD Rk DLD Rk DMD Rk DSD Rk
121 Connecticut 3-9 2-9 -1.34   1.11 126 .79 117 .89 125 3.15 79   2.45 84 2.09 91 2.36 85 3.14 58
122 Buffalo 2-10 2-9 -1.35   1.23 124 1.33 87 1.21 119 1.19 128   2.58 88 2.14 94 2.58 100 2.96 45
123 UL Monroe 4-8 3-8 -1.39   1.78 98 1.85 45 1.54 102 2.94 92   3.17 125 2.44 110 3.61 128 2.87 37
124 Fresno State 1-11 0-11 -1.41   1.38 118 .37 126 1.36 112 3.87 31   2.79 106 1.73 73 2.61 101 4.29 109
125 Illinois 3-9 2-9 -1.44   1.32 121 .73 120 1.49 109 1.58 127   2.76 99 2.18 99 2.13 67 4.16 104
126 Kansas 2-10 1-10 -1.65   1.12 125 .45 124 1.14 123 2.67 105   2.77 102 2.08 90 2.76 112 3.03 49
127 Rutgers 2-10 1-10 -1.80   .83 128 .97 107 .59 128 1.71 126   2.63 94 1.42 45 2.21 73 3.77 90
128 Texas State 2-10 1-10 -2.12   1.08 127 .18 128 1.25 116 1.72 125   3.20 126 2.86 124 2.44 94 4.76 122