Defense
UAB ranks first in FBS in yards per attempt allowed at 4.85, ahead of Ohio State (5.04) and UCLA (5.08). The middle of FBS is about 7.11, and Colorado State is last of 138 (11.70). Lower is better.
Yards per pass attempt opponents gained. Lower is better.
What opponents managed against them.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 138 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Yards per attempt allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | American Athletic | 4.85 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5.04 |
| 3 | UCLA | Big Ten | 5.08 |
| 4 | Liberty | Conference USA | 5.18 |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 5.22 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5.41 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5.49 |
| 8 | Texas | SEC | 5.50 |
| 9 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5.50 |
| 10 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 5.55 |
| 11 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 5.60 |
| 12 | TCU | Big 12 | 5.61 |
| 13 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5.72 |
| 14 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 5.76 |
| 15 | UTSA | American Athletic | 5.77 |
| 16 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5.81 |
| 17 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 5.83 |
| 18 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5.87 |
| 19 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5.95 |
| 20 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5.98 |
| 21 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 6.02 |
| 22 | Georgia | SEC | 6.04 |
| 23 | Utah | Big 12 | 6.11 |
| 24 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6.12 |
| 25 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6.12 |
| 26 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6.14 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | Independents | 6.17 |
| 28 | LSU | SEC | 6.20 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | SEC | 6.21 |
| 30 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6.24 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6.24 |
| 32 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 6.26 |
| 33 | SMU | ACC | 6.33 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6.36 |
| 35 | San José State | Mountain West | 6.40 |
| 36 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6.40 |
| 37 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6.42 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6.46 |
| 39 | Virginia | ACC | 6.48 |
| 40 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 6.50 |
| 41 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 6.50 |
| 42 | UCF | Big 12 | 6.50 |
| 43 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 6.51 |
| 44 | Oregon | Big Ten | 6.53 |
| 45 | Washington | Big Ten | 6.53 |
| 46 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 6.54 |
| 47 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 6.56 |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6.58 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 6.60 |
| 50 | North Carolina | ACC | 6.61 |
| 51 | UConn | Independents | 6.63 |
| 52 | Syracuse | ACC | 6.72 |
| 53 | Missouri | SEC | 6.73 |
| 54 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 6.75 |
| 55 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6.77 |
| 56 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6.78 |
| 57 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 6.85 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6.87 |
| 59 | Florida International | Conference USA | 6.89 |
| 60 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 6.94 |
| 61 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6.94 |
| 62 | Stanford | ACC | 6.96 |
| 63 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6.98 |
| 64 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 6.99 |
| 65 | Miami | ACC | 7.02 |
| 66 | Clemson | ACC | 7.05 |
| 67 | BYU | Big 12 | 7.05 |
| 68 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7.08 |
| 69 | South Carolina | SEC | 7.11 |
| 70 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7.12 |
| 71 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7.15 |
| 72 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 7.16 |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 7.31 |
| 74 | Indiana | Big Ten | 7.35 |
| 75 | UTEP | Mountain West | 7.38 |
| 76 | Rice | American Athletic | 7.38 |
| 77 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7.41 |
| 78 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 7.44 |
| 79 | Kansas | Big 12 | 7.44 |
| 80 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 7.44 |
| 81 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 7.46 |
| 82 | Duke | ACC | 7.52 |
| 83 | USC | Big Ten | 7.57 |
| 84 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7.67 |
| 85 | NC State | ACC | 7.71 |
| 86 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 7.76 |
| 87 | Temple | American Athletic | 7.77 |
| 88 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 7.80 |
| 89 | Kentucky | SEC | 7.82 |
| 90 | Memphis | American Athletic | 7.85 |
| 91 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 7.89 |
| 92 | Arizona | Big 12 | 7.93 |
| 93 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7.94 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8.00 |
| 95 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8.00 |
| 96 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8.02 |
| 97 | Florida | SEC | 8.11 |
| 98 | Boston College | ACC | 8.13 |
| 99 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 8.18 |
| 100 | App State | Sun Belt | 8.19 |
| 101 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 8.23 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8.24 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 8.24 |
| 104 | Maryland | Big Ten | 8.25 |
| 105 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 8.28 |
| 106 | Auburn | SEC | 8.31 |
| 107 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 8.31 |
| 108 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8.35 |
| 109 | North Texas | American Athletic | 8.38 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8.39 |
| 111 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 8.39 |
| 112 | Florida State | ACC | 8.55 |
| 113 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 8.56 |
| 114 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 8.63 |
| 115 | Kent State | Mid-American | 8.74 |
| 116 | Illinois | Big Ten | 8.76 |
| 117 | Delaware | Conference USA | 8.85 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 8.88 |
| 119 | Louisville | ACC | 8.89 |
| 120 | Colorado | Big 12 | 8.97 |
| 121 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 9.00 |
| 122 | Air Force | Mountain West | 9.01 |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 9.04 |
| 124 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 9.15 |
| 125 | California | ACC | 9.15 |
| 126 | Akron | Mid-American | 9.18 |
| 127 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 9.18 |
| 128 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 9.27 |
| 129 | Houston | Big 12 | 9.38 |
| 130 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 9.39 |
| 131 | Alabama | SEC | 9.41 |
| 132 | Army | American Athletic | 9.48 |
| 133 | Ball State | Mid-American | 9.50 |
| 134 | Arkansas | SEC | 9.51 |
| 135 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 9.78 |
| 136 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 10.00 |
| 137 | Navy | American Athletic | 10.28 |
| 138 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 11.70 |
American Athletic: UAB (4.85, 1st); Big Ten: Ohio State (5.04, 2nd); Conference USA: Liberty (5.18, 4th); SEC: Tennessee (5.22, 5th); ACC: Wake Forest (5.49, 7th); Pac-12: Utah State (5.55, 10th); Mountain West: Wyoming (5.60, 11th); Big 12: TCU (5.61, 12th); Mid-American: Toledo (5.72, 13th); Sun Belt: Old Dominion (5.83, 17th); Independents: Notre Dame (6.17, 27th).