which team has the least yards per game allowed in college football since 2016

Since 2016, the North Dakota State Bison have the fewest opponent yards per game played by a team, with 239.33.

	TEAM	OPP YDS/GP	OPP YDS	GP	OPP TD	PASS OPP YDS	OPP SCKY	PASS OPP TD	RUSH OPP YDS	RUSH OPP TD	RET OPP YDS	RET OPP TD
1	North Dakota State	239.33	1,436	6	8	747	70	3	689	3	156	2
2	Michigan	294.94	38,932	132	286	23,900	2,460	142	15,032	129	5,474	15
3	Georgia	298.99	43,054	144	278	28,306	2,449	149	14,748	116	4,794	13
4	Ohio State	301.95	41,669	138	285	26,126	2,570	138	15,543	129	6,877	18
5	Wisconsin	302.55	39,332	130	287	24,786	2,184	148	14,546	118	5,372	21
6	Alabama	307.5	44,895	146	300	28,530	2,766	167	16,365	120	7,361	13
7	James Madison	307.93	17,552	57	132	12,256	1,101	75	5,296	46	2,747	11
8	Iowa	309.54	41,169	133	254	25,708	2,039	157	15,461	86	4,901	11
9	Clemson	316.61	45,275	143	312	28,549	2,734	163	16,726	123	6,468	26
10	Army	325.59	43,304	133	339	24,214	1,445	160	19,090	167	7,796	12
11	Penn State	325.87	44,318	136	302	27,172	2,695	142	17,146	148	5,786	12
12	Notre Dame	328.44	44,668	136	312	26,540	2,235	148	18,128	141	8,483	23
13	Utah	330.06	42,908	130	324	27,814	2,455	172	15,094	134	8,075	18
14	Minnesota	330.29	42,608	129	345	25,318	1,850	164	17,290	164	5,321	17
15	Air Force	331.81	41,145	124	358	25,346	1,572	165	15,799	179	6,336	14
16	Miami	335.43	44,948	134	341	28,193	2,639	178	16,755	145	6,478	18
17	Washington	337.43	43,866	130	324	26,356	1,868	150	17,510	157	8,822	17
18	San Diego State	337.62	44,228	131	345	28,027	1,980	189	16,201	141	6,775	15
19	Sacramento State	347.83	2,087	6	24	1,119	55	7	968	14	145	3
20	Appalachian State	351.49	47,100	134	379	27,844	2,059	164	19,256	189	7,883	26
21	Boise State	352.85	47,988	136	382	29,421	2,220	181	18,567	178	8,052	23
22	Indiana	353.55	45,608	129	387	28,018	2,010	198	17,590	164	7,382	25
23	Texas A&M	353.72	46,337	131	361	27,909	2,227	200	18,428	135	5,938	26
24	UAB	354.39	42,173	119	400	23,179	1,590	186	18,994	194	6,911	20
25	Iowa State	354.56	47,156	133	376	28,484	1,615	206	18,672	140	9,250	30

Unlock 2x data

More CFB News

No. 2 Notre Dame heads to No. 8 BYU with surging offense facing challenging test against tough 'D'

Oct 16, 2026

A desperate Sunflower Showdown on deck as Kansas and Kansas State fight to save their seasons

Oct 16, 2026

Burgess, Jackson help Texas State rush for school-record 503 yards in 66-27 romp over Colorado State

Oct 16, 2026

Southern Nazarene announces death of safety Tyler Ulrich, who was hurt in a game last weekend

Oct 16, 2026

Ryder Burton rallies UAB to 30-17 come-from-behind victory over East Carolina in OT

Oct 16, 2026

Turner Helton, Tripp Bryant lead Georgia Southern to 23-15 victory over Old Dominion

Oct 16, 2026

More North Dakota State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,119

Hayes

RUSH

306

Scott

REC

374

Williams

Team Rankings

PPG

29.2

71st

OPP PPG

10.3

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

171.8

62nd

PASS YDS/G

193.0

122nd

2026 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	UNLV	2-0	4-2
2	New Mexico	1-0	4-1
3	North Dakota State	2-1	5-1
4	Air Force	2-1	4-1
5	Wyoming	2-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	NEV	@	NDSU	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	NDSU	@	UNM	10:00 PM
Sat 10/31	UTEP	@	NDSU	3:30 PM
Sat 11/14	NDSU	@	HAW	11:00 PM
Sat 11/21	NIU	@	NDSU	4:00 PM

Last Game

North Dakota State

5 - 1

Final

UNLV

4 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

828

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

554.8

533.8

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

303.5

299.4

295.5

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	Army	3	2	.600
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333