Best and worst of the 2015 NCAA Football season: statistics for all 128 teams

Your team is the best! Your team is the worst! You may experience these swings mid-game during the season, but I took some time this week to figure out what every single one of the 128 FBS teams is ranked first at, and what they’re ranked last at. To clarify, if you are ranked first, it is the best in the category, so if it’s “Rushing First Downs,” first is highest. If it’s rushing yards conceded, first is lowest. Some of them get pretty esoteric (I’d argue most, actually), but there are 128 teams, and not too many statistical categories to begin with. A * means that the team in question is tied in that particular metric (though usually only with one other team).

And before I give you the full list, I just wanted to congratulate USF on the most mediocre season in the history of college football. Not at the top nor bottom for almost anything. I was about to give up, after about 4 hours of searching, but I did finally find something you guys did well/poorly this year. But really, impressive showing.

Here’s the full list:

Team	Ranked First	Ranked Last
Air Force	Rushing first downs	Number of plays of 40+ yards conceded in away games
Akron	Third quarter time of possession in home games	Most touchdowns against FBS teams with a winning record
Alabama	Punt return touchdowns	Number of first downs against FBS teams with a losing record
Appalachian St	Red zone defense	Number of passing first downs in games against FBS Power Five teams
Arizona	Longest pass of the year	Penalty first downs given up per game in home games
Arizona State	Safeties scored	Opponent passing yards per game
Arkansas	Overtime points per game	First downs as a result of a penalty
Arkansas State	Interceptions by defense	Number of first downs by penalty against FBS teams with a winning record*
Army	Average yards per reception	Receptions
Auburn	Overtime points per game in away games	Opponent punts per game in games that were won
Ball State	Opponent penalties per game in home games	Opponent third down conversions per game
Baylor	Total points	Fumbles lost against ranked opponents
Boise State	Total plays in a single game	Number of punt returns 70+ yards conceded in games that were won
Boston College	Team tackles for a loss	Second quarter points per game
Bowling Green	Total offensive yards	Opponent punt return yardage average vs non-conference teams
Buffalo	Fumbles per game	Number of safeties conceded to an FBS non-power 5 team*
BYU	Blocked kicks by defense	Sacks allowed in non-conference games
Cal	Third quarter points per game	Third down conversion percentage against non power-5 FBS teams
Cent Michigan	Number of passing yards on third down with 10 or more yards to go	Interception yards gained by defense
Charlotte	Opponent PAT percentage in games against AP ranked teams	Average team passer rating at home
Cincinnati	Passing yards in a single game	Incompletions in away games
Clemson	Opponent third down conversion percentage	Kickoff returns given up for a touchdown on the road
Colorado	Passes broken up on the road	Sack yardage lost against FBS teams
Colorado State	Number of punt returns for a touchdown vs FBS non-power 5 opponents	Passing yards in overtime
Duke	Most field goals on the road	Yards per completion at home
E Michigan	Most points scored in games that were lost	Opponent rushing yards per game
East Carolina	Longest interception return by defense	Most plays of 50+ yards ingames against nonconference opponents*
FAU	Number of fourth down conversions in away games	Fourth quarter time of possession
FIU	Fumble recovery percentage vs AP ranked teams*	Number of 20+ yard plays against FBS opponents with a winning record
Florida	Opponents interceptions thrown as a percentage of total passes in away games	Blocked kicks allowed
Florida State	Points given up in away games	Average number of plays per away game
Fresno State	Opponent points per field goal attempt in away games	Tackles for a loss allowed
Ga Southern	Total offensive rushing yards	Total offensive passing yards
Georgia	Tackles for a loss allowed	Number of third down conversions
Georgia State	Opponent PAT percentage in games played on the road or a neutral site	Fourth down conversion percentage
Georgia Tech	Rushing touchdowns in a single game	Completion percentage
Hawaii	Opponent kickoffs out of bounds	Turnover margin
Houston	Number of third down conversions	Passing yards conceded in games won
Idaho	Most field goals 0-19 yards in length	Opponent red zone scores per game
Illinois	Number of plays of 10+ yards conceded in games against non-AP ranked opponents	Incompletions per game
Indiana	Most field goals in games at home	Opponent passing yards per game in home games
Iowa	Number of plays of 20+ yards conceded in games that were lost (for teams with a loss)	Rushing yards in games lost (for teams with a loss)
Iowa State	Fumbles forced in games against AP ranked teams	Opponent first quarter points per game in away games
Kansas	Solo tackles	Defensive scoring
Kansas State	Red zone scoring percentage	Longest rush of the year
Kent State	Rushing yards conceded in a single game	Total points
Kentucky	Number of plays of 10+ yards conceded in games against AP ranked opponents	Fourth quarter points per game in away games
La Tech	Offensive rushing yards per game vs AP ranked opponent	Kickoff return yardage conceded against an FCS team
LA-Lafayette	Punt return yards conceded in games that were won	Most field goals against FBS teams with a winning record
Louisville	Opponent punt returns a game vs AP ranked opponents*	Yards lost to sacks
LSU	Rushing attempts against defense on first down	Number of third down conversion attempts
Marshall	Most field goal attempts between 30-39 yards	Most plays of 40+ yards ingames against AP ranked opponents*
Maryland	Opponent kickoffs out of bounds in away games	Interceptions thrown
Memphis	Completion percentage in away games	First quarter time of possession in home games
Miami (FL)	Field goals made	Penalties committed per game
Miami (OH)	Kicks and punts blocked by defense at home	Turnover margin per game for away games
Michigan	Longest punt	Number of field goals per game conceded to non-conference opponents*
Michigan State	Red zone touchdown percentage in games lost	Punt returns per game vs non-power 5 opponents
Mid Tennessee	Opponent third quarter points per game in home games	Average net yards of punt
Minnesota	Number of plays of 20+ yards conceded	Number of rushes on 4th down
Miss St	Interceptions as a percentage of total passes thrown	Fumbles recovered by defense
Missouri	Opponent fourth quarter points per game	Yards per kickoff return
N Illinois	Opponent penalty yards per penalty in home games	Number of kickoffs out of bounds
Navy	Fourth down conversion percentage	Passing first downs
NC State	Turnover margin in away games	Opponent fourth downs per game in home games
Nebraska	Fourth quarter points per game in away games	Number of fourth down attempts in away games
Nevada	Field goal percentage vs FBS Power 5 teams*	Longest run conceded on a 3rd down with 10+ yards to convert
New Mexico	Number of kickoff returns per game vs FBS Power 5 teams*	Opponent field goal attempts per game in home games
New Mexico St	Number of rush attempts on 3rd down with more than 10 yards to go	Opponent first downs per game in home games
North Carolina	Margin of victory in home games vs FBS	First quarter time of possession
North Texas	Rushing yards when losing by 15+ points	Passing yards per attempt
Northwestern	Number of third down conversion attempts	Opponent gross punt yards per game
Notre Dame	Longest rush of the year	Number of fourth down conversion attempts
Ohio	Opponent first quarter points per game	Passes broken up against FBS Power 5 teams*
Ohio State	Second half points per game in away games	Number of kickoff returns
Oklahoma	Punt return yards conceded	Total sacks allowed in games won
Oklahoma State	Number of plays of 70+ yards vs FBS teams with a winning record	Number of first downs by penalty against non-conference teams
Old Dominion	Number of onside kicks	Number of kicks for a touchback
Ole Miss	Opponent third downs per game	Opponent field goals made per game in away games
Oregon	Rushing yards vs FBS Power 5 teams	Opponent third quarter points per game in home games
Oregon State	Opponent gross punt yards per game in away games	Passes defended (e.g. deflections)
Penn State	Sack yardage by defense	Sacks given up per game in away games
Pitt	Opponent third quarter points per game	Total tackles
Purdue	Number of fourth down conversion attempts	Points conceded to FBS teams that ended the season with losing records
Rice	First half time of possession in away games	Interceptions by defense
Rutgers	Opponent gross punt yards per game in home games	Opponent penalties per game
San Diego State	Turnover margin	Most plays of 40+ yards ingames against FCS teams*
San Jose State	Red zone conversion rate against FBS teams with a losing record	Longest punt return
SMU	Most extra points scored in games that were lost	Points given up in away games
South Alabama	Number of plays of 90+ yards in games against FCS opponents	Opponent fourth quarter points per game in home games
South Carolina	Field goals attempted at home	Longest rush while leading by 15+ points
Southern Miss	Second half points per game	Opponent first downs on a penalty in games against nonranked opponents
Stanford	Time of possession	Number of field goals conceded to FBS teams with a winning record
Syracuse	Opponent penalties per game	Average number of plays per home game
TCU	Opponent fourth downs per game	Most 30+ yard plays conceded per game won
Temple	Blocked punts by defense	Longest run conceded on a 3rd down with 1-3 yards to convert
Tennessee	Yards per kickoff return	Opponent fourth down conversions per game in away games
Texas	Highest average kickoff yardage in away and neutral site games	Second quarter points per game in away games
Texas A&M	Yards per punt return	Rushing yards conceded by defense when play starts inside offense’s 20
Texas State	Longest punt return	Opponent yards per game in away games
Texas Tech	Points per game in home games	Number of plays of 90+ yards conceded in games that were won
Toledo	Punts per offensive score in away games	Total punting yards
Troy	Opponent field goal percentage in games against AP ranked opponents	Number of safeties conceded to an FCS team*
Tulane	Punts per game at home	Third quarter points per game in away games
Tulsa	Average number of plays per game	Defensive yards conceded per game against FBS opponents with winning records
UCF	Kickoff return yards	Total offensive yards
UCLA	Longest field goal	Opponent plays per game in home games
UConn	Opponent second quarter points per game in away games	Total yards from punt returns
UL Monroe	Opponent fourth downs per game in home games	Average yards of punt
UMass	Assisted tackles	Attendance as a percentage of stadium capacity
UNLV	Single game point total	Sacks by defense
USC	Rushing yards conceded on 3rd down with 10+ yards to convert	Kickoffs for touchbacks in away games
USF	Kickoff returns for a touchdown against AP ranked opponents*	Kickoff returns of 40+ yards conceded in games against ranked opponents*
Utah	Average net yards of punt	Kickoff returns conceded per game vs AP ranked opponents
Utah State	Number of punt returns	Third down conversion percentage against FCS teams (of those that played FCS opponents)
UTEP	Opponent penalty yards per penalty	Incompletions per game at home
UTSA	Number of kickoff returns	Sacks given up
Vanderbilt	Fumbles forced on the road*	Longest pass of the year
Virginia	Second quarter time of possession	Opponent third downs per game in away games
Virginia Tech	Most FG attempted 40-49 yards	Opponent overtime points per game in home games
W Kentucky	Completion percentage	Opponent kickoff return yards per game against FBS teams with a winning record
W Michigan	Opponent punt returns a game vs FBS non-power 5 teams*	Opponent red zone scoring percentage in home games
Wake Forest	Points conceded in games won	Takeaways per game at home
Washington	Passing touchdowns conceded by defense against non-conference opponents	Rushing yards per game against non Power-5 opponents
Washington St	Passing yards per game	Rushing yards per game
West Virginia	Interceptions per game	Opponent points per field goal attempt
Wisconsin	Defensive scoring	Solo tackles
Wyoming	Opponent passing attempts per game	Field goals made

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