Last year, we put together our first list of every FBS team and one statistic they led the nation in over the past season, and one statistic they were in last place in the nation over the past season. Well, we’re back this season, and boy do we have some doozies. A reminder from last year that nobody read and I’m fruitlessly posting again: if you are ranked first, it is the best in the category, so if it’s “Rushing First Downs,” best is highest. If it’s rushing yards conceded, best 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 New Mexico State on not really being the worst at anything, so good job to the Aggies. Meanwhile, Buffalo hardly had anything good to talk about on their season. Sorry, Bulls fans.
But without further ado, here’s the full list:
Team | Best at | Worst at |
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Air Force | Average time of possession in home games | Yards per penalty in home games |
Akron | Punt returns for a touchdown in games lost | Red Zone visits per game |
Alabama | Average margin of victory | Opponent penalty yards per game |
Appalachian St | Touchdowns conceded in conference games | Opponent fumbles lost per game |
Arizona | Opponent penalties per play | Passing touchdowns conceded in losses |
Arizona State | 2 pt conversions vs Power 5 conference teams | Opponent completions per game in home games |
Arkansas | Average time of possession | Opponent 2nd half points per game in away games |
Arkansas State | Tackles for a loss in away games | Penalties per play in away games |
Army | 1st half time of possession percentage in home games | Pass attempts per game |
Auburn | Opponent yards per point | Plays going for 10 or more yards in away games |
Ball State | 30+ yard rushes conceded in games won* | 3rd quarter points in home games |
Baylor | Yards per away game | Penalties per game |
Boise State | 1st half points in away games | Third down conversion percentage in losses |
Boston College | 2nd quarter time of possession percentage in home games | Punts per play |
Bowling Green | Opponent fourth downs per game | Third down conversion percentage in away games |
Buffalo | Passing attempts against defense in fourth quarter of games | Points per game in away games |
BYU | Takeaways per game | Penalty first downs conceded per home game |
Cal | Pass attempts per away game | Opponent 2nd half points per game |
Cent Michigan | 4th downs per home game | Yards per penalty |
Charlotte | Kickoff return yards per game vs AP Top 25 ranked teams | Yards per passing attempt in home games |
Cincinnati | Turnover margin per game in games vs Power Five conference teams | Number of rushes for 30+ yards |
Clemson | 1st quarter points in away games | Number of rushes for 10+ yards in games lost |
Colorado | Opponent rushing attempts per game vs FCS teams | Opponent FG attempts per game in home games |
Colorado State | Average kickoff return yards per return in games vs AP Top 25 ranked opponents | Opponent third down conversion percentage |
Duke | Passes for a first down conceded when leading in game by 8-14 points | FG Conversion percentage |
E Michigan | Kickoff returns of greater than 40 yards vs FCS teams | Passing first downs conceded in the fourth quarter |
East Carolina | 4th down conversions per home game | 2nd quarter points in away games |
FAU | Kickoff return yards | Opponent team passer rating in home games |
FIU | Passing attempts per game against defense on offense’s 1-20 yard line | Points per game in out of conference games |
Florida | Opponent points per play in home games | Penalties per play in home games |
Florida State | Red Zone scoring percentage | Rushing yards on 3rd down with 10+ yards to go |
Fresno State | Plays going for 80 or more yards in road games* | Opponent rushing attempts per game |
Ga Southern | Passing attempts per game against defense vs 2 or more Power 5 conference teams | Defensive sacks per game |
Georgia | Passing yards conceded per game vs AP Top 25 ranked teams | Rushing yards conceded on >10 attempts when winning by 15+ points |
Georgia State | Longest pass conceded in the second half of a game | Rushing attempts per game |
Georgia Tech | Yards per passing attempt | Plays per game |
Hawai’i | FG Conversion percentage | Penalties per play |
Houston | Safeties | Plays going for 60 or more yards* |
Idaho | FG made per game | Third down conversion percentage vs FCS teams |
Illinois | 3rd downs per away game | Average time of possession in away games |
Indiana | Safeties in games lost | Red Zone conversion percentage in wins |
Iowa | Fumble recovery percentage | Rushing yards per game vs FCS opponents |
Iowa State | 3rd down conversion percentage in wins | Times own QB was sacked per away game |
Kansas | FG attempts per home game | Average margin of victory in away games |
Kansas State | Points per game vs non-Power Five conference opponents | Longest pass play on a first down |
Kent State | FG made against FCS teams | % of offensive plays ending in a sack |
Kentucky | Yards per play in nonconference games | Opponent passer rating on > 20 attempts when opponent leads by 1-7 points |
La Tech | Points per game in home games | Passing touchdowns conceded in the fourth quarter* |
LA-Lafayette | Overtime points | FG conceded to unranked teams |
Louisville | Points per game | Offensive fumbles lost per game |
LSU | Rushing yards per attempt in away games | 4th down conversion percentage |
Marshall | 4th down passing yards | FG made per away game |
Maryland | Penalty first downs conceded per game | % of offensive plays ending in a sack |
Memphis | Kickoff returns for a touchdown in conference games | Longest rush conceded in the first half of a game |
Miami | FG made per home game | Opponent kickoff returns per game vs FCS teams* |
Miami (OH) | Number of 20+ yard rushes conceded in the second quarter* | Opponent kickoffs out of bounds* |
Michigan | Points per game vs AP unranked opponents | Passing plays of 30 yards or greater in games lost |
Michigan State | FG made in games lost | Opponent penalties per play in away games |
Mid Tennessee | 4th quarter points in home games | 4th down conversion percentage in home games |
Minnesota | Opponent first half points per game in away games | Kickoffs out of bounds |
Miss St | Number of 50+ yard passes in games vs FCS teams* | Defensive plays per game vs FCS teams |
Missouri | Points per game vs FCS opponents | Average time of possession |
N Illinois | Opponent Red Zone percentage in home games | Takeaway fumble recovery percentage |
Navy | 3rd down conversion percentage | Pass attempts per home game |
NC State | Opponent fumbles lost per game in away games | Interceptions when game is tied* |
Nebraska | Interceptions in the second half | Completion percentage in away games |
Nevada | Offensive fumbles lost per game | Opponent rushing yards per game |
New Mexico | Rushing yards per game | Touchdowns conceded per interception when leading by 8-14 points |
New Mexico St | Individual tackles | Opponent 3rd quarter points per away game |
North Carolina | Completion percentage in away games | Rushing attempts per home game |
North Texas | Opponent penalty first downs conceded per game | Rushing yards per game vs AP Top 25 ranked opponents |
Northwestern | Penalties per away game | Opponent penalty first downs conceded per game in away games |
Notre Dame | Passing yards conceded per game vs two or more non Power Five conference teams | Passes of 15+ yards conceded on third down and fewer than 3 yards* |
Ohio | FG attempts per game | Kickoff touchback percentage |
Ohio State | Average margin of victory in home games | Passing plays of 20 yards or greater in games lost |
Oklahoma | Yards per play | Opponent 3rd down conversions per game |
Oklahoma State | Longest pass play in a first half of a game | Third down conversion percentage vs non Power Five conference teams |
Old Dominion | Turnover margin per game in home games | Kickoff touchback percentage in losses |
Ole Miss | Third down conversion percentage vs FCS teams | 4th quarter time of possession percentage |
Oregon | 2 pt conversions in games won | Opponent offensive touchdowns per game |
Oregon State | Number of plays for 90+ yards vs FCS teams | Tackles for a loss in away games |
Penn State | 4th quarter points | Defense third down completion percentage conceded |
Pitt | Yards per point | Opponent passing attempts per game |
Purdue | Passing touchdowns when losing by 15+ points | Incompletions per game |
Rice | 2 pt conversions in games lost* | Opponent yards per pass attempt |
Rutgers | Gross punt yards per game | Points per game |
San Diego State | Interceptions per game | Rushing yards per attempt on 4th down for teams with a 50% or greater 4th down rushing conversion rate |
San Jose State | Opponent passing attempts per game in away games | Times own QB was sacked per game |
SMU | Completion percentage against defense vs AP Top 25 ranked teams | Opponent points per play in home games |
South Alabama | Passing touchdowns conceded in the 2nd quarter* | Points given up to FCS teams |
South Carolina | Average kickoff return yards per return in home games | Red zone scoring percentage in away games |
Southern Miss | Opponent plays per game | Opponent yards per point |
Stanford | 1st quarter time of possession percentage | Points per game in games lost |
Syracuse | Onside kicks | 3rd downs per game |
TCU | Opponent yards per point in away games | Longest rush conceded in the second quarter* |
Temple | Opponent first downs per game in away games | Interceptions thrown when winning by 15+ points |
Tennessee | Red Zone TD percentage in non conference games | Offensive fumbles per game |
Texas | Defensive sacks per home game | 2 point conversions conceded in losses* |
Texas A&M | Opponent fumbles per game | Opponent 4th quarter points per game in home games |
Texas State | Passing yards per game in games won | Average margin of victory |
Texas Tech | Yards per home game | Opponent points per game |
Toledo | 2nd half points | Opponent 90+ yard plays in away games* |
Troy | Times own QB was sacked per game | Passing attempts against on 4th down per game |
Tulane | Overtime points in home games | 3rd down conversion percentage |
Tulsa | Plays per home game | Number of 20 yard or greater plays against AP Top 25 ranked teams* |
UCF | 2 point conversions vs non-Power 5 conference teams | Offensive points as a percentage of all points scored in home games |
UCLA | Offensive fumbles not lost per away game | Rushing yards per away game |
UConn | Turnover margin per game in games vs AP Top 25 ranked opponents | 1st half points |
UL Monroe | Average rushing yards conceded in OT | Opponent 1st quarter points per game |
UMass | Kickoff return yards per game at home | FG made per home game |
UNLV | Points per game in games won | Interceptions in the first half* |
USC | Punt return yards per game in home games | Pass attempts against defense on third down with 4-6 yards to convert |
USF | 4th down conversion percentage | Opponent penalties per play in home games |
Utah | Defensive sacks per away game | Number of 30 yard or greater rushes in home games* |
Utah State | Opponent penalties per game in home games | Opponent FG made per game in home games |
UTEP | Opponent fourth downs per game in away games | FG attempts per game |
UTSA | Number of plays for 90+ yards vs FBS teams with a losing record* | Opponent overtime points per game in home games |
Vanderbilt | Opponent Red Zone percentage | Opponent interceptions as a percentage of all passes in home games for teams with a defensive interception |
Virginia | Red Zone TD percentage in wins | Rushing yards from own 1-20 yard line |
Virginia Tech | 3rd quarter points in home games | Opponent gross punting yards per game in home games |
W Kentucky | 1st half points | Gross punt yards per home game |
W Michigan | Completion percentage | Total rushing yards conceded in wins |
Wake Forest | FG made per away game | 4th quarter points in away games |
Washington | Points per game in away games | Rushing yards per game in games lost |
Washington St | Red Zone visits per home game | Rushing attempts per away game |
West Virginia | Rushing yards per game in games lost | Tackles for a loss yards in non-conference games |
Wisconsin | Opponent offensive touchdowns per game in an away game | Number of 40 yard or greater plays against teams unranked in the AP poll |
Wyoming | Opponent QB rating when opponent leads by 8-14 points for teams with an interception | Opponent yards per away game |