Drive Efficiency

Every team gets about a dozen possessions a game. This is what they do with them, and what they give up.

LeagueAll FBSACCAmerican AthleticBig 12Big TenConference USAFBS IndependentsMid-AmericanMountain WestPac-12SECSun Belt

Season2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014

Points per drive, both directions

Scoring across, points allowed up. Fast and slow teams compare fairly here, because it is per possession. Top right is best.

128 teams · dashed lines mark the league medianr = -0.11(r² = 0.01)

Sorted by Points per drive (offense). Every possession is an opportunity; this is what one is worth. Tap any column to re-sort.

#	Team	Conf	PPD	Start	Avail	Opp	PPO	3&out	Expl	TD	TO
1	Oregon	Pac-12	3.63	own 33.9	70.2%	70.5%	5.17	14.7%	20.9%	47.9%	14.1%
2	Georgia Tech	ACC	3.47	own 30.1	65.9%	71.7%	4.85	13.4%	15.8%	48.0%	18.9%
3	Baylor	Big 12	3.35	own 33.6	62.8%	72.3%	4.69	17.0%	20.1%	44.6%	12.6%
4	Marshall	Conference USA	3.34	own 34.2	67.2%	66.4%	5.02	22.1%	21.5%	43.6%	18.8%
5	Ohio State	Big Ten	3.33	own 34.3	64.8%	70.2%	4.86	18.2%	20.4%	45.9%	16.0%
6	Georgia	SEC	3.29	own 34.1	61.3%	74.6%	4.40	22.3%	19.2%	42.3%	11.5%
7	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	3.22	own 31.9	63.6%	61.8%	5.21	22.4%	20.6%	42.4%	14.5%
8	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	3.17	own 31.9	61.8%	68.3%	4.63	22.5%	22.5%	41.7%	14.2%
9	Michigan State	Big Ten	3.12	own 34.2	60.8%	72.7%	4.35	20.8%	14.3%	41.6%	17.5%
10	Auburn	SEC	2.98	own 31.2	104.6%	66.9%	4.46	20.6%	14.7%	38.2%	15.4%
11	Alabama	SEC	2.97	own 31.3	59.7%	59.7%	5.04	27.3%	13.6%	40.3%	13.0%
12	Toledo	Mid-American	2.94	own 29.4	59.5%	65.4%	4.49	21.5%	18.5%	38.5%	12.3%
13	Kansas State	Big 12	2.81	own 31.9	57.9%	65.1%	4.48	22.7%	15.2%	34.8%	12.9%
14	TCU	Big 12	2.79	own 35.5	58.4%	64.5%	4.40	22.9%	17.5%	36.8%	14.5%
15	Navy	FBS Independents	2.75	own 29.1	55.8%	57.1%	5.10	23.8%	20.6%	38.9%	20.6%
16	Wisconsin	Big Ten	2.69	own 30.2	55.2%	63.3%	4.31	29.2%	24.2%	34.8%	16.8%
17	Boise State	Mountain West	2.68	own 30.8	54.2%	60.2%	4.60	25.4%	19.9%	36.5%	16.6%
18	USC	Pac-12	2.66	own 30.5	56.0%	61.8%	4.32	28.0%	15.3%	35.7%	13.4%
19	Colorado State	Mountain West	2.65	own 27.5	53.1%	61.7%	4.33	23.3%	23.3%	34.6%	16.5%
20	Western Michigan	Mid-American	2.65	own 29.5	55.1%	58.5%	4.76	25.4%	20.8%	36.1%	14.6%
21	App State	Sun Belt	2.60	own 31.5	57.7%	62.9%	4.33	27.6%	10.3%	37.1%	17.2%
22	Florida State	ACC	2.58	own 32.1	57.0%	62.4%	4.13	28.0%	17.2%	31.2%	21.7%
23	California	Pac-12	2.54	own 30.5	54.4%	61.9%	4.26	22.4%	14.3%	35.4%	17.7%
24	Pittsburgh	ACC	2.53	own 32.5	58.7%	70.0%	3.70	24.2%	11.7%	31.7%	15.8%
25	Miami	ACC	2.53	own 28.3	52.1%	66.7%	3.79	29.0%	15.2%	31.2%	18.8%
26	NC State	ACC	2.53	own 28.9	49.9%	57.0%	4.61	27.4%	11.1%	34.1%	11.8%
27	Nebraska	Big Ten	2.52	own 37.6	55.6%	63.2%	4.12	27.6%	14.1%	33.7%	19.0%
28	Mississippi State	SEC	2.51	own 30.9	58.4%	60.0%	4.28	23.9%	16.1%	34.2%	21.3%
29	Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	2.49	own 36.2	52.3%	59.3%	4.28	29.0%	14.2%	34.0%	14.8%
30	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	2.49	own 33.0	50.8%	55.7%	4.47	25.8%	18.0%	34.1%	19.8%
31	Cincinnati	American Athletic	2.49	own 27.2	51.8%	56.7%	4.49	22.0%	15.3%	32.7%	15.3%
32	Old Dominion	Conference USA	2.49	own 28.6	83.9%	57.5%	4.65	28.3%	20.3%	37.2%	20.3%
33	Air Force	Mountain West	2.49	own 31.6	51.4%	54.2%	4.68	26.4%	11.1%	30.6%	13.9%
34	South Carolina	SEC	2.47	own 29.0	54.4%	67.2%	3.76	20.4%	17.5%	32.1%	21.9%
35	Oklahoma	Big 12	2.42	own 31.7	51.0%	60.8%	4.18	28.6%	12.9%	33.9%	15.8%
36	Buffalo	Mid-American	2.42	own 31.0	51.5%	58.0%	4.28	28.6%	15.2%	33.9%	21.4%
37	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	2.42	own 33.1	58.6%	66.5%	3.90	24.2%	14.9%	33.5%	18.0%
38	BYU	FBS Independents	2.38	own 30.9	48.4%	54.0%	4.41	30.7%	14.1%	31.9%	20.3%
39	Texas A&M	SEC	2.36	own 28.8	50.4%	58.9%	4.26	27.4%	15.1%	32.9%	15.1%
40	Northern Illinois	Mid-American	2.35	own 30.7	50.1%	51.3%	4.72	28.2%	8.3%	30.8%	12.2%
41	Stanford	Pac-12	2.32	own 31.2	51.8%	67.7%	3.42	30.8%	12.0%	28.6%	16.5%
42	Arkansas	SEC	2.30	own 32.9	51.8%	65.2%	3.69	25.2%	10.4%	31.9%	18.5%
43	Rice	Conference USA	2.30	own 33.6	49.3%	56.0%	4.18	28.7%	10.8%	29.9%	12.7%
44	Central Michigan	Mid-American	2.29	own 28.2	50.0%	52.2%	4.51	23.2%	13.0%	31.2%	21.0%
45	Nevada	Mountain West	2.27	own 31.8	48.8%	51.9%	4.51	30.2%	9.3%	29.5%	17.8%
46	East Carolina	American Athletic	2.27	own 30.2	56.4%	63.2%	3.80	16.8%	12.9%	32.3%	20.0%
47	Texas Tech	Big 12	2.25	own 28.1	61.4%	60.3%	3.73	28.4%	20.6%	29.1%	26.2%
48	Arizona	Pac-12	2.23	own 30.0	52.0%	53.2%	4.35	21.3%	13.8%	28.7%	13.8%
49	Arizona State	Pac-12	2.22	own 34.4	51.4%	60.5%	3.99	20.4%	10.2%	29.9%	14.3%
50	North Carolina	ACC	2.21	own 31.2	61.8%	59.2%	3.93	22.4%	11.2%	31.6%	17.8%
51	Louisiana	Sun Belt	2.20	own 30.6	50.5%	59.3%	3.99	26.4%	12.1%	28.6%	15.7%
52	UCLA	Pac-12	2.20	own 27.1	50.4%	57.0%	4.11	22.5%	11.3%	29.1%	13.3%
53	Boston College	ACC	2.20	own 30.0	46.5%	55.8%	3.94	34.1%	15.2%	28.3%	13.0%
54	Minnesota	Big Ten	2.19	own 32.9	46.4%	50.7%	4.41	29.3%	6.4%	28.6%	18.6%
55	Houston	American Athletic	2.18	own 31.4	51.9%	59.2%	3.73	28.9%	12.0%	28.2%	21.8%
56	New Mexico	Mountain West	2.17	own 28.8	47.4%	56.1%	3.87	23.7%	17.3%	29.5%	23.7%
57	Duke	ACC	2.17	own 34.8	54.1%	61.0%	3.64	25.5%	9.2%	27.0%	17.7%
58	Memphis	American Athletic	2.14	own 35.4	47.7%	61.1%	3.65	28.7%	13.2%	27.0%	12.0%
59	Ball State	Mid-American	2.13	own 31.1	46.8%	51.6%	4.24	30.3%	13.1%	24.6%	11.5%
60	Texas State	Sun Belt	2.13	own 30.6	48.2%	52.4%	4.27	29.4%	7.7%	29.4%	9.8%
61	UTEP	Conference USA	2.12	own 33.5	164.3%	45.6%	4.76	32.6%	8.2%	27.9%	13.6%
62	Rutgers	Big Ten	2.11	own 29.4	46.1%	57.6%	3.75	34.0%	10.4%	26.4%	17.4%
63	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	2.11	own 31.6	91.4%	51.6%	4.23	31.3%	11.7%	28.9%	17.2%
64	Missouri	SEC	2.11	own 29.2	45.7%	59.1%	3.57	34.9%	14.1%	25.5%	14.1%
65	Idaho	Sun Belt	2.10	own 31.9	51.4%	56.5%	3.93	28.2%	8.1%	28.2%	26.6%
66	Army	FBS Independents	2.05	own 30.1	48.2%	54.5%	3.76	19.2%	7.1%	26.3%	26.3%
67	Washington State	Pac-12	2.02	own 27.5	51.6%	55.9%	3.96	19.3%	13.8%	29.0%	28.3%
68	Massachusetts	Mid-American	2.01	own 29.7	48.6%	51.3%	4.10	26.0%	14.7%	28.7%	24.7%
69	Bowling Green	Mid-American	2.00	own 29.1	45.2%	50.0%	4.00	35.6%	8.9%	23.3%	20.6%
70	San Diego State	Mountain West	1.99	own 32.6	50.7%	53.6%	3.70	29.0%	11.6%	23.2%	20.3%
71	UAB	Conference USA	1.98	own 32.2	52.8%	53.9%	3.97	25.0%	14.1%	27.3%	21.1%
72	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	1.95	own 28.2	45.8%	48.5%	4.05	29.2%	11.5%	25.4%	21.5%
73	Tennessee	SEC	1.94	own 32.9	43.0%	55.3%	3.60	31.7%	5.6%	23.6%	14.9%
74	UCF	American Athletic	1.94	own 34.1	47.7%	55.3%	3.68	23.0%	7.9%	23.7%	23.7%
75	Utah	Pac-12	1.94	own 31.8	42.8%	46.8%	4.33	32.0%	10.3%	23.7%	12.2%
76	Iowa	Big Ten	1.94	own 29.3	51.0%	55.7%	3.83	28.6%	11.4%	27.1%	15.7%
77	West Virginia	Big 12	1.93	own 28.1	52.6%	62.0%	3.34	24.5%	18.4%	22.7%	21.5%
78	Colorado	Pac-12	1.92	own 27.6	46.0%	47.6%	4.38	29.3%	6.7%	25.6%	20.1%
79	Oregon State	Pac-12	1.89	own 31.0	48.9%	59.1%	3.38	30.3%	14.4%	25.0%	15.2%
80	Louisville	ACC	1.88	own 31.3	42.9%	46.9%	4.39	28.7%	13.8%	25.6%	16.9%
81	LSU	SEC	1.87	own 29.8	44.5%	55.2%	3.47	36.4%	9.1%	23.8%	15.4%
82	Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	1.86	own 30.0	45.4%	60.2%	3.09	35.2%	8.3%	22.2%	16.7%
83	Washington	Pac-12	1.86	own 32.6	47.5%	58.7%	3.27	31.5%	10.5%	22.4%	16.8%
84	Florida	SEC	1.85	own 35.3	44.1%	57.2%	3.40	29.7%	10.3%	23.4%	20.0%
85	Utah State	Mountain West	1.80	own 30.5	41.9%	47.9%	3.79	35.0%	14.7%	23.9%	16.6%
86	Clemson	ACC	1.77	own 31.8	44.3%	54.7%	3.32	36.6%	7.4%	21.7%	13.0%
87	Texas	Big 12	1.71	own 28.3	37.3%	51.7%	3.46	35.5%	7.0%	22.1%	14.5%
88	Troy	Sun Belt	1.69	own 28.4	44.6%	54.5%	3.21	24.0%	8.3%	21.5%	20.7%
89	Iowa State	Big 12	1.69	own 27.9	43.8%	51.4%	3.38	34.5%	9.9%	22.5%	18.3%
90	Georgia State	Sun Belt	1.68	own 26.1	42.5%	40.7%	4.43	33.6%	9.7%	23.9%	24.8%
91	Indiana	Big Ten	1.66	own 31.5	43.3%	44.3%	3.98	32.1%	15.0%	22.1%	15.0%
92	Fresno State	Mountain West	1.66	own 29.3	43.0%	44.0%	3.95	35.4%	10.3%	22.9%	24.0%
93	Oklahoma State	Big 12	1.63	own 30.5	43.6%	41.7%	4.10	37.4%	11.0%	20.3%	17.2%
94	Hawai'i	Mountain West	1.62	own 29.6	41.5%	40.8%	3.98	30.8%	6.2%	20.0%	20.0%
95	Ole Miss	SEC	1.62	own 30.1	101.1%	52.7%	3.36	34.9%	11.0%	23.3%	20.5%
96	Michigan	Big Ten	1.59	own 32.2	53.1%	58.7%	2.98	26.8%	8.7%	21.0%	23.2%
97	South Alabama	Sun Belt	1.58	own 30.6	43.8%	44.2%	3.78	31.4%	8.3%	19.2%	21.1%
98	Kentucky	SEC	1.58	own 31.6	40.1%	50.4%	3.53	28.1%	10.1%	20.1%	18.0%
99	UNLV	Mountain West	1.56	own 30.3	43.3%	44.6%	3.60	27.4%	10.1%	19.6%	19.6%
100	Southern Miss	Conference USA	1.56	own 27.6	43.6%	45.5%	3.56	29.8%	12.4%	18.2%	21.5%
101	Illinois	Big Ten	1.56	own 32.5	47.8%	60.0%	2.85	37.4%	9.0%	23.2%	15.5%
102	Tulsa	American Athletic	1.56	own 28.8	46.7%	51.6%	3.31	29.6%	8.8%	21.4%	22.0%
103	Purdue	Big Ten	1.56	own 32.4	41.3%	52.8%	3.23	32.4%	10.6%	20.4%	26.8%
104	New Mexico State	Sun Belt	1.53	own 28.9	44.1%	45.8%	3.82	29.8%	9.2%	23.7%	27.5%
105	Akron	Mid-American	1.53	own 33.9	47.1%	51.4%	3.07	27.9%	6.4%	18.6%	25.0%
106	Maryland	Big Ten	1.51	own 30.0	36.3%	39.3%	4.25	37.2%	8.3%	20.0%	17.2%
107	Wyoming	Mountain West	1.49	own 26.3	44.8%	49.2%	3.47	26.2%	13.1%	20.8%	17.7%
108	Ohio	Mid-American	1.49	own 28.1	45.7%	51.5%	3.09	28.4%	9.7%	17.9%	20.2%
109	Virginia	ACC	1.48	own 33.0	64.9%	59.3%	2.92	30.7%	10.0%	18.6%	20.0%
110	Northwestern	Big Ten	1.45	own 30.1	43.4%	48.9%	3.26	27.7%	4.3%	19.1%	22.7%
111	Penn State	Big Ten	1.38	own 32.1	40.1%	53.6%	2.76	31.6%	7.1%	15.5%	20.8%
112	Virginia Tech	ACC	1.33	own 27.8	37.1%	49.1%	2.89	33.7%	5.5%	16.6%	19.6%
113	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	1.31	own 28.5	40.2%	49.0%	2.96	34.6%	7.2%	15.7%	17.0%
114	San José State	Mountain West	1.31	own 27.1	46.2%	53.1%	2.81	24.3%	8.1%	17.1%	26.1%
115	Florida International	Conference USA	1.29	own 29.4	33.1%	38.9%	3.64	36.3%	8.0%	16.8%	15.9%
116	UTSA	Conference USA	1.26	own 30.1	35.6%	42.4%	3.20	39.1%	6.6%	15.2%	12.6%
117	Kent State	Mid-American	1.24	own 29.6	41.4%	48.5%	2.68	36.0%	7.3%	16.2%	18.4%
118	UConn	American Athletic	1.16	own 29.1	40.1%	46.3%	2.70	42.3%	8.9%	17.1%	17.9%
119	Kansas	Big 12	1.16	own 27.7	33.4%	34.5%	3.50	40.0%	4.8%	15.2%	22.1%
120	North Texas	Conference USA	1.16	own 29.9	38.6%	41.7%	3.57	32.3%	7.1%	17.3%	13.4%
121	Temple	American Athletic	1.13	own 31.8	35.3%	40.6%	3.02	35.7%	6.3%	14.0%	19.6%
122	South Florida	American Athletic	1.07	own 28.4	37.1%	49.6%	2.55	35.5%	7.4%	14.9%	21.5%
123	Vanderbilt	SEC	1.05	own 29.1	35.4%	41.1%	3.10	33.1%	6.5%	16.9%	21.8%
124	Syracuse	ACC	0.97	own 26.1	35.4%	42.9%	2.58	36.1%	5.3%	12.0%	20.3%
125	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	0.94	own 28.2	31.7%	41.5%	2.61	43.7%	7.0%	13.4%	22.5%
126	Wake Forest	ACC	0.84	own 31.3	27.5%	34.6%	3.02	44.9%	2.9%	11.8%	16.9%
127	Tulane	American Athletic	0.82	own 27.2	36.7%	47.1%	2.42	34.8%	5.8%	13.8%	23.2%
128	SMU	American Athletic	0.82	own 29.7	31.6%	36.2%	2.52	46.3%	3.4%	10.7%	24.8%

What counts as a drive

210,509 possessions counted. A drive that starts with 24 seconds left and ends in a kneel is a real row in the data and a fake possession; left in, it drags every team’s points per drive down in proportion to how often their games were already decided. Excluded here:

end of half / game / quarter possessions
possessions starting inside 40s of a half
kickoff and uncategorised rows
FBS vs FCS games

CFBD spells the same outcome four ways across seasons — FG / FG GOOD / MADE FG, DOWNS / TURNOVER ON DOWNS / POSS. ON DOWNS — so every result is normalized once at build time rather than string-matched anywhere downstream.