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.

130 teams · dashed lines mark the league medianr = -0.28(r² = 0.08)

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	Oklahoma	Big 12	4.14	own 29.3	71.9%	73.1%	5.67	14.1%	38.5%	54.5%	12.2%
2	Alabama	SEC	3.57	own 31.9	69.0%	71.3%	5.13	14.4%	24.4%	48.8%	13.1%
3	UCF	American Athletic	3.56	own 27.4	61.7%	63.6%	5.68	22.1%	23.6%	48.6%	11.4%
4	Army	FBS Independents	3.43	own 32.8	62.9%	64.4%	5.32	17.8%	13.9%	45.5%	8.9%
5	Ohio	Mid-American	3.36	own 31.8	64.7%	64.7%	5.30	19.6%	24.1%	45.1%	15.0%
6	Georgia	SEC	3.32	own 29.4	62.1%	66.9%	4.96	17.6%	25.7%	42.6%	11.8%
7	Georgia Tech	ACC	3.17	own 31.4	62.0%	65.3%	4.86	17.0%	9.3%	42.4%	21.2%
8	Clemson	ACC	3.14	own 29.6	58.8%	58.9%	5.41	23.9%	21.1%	43.3%	10.6%
9	Washington State	Pac-12	3.08	own 29.4	60.0%	58.9%	5.25	20.2%	15.5%	41.9%	14.0%
10	Utah State	Mountain West	3.06	own 32.4	54.9%	59.6%	5.24	23.1%	19.9%	39.1%	9.0%
11	Ohio State	Big Ten	2.94	own 31.5	60.9%	61.3%	4.93	20.4%	17.1%	40.3%	11.1%
12	Memphis	American Athletic	2.91	own 30.8	57.1%	58.2%	5.16	25.3%	18.2%	40.0%	10.6%
13	West Virginia	Big 12	2.86	own 31.8	59.3%	65.5%	4.54	18.7%	23.0%	38.1%	15.8%
14	NC State	ACC	2.85	own 31.7	59.6%	63.3%	4.58	16.6%	14.4%	36.0%	13.7%
15	Houston	American Athletic	2.83	own 30.6	51.8%	52.4%	5.44	27.4%	19.6%	38.7%	15.5%
16	Boise State	Mountain West	2.82	own 31.7	58.9%	61.3%	4.76	19.7%	15.5%	38.0%	14.1%
17	Oklahoma State	Big 12	2.82	own 29.4	57.0%	59.2%	4.86	23.7%	12.5%	36.8%	15.8%
18	Buffalo	Mid-American	2.78	own 30.6	56.3%	57.2%	4.94	27.0%	14.5%	38.2%	20.4%
19	Florida International	Conference USA	2.77	own 28.4	57.5%	58.5%	5.03	21.1%	16.3%	38.2%	13.0%
20	Michigan	Big Ten	2.73	own 33.2	56.7%	61.0%	4.64	20.5%	10.3%	34.3%	14.4%
21	Texas A&M	SEC	2.73	own 30.5	56.6%	59.9%	4.57	21.1%	13.4%	32.4%	12.7%
22	App State	Sun Belt	2.69	own 32.1	52.7%	55.7%	4.82	29.3%	22.9%	35.7%	14.3%
23	Louisiana	Sun Belt	2.65	own 30.4	54.5%	58.3%	4.63	23.6%	17.4%	35.4%	16.0%
24	Toledo	Mid-American	2.62	own 34.3	54.2%	57.1%	4.74	26.6%	13.0%	35.1%	15.6%
25	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	2.59	own 30.2	53.1%	57.4%	4.51	21.9%	13.6%	32.3%	17.4%
26	Air Force	Mountain West	2.56	own 28.0	68.5%	57.3%	4.58	23.9%	13.7%	34.2%	22.2%
27	Texas	Big 12	2.56	own 28.7	52.5%	50.3%	5.11	19.5%	9.4%	32.7%	9.4%
28	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	2.56	own 32.1	49.5%	50.0%	5.11	29.4%	15.1%	31.8%	9.5%
29	Fresno State	Mountain West	2.55	own 32.1	55.4%	54.7%	4.66	23.3%	14.7%	32.7%	10.7%
30	Missouri	SEC	2.54	own 29.9	55.8%	58.8%	4.59	25.0%	14.2%	33.1%	12.8%
31	Syracuse	ACC	2.54	own 34.8	51.4%	55.6%	4.64	26.4%	15.2%	30.3%	13.5%
32	Iowa	Big Ten	2.54	own 34.8	51.6%	54.5%	4.65	27.3%	6.1%	31.1%	13.6%
33	Vanderbilt	SEC	2.52	own 30.0	55.0%	58.6%	4.31	22.7%	14.1%	32.0%	14.8%
34	Cincinnati	American Athletic	2.50	own 31.0	51.5%	55.0%	4.54	29.5%	12.8%	34.2%	18.8%
35	Texas Tech	Big 12	2.47	own 28.9	55.0%	53.2%	4.85	23.0%	13.7%	31.6%	18.7%
36	LSU	SEC	2.45	own 33.6	53.7%	57.2%	4.36	26.2%	11.0%	29.0%	7.6%
37	Hawai'i	Mountain West	2.44	own 29.9	50.9%	51.6%	4.85	22.6%	15.5%	31.6%	20.0%
38	Florida	SEC	2.43	own 30.9	53.6%	52.0%	4.70	25.2%	8.9%	30.1%	13.0%
39	Arizona State	Pac-12	2.43	own 28.7	53.9%	55.6%	4.58	25.7%	13.9%	31.9%	9.0%
40	Wisconsin	Big Ten	2.42	own 31.5	54.9%	51.7%	4.87	21.2%	15.9%	33.1%	18.5%
41	North Texas	Conference USA	2.42	own 30.6	52.7%	56.6%	4.30	27.6%	15.8%	30.3%	19.1%
42	Troy	Sun Belt	2.41	own 31.7	47.2%	55.2%	4.37	30.8%	18.2%	29.4%	16.1%
43	Oregon	Pac-12	2.41	own 31.1	51.2%	48.3%	4.99	23.8%	15.7%	32.6%	15.0%
44	Virginia	ACC	2.40	own 33.4	52.6%	52.4%	4.73	22.2%	7.9%	30.9%	14.3%
45	UAB	Conference USA	2.39	own 29.7	50.1%	53.8%	4.45	31.0%	13.1%	30.3%	17.2%
46	Penn State	Big Ten	2.38	own 31.7	52.1%	53.3%	4.75	25.8%	15.0%	32.3%	15.0%
47	Stanford	Pac-12	2.35	own 29.5	49.2%	47.4%	4.98	33.1%	18.8%	31.6%	12.0%
48	South Carolina	SEC	2.35	own 29.0	53.1%	54.9%	4.37	26.3%	15.0%	30.1%	24.1%
49	Auburn	SEC	2.34	own 32.4	50.7%	56.8%	4.11	25.9%	12.2%	28.8%	13.7%
50	Mississippi State	SEC	2.32	own 27.1	49.3%	46.9%	4.95	26.9%	15.4%	29.2%	19.2%
51	Western Michigan	Mid-American	2.31	own 31.5	54.6%	47.3%	4.99	28.4%	11.5%	31.1%	22.3%
52	Iowa State	Big 12	2.30	own 29.6	50.4%	51.8%	4.54	20.7%	17.0%	28.9%	12.6%
53	Temple	American Athletic	2.29	own 31.9	50.6%	53.3%	4.47	29.6%	12.5%	30.9%	21.7%
54	Baylor	Big 12	2.29	own 25.8	53.6%	53.3%	4.39	23.0%	9.6%	29.6%	16.3%
55	Purdue	Big Ten	2.29	own 29.2	51.3%	48.5%	4.81	22.7%	15.3%	28.8%	17.8%
56	Ole Miss	SEC	2.29	own 25.7	55.5%	55.3%	4.36	21.2%	21.2%	27.3%	15.2%
57	Minnesota	Big Ten	2.27	own 32.1	51.7%	57.6%	4.01	29.8%	13.9%	28.5%	21.2%
58	Washington	Pac-12	2.25	own 29.0	54.7%	57.0%	4.04	21.5%	10.4%	28.1%	16.3%
59	Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	2.25	own 27.5	52.8%	52.1%	4.65	24.0%	14.1%	31.4%	23.1%
60	Arizona	Pac-12	2.21	own 28.3	51.6%	52.9%	4.17	25.0%	14.7%	26.5%	19.9%
61	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	2.20	own 30.7	46.5%	48.3%	4.70	31.5%	11.2%	29.4%	14.0%
62	Indiana	Big Ten	2.17	own 30.1	51.6%	52.1%	4.16	20.7%	10.7%	27.1%	25.0%
63	BYU	FBS Independents	2.16	own 30.7	48.1%	46.1%	4.79	27.7%	15.6%	29.8%	17.7%
64	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	2.15	own 27.4	49.2%	49.6%	4.36	25.6%	9.4%	26.5%	17.9%
65	Maryland	Big Ten	2.14	own 29.6	90.4%	46.0%	4.79	29.2%	13.9%	28.5%	9.5%
66	Utah	Pac-12	2.13	own 30.2	47.5%	49.7%	4.37	29.8%	9.3%	25.2%	17.2%
67	Massachusetts	FBS Independents	2.13	own 29.1	49.8%	48.5%	4.70	26.5%	11.8%	29.4%	22.1%
68	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	2.08	own 28.9	50.6%	53.1%	4.01	31.7%	13.1%	26.9%	17.9%
69	Virginia Tech	ACC	2.08	own 28.8	45.7%	48.3%	4.40	24.8%	12.1%	27.5%	16.8%
70	Marshall	Conference USA	2.08	own 34.3	48.9%	53.8%	3.95	25.5%	12.4%	26.2%	16.6%
71	Navy	American Athletic	2.07	own 30.3	46.2%	45.5%	4.80	27.6%	9.8%	28.5%	20.3%
72	UNLV	Mountain West	2.06	own 28.3	44.3%	42.1%	5.12	30.7%	11.4%	29.3%	18.6%
73	Wake Forest	ACC	2.04	own 28.7	46.7%	44.5%	4.68	29.9%	9.8%	25.6%	15.8%
74	Old Dominion	Conference USA	2.03	own 28.5	48.5%	50.0%	4.16	28.6%	12.9%	25.7%	21.4%
75	South Florida	American Athletic	2.03	own 30.2	72.5%	51.0%	4.07	34.0%	15.7%	25.9%	17.0%
76	Kansas State	Big 12	2.02	own 29.5	47.1%	50.0%	4.19	25.0%	10.3%	25.9%	18.1%
77	Kentucky	SEC	2.02	own 29.4	46.0%	47.7%	4.22	31.8%	15.9%	26.5%	16.7%
78	Illinois	Big Ten	2.01	own 28.6	46.4%	46.6%	4.45	24.8%	13.5%	24.8%	16.5%
79	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	2.01	own 33.3	44.8%	51.7%	3.97	32.2%	9.4%	26.2%	15.4%
80	Boston College	ACC	2.01	own 32.2	44.4%	49.7%	4.24	28.3%	11.7%	28.3%	20.0%
81	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	1.99	own 31.7	48.1%	51.0%	4.09	25.2%	12.2%	25.2%	19.1%
82	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	1.99	own 26.7	50.9%	52.0%	4.27	29.3%	19.5%	29.3%	19.5%
83	Duke	ACC	1.95	own 32.3	45.7%	45.5%	4.59	26.6%	12.3%	27.3%	17.5%
84	USC	Pac-12	1.94	own 28.8	45.2%	47.2%	4.24	31.9%	14.6%	25.0%	18.8%
85	Ball State	Mid-American	1.92	own 28.4	47.2%	49.2%	4.02	28.5%	7.7%	24.6%	21.5%
86	Liberty	FBS Independents	1.91	own 30.1	46.5%	43.1%	4.70	24.8%	15.3%	27.0%	19.0%
87	Colorado	Pac-12	1.90	own 28.7	44.6%	44.8%	4.58	26.9%	13.4%	26.1%	17.2%
88	UCLA	Pac-12	1.89	own 25.9	46.0%	47.1%	4.14	27.9%	12.9%	23.6%	19.3%
89	Pittsburgh	ACC	1.88	own 26.4	42.6%	44.7%	4.45	28.7%	12.7%	24.7%	16.0%
90	Nebraska	Big Ten	1.88	own 26.9	48.5%	48.5%	4.45	24.6%	14.5%	26.8%	21.0%
91	SMU	American Athletic	1.87	own 30.3	45.7%	45.8%	4.45	30.3%	12.7%	26.8%	13.4%
92	Nevada	Mountain West	1.86	own 29.5	45.0%	49.1%	3.90	32.3%	13.0%	24.8%	19.9%
93	Southern Miss	Conference USA	1.85	own 28.8	43.5%	47.1%	4.05	26.1%	9.2%	22.7%	18.5%
94	Georgia State	Sun Belt	1.85	own 25.6	46.3%	53.4%	3.71	29.7%	10.2%	25.4%	18.6%
95	Kansas	Big 12	1.84	own 30.8	43.7%	47.3%	4.05	30.2%	12.4%	24.0%	15.5%
96	Tulane	American Athletic	1.81	own 28.7	41.3%	44.8%	4.16	35.7%	14.7%	24.5%	21.7%
97	Tulsa	American Athletic	1.79	own 30.3	45.3%	46.6%	4.21	30.8%	11.3%	24.8%	21.8%
98	North Carolina	ACC	1.76	own 27.6	43.6%	52.4%	3.58	34.1%	14.3%	21.4%	19.1%
99	Northwestern	Big Ten	1.75	own 31.4	43.8%	43.8%	4.12	28.4%	11.9%	23.9%	19.9%
100	Wyoming	Mountain West	1.75	own 30.3	42.4%	38.9%	4.49	31.8%	10.3%	19.8%	13.5%
101	Charlotte	Conference USA	1.72	own 26.9	41.7%	45.5%	4.06	25.0%	8.9%	21.4%	19.6%
102	Miami	ACC	1.72	own 29.5	41.5%	39.6%	4.60	34.0%	12.5%	23.6%	24.3%
103	Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	1.71	own 29.9	44.7%	43.6%	3.97	29.3%	11.4%	20.7%	18.6%
104	Bowling Green	Mid-American	1.71	own 27.0	40.6%	40.2%	4.57	36.4%	12.1%	24.2%	17.4%
105	San Diego State	Mountain West	1.70	own 28.2	41.8%	42.0%	4.16	26.1%	9.4%	20.3%	14.5%
106	Oregon State	Pac-12	1.69	own 27.2	45.1%	47.8%	4.08	23.5%	8.8%	25.0%	16.2%
107	South Alabama	Sun Belt	1.68	own 29.2	42.8%	43.0%	4.16	37.0%	11.8%	23.0%	20.0%
108	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	1.67	own 29.8	45.1%	43.3%	3.93	30.7%	5.5%	21.3%	22.1%
109	Tennessee	SEC	1.65	own 27.6	41.4%	41.7%	4.04	33.3%	13.3%	20.8%	14.2%
110	Colorado State	Mountain West	1.61	own 26.3	46.4%	43.9%	4.07	29.5%	14.4%	22.7%	17.4%
111	East Carolina	American Athletic	1.59	own 25.4	40.1%	39.1%	4.29	34.6%	9.0%	19.9%	16.7%
112	New Mexico	Mountain West	1.58	own 30.0	35.9%	35.2%	4.62	38.7%	7.8%	21.8%	19.7%
113	UConn	American Athletic	1.51	own 26.9	50.3%	38.6%	4.20	28.8%	9.8%	21.2%	25.8%
114	Texas State	Sun Belt	1.49	own 30.2	39.6%	45.5%	3.61	32.8%	10.4%	23.1%	16.4%
115	Kent State	Mid-American	1.49	own 26.7	39.4%	36.4%	4.35	35.0%	9.3%	19.3%	16.4%
116	Northern Illinois	Mid-American	1.45	own 29.1	39.9%	36.5%	4.24	30.0%	5.9%	18.8%	19.4%
117	Michigan State	Big Ten	1.43	own 28.3	39.9%	46.9%	3.16	29.3%	4.3%	16.5%	15.8%
118	San José State	Mountain West	1.41	own 32.7	38.4%	39.4%	3.70	29.9%	6.6%	17.5%	14.6%
119	Florida State	ACC	1.40	own 25.4	35.5%	41.7%	3.48	41.7%	10.6%	17.9%	22.5%
120	TCU	Big 12	1.38	own 29.1	43.6%	41.9%	3.58	26.4%	12.2%	18.2%	20.9%
121	Arkansas	SEC	1.36	own 25.4	36.7%	38.4%	3.81	34.8%	10.1%	16.7%	23.2%
122	Rice	Conference USA	1.33	own 30.5	41.1%	35.8%	3.98	36.4%	7.3%	17.2%	19.2%
123	Louisville	ACC	1.33	own 28.8	40.8%	41.0%	3.62	35.1%	7.5%	19.4%	23.9%
124	California	Pac-12	1.28	own 30.9	41.9%	45.4%	3.14	27.7%	7.8%	17.7%	19.1%
125	New Mexico State	FBS Independents	1.17	own 27.6	38.0%	41.1%	3.23	31.5%	8.2%	16.4%	19.2%
126	UTEP	Conference USA	1.16	own 24.7	35.3%	40.9%	3.52	36.4%	12.1%	18.9%	20.4%
127	Central Michigan	Mid-American	1.01	own 28.1	29.1%	27.3%	3.90	46.9%	2.1%	11.9%	18.9%
128	Akron	Mid-American	1.01	own 26.0	32.0%	30.2%	3.83	34.5%	7.9%	12.2%	19.4%
129	UTSA	Conference USA	0.98	own 28.7	33.8%	36.0%	3.00	31.6%	5.1%	11.0%	17.6%
130	Rutgers	Big Ten	0.87	own 25.8	32.4%	30.1%	3.40	42.0%	2.1%	11.9%	23.8%

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.