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 = -0.47(r² = 0.22)

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	Ohio State	Big Ten	3.83	own 33.5	67.1%	68.5%	5.61	15.5%	25.6%	51.8%	11.3%
2	Alabama	SEC	3.81	own 32.2	70.2%	72.3%	5.34	15.4%	23.8%	52.3%	10.0%
3	LSU	SEC	3.65	own 29.5	66.2%	71.5%	5.27	17.4%	29.6%	48.8%	7.0%
4	Air Force	Mountain West	3.51	own 30.4	64.8%	67.6%	5.19	15.7%	13.9%	45.4%	16.7%
5	Oklahoma	Big 12	3.41	own 27.8	63.3%	63.6%	5.53	18.6%	24.3%	45.7%	15.7%
6	Minnesota	Big Ten	3.38	own 29.1	61.2%	63.9%	5.41	15.6%	14.8%	45.9%	14.8%
7	Clemson	ACC	3.28	own 29.7	61.2%	61.3%	5.36	20.8%	22.0%	43.9%	12.1%
8	Navy	American Athletic	3.19	own 29.1	59.0%	58.6%	5.63	18.8%	14.8%	43.8%	16.4%
9	Washington State	Pac-12	3.12	own 29.3	61.5%	63.7%	5.06	19.3%	19.3%	40.0%	23.7%
10	Louisiana	Sun Belt	3.06	own 30.5	61.3%	65.0%	4.77	22.4%	17.5%	39.9%	12.6%
11	SMU	American Athletic	3.05	own 33.3	58.1%	60.3%	5.08	24.7%	16.7%	40.8%	13.8%
12	Memphis	American Athletic	2.96	own 30.4	57.8%	62.6%	4.88	21.9%	23.2%	38.1%	17.4%
13	Wisconsin	Big Ten	2.92	own 31.1	57.9%	62.7%	4.66	22.0%	16.0%	38.0%	15.3%
14	Texas	Big 12	2.91	own 29.4	56.2%	57.9%	5.02	23.0%	17.8%	38.2%	13.8%
15	Oregon	Pac-12	2.85	own 32.7	57.9%	58.9%	4.84	24.7%	20.5%	38.4%	11.6%
16	Ohio	Mid-American	2.84	own 31.4	57.2%	59.4%	4.87	23.9%	19.6%	37.0%	13.0%
17	UCF	American Athletic	2.83	own 29.1	56.7%	58.5%	4.99	24.5%	22.0%	39.6%	16.4%
18	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	2.80	own 32.0	54.3%	56.8%	4.93	29.7%	18.7%	36.8%	11.6%
19	Utah	Pac-12	2.80	own 29.3	58.0%	60.2%	4.67	18.8%	15.8%	37.6%	20.3%
20	Boise State	Mountain West	2.77	own 30.6	55.4%	56.7%	4.88	22.7%	14.9%	36.2%	16.3%
21	App State	Sun Belt	2.75	own 31.8	52.3%	49.4%	5.66	26.9%	15.4%	37.2%	9.0%
22	Florida	SEC	2.71	own 31.4	54.9%	59.2%	4.58	25.6%	12.8%	33.6%	22.4%
23	Hawai'i	Mountain West	2.70	own 27.8	58.4%	59.4%	4.55	21.9%	19.4%	37.4%	23.9%
24	USC	Pac-12	2.68	own 27.6	54.9%	54.7%	5.06	24.3%	19.6%	35.8%	16.2%
25	Western Michigan	Mid-American	2.67	own 29.1	56.3%	57.9%	4.62	25.0%	20.0%	35.7%	16.4%
26	Penn State	Big Ten	2.66	own 32.6	53.1%	53.2%	5.00	27.3%	17.3%	35.3%	15.1%
27	Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	2.64	own 32.2	51.5%	55.4%	4.80	29.2%	13.7%	33.3%	10.7%
28	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	2.64	own 29.4	54.2%	55.3%	4.79	24.2%	18.9%	33.3%	18.2%
29	Virginia	ACC	2.62	own 34.0	53.0%	57.5%	4.56	23.3%	13.7%	32.2%	15.8%
30	Washington	Pac-12	2.60	own 31.9	52.8%	54.8%	4.96	30.2%	14.3%	33.3%	14.3%
31	Iowa State	Big 12	2.60	own 33.8	65.9%	61.4%	4.39	20.0%	20.0%	34.3%	14.3%
32	Michigan	Big Ten	2.59	own 31.9	53.3%	54.2%	4.79	22.6%	16.1%	32.9%	20.0%
33	Louisville	ACC	2.57	own 29.0	51.4%	50.7%	5.07	25.7%	17.1%	34.3%	18.6%
34	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	2.55	own 29.9	53.5%	58.1%	4.49	28.2%	11.1%	33.3%	13.7%
35	Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	2.54	own 29.0	55.1%	54.6%	4.65	24.1%	14.2%	32.6%	17.7%
36	North Carolina	ACC	2.53	own 29.9	52.3%	56.2%	4.50	24.7%	17.1%	30.8%	14.4%
37	Indiana	Big Ten	2.51	own 29.6	56.3%	56.5%	4.47	21.4%	9.9%	31.3%	15.3%
38	Baylor	Big 12	2.49	own 30.1	51.3%	50.6%	4.93	26.9%	18.8%	31.9%	16.9%
39	Troy	Sun Belt	2.49	own 27.6	54.5%	53.5%	4.91	24.4%	12.6%	33.9%	16.5%
40	Georgia State	Sun Belt	2.49	own 28.7	51.4%	52.8%	4.82	24.8%	16.8%	33.6%	20.0%
41	Army	FBS Independents	2.49	own 29.2	52.4%	54.3%	4.58	24.8%	8.6%	35.2%	24.8%
42	Kent State	Mid-American	2.48	own 29.3	52.2%	55.1%	4.50	28.3%	13.8%	28.3%	10.9%
43	Central Michigan	Mid-American	2.48	own 31.3	51.0%	55.7%	4.54	29.1%	18.4%	32.9%	19.6%
44	Tulane	American Athletic	2.48	own 30.1	51.6%	55.4%	4.56	25.9%	12.2%	32.4%	19.4%
45	Oregon State	Pac-12	2.46	own 27.7	48.0%	45.2%	5.56	29.4%	15.1%	35.7%	11.1%
46	Ball State	Mid-American	2.44	own 30.8	54.2%	56.6%	4.49	22.8%	12.5%	31.6%	17.6%
47	Georgia	SEC	2.44	own 29.6	50.3%	56.3%	4.42	23.6%	13.2%	27.8%	10.4%
48	Buffalo	Mid-American	2.44	own 30.2	52.8%	57.1%	4.45	26.3%	6.0%	33.1%	13.5%
49	Liberty	FBS Independents	2.43	own 26.8	51.0%	52.8%	4.61	24.4%	18.9%	30.7%	16.5%
50	Auburn	SEC	2.42	own 31.4	48.5%	50.0%	4.84	30.1%	13.7%	30.1%	16.4%
51	Cincinnati	American Athletic	2.41	own 30.8	48.4%	50.9%	4.74	30.9%	11.5%	30.3%	14.5%
52	San José State	Mountain West	2.41	own 29.0	54.0%	56.9%	4.46	23.6%	13.0%	29.3%	14.6%
53	Virginia Tech	ACC	2.40	own 32.3	47.4%	50.7%	4.72	33.6%	14.2%	29.1%	14.2%
54	Charlotte	Conference USA	2.38	own 26.9	51.5%	50.4%	5.15	27.1%	20.9%	34.1%	18.6%
55	Fresno State	Mountain West	2.38	own 30.3	49.6%	52.0%	4.68	31.5%	18.1%	30.7%	16.5%
56	Mississippi State	SEC	2.36	own 26.3	49.1%	50.4%	4.68	33.3%	14.7%	31.0%	24.0%
57	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	2.35	own 30.9	50.1%	52.3%	4.52	29.0%	11.0%	29.0%	18.1%
58	Texas Tech	Big 12	2.34	own 30.0	54.0%	58.7%	3.99	24.6%	11.6%	27.5%	18.1%
59	Oklahoma State	Big 12	2.32	own 28.2	51.3%	52.0%	4.56	23.6%	13.5%	28.4%	18.9%
60	Kansas State	Big 12	2.32	own 29.5	49.6%	50.0%	4.76	29.8%	7.3%	27.4%	12.1%
61	Kentucky	SEC	2.31	own 28.6	50.5%	53.5%	4.41	25.2%	15.8%	30.7%	20.5%
62	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	2.29	own 28.4	50.7%	51.8%	4.81	28.8%	14.4%	33.1%	15.8%
63	Boston College	ACC	2.29	own 27.2	47.6%	48.3%	4.74	30.8%	12.6%	29.4%	14.0%
64	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	2.25	own 29.8	52.7%	58.3%	3.87	22.1%	8.7%	28.3%	15.8%
65	Florida International	Conference USA	2.22	own 28.1	48.1%	53.0%	4.20	29.1%	11.2%	25.4%	16.4%
66	Texas A&M	SEC	2.22	own 29.6	48.7%	47.8%	4.89	29.4%	11.8%	28.7%	13.2%
67	TCU	Big 12	2.22	own 29.9	46.9%	50.7%	4.37	26.1%	12.3%	26.1%	14.5%
68	Houston	American Athletic	2.19	own 28.5	48.0%	47.7%	4.75	27.3%	14.8%	27.3%	18.0%
69	Wake Forest	ACC	2.19	own 29.9	49.4%	49.7%	4.49	28.1%	12.0%	25.8%	14.4%
70	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	2.19	own 32.1	44.3%	47.9%	4.57	35.9%	8.5%	26.8%	13.4%
71	North Texas	Conference USA	2.18	own 31.6	49.4%	51.9%	4.29	25.2%	11.5%	29.8%	20.6%
72	Iowa	Big Ten	2.17	own 29.9	49.4%	53.2%	4.18	25.2%	9.3%	23.7%	12.2%
73	Wyoming	Mountain West	2.16	own 31.2	48.3%	50.7%	4.26	28.4%	9.7%	26.1%	13.4%
74	Toledo	Mid-American	2.16	own 28.2	51.2%	48.8%	4.43	29.5%	9.3%	27.9%	20.2%
75	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	2.12	own 27.3	47.9%	48.8%	4.47	30.9%	11.4%	27.6%	15.4%
76	Colorado State	Mountain West	2.12	own 27.5	47.5%	51.1%	4.24	29.0%	13.7%	27.5%	20.6%
77	Arizona State	Pac-12	2.10	own 32.3	47.6%	51.8%	4.06	28.5%	10.2%	24.1%	13.1%
78	BYU	FBS Independents	2.10	own 30.4	55.3%	58.0%	3.87	19.6%	12.6%	28.0%	18.9%
79	Ole Miss	SEC	2.04	own 27.1	51.9%	54.2%	3.89	22.1%	15.3%	28.2%	18.3%
80	Nebraska	Big Ten	2.03	own 29.4	49.1%	52.3%	3.91	29.8%	15.9%	25.8%	21.9%
81	Colorado	Pac-12	2.03	own 28.6	48.9%	47.0%	4.43	23.5%	8.3%	24.2%	15.2%
82	UCLA	Pac-12	2.03	own 28.7	48.4%	50.3%	4.13	22.4%	8.4%	28.0%	26.6%
83	Syracuse	ACC	2.01	own 32.1	43.9%	48.6%	4.14	33.8%	12.7%	23.9%	19.0%
84	Tennessee	SEC	2.01	own 29.0	46.7%	50.4%	4.09	30.2%	12.4%	22.5%	18.6%
85	Tulsa	American Athletic	1.98	own 28.1	45.8%	48.1%	4.33	23.7%	11.5%	25.6%	17.3%
86	Southern Miss	Conference USA	1.98	own 27.5	47.3%	47.9%	4.26	29.2%	16.0%	25.0%	20.1%
87	Purdue	Big Ten	1.96	own 25.9	43.8%	44.4%	4.55	33.1%	13.9%	25.2%	19.2%
88	Arizona	Pac-12	1.95	own 25.1	46.3%	42.6%	4.69	27.9%	10.8%	25.6%	17.8%
89	Kansas	Big 12	1.95	own 28.1	44.8%	43.4%	4.61	32.6%	13.2%	25.6%	19.4%
90	Miami	ACC	1.94	own 31.0	44.0%	47.5%	4.11	30.2%	9.3%	24.5%	18.0%
91	California	Pac-12	1.93	own 25.8	42.3%	41.5%	4.65	30.8%	12.3%	24.6%	13.1%
92	Marshall	Conference USA	1.93	own 27.7	45.7%	48.2%	4.11	31.4%	9.5%	22.6%	16.1%
93	Stanford	Pac-12	1.91	own 27.0	47.0%	48.0%	3.98	20.5%	11.0%	21.3%	15.8%
94	Florida State	ACC	1.91	own 27.8	44.4%	44.8%	4.57	29.9%	13.0%	27.3%	15.6%
95	UAB	Conference USA	1.89	own 29.2	43.8%	46.3%	4.29	34.0%	12.9%	23.1%	21.1%
96	East Carolina	American Athletic	1.85	own 26.4	46.7%	45.2%	4.23	33.1%	8.1%	21.8%	14.5%
97	Missouri	SEC	1.85	own 29.1	45.9%	48.8%	3.79	27.6%	9.4%	22.1%	12.6%
98	San Diego State	Mountain West	1.85	own 31.5	48.4%	52.7%	3.61	23.7%	6.1%	20.6%	11.5%
99	Illinois	Big Ten	1.80	own 31.3	38.9%	40.8%	4.52	36.3%	12.1%	23.6%	15.3%
100	New Mexico	Mountain West	1.73	own 26.5	44.7%	45.7%	4.03	27.6%	12.6%	23.6%	25.2%
101	Northern Illinois	Mid-American	1.73	own 25.5	42.9%	38.6%	4.47	31.8%	8.3%	20.4%	20.4%
102	Utah State	Mountain West	1.70	own 28.3	44.5%	48.4%	3.89	30.7%	10.5%	21.6%	17.6%
103	Pittsburgh	ACC	1.69	own 28.3	43.0%	44.8%	3.88	30.3%	4.1%	18.6%	17.2%
104	UTEP	Conference USA	1.66	own 24.6	39.8%	38.8%	4.33	34.5%	8.6%	20.7%	15.5%
105	Temple	American Athletic	1.66	own 28.8	44.0%	47.7%	3.76	31.1%	10.6%	22.5%	23.2%
106	Nevada	Mountain West	1.65	own 29.3	41.6%	43.9%	3.92	37.2%	5.4%	20.3%	19.6%
107	Michigan State	Big Ten	1.65	own 29.7	45.5%	51.0%	3.40	32.3%	7.7%	18.7%	19.4%
108	Rice	Conference USA	1.64	own 30.7	42.5%	42.4%	3.98	28.0%	10.6%	21.2%	17.4%
109	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	1.63	own 31.7	39.4%	46.2%	3.53	34.0%	9.0%	17.9%	15.4%
110	UNLV	Mountain West	1.62	own 28.0	41.8%	45.3%	3.92	29.9%	9.5%	21.9%	21.2%
111	NC State	ACC	1.61	own 26.6	44.1%	44.3%	3.76	34.4%	8.4%	17.6%	24.4%
112	Duke	ACC	1.54	own 31.7	39.2%	40.0%	4.10	37.9%	4.8%	19.3%	23.4%
113	Arkansas	SEC	1.54	own 28.6	43.3%	45.3%	3.64	35.2%	10.2%	20.3%	24.2%
114	West Virginia	Big 12	1.46	own 29.1	40.4%	42.9%	3.77	33.8%	10.5%	19.6%	21.1%
115	South Florida	American Athletic	1.43	own 26.9	37.6%	38.3%	4.02	39.1%	12.5%	20.3%	18.0%
116	New Mexico State	FBS Independents	1.38	own 32.1	49.9%	44.8%	3.32	38.1%	9.7%	20.2%	21.6%
117	Maryland	Big Ten	1.36	own 29.0	37.8%	35.0%	4.04	39.2%	12.6%	20.3%	25.2%
118	UTSA	Conference USA	1.36	own 25.1	39.0%	35.9%	4.09	37.5%	9.4%	18.0%	24.2%
119	Northwestern	Big Ten	1.33	own 28.4	38.3%	37.5%	3.67	31.9%	4.9%	16.7%	26.4%
120	Massachusetts	FBS Independents	1.29	own 31.6	35.0%	33.3%	4.32	37.6%	7.1%	18.4%	21.3%
121	UConn	American Athletic	1.27	own 29.2	42.4%	44.3%	3.36	28.2%	9.2%	18.3%	21.4%
122	South Alabama	Sun Belt	1.27	own 26.9	38.0%	37.9%	3.92	37.1%	4.5%	18.9%	21.2%
123	South Carolina	SEC	1.25	own 28.5	38.6%	41.2%	3.41	29.4%	2.9%	15.4%	16.2%
124	Texas State	Sun Belt	1.21	own 27.6	36.8%	37.2%	3.40	33.1%	10.7%	15.7%	23.1%
125	Georgia Tech	ACC	1.20	own 25.9	34.4%	34.4%	3.79	46.1%	11.7%	18.0%	18.8%
126	Old Dominion	Conference USA	1.11	own 31.3	37.2%	36.1%	3.51	29.2%	7.7%	13.9%	21.5%
127	Rutgers	Big Ten	0.99	own 27.7	32.4%	30.2%	3.79	42.4%	6.5%	13.0%	20.1%
128	Vanderbilt	SEC	0.95	own 25.6	33.6%	29.7%	3.40	35.9%	3.9%	12.5%	20.3%
129	Bowling Green	Mid-American	0.93	own 31.3	33.0%	38.0%	2.58	38.7%	4.4%	13.1%	27.0%
130	Akron	Mid-American	0.86	own 27.9	28.5%	30.9%	3.09	43.9%	2.9%	11.5%	23.0%

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.