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.

131 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	USC	Pac-12	4.00	own 28.3	70.6%	73.7%	5.45	11.7%	21.9%	53.3%	8.0%
2	Georgia	SEC	3.73	own 30.9	66.7%	70.5%	5.36	19.5%	20.8%	47.6%	12.1%
3	Tennessee	SEC	3.63	own 30.3	64.0%	69.1%	5.33	15.8%	24.5%	48.9%	13.7%
4	Washington	Pac-12	3.56	own 29.9	69.3%	71.5%	5.16	13.8%	19.5%	47.1%	15.4%
5	UCLA	Pac-12	3.56	own 29.7	69.9%	74.2%	4.87	13.7%	20.2%	47.6%	16.1%
6	Ohio State	Big Ten	3.51	own 31.8	63.0%	64.3%	5.61	18.2%	27.3%	46.8%	6.5%
7	Oregon	Pac-12	3.39	own 30.9	66.3%	71.4%	4.74	16.7%	19.1%	44.4%	17.5%
8	Alabama	SEC	3.27	own 32.1	59.8%	62.0%	5.27	21.8%	23.9%	41.5%	13.4%
9	Utah	Pac-12	3.26	own 32.3	65.8%	66.7%	4.89	15.6%	18.5%	43.7%	19.3%
10	Michigan	Big Ten	3.25	own 32.5	63.6%	67.5%	5.08	18.5%	18.5%	41.4%	7.6%
11	Florida State	ACC	3.12	own 34.4	70.3%	70.2%	4.45	17.6%	18.3%	42.0%	22.1%
12	Houston	American Athletic	3.11	own 31.7	59.8%	61.7%	5.12	22.0%	17.7%	41.1%	17.0%
13	LSU	SEC	3.06	own 26.7	59.2%	59.9%	5.11	15.3%	18.3%	40.9%	17.5%
14	SMU	American Athletic	3.04	own 29.1	61.2%	61.7%	4.94	17.0%	12.8%	39.7%	19.9%
15	Tulane	American Athletic	3.01	own 31.7	58.9%	61.5%	4.98	21.7%	20.3%	39.9%	15.4%
16	Kansas	Big 12	2.96	own 30.6	57.4%	61.5%	4.84	27.4%	21.5%	40.0%	17.0%
17	UTSA	Conference USA	2.96	own 31.4	61.7%	66.7%	4.51	15.6%	17.7%	36.9%	18.4%
18	TCU	Big 12	2.95	own 29.9	54.2%	58.4%	5.04	25.3%	22.3%	38.0%	15.1%
19	Texas	Big 12	2.93	own 30.3	55.3%	59.7%	4.93	21.5%	18.8%	36.1%	14.6%
20	Air Force	Mountain West	2.89	own 31.7	59.2%	62.0%	4.66	19.4%	12.0%	36.1%	15.7%
21	Wake Forest	ACC	2.88	own 30.1	57.4%	54.4%	5.40	21.7%	11.6%	39.9%	16.7%
22	BYU	FBS Independents	2.87	own 27.2	58.9%	62.1%	4.65	22.4%	17.2%	37.9%	19.0%
23	North Carolina	ACC	2.84	own 28.6	56.5%	60.1%	4.72	24.5%	12.6%	37.1%	14.7%
24	Duke	ACC	2.78	own 32.3	57.3%	62.5%	4.54	23.4%	18.8%	35.2%	11.7%
25	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	2.77	own 30.7	61.5%	67.8%	4.15	15.4%	23.5%	35.6%	25.5%
26	Ole Miss	SEC	2.76	own 27.2	58.7%	61.3%	4.50	21.2%	15.3%	35.0%	24.8%
27	UCF	American Athletic	2.71	own 27.7	58.0%	57.8%	4.70	20.4%	16.9%	34.5%	20.4%
28	Penn State	Big Ten	2.70	own 30.9	53.1%	53.5%	5.21	22.3%	17.2%	36.3%	13.4%
29	Memphis	American Athletic	2.68	own 31.8	55.5%	56.8%	4.89	25.2%	12.2%	33.8%	16.6%
30	Fresno State	Mountain West	2.65	own 31.8	56.3%	57.6%	4.61	22.3%	11.5%	32.4%	14.4%
31	Kansas State	Big 12	2.65	own 31.2	54.7%	56.8%	4.76	28.4%	19.6%	33.1%	14.2%
32	Arizona	Pac-12	2.64	own 28.1	58.3%	61.8%	4.46	18.7%	22.8%	34.2%	24.4%
33	East Carolina	American Athletic	2.64	own 30.7	59.7%	61.4%	4.38	18.9%	15.9%	34.8%	17.4%
34	Oregon State	Pac-12	2.62	own 35.1	60.5%	59.0%	4.64	25.4%	14.8%	35.3%	18.0%
35	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	2.59	own 33.6	57.1%	60.8%	4.42	23.8%	14.7%	35.0%	16.8%
36	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	2.57	own 26.1	56.1%	54.7%	4.69	21.2%	13.1%	31.4%	21.2%
37	App State	Sun Belt	2.57	own 31.6	58.1%	61.1%	4.30	23.0%	15.9%	35.4%	20.3%
38	Minnesota	Big Ten	2.56	own 31.1	54.6%	58.3%	4.40	22.6%	12.2%	32.2%	13.9%
39	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	2.56	own 27.6	52.9%	54.2%	4.73	22.9%	14.5%	35.1%	18.3%
40	Florida	SEC	2.56	own 28.5	55.4%	59.8%	4.27	20.5%	13.9%	32.8%	22.1%
41	Baylor	Big 12	2.52	own 29.4	53.9%	56.3%	4.51	18.0%	13.3%	34.4%	22.7%
42	UAB	Conference USA	2.52	own 28.0	57.8%	56.5%	4.56	23.4%	21.8%	32.3%	21.0%
43	Arkansas	SEC	2.51	own 34.6	71.4%	57.1%	4.39	25.2%	15.0%	33.3%	15.7%
44	Oklahoma	Big 12	2.49	own 29.6	52.3%	54.2%	4.60	24.1%	14.5%	32.5%	18.1%
45	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	2.48	own 31.9	51.3%	53.2%	4.76	25.4%	10.3%	31.8%	18.3%
46	Boise State	Mountain West	2.47	own 30.9	50.9%	55.4%	4.54	27.7%	16.9%	30.4%	16.2%
47	North Texas	Conference USA	2.46	own 26.5	52.4%	54.3%	4.88	24.8%	16.3%	33.3%	15.7%
48	Ohio	Mid-American	2.46	own 30.8	51.4%	55.5%	4.54	22.6%	12.3%	30.1%	11.6%
49	San José State	Mountain West	2.44	own 31.3	52.9%	53.3%	4.72	22.5%	13.3%	31.7%	12.5%
50	South Alabama	Sun Belt	2.43	own 28.8	54.0%	54.5%	4.65	18.9%	15.9%	31.1%	17.4%
51	Clemson	ACC	2.41	own 29.4	52.1%	55.4%	4.44	25.5%	12.7%	31.2%	12.7%
52	Army	FBS Independents	2.40	own 29.9	50.4%	53.9%	4.46	21.6%	12.8%	31.4%	21.6%
53	Maryland	Big Ten	2.37	own 28.3	47.5%	50.3%	4.71	29.8%	13.3%	28.5%	14.6%
54	Mississippi State	SEC	2.32	own 31.2	50.4%	48.5%	4.79	25.0%	9.6%	29.4%	21.3%
55	Toledo	Mid-American	2.30	own 30.1	48.0%	51.8%	4.59	28.4%	13.0%	30.9%	17.9%
56	South Carolina	SEC	2.27	own 30.7	47.2%	46.5%	5.06	28.2%	14.1%	30.3%	20.4%
57	Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	2.27	own 29.8	49.5%	50.0%	4.66	24.2%	13.7%	29.8%	12.1%
58	Buffalo	Mid-American	2.25	own 30.4	49.7%	51.4%	4.48	24.6%	10.1%	26.1%	18.8%
59	James Madison	Sun Belt	2.25	own 32.0	50.2%	56.6%	4.25	31.6%	13.2%	30.9%	19.1%
60	Arizona State	Pac-12	2.25	own 26.8	51.2%	48.3%	4.78	28.1%	13.2%	30.7%	20.2%
61	Texas Tech	Big 12	2.24	own 32.1	60.5%	54.6%	4.36	21.7%	7.9%	29.6%	23.0%
62	South Florida	American Athletic	2.23	own 29.2	51.5%	52.9%	4.47	25.6%	15.7%	30.6%	26.5%
63	Washington State	Pac-12	2.21	own 29.9	49.5%	47.7%	4.77	24.6%	14.6%	29.2%	18.5%
64	West Virginia	Big 12	2.21	own 27.0	47.9%	47.1%	4.93	28.1%	9.9%	28.9%	19.0%
65	Kent State	Mid-American	2.13	own 30.5	50.2%	56.0%	3.83	24.0%	8.0%	24.8%	19.2%
66	Louisville	ACC	2.13	own 31.2	49.6%	50.7%	4.20	25.3%	15.3%	24.7%	25.3%
67	Troy	Sun Belt	2.12	own 29.6	48.2%	47.8%	4.50	26.1%	13.0%	26.1%	17.4%
68	Michigan State	Big Ten	2.12	own 30.0	48.5%	51.1%	4.28	24.8%	9.8%	29.3%	21.1%
69	Wisconsin	Big Ten	2.12	own 31.5	47.1%	48.5%	4.46	31.2%	13.0%	27.5%	14.5%
70	Georgia State	Sun Belt	2.10	own 28.7	47.2%	49.3%	4.74	31.5%	14.4%	30.1%	18.5%
71	Cincinnati	American Athletic	2.09	own 30.0	44.8%	45.3%	4.68	28.8%	10.1%	24.5%	15.1%
72	Pittsburgh	ACC	2.08	own 30.3	49.2%	52.1%	4.27	22.9%	11.8%	26.4%	18.1%
73	Louisiana	Sun Belt	2.06	own 31.4	48.6%	52.2%	4.17	27.2%	11.8%	25.7%	19.9%
74	Liberty	FBS Independents	2.05	own 31.1	47.2%	49.0%	4.48	24.2%	11.4%	28.2%	21.5%
75	Charlotte	Conference USA	2.03	own 30.3	56.8%	50.8%	4.34	30.0%	15.0%	31.7%	28.3%
76	Navy	American Athletic	2.03	own 30.6	46.8%	50.4%	4.14	33.0%	7.0%	26.1%	16.5%
77	Syracuse	ACC	2.02	own 28.8	52.0%	51.9%	4.13	28.2%	13.0%	25.2%	11.5%
78	Tulsa	American Athletic	1.99	own 28.3	47.7%	46.7%	4.94	27.4%	13.3%	28.1%	14.1%
79	Illinois	Big Ten	1.99	own 30.9	48.3%	52.3%	3.81	26.5%	9.1%	22.0%	16.7%
80	Auburn	SEC	1.97	own 30.1	42.5%	48.8%	4.03	33.3%	14.0%	22.5%	18.6%
81	Purdue	Big Ten	1.95	own 27.6	48.2%	54.7%	3.65	24.7%	8.7%	24.0%	21.3%
82	UTEP	Conference USA	1.93	own 27.0	51.6%	55.8%	3.75	24.0%	10.1%	24.0%	20.9%
83	Northern Illinois	Mid-American	1.93	own 29.5	45.9%	49.2%	4.29	26.6%	12.9%	25.8%	16.9%
84	Oklahoma State	Big 12	1.90	own 29.3	43.1%	43.9%	4.33	34.5%	9.9%	21.6%	18.1%
85	UNLV	Mountain West	1.89	own 28.4	42.7%	45.8%	4.13	36.4%	9.3%	21.2%	17.8%
86	California	Pac-12	1.86	own 26.9	45.7%	46.4%	4.14	32.0%	14.4%	24.0%	15.2%
87	Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	1.86	own 29.1	46.6%	54.9%	3.77	26.3%	12.8%	24.1%	25.6%
88	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	1.85	own 30.4	45.2%	46.6%	4.20	31.8%	6.8%	23.6%	18.9%
89	Missouri	SEC	1.83	own 29.3	42.8%	42.2%	4.70	31.9%	8.9%	23.0%	15.6%
90	New Mexico State	FBS Independents	1.81	own 29.0	42.9%	43.4%	4.37	34.5%	11.5%	24.8%	15.9%
91	Texas A&M	SEC	1.80	own 27.1	43.9%	44.7%	4.14	31.7%	15.4%	21.9%	18.7%
92	Utah State	Mountain West	1.77	own 30.2	43.8%	47.5%	3.94	29.5%	7.2%	23.0%	20.9%
93	Rice	Conference USA	1.76	own 28.0	47.0%	50.0%	4.04	26.1%	13.4%	26.1%	26.1%
94	Ball State	Mid-American	1.74	own 28.5	45.1%	42.1%	4.18	24.1%	9.0%	20.3%	21.1%
95	NC State	ACC	1.74	own 31.6	41.9%	49.3%	3.52	36.4%	5.7%	17.1%	17.1%
96	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	1.73	own 31.5	42.9%	40.7%	4.28	31.4%	10.0%	20.0%	19.3%
97	Nebraska	Big Ten	1.72	own 26.0	40.1%	37.3%	4.77	37.3%	10.3%	23.0%	15.9%
98	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	1.71	own 31.4	40.9%	43.4%	3.93	31.8%	10.1%	19.4%	11.6%
99	Akron	Mid-American	1.70	own 28.1	45.7%	46.0%	3.95	25.8%	6.5%	21.8%	18.6%
100	Temple	American Athletic	1.68	own 27.0	44.0%	43.9%	3.96	31.7%	8.9%	20.3%	26.0%
101	Stanford	Pac-12	1.66	own 24.1	43.5%	44.6%	3.98	29.8%	9.9%	19.0%	19.8%
102	Vanderbilt	SEC	1.65	own 29.1	43.9%	45.5%	4.00	30.1%	8.1%	23.6%	24.4%
103	Kentucky	SEC	1.64	own 28.3	45.6%	48.8%	3.67	21.1%	8.9%	21.1%	14.6%
104	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	1.64	own 28.4	35.6%	38.3%	4.33	41.4%	8.6%	18.8%	11.7%
105	Central Michigan	Mid-American	1.63	own 29.0	43.0%	44.4%	4.10	28.6%	9.0%	24.1%	24.1%
106	San Diego State	Mountain West	1.61	own 30.0	40.2%	44.3%	3.64	38.2%	7.6%	16.8%	19.9%
107	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	1.57	own 27.6	42.0%	41.8%	3.91	33.6%	14.2%	20.2%	19.4%
108	Wyoming	Mountain West	1.53	own 27.6	39.4%	37.8%	4.24	35.6%	11.8%	17.8%	14.1%
109	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	1.48	own 27.6	42.0%	40.0%	4.42	32.5%	10.8%	22.5%	15.8%
110	Iowa State	Big 12	1.47	own 29.7	44.0%	46.5%	3.40	24.8%	6.2%	18.6%	22.5%
111	Bowling Green	Mid-American	1.46	own 29.8	43.2%	41.2%	3.66	30.9%	8.1%	19.1%	20.6%
112	Marshall	Sun Belt	1.45	own 31.0	41.9%	44.7%	3.37	31.9%	9.2%	18.4%	18.4%
113	Miami	ACC	1.44	own 27.1	44.4%	43.5%	3.61	22.6%	5.7%	16.9%	28.2%
114	Texas State	Sun Belt	1.44	own 26.9	38.1%	38.2%	4.08	30.5%	6.9%	18.3%	17.6%
115	Hawai'i	Mountain West	1.38	own 27.9	44.5%	44.8%	3.78	29.1%	9.7%	19.4%	17.2%
116	Indiana	Big Ten	1.35	own 26.9	37.2%	37.2%	4.02	36.5%	6.2%	17.2%	18.6%
117	UConn	FBS Independents	1.34	own 29.6	36.8%	37.8%	4.14	34.1%	8.2%	18.5%	19.3%
118	Virginia Tech	ACC	1.30	own 28.0	36.4%	36.9%	3.73	34.4%	8.2%	17.2%	15.6%
119	Iowa	Big Ten	1.30	own 30.9	35.0%	32.1%	4.21	34.3%	8.2%	14.2%	16.4%
120	Boston College	ACC	1.29	own 26.3	34.1%	35.6%	3.64	40.2%	9.1%	15.9%	25.0%
121	Colorado	Pac-12	1.23	own 27.5	36.9%	34.8%	3.91	37.9%	6.1%	15.9%	25.8%
122	Georgia Tech	ACC	1.22	own 25.9	38.6%	38.5%	3.44	34.6%	6.9%	15.4%	16.9%
123	Nevada	Mountain West	1.21	own 28.6	37.7%	36.9%	3.90	30.8%	6.2%	16.9%	16.9%
124	Western Michigan	Mid-American	1.16	own 28.5	35.2%	38.8%	3.12	35.8%	4.5%	13.4%	22.4%
125	Northwestern	Big Ten	1.07	own 26.8	41.3%	37.2%	3.20	30.6%	3.3%	14.9%	30.6%
126	Virginia	ACC	1.06	own 30.2	39.3%	45.5%	2.76	31.8%	3.6%	13.6%	21.8%
127	Florida International	Conference USA	1.03	own 27.4	37.1%	34.4%	3.51	34.4%	6.9%	15.3%	22.9%
128	Colorado State	Mountain West	0.97	own 30.0	36.5%	42.4%	2.58	31.4%	11.0%	12.7%	22.9%
129	Massachusetts	FBS Independents	0.87	own 26.9	32.6%	31.3%	3.12	41.8%	3.0%	10.4%	21.6%
130	Rutgers	Big Ten	0.77	own 27.5	30.7%	30.4%	3.26	40.0%	4.0%	10.4%	18.4%
131	New Mexico	Mountain West	0.56	own 28.2	27.0%	27.6%	2.83	46.5%	3.1%	7.1%	11.8%

What counts as a drive

211,555 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.