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.

133 teams · dashed lines mark the league medianr = -0.32(r² = 0.10)

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	4.02	own 28.5	70.3%	71.5%	5.70	19.2%	25.4%	54.6%	8.5%
2	Georgia	SEC	3.90	own 29.7	69.8%	71.7%	5.44	16.5%	27.6%	49.6%	11.8%
3	LSU	SEC	3.86	own 28.3	70.6%	73.6%	5.25	14.9%	31.4%	51.2%	11.6%
4	Liberty	Conference USA	3.59	own 29.9	65.4%	66.2%	5.42	16.9%	21.6%	48.6%	18.2%
5	Michigan	Big Ten	3.42	own 35.1	60.3%	63.0%	5.42	24.0%	16.4%	43.8%	6.9%
6	USC	Pac-12	3.35	own 30.7	59.6%	58.9%	5.76	22.5%	25.2%	45.7%	13.9%
7	Washington	Pac-12	3.33	own 30.2	63.5%	69.7%	4.78	18.7%	23.2%	42.6%	13.6%
8	Memphis	American Athletic	3.18	own 33.8	93.7%	59.3%	5.36	23.0%	17.8%	42.2%	14.8%
9	Oklahoma	Big 12	3.16	own 29.6	62.4%	61.8%	5.25	15.1%	19.7%	43.4%	13.2%
10	Arizona	Pac-12	3.15	own 28.9	60.5%	62.1%	5.07	16.9%	18.6%	38.7%	12.1%
11	Kansas	Big 12	3.11	own 27.4	60.1%	64.7%	4.80	23.5%	18.5%	41.2%	18.5%
12	Kansas State	Big 12	3.07	own 31.5	57.8%	57.8%	5.41	25.9%	9.6%	41.5%	13.3%
13	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	3.02	own 30.2	57.1%	62.6%	4.99	22.9%	16.8%	39.7%	14.5%
14	Texas	Big 12	2.94	own 32.7	60.6%	66.7%	4.41	15.4%	18.6%	34.6%	17.9%
15	Texas A&M	SEC	2.94	own 36.8	60.8%	86.5%	3.42	16.7%	12.5%	35.4%	13.5%
16	Oregon State	Pac-12	2.92	own 27.6	56.6%	55.1%	5.35	17.0%	14.4%	38.1%	19.5%
17	Penn State	Big Ten	2.86	own 32.7	53.7%	57.0%	5.01	22.2%	10.4%	34.8%	9.6%
18	North Texas	American Athletic	2.84	own 27.4	57.4%	59.7%	4.76	19.4%	20.9%	35.8%	23.1%
19	South Alabama	Sun Belt	2.80	own 34.0	64.4%	58.5%	5.05	22.2%	15.6%	37.8%	17.0%
20	Alabama	SEC	2.80	own 31.5	50.5%	52.2%	5.36	29.0%	15.9%	34.1%	6.5%
21	Missouri	SEC	2.80	own 28.0	55.8%	55.5%	5.17	18.8%	18.0%	33.6%	7.8%
22	Ole Miss	SEC	2.78	own 29.0	53.6%	57.4%	4.85	23.3%	15.5%	34.1%	12.4%
23	SMU	American Athletic	2.76	own 30.7	57.4%	61.2%	4.67	20.4%	16.3%	34.7%	15.7%
24	Boise State	Mountain West	2.75	own 28.7	56.6%	58.5%	4.79	22.4%	17.7%	33.3%	12.9%
25	UCF	Big 12	2.71	own 25.8	59.3%	64.3%	4.30	19.8%	14.3%	36.5%	19.1%
26	UNLV	Mountain West	2.71	own 34.2	53.7%	57.7%	4.77	27.5%	15.4%	33.6%	16.1%
27	Florida State	ACC	2.70	own 28.9	50.7%	52.7%	5.23	26.4%	16.9%	34.5%	9.5%
28	TCU	Big 12	2.70	own 29.9	59.8%	64.0%	4.21	16.0%	13.6%	34.4%	22.4%
29	North Carolina	ACC	2.69	own 30.4	65.0%	59.9%	4.57	16.8%	18.3%	32.9%	19.7%
30	West Virginia	Big 12	2.69	own 30.7	54.7%	59.2%	4.53	20.8%	14.6%	33.1%	21.5%
31	Fresno State	Mountain West	2.66	own 31.0	52.8%	57.8%	4.63	22.7%	15.6%	32.0%	10.9%
32	Ohio State	Big Ten	2.64	own 28.7	56.6%	56.9%	4.64	21.1%	12.2%	32.5%	13.8%
33	James Madison	Sun Belt	2.64	own 32.0	53.4%	56.7%	4.67	27.0%	14.9%	34.0%	13.5%
34	Louisiana	Sun Belt	2.57	own 30.1	53.9%	55.1%	4.86	26.8%	15.0%	33.9%	15.8%
35	Tennessee	SEC	2.54	own 30.0	53.9%	54.3%	4.89	21.7%	14.0%	32.6%	10.8%
36	Miami	ACC	2.54	own 29.8	52.7%	53.8%	4.81	22.3%	13.1%	30.8%	19.2%
37	UTSA	American Athletic	2.53	own 30.0	52.3%	53.6%	4.89	21.9%	14.6%	33.8%	19.9%
38	Georgia Tech	ACC	2.52	own 29.7	53.6%	59.1%	4.53	22.0%	19.7%	33.3%	18.2%
39	San José State	Mountain West	2.51	own 35.8	62.8%	58.4%	4.78	16.0%	20.0%	36.8%	15.2%
40	Air Force	Mountain West	2.50	own 30.5	53.7%	57.3%	4.48	27.4%	18.8%	30.8%	17.1%
41	Texas State	Sun Belt	2.47	own 28.3	55.3%	54.4%	4.63	25.7%	19.9%	33.8%	19.9%
42	Virginia Tech	ACC	2.47	own 31.2	52.1%	57.3%	4.48	25.9%	14.7%	30.1%	14.7%
43	App State	Sun Belt	2.47	own 29.3	55.3%	53.4%	4.91	18.9%	16.2%	33.1%	19.6%
44	Kentucky	SEC	2.42	own 29.2	46.7%	47.6%	5.08	31.4%	21.0%	31.4%	18.6%
45	Toledo	Mid-American	2.41	own 30.0	51.5%	55.5%	4.62	32.1%	13.1%	32.9%	16.8%
46	New Mexico	Mountain West	2.41	own 24.4	50.4%	54.9%	4.50	25.7%	14.2%	31.9%	12.4%
47	Louisville	ACC	2.40	own 30.4	50.9%	55.2%	4.44	27.6%	13.8%	30.3%	16.6%
48	Troy	Sun Belt	2.40	own 30.3	52.1%	56.3%	4.26	22.9%	14.6%	29.2%	20.1%
49	UAB	American Athletic	2.37	own 28.8	54.5%	55.0%	4.41	23.3%	16.3%	31.8%	23.3%
50	Florida	SEC	2.36	own 27.9	50.3%	52.5%	4.63	22.5%	10.8%	28.3%	16.7%
51	Tulane	American Athletic	2.35	own 32.7	54.0%	57.8%	4.15	24.4%	13.3%	28.9%	19.3%
52	Maryland	Big Ten	2.35	own 32.0	51.3%	54.5%	4.63	24.2%	15.2%	31.8%	18.2%
53	New Mexico State	Conference USA	2.35	own 27.5	53.0%	53.6%	4.47	26.8%	12.3%	29.0%	17.4%
54	Northern Illinois	Mid-American	2.33	own 28.6	50.4%	50.8%	4.61	21.4%	15.1%	29.4%	16.7%
55	Iowa State	Big 12	2.31	own 33.2	63.5%	52.7%	4.58	25.9%	18.3%	28.2%	9.9%
56	Boston College	ACC	2.28	own 28.9	50.9%	49.2%	4.64	23.4%	10.5%	29.8%	21.8%
57	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	2.21	own 31.2	50.7%	56.3%	3.94	19.4%	14.6%	25.7%	25.7%
58	Duke	ACC	2.21	own 30.7	46.8%	46.4%	4.76	34.4%	11.2%	26.4%	14.4%
59	California	Pac-12	2.20	own 31.4	49.2%	51.0%	4.51	29.3%	13.6%	29.9%	25.9%
60	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	2.19	own 35.0	44.0%	84.5%	2.59	30.9%	11.8%	23.6%	15.4%
61	Oklahoma State	Big 12	2.19	own 30.9	51.2%	54.1%	4.22	22.9%	10.2%	26.1%	15.3%
62	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	2.17	own 27.6	48.4%	43.6%	5.33	25.7%	12.9%	31.4%	17.1%
63	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	2.16	own 27.8	53.7%	56.1%	4.06	21.9%	13.8%	27.6%	21.9%
64	Colorado	Pac-12	2.15	own 30.1	45.8%	46.9%	4.81	28.7%	11.2%	28.7%	9.8%
65	South Florida	American Athletic	2.13	own 28.9	51.1%	51.3%	4.33	23.7%	15.1%	28.9%	27.6%
66	Rice	American Athletic	2.13	own 28.4	47.0%	45.2%	5.16	32.6%	11.1%	31.1%	20.0%
67	Georgia State	Sun Belt	2.10	own 29.6	48.6%	50.4%	4.51	26.7%	12.6%	29.6%	16.3%
68	Ohio	Mid-American	2.10	own 30.7	52.0%	51.7%	4.07	25.4%	9.3%	25.4%	13.6%
69	Washington State	Pac-12	2.09	own 29.5	48.0%	51.6%	4.27	28.1%	13.3%	28.1%	22.7%
70	Wyoming	Mountain West	2.04	own 30.3	46.0%	44.8%	4.84	24.8%	8.0%	27.2%	8.0%
71	Bowling Green	Mid-American	2.02	own 35.1	45.6%	50.4%	4.23	25.2%	8.7%	27.6%	20.5%
72	Illinois	Big Ten	2.02	own 25.9	45.4%	43.6%	4.78	28.6%	15.0%	25.6%	21.8%
73	Utah State	Mountain West	2.01	own 27.9	46.2%	47.3%	4.35	31.3%	16.7%	26.0%	23.3%
74	Auburn	SEC	2.00	own 27.9	46.2%	44.1%	4.79	30.7%	10.2%	26.8%	18.1%
75	Minnesota	Big Ten	1.99	own 29.5	44.1%	48.6%	4.10	28.6%	8.6%	21.4%	12.1%
76	Texas Tech	Big 12	1.98	own 31.0	47.1%	48.6%	4.38	22.9%	11.4%	26.4%	21.4%
77	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	1.97	own 30.5	48.1%	50.6%	4.15	24.4%	12.8%	26.3%	17.9%
78	Central Michigan	Mid-American	1.95	own 28.8	44.9%	43.5%	4.61	27.4%	12.1%	26.6%	13.7%
79	Wisconsin	Big Ten	1.95	own 28.8	47.1%	45.3%	4.43	25.0%	8.1%	24.3%	18.9%
80	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	1.93	own 31.0	49.6%	52.9%	3.83	22.1%	16.2%	24.3%	19.1%
81	NC State	ACC	1.92	own 30.9	41.0%	41.5%	4.75	33.1%	9.9%	23.9%	14.8%
82	UCLA	Pac-12	1.92	own 29.8	51.9%	57.0%	3.46	24.4%	12.6%	27.4%	23.7%
83	South Carolina	SEC	1.90	own 31.1	48.7%	42.7%	4.58	30.6%	8.9%	24.2%	18.6%
84	Purdue	Big Ten	1.89	own 29.6	46.3%	50.0%	3.78	26.7%	10.3%	24.7%	21.2%
85	Clemson	ACC	1.87	own 33.3	47.0%	54.0%	3.54	24.7%	6.7%	24.0%	19.3%
86	Northwestern	Big Ten	1.87	own 30.3	40.1%	40.7%	4.71	31.1%	8.9%	23.0%	11.8%
87	Utah	Pac-12	1.86	own 30.0	46.5%	50.0%	3.97	26.5%	6.8%	23.5%	19.7%
88	Houston	Big 12	1.84	own 29.1	46.7%	48.8%	3.89	22.1%	11.8%	24.4%	25.2%
89	Stanford	Pac-12	1.84	own 27.2	44.0%	43.6%	4.22	24.6%	9.5%	19.8%	22.2%
90	Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	1.82	own 28.1	47.0%	45.2%	4.39	24.6%	11.9%	24.6%	22.2%
91	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	1.79	own 29.1	42.4%	44.1%	4.22	30.3%	13.1%	23.4%	18.6%
92	Hawai'i	Mountain West	1.78	own 29.7	52.0%	51.5%	3.46	28.7%	11.0%	22.8%	19.9%
93	Syracuse	ACC	1.77	own 28.2	39.2%	39.9%	4.47	34.6%	9.0%	22.6%	18.1%
94	Cincinnati	Big 12	1.77	own 25.5	48.8%	43.9%	4.17	23.4%	14.0%	20.6%	21.5%
95	Tulsa	American Athletic	1.77	own 28.2	44.1%	43.0%	4.36	34.4%	9.4%	21.1%	20.3%
96	Colorado State	Mountain West	1.73	own 25.5	43.6%	43.3%	4.13	29.9%	10.2%	21.3%	20.5%
97	Rutgers	Big Ten	1.68	own 29.9	44.6%	42.9%	3.92	31.9%	8.4%	21.9%	13.5%
98	Florida Atlantic	American Athletic	1.65	own 30.6	42.6%	44.4%	4.02	24.2%	8.1%	23.4%	23.4%
99	Sam Houston	Conference USA	1.65	own 29.5	40.2%	45.2%	3.66	33.1%	8.1%	20.2%	12.9%
100	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	1.65	own 28.3	45.0%	43.6%	4.26	26.3%	10.5%	23.3%	18.8%
101	Virginia	ACC	1.63	own 28.7	43.2%	43.0%	4.16	31.1%	9.6%	20.7%	19.3%
102	Indiana	Big Ten	1.60	own 27.8	42.3%	42.3%	3.96	32.5%	9.8%	21.1%	22.8%
103	Arkansas	SEC	1.60	own 27.5	40.1%	42.4%	4.30	32.8%	8.0%	19.2%	15.2%
104	Army	FBS Independents	1.59	own 31.2	48.4%	43.5%	3.65	29.3%	4.3%	18.5%	30.4%
105	Western Michigan	Mid-American	1.59	own 27.9	42.5%	43.0%	3.94	31.3%	8.6%	21.9%	23.4%
106	UTEP	Conference USA	1.58	own 27.9	46.0%	44.6%	3.67	25.6%	9.9%	19.8%	25.6%
107	San Diego State	Mountain West	1.57	own 30.9	44.8%	50.9%	3.36	25.0%	6.0%	18.1%	17.2%
108	Vanderbilt	SEC	1.56	own 29.3	42.4%	39.5%	4.51	28.2%	12.1%	23.4%	22.6%
109	Temple	American Athletic	1.54	own 26.1	46.2%	46.3%	3.58	31.7%	8.9%	21.9%	33.3%
110	Massachusetts	FBS Independents	1.54	own 26.2	45.1%	41.9%	4.48	29.8%	15.3%	23.4%	18.6%
111	Ball State	Mid-American	1.54	own 27.9	41.0%	41.1%	3.89	34.8%	6.3%	17.9%	17.9%
112	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	1.53	own 27.6	43.1%	51.1%	3.30	29.8%	6.1%	20.6%	17.6%
113	Baylor	Big 12	1.53	own 29.2	45.7%	53.4%	3.08	20.7%	8.6%	18.1%	30.2%
114	Nebraska	Big Ten	1.52	own 28.6	41.2%	38.4%	4.10	30.8%	6.8%	19.6%	24.8%
115	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	1.47	own 30.8	39.4%	38.9%	4.00	38.2%	6.9%	18.3%	17.6%
116	Mississippi State	SEC	1.45	own 30.9	40.2%	39.5%	4.11	34.4%	10.1%	18.5%	17.6%
117	Arizona State	Pac-12	1.44	own 26.0	39.8%	39.8%	3.61	31.7%	8.1%	17.9%	30.1%
118	Buffalo	Mid-American	1.44	own 29.9	39.7%	38.9%	3.82	29.0%	3.8%	18.3%	28.2%
119	Wake Forest	ACC	1.39	own 30.7	44.2%	48.4%	3.10	28.7%	9.0%	18.0%	22.9%
120	Marshall	Sun Belt	1.38	own 27.8	41.3%	43.1%	3.73	31.4%	12.4%	19.6%	24.8%
121	Charlotte	American Athletic	1.37	own 30.3	39.1%	41.2%	3.33	30.3%	7.6%	16.8%	24.4%
122	Florida International	Conference USA	1.35	own 26.9	52.9%	34.1%	4.45	39.1%	10.9%	18.8%	21.0%
123	Navy	American Athletic	1.30	own 33.8	44.6%	41.1%	3.29	37.9%	5.7%	18.6%	12.9%
124	BYU	Big 12	1.29	own 29.3	37.8%	38.8%	4.02	35.7%	6.2%	19.4%	20.2%
125	Akron	Mid-American	1.27	own 28.6	35.0%	37.2%	3.58	35.5%	5.0%	16.5%	20.7%
126	UConn	FBS Independents	1.24	own 27.8	42.8%	42.3%	3.48	30.1%	7.3%	18.7%	18.7%
127	Nevada	Mountain West	1.24	own 27.0	37.9%	39.4%	3.30	33.9%	10.2%	15.8%	17.3%
128	Pittsburgh	ACC	1.17	own 26.3	36.0%	36.0%	3.87	34.4%	10.4%	16.8%	22.4%
129	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	1.16	own 31.1	43.0%	44.5%	2.98	40.6%	7.8%	15.6%	23.4%
130	Kent State	Mid-American	1.12	own 28.0	33.5%	31.9%	3.68	37.0%	7.6%	11.8%	16.0%
131	Iowa	Big Ten	1.07	own 30.0	32.8%	34.5%	3.35	42.9%	5.9%	11.9%	15.5%
132	Michigan State	Big Ten	0.94	own 27.0	33.9%	35.2%	3.14	37.6%	3.2%	12.0%	20.0%
133	East Carolina	American Athletic	0.90	own 29.5	32.0%	36.6%	3.04	41.0%	3.0%	10.4%	23.1%

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.