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 = -0.35(r² = 0.12)

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	3.71	own 32.9	95.1%	69.5%	5.33	17.7%	32.3%	48.8%	12.8%
2	UCF	American Athletic	3.35	own 35.5	69.9%	66.2%	5.13	19.9%	25.2%	45.7%	15.2%
3	Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	3.35	own 33.8	65.9%	61.0%	5.51	20.8%	19.5%	44.2%	14.3%
4	Memphis	American Athletic	3.30	own 32.2	62.6%	64.5%	5.13	19.7%	25.7%	44.7%	14.5%
5	Oklahoma State	Big 12	3.28	own 30.7	67.1%	68.9%	4.95	16.5%	26.2%	43.3%	12.8%
6	Penn State	Big Ten	3.25	own 37.4	70.3%	63.7%	5.10	22.9%	21.7%	44.0%	11.5%
7	Ohio State	Big Ten	3.24	own 31.3	62.4%	62.1%	5.35	23.1%	24.3%	43.8%	13.0%
8	Army	FBS Independents	3.19	own 32.1	71.1%	64.9%	5.03	14.9%	13.8%	45.7%	18.1%
9	Washington	Pac-12	3.09	own 35.4	62.1%	62.2%	4.97	23.6%	17.3%	40.2%	11.0%
10	Alabama	SEC	2.99	own 35.1	59.7%	62.3%	4.82	24.7%	15.1%	38.4%	6.9%
11	Ohio	Mid-American	2.98	own 34.7	59.5%	57.7%	5.19	29.9%	16.1%	38.7%	13.9%
12	Georgia	SEC	2.98	own 33.0	56.5%	54.8%	5.51	28.7%	19.8%	38.2%	10.2%
13	Louisville	ACC	2.94	own 27.2	59.6%	61.3%	4.95	25.4%	23.9%	39.4%	19.7%
14	Arizona	Pac-12	2.93	own 31.4	60.0%	59.7%	5.08	24.2%	24.2%	39.6%	16.8%
15	Stanford	Pac-12	2.89	own 34.9	58.7%	57.4%	5.12	27.7%	20.3%	36.5%	8.8%
16	Navy	American Athletic	2.88	own 34.1	63.1%	58.7%	4.91	19.1%	11.1%	38.1%	22.2%
17	Toledo	Mid-American	2.79	own 37.4	62.6%	63.5%	4.46	20.8%	17.6%	34.6%	15.1%
18	South Florida	American Athletic	2.78	own 33.0	57.1%	59.3%	4.68	24.7%	16.0%	34.0%	12.0%
19	Colorado State	Mountain West	2.76	own 30.7	63.2%	59.1%	4.84	15.3%	18.3%	36.5%	17.5%
20	North Texas	Conference USA	2.67	own 32.7	57.3%	56.6%	4.74	25.7%	12.5%	34.2%	19.7%
21	SMU	American Athletic	2.62	own 34.3	60.7%	56.5%	4.87	24.0%	16.2%	35.7%	14.3%
22	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	2.58	own 30.7	56.8%	54.1%	4.85	25.2%	18.2%	34.6%	15.1%
23	Auburn	SEC	2.54	own 32.1	80.0%	59.5%	4.50	20.3%	19.6%	32.0%	13.7%
24	San Diego State	Mountain West	2.54	own 31.3	54.0%	57.6%	4.50	26.4%	13.6%	33.6%	10.4%
25	USC	Pac-12	2.52	own 30.2	57.8%	58.3%	4.40	21.5%	16.0%	33.7%	22.7%
26	Wisconsin	Big Ten	2.51	own 34.1	58.8%	52.9%	5.00	26.5%	12.3%	34.2%	15.5%
27	App State	Sun Belt	2.50	own 36.3	55.8%	56.6%	4.41	28.0%	14.0%	31.5%	18.2%
28	Missouri	SEC	2.49	own 31.5	58.6%	52.3%	4.90	28.9%	20.1%	32.9%	16.8%
29	Boise State	Mountain West	2.45	own 34.7	58.1%	58.4%	4.37	22.4%	12.4%	32.3%	11.8%
30	Air Force	Mountain West	2.44	own 26.8	51.9%	49.6%	5.17	22.2%	10.3%	33.3%	23.1%
31	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	2.44	own 34.5	66.8%	56.5%	4.41	25.9%	19.1%	33.3%	17.0%
32	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	2.44	own 37.3	64.9%	61.6%	3.98	21.9%	16.6%	31.8%	20.5%
33	UNLV	Mountain West	2.43	own 29.6	55.3%	56.6%	4.33	22.9%	12.3%	28.7%	14.8%
34	Wake Forest	ACC	2.41	own 32.1	53.9%	52.5%	4.68	30.6%	13.8%	30.0%	11.9%
35	Arizona State	Pac-12	2.40	own 28.7	52.8%	50.3%	4.95	29.0%	11.6%	30.3%	13.6%
36	Iowa State	Big 12	2.40	own 32.3	53.7%	56.7%	4.22	31.3%	9.7%	29.1%	9.7%
37	NC State	ACC	2.40	own 32.0	60.5%	59.0%	4.26	25.2%	11.5%	33.1%	15.1%
38	Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	2.38	own 31.3	54.0%	56.1%	4.34	24.6%	9.2%	26.9%	10.8%
39	UCLA	Pac-12	2.36	own 28.2	53.4%	52.9%	4.83	27.4%	20.4%	31.9%	17.8%
40	Clemson	ACC	2.36	own 33.0	54.8%	49.0%	4.91	25.2%	11.0%	31.6%	13.6%
41	Tulane	American Athletic	2.36	own 29.5	52.2%	49.1%	4.81	25.9%	13.9%	31.5%	13.9%
42	TCU	Big 12	2.35	own 30.8	50.5%	51.3%	4.70	27.9%	11.7%	30.5%	14.3%
43	Buffalo	Mid-American	2.35	own 34.7	61.2%	53.8%	4.36	23.8%	16.2%	29.2%	13.1%
44	Kansas State	Big 12	2.34	own 37.6	52.1%	53.3%	4.39	30.4%	16.3%	27.4%	12.6%
45	Ole Miss	SEC	2.33	own 30.2	50.6%	51.8%	4.79	28.8%	19.4%	30.2%	13.7%
46	Mississippi State	SEC	2.31	own 32.8	54.8%	52.5%	4.58	24.1%	8.0%	30.7%	21.9%
47	LSU	SEC	2.31	own 30.7	64.4%	61.1%	3.77	22.9%	17.6%	28.2%	13.0%
48	West Virginia	Big 12	2.27	own 29.3	50.5%	47.1%	4.82	28.4%	16.8%	29.7%	16.1%
49	Houston	American Athletic	2.24	own 32.2	67.9%	51.1%	4.49	24.8%	9.9%	29.1%	19.1%
50	Utah	Pac-12	2.24	own 31.2	50.8%	50.3%	4.54	23.1%	8.4%	25.2%	18.9%
51	Texas Tech	Big 12	2.23	own 30.2	54.1%	54.5%	4.18	27.3%	14.9%	30.5%	15.6%
52	UAB	Conference USA	2.20	own 32.5	50.5%	48.2%	4.68	33.6%	13.1%	28.5%	13.9%
53	Oregon	Pac-12	2.19	own 33.4	53.0%	45.1%	5.16	29.4%	15.0%	30.7%	20.9%
54	Troy	Sun Belt	2.19	own 32.5	51.8%	52.8%	4.28	29.9%	15.0%	30.7%	15.8%
55	Florida International	Conference USA	2.18	own 30.5	52.3%	50.4%	4.36	23.4%	12.4%	27.0%	21.9%
56	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	2.18	own 32.0	49.7%	49.6%	4.40	24.8%	14.1%	27.3%	14.9%
57	Massachusetts	FBS Independents	2.17	own 33.2	52.2%	48.9%	4.65	30.2%	13.0%	28.8%	15.1%
58	Iowa	Big Ten	2.17	own 31.2	42.8%	46.4%	4.70	39.2%	11.1%	28.1%	15.7%
59	Western Michigan	Mid-American	2.17	own 39.4	54.4%	52.1%	4.26	28.9%	9.2%	27.5%	15.5%
60	Georgia Tech	ACC	2.13	own 31.9	54.7%	47.4%	4.78	31.0%	11.2%	30.2%	20.7%
61	Arkansas	SEC	2.13	own 31.6	52.3%	46.8%	4.78	32.5%	11.1%	28.6%	15.9%
62	Tulsa	American Athletic	2.12	own 30.3	54.5%	48.2%	4.50	23.4%	17.0%	29.1%	14.9%
63	Northwestern	Big Ten	2.12	own 30.7	50.6%	50.3%	4.40	27.6%	10.4%	28.2%	19.0%
64	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	2.11	own 31.7	52.9%	52.8%	4.19	26.1%	10.6%	28.9%	21.1%
65	Southern Miss	Conference USA	2.09	own 29.5	48.9%	44.9%	4.86	30.6%	9.5%	26.5%	15.7%
66	New Mexico State	Sun Belt	2.08	own 28.9	48.1%	48.9%	4.34	35.0%	12.8%	27.2%	17.2%
67	Michigan State	Big Ten	2.07	own 32.6	49.6%	51.7%	4.09	26.5%	11.3%	26.5%	15.9%
68	Louisiana	Sun Belt	2.06	own 33.7	54.1%	47.8%	4.55	25.0%	12.5%	27.9%	17.6%
69	California	Pac-12	2.06	own 30.3	47.4%	52.0%	3.96	29.9%	3.9%	24.4%	18.1%
70	Miami	ACC	2.05	own 33.3	46.8%	45.2%	4.54	29.3%	15.9%	25.5%	15.3%
71	Texas A&M	SEC	2.05	own 32.0	47.9%	44.9%	4.75	38.9%	12.6%	27.0%	14.4%
72	Nevada	Mountain West	2.05	own 31.2	52.8%	47.7%	4.53	26.6%	14.1%	28.1%	22.7%
73	Washington State	Pac-12	2.04	own 31.6	50.7%	50.3%	4.27	28.7%	8.9%	26.1%	20.4%
74	Virginia Tech	ACC	2.04	own 36.1	55.4%	55.1%	3.79	21.1%	9.5%	25.2%	17.0%
75	Fresno State	Mountain West	2.03	own 32.0	52.4%	49.6%	4.28	29.4%	8.4%	23.8%	10.5%
76	Marshall	Conference USA	2.03	own 31.6	51.4%	52.0%	3.99	24.0%	8.9%	26.7%	21.2%
77	Colorado	Pac-12	1.95	own 31.3	51.2%	51.2%	4.03	21.3%	10.2%	24.4%	16.5%
78	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	1.92	own 29.1	51.9%	46.5%	4.23	31.8%	14.0%	25.6%	15.5%
79	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	1.91	own 27.9	48.4%	49.7%	4.05	26.5%	14.6%	24.5%	19.2%
80	Kentucky	SEC	1.90	own 33.8	47.8%	47.4%	4.11	30.7%	11.7%	23.4%	11.7%
81	Temple	American Athletic	1.89	own 32.2	52.7%	50.7%	3.83	26.4%	11.4%	22.9%	21.4%
82	Vanderbilt	SEC	1.89	own 28.5	45.1%	40.5%	4.98	34.1%	14.3%	27.8%	19.1%
83	East Carolina	American Athletic	1.89	own 26.8	50.3%	54.1%	3.88	26.3%	8.3%	25.6%	16.5%
84	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	1.87	own 32.0	49.2%	49.0%	3.92	31.8%	11.3%	23.2%	17.2%
85	Central Michigan	Mid-American	1.86	own 30.3	44.8%	42.3%	4.64	38.0%	14.7%	27.6%	17.2%
86	Texas	Big 12	1.86	own 33.6	46.9%	50.0%	3.72	35.6%	8.6%	24.7%	17.2%
87	South Carolina	SEC	1.86	own 31.9	44.6%	50.0%	3.82	31.8%	9.8%	22.7%	16.7%
88	Bowling Green	Mid-American	1.84	own 32.2	46.8%	47.4%	4.20	27.7%	10.2%	24.1%	21.2%
89	Florida State	ACC	1.81	own 33.8	49.5%	45.6%	3.97	33.3%	8.0%	21.0%	17.4%
90	Purdue	Big Ten	1.79	own 30.2	45.5%	45.0%	4.12	29.1%	8.6%	22.5%	15.9%
91	UConn	American Athletic	1.78	own 29.4	51.6%	51.4%	3.46	31.2%	11.6%	22.5%	21.7%
92	Nebraska	Big Ten	1.78	own 30.6	49.0%	47.5%	4.09	33.3%	13.5%	25.5%	19.9%
93	Syracuse	ACC	1.77	own 32.1	55.7%	50.0%	3.66	24.7%	11.0%	20.5%	22.6%
94	Minnesota	Big Ten	1.76	own 31.3	49.0%	43.7%	4.03	33.3%	8.2%	21.5%	14.8%
95	Pittsburgh	ACC	1.76	own 28.6	47.8%	43.2%	4.37	35.2%	7.2%	23.2%	16.0%
96	Duke	ACC	1.75	own 31.8	48.1%	47.5%	3.90	28.7%	7.0%	21.7%	18.9%
97	Hawai'i	Mountain West	1.75	own 27.6	50.0%	47.1%	3.84	29.4%	10.1%	24.4%	22.7%
98	Boston College	ACC	1.74	own 35.1	47.0%	46.0%	3.90	28.4%	8.5%	22.7%	21.6%
99	Michigan	Big Ten	1.73	own 34.6	41.5%	39.8%	4.67	32.9%	10.6%	21.7%	15.5%
100	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	1.71	own 32.4	41.3%	39.7%	4.44	38.2%	6.1%	20.6%	17.6%
101	Northern Illinois	Mid-American	1.70	own 31.8	41.2%	45.1%	3.88	38.3%	11.7%	23.5%	17.3%
102	UTSA	Conference USA	1.69	own 29.4	50.7%	54.8%	3.09	22.1%	7.7%	17.3%	17.3%
103	Florida	SEC	1.69	own 28.7	40.0%	35.9%	5.00	33.6%	7.0%	20.3%	14.1%
104	Baylor	Big 12	1.66	own 29.6	45.8%	47.2%	3.72	27.1%	11.1%	19.4%	24.3%
105	Indiana	Big Ten	1.64	own 29.8	44.2%	38.2%	4.41	35.5%	5.9%	21.1%	16.4%
106	Idaho	Sun Belt	1.59	own 32.5	50.7%	43.0%	3.84	27.3%	10.9%	19.5%	21.1%
107	Oregon State	Pac-12	1.59	own 29.2	45.8%	44.1%	3.89	36.2%	5.5%	20.5%	19.7%
108	Wyoming	Mountain West	1.58	own 34.4	39.5%	41.0%	3.86	39.6%	7.6%	18.8%	12.5%
109	Cincinnati	American Athletic	1.57	own 28.3	47.1%	45.5%	3.86	32.5%	5.7%	21.9%	16.3%
110	Utah State	Mountain West	1.56	own 33.2	45.0%	40.5%	4.35	31.3%	9.2%	22.1%	14.7%
111	Akron	Mid-American	1.55	own 31.4	40.6%	37.7%	4.24	38.3%	7.8%	21.4%	15.6%
112	New Mexico	Mountain West	1.49	own 32.4	42.5%	41.2%	3.73	34.6%	11.0%	19.1%	22.8%
113	Old Dominion	Conference USA	1.45	own 30.6	41.6%	41.8%	3.63	37.3%	7.5%	17.2%	20.9%
114	Georgia State	Sun Belt	1.44	own 31.9	82.1%	46.0%	3.59	21.0%	10.0%	22.0%	14.0%
115	North Carolina	ACC	1.43	own 32.8	42.7%	39.6%	4.00	38.1%	7.9%	20.9%	18.0%
116	Maryland	Big Ten	1.41	own 31.1	41.5%	40.0%	4.23	29.2%	6.9%	21.5%	14.6%
117	South Alabama	Sun Belt	1.37	own 30.6	40.6%	38.5%	3.69	38.5%	7.4%	15.6%	20.7%
118	Tennessee	SEC	1.36	own 34.3	42.3%	38.1%	3.73	42.1%	8.7%	15.9%	16.7%
119	Rice	Conference USA	1.36	own 27.9	44.8%	38.4%	3.98	32.8%	9.6%	21.6%	26.4%
120	Texas State	Sun Belt	1.35	own 26.5	38.3%	39.5%	3.71	33.1%	10.5%	18.6%	17.7%
121	BYU	FBS Independents	1.34	own 30.3	43.2%	39.9%	3.66	31.6%	6.8%	17.3%	27.8%
122	Virginia	ACC	1.31	own 30.1	40.6%	42.7%	3.77	30.0%	8.0%	20.7%	20.0%
123	Kansas	Big 12	1.14	own 27.9	34.1%	30.7%	4.17	44.7%	5.3%	14.0%	18.7%
124	Illinois	Big Ten	1.13	own 31.2	38.4%	35.0%	3.38	41.3%	5.6%	14.0%	19.6%
125	Rutgers	Big Ten	1.03	own 32.6	33.6%	25.4%	4.28	49.2%	6.3%	13.5%	19.1%
126	Ball State	Mid-American	0.92	own 29.0	35.9%	35.5%	3.70	29.8%	5.7%	16.3%	18.4%
127	Charlotte	Conference USA	0.90	own 29.0	36.0%	30.4%	3.63	42.2%	8.2%	14.8%	14.1%
128	San José State	Mountain West	0.86	own 31.4	36.4%	33.3%	2.98	36.5%	3.8%	11.3%	26.4%
129	Kent State	Mid-American	0.75	own 33.0	30.7%	34.5%	2.60	41.0%	6.5%	10.1%	21.6%
130	UTEP	Conference USA	0.69	own 28.2	30.9%	25.9%	3.27	45.0%	6.1%	12.2%	20.6%

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.