Final list! Below is a look at teams and their defensive run-pass ratios, i.e. what opponents run against a given team. The "Adjusted" part is exactly the same as with the offensive list below.
This list should probably be a bit adjusted for opponent -- it isn't a surprise to see multiple Big 12 teams at the bottom of this list -- but it is still rather telling. For instance, despite Big 12 teams' predilection toward the pass, teams are still choosing to run and run and run against Texas Tech. That probably says something, eh?
Offense | Std. Downs Run% |
Rk | Pass. Downs Run% |
Rk | SD-to-PD Diff |
Adj. Run% |
Rk |
Indiana | 73.2% | 1 | 38.1% | 24 | -23 | 62.5% | 1 |
Buffalo | 71.7% | 2 | 40.3% | 11 | -9 | 62.0% | 2 |
San Diego State | 71.1% | 3 | 41.0% | 5 | -2 | 61.9% | 3 |
Akron | 70.5% | 5 | 42.1% | 3 | 2 | 61.8% | 4 |
New Mexico | 70.5% | 4 | 40.1% | 13 | -9 | 61.2% | 5 |
Wyoming | 69.9% | 6 | 41.3% | 4 | 2 | 61.1% | 6 |
Texas Tech | 69.2% | 9 | 40.6% | 7 | 2 | 60.4% | 7 |
Air Force | 69.7% | 8 | 39.2% | 18 | -10 | 60.3% | 8 |
Middle Tennessee | 69.8% | 7 | 38.3% | 23 | -16 | 60.1% | 9 |
Miami (Ohio) |
69.0% | 10 | 37.3% | 29 | -19 | 59.3% | 10 |
Maryland | 67.9% | 13 | 38.8% | 19 | -6 | 59.0% | 11 |
Army | 66.0% | 18 | 42.2% | 2 | 16 | 58.7% | 12 |
Kentucky | 66.2% | 16 | 40.4% | 10 | 6 | 58.2% | 13 |
Purdue | 67.2% | 14 | 35.8% | 38 | -24 | 57.5% | 14 |
Northwestern | 64.7% | 24 | 39.7% | 15 | 9 | 57.0% | 15 |
Wisconsin | 64.3% | 26 | 40.6% | 7 | 19 | 57.0% | 16 |
Colorado State | 68.2% | 12 | 31.6% | 67 | -55 | 57.0% | 17 |
Florida Atlantic | 66.1% | 17 | 35.5% | 40 | -23 | 56.7% | 18 |
Ball State | 65.4% | 19 | 36.2% | 36 | -17 | 56.4% | 19 |
Ole Miss | 64.8% | 23 | 37.4% | 27 | -4 | 56.4% | 20 |
Iowa State | 66.9% | 15 | 32.0% | 63 | -48 | 56.2% | 21 |
Florida | 64.0% | 28 | 38.4% | 20 | 8 | 56.2% | 22 |
Auburn | 65.2% | 21 | 35.6% | 39 | -18 | 56.1% | 23 |
Clemson | 63.4% | 32 | 39.7% | 16 | 16 | 56.1% | 24 |
San Jose State | 64.5% | 25 | 37.0% | 33 | -8 | 56.0% | 25 |
Full list after the jump.
Offense | Std. Downs Run% |
Rk | Pass. Downs Run% |
Rk | SD-to-PD Diff |
Adj. Run% |
Rk |
Northern Illinois | 63.4% | 31 | 37.4% | 26 | 5 | 55.4% | 26 |
Western Michigan | 60.2% | 51 | 44.6% | 1 | 50 | 55.4% | 27 |
Georgia Tech | 64.9% | 22 | 33.6% | 50 | -28 | 55.3% | 28 |
Nebraska | 68.2% | 11 | 26.1% | 111 | -100 | 55.3% | 29 |
Tennessee | 61.9% | 41 | 40.2% | 12 | 29 | 55.2% | 30 |
Illinois | 63.2% | 33 | 37.3% | 30 | 3 | 55.2% | 31 |
Central Michigan | 65.4% | 20 | 32.3% | 60 | -40 | 55.2% | 32 |
Miami | 61.5% | 43 | 40.6% | 9 | 34 | 55.1% | 33 |
Oregon State | 62.6% | 36 | 37.9% | 25 | 11 | 55.0% | 34 |
Rutgers | 64.0% | 29 | 33.0% | 54 | -25 | 54.5% | 35 |
Troy | 62.1% | 40 | 37.2% | 32 | 8 | 54.4% | 36 |
Bowling Green | 62.3% | 38 | 36.3% | 35 | 3 | 54.3% | 37 |
Mississippi State | 61.7% | 42 | 37.4% | 28 | 14 | 54.2% | 38 |
Minnesota | 60.0% | 56 | 39.8% | 14 | 42 | 53.8% | 39 |
East Carolina | 63.4% | 30 | 31.1% | 75 | -45 | 53.5% | 40 |
Offense | Std. Downs Run% |
Rk | Pass. Downs Run% |
Rk | SD-to-PD Diff |
Adj. Run% |
Rk |
Houston | 62.1% | 39 | 33.3% | 53 | -14 | 53.3% | 41 |
Kansas | 62.3% | 37 | 32.8% | 58 | -21 | 53.3% | 42 |
Boise State | 62.7% | 34 | 31.6% | 68 | -34 | 53.2% | 43 |
Fresno State | 62.7% | 35 | 31.2% | 72 | -37 | 53.0% | 44 |
Vanderbilt | 61.2% | 44 | 34.1% | 44 | 0 | 52.9% | 45 |
Notre Dame | 59.3% | 62 | 38.4% | 22 | 40 | 52.9% | 46 |
Navy | 64.1% | 27 | 27.5% | 106 | -79 | 52.9% | 47 |
Iowa | 60.2% | 50 | 36.1% | 37 | 13 | 52.8% | 48 |
Michigan State | 58.5% | 68 | 39.5% | 17 | 51 | 52.7% | 49 |
South Carolina | 61.0% | 45 | 33.8% | 48 | -3 | 52.6% | 50 |
Duke | 60.7% | 46 | 33.8% | 47 | -1 | 52.4% | 51 |
Penn State | 60.0% | 54 | 34.8% | 42 | 12 | 52.3% | 52 |
Arkansas | 59.1% | 63 | 36.6% | 34 | 29 | 52.2% | 53 |
UNLV | 60.3% | 49 | 33.9% | 46 | 3 | 52.2% | 54 |
UCLA | 59.8% | 57 | 32.8% | 57 | 0 | 51.5% | 55 |
Arizona | 56.1% | 84 | 40.9% | 6 | 78 | 51.4% | 56 |
Ohio | 59.6% | 59 | 32.7% | 59 | 0 | 51.4% | 57 |
Tulane | 56.8% | 79 | 38.4% | 21 | 58 | 51.2% | 58 |
Ohio State | 60.0% | 54 | 31.2% | 73 | -19 | 51.2% | 59 |
Rice | 58.6% | 67 | 33.7% | 49 | 18 | 51.0% | 60 |
Offense | Std. Downs Run% |
Rk | Pass. Downs Run% |
Rk | SD-to-PD Diff |
Adj. Run% |
Rk |
Baylor | 59.8% | 58 | 31.0% | 77 | -19 | 51.0% | 61 |
California | 60.2% | 53 | 30.1% | 85 | -32 | 50.9% | 62 |
Florida State | 60.3% | 48 | 29.4% | 92 | -44 | 50.8% | 63 |
Washington State | 58.3% | 69 | 33.5% | 52 | 17 | 50.7% | 64 |
SMU | 59.3% | 61 | 31.1% | 76 | -15 | 50.6% | 65 |
NC State | 60.5% | 47 | 28.3% | 103 | -56 | 50.6% | 66 |
Boston College | 57.2% | 77 | 34.7% | 43 | 34 | 50.3% | 67 |
Marshall | 57.4% | 74 | 33.6% | 51 | 23 | 50.1% | 68 |
Kent State | 58.9% | 65 | 30.0% | 87 | -22 | 50.0% | 69 |
TCU | 58.9% | 66 | 30.0% | 86 | -20 | 50.0% | 70 |
Virginia | 59.1% | 64 | 29.3% | 93 | -29 | 50.0% | 71 |
Louisville | 58.2% | 70 | 31.1% | 74 | -4 | 49.9% | 72 |
LSU | 58.2% | 71 | 30.4% | 83 | -12 | 49.6% | 73 |
New Mexico State | 57.1% | 78 | 32.9% | 56 | 22 | 49.6% | 74 |
Florida International | 56.3% | 83 | 33.9% | 45 | 38 | 49.5% | 75 |
UL-Lafayette | 59.3% | 60 | 26.8% | 109 | -49 | 49.3% | 76 |
West Virginia | 55.6% | 90 | 35.0% | 41 | 49 | 49.3% | 77 |
BYU | 57.3% | 75 | 30.5% | 80 | -5 | 49.1% | 78 |
Virginia Tech | 60.2% | 52 | 23.6% | 118 | -66 | 48.9% | 79 |
Tulsa | 56.4% | 80 | 31.4% | 70 | 10 | 48.7% | 80 |
Offense | Std. Downs Run% |
Rk | Pass. Downs Run% |
Rk | SD-to-PD Diff |
Adj. Run% |
Rk |
Western Kentucky | 58.1% | 72 | 27.7% | 105 | -33 | 48.7% | 81 |
UAB | 57.5% | 73 | 28.9% | 98 | -25 | 48.7% | 82 |
Michigan | 55.6% | 91 | 33.0% | 55 | 36 | 48.6% | 83 |
Oklahoma State | 56.0% | 85 | 31.9% | 64 | 21 | 48.6% | 84 |
Alabama | 55.5% | 94 | 32.2% | 61 | 33 | 48.3% | 85 |
Eastern Michigan | 56.0% | 86 | 30.1% | 84 | 2 | 48.0% | 86 |
Memphis | 52.7% | 108 | 37.3% | 30 | 78 | 48.0% | 87 |
Arizona State | 55.1% | 97 | 31.8% | 65 | 32 | 47.9% | 88 |
Syracuse | 55.5% | 93 | 30.9% | 78 | 15 | 47.9% | 89 |
Arkansas State | 56.4% | 82 | 28.8% | 99 | -17 | 47.9% | 90 |
Wake Forest | 56.4% | 81 | 28.5% | 102 | -21 | 47.8% | 91 |
Temple | 55.4% | 95 | 30.4% | 82 | 13 | 47.7% | 92 |
Hawaii | 55.8% | 88 | 29.5% | 91 | -3 | 47.7% | 93 |
UTEP | 56.0% | 87 | 29.0% | 95 | -8 | 47.7% | 94 |
Nevada | 57.3% | 76 | 26.0% | 112 | -36 | 47.7% | 95 |
Missouri | 55.6% | 89 | 29.0% | 95 | -6 | 47.5% | 96 |
Georgia | 55.3% | 96 | 29.8% | 90 | 6 | 47.4% | 97 |
Southern Miss | 55.0% | 98 | 29.1% | 94 | 4 | 47.1% | 98 |
Colorado | 53.8% | 106 | 31.5% | 69 | 37 | 46.9% | 99 |
Oregon | 54.8% | 100 | 28.6% | 101 | -1 | 46.7% | 100 |
Offense | Std. Downs Run% |
Rk | Pass. Downs Run% |
Rk | SD-to-PD Diff |
Adj. Run% |
Rk |
Central Florida | 53.9% | 105 | 30.6% | 79 | 26 | 46.7% | 101 |
Idaho | 53.2% | 107 | 32.1% | 62 | 45 | 46.7% | 102 |
Toledo | 55.5% | 92 | 26.6% | 110 | -18 | 46.6% | 103 |
North Carolina | 54.0% | 104 | 29.9% | 88 | 16 | 46.6% | 104 |
Oklahoma | 54.1% | 103 | 29.0% | 97 | 6 | 46.4% | 105 |
Utah State | 54.9% | 99 | 27.2% | 108 | -9 | 46.4% | 106 |
Pittsburgh | 54.3% | 102 | 27.7% | 104 | -2 | 46.2% | 107 |
Utah | 51.1% | 111 | 31.8% | 66 | 45 | 45.1% | 108 |
South Florida | 51.7% | 110 | 28.8% | 100 | 10 | 44.6% | 109 |
UL-Monroe | 52.7% | 109 | 24.5% | 115 | -6 | 44.1% | 110 |
North Texas | 49.9% | 113 | 29.8% | 89 | 24 | 43.7% | 111 |
Washington | 49.5% | 115 | 30.5% | 81 | 34 | 43.6% | 112 |
Cincinnati | 54.3% | 101 | 19.0% | 120 | -19 | 43.5% | 113 |
Texas A&M | 48.8% | 117 | 31.3% | 71 | 46 | 43.4% | 114 |
Connecticut | 49.9% | 114 | 27.5% | 107 | 7 | 43.0% | 115 |
Texas | 50.1% | 112 | 23.9% | 116 | -4 | 42.1% | 116 |
Louisiana Tech | 49.0% | 116 | 25.5% | 114 | 2 | 41.8% | 117 |
Stanford | 48.8% | 118 | 25.8% | 113 | 5 | 41.7% | 118 |
Kansas State | 48.7% | 119 | 23.8% | 117 | 2 | 41.1% | 119 |
USC | 48.2% | 120 | 22.0% | 119 | 1 | 40.1% | 120 |