2017 Scoring Margin by Possession
The table below outlines each FBS team's frequency of scoring margins by possession over the course of its games against other FBS opponents. Teams are ranked by average scoring margin (Mar) at the conclusion of non-garbage time. The remaining columns indicate the percentage of non-garbage drives played in which the team led by 25+ points (W25), led by 17+ points (W17), led by 9+ points (W9), led by 1+ points (W1), was tied with its opponent (Tied), trailed by 1+ points (L1), trailed by 9+ points (L9), trailed by 17+ points (L17), and trailed by 25+ points (L25).
Rk | Team | Rec | Mar | W25 | W17 | W9 | W1 | Tied | L1 | L9 | L17 | L25 | |
1 | Alabama | 9-0 | 26.0 | .144 | .350 | .617 | .867 | .122 | .011 | - | - | - | |
2 | Georgia | 8-0 | 24.3 | .075 | .273 | .491 | .689 | .211 | .099 | - | - | - | |
3 | Washington | 7-1 | 24.1 | .092 | .242 | .412 | .634 | .131 | .235 | .092 | - | - | |
4 | Central Florida | 7-0 | 23.0 | .085 | .196 | .412 | .784 | .131 | .085 | - | - | - | |
5 | Notre Dame | 8-1 | 21.9 | .075 | .266 | .481 | .762 | .168 | .070 | - | - | - | |
6 | South Florida | 7-1 | 20.1 | .064 | .232 | .453 | .739 | .192 | .069 | .044 | - | - | |
7 | Auburn | 6-2 | 19.5 | .118 | .303 | .522 | .792 | .062 | .146 | - | - | - | |
8 | Penn State | 7-2 | 19.3 | .068 | .244 | .527 | .795 | .171 | .034 | - | - | - | |
9 | Wisconsin | 9-0 | 19.1 | .016 | .108 | .432 | .730 | .141 | .130 | .032 | - | - | |
10 | Clemson | 8-1 | 18.6 | .043 | .205 | .419 | .638 | .190 | .171 | - | - | - | |
11 | TCU | 7-1 | 17.6 | .022 | .108 | .427 | .670 | .124 | .205 | .032 | - | - | |
12 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 17.6 | .149 | .221 | .381 | .525 | .144 | .331 | .155 | .028 | .006 | |
13 | Oklahoma State | 7-2 | 17.0 | .097 | .263 | .392 | .539 | .226 | .235 | .097 | .018 | - | |
14 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 14.0 | .030 | .095 | .327 | .653 | .186 | .161 | .025 | - | - | |
15 | Virginia Tech | 6-2 | 13.9 | .063 | .163 | .284 | .532 | .211 | .258 | .174 | .047 | - | |
Rk | Team | Rec | Mar | W25 | W17 | W9 | W1 | Tied | L1 | L9 | L17 | L25 | |
16 | Mississippi State | 6-2 | 13.9 | .048 | .192 | .293 | .551 | .144 | .305 | .186 | .096 | .006 | |
17 | Toledo | 7-1 | 12.6 | .027 | .156 | .317 | .591 | .161 | .247 | .081 | .011 | - | |
18 | Miami | 7-0 | 10.9 | - | .028 | .294 | .589 | .183 | .228 | .011 | - | - | |
19 | Arkansas State | 4-2 | 10.8 | .055 | .184 | .288 | .472 | .184 | .344 | .110 | .031 | - | |
20 | Boise State | 7-2 | 10.7 | .005 | .128 | .315 | .631 | .197 | .172 | .059 | .034 | .015 | |
21 | Ohio | 6-2 | 10.4 | .015 | .076 | .218 | .523 | .203 | .274 | .066 | .036 | .010 | |
22 | Michigan | 7-2 | 10.3 | .005 | .027 | .292 | .557 | .169 | .274 | .078 | .005 | - | |
23 | Iowa State | 5-3 | 9.1 | .027 | .112 | .234 | .521 | .154 | .324 | .165 | .027 | - | |
24 | Stanford | 6-3 | 8.9 | .063 | .110 | .251 | .529 | .194 | .277 | .047 | .005 | - | |
25 | Iowa | 6-3 | 8.8 | .005 | .052 | .152 | .431 | .280 | .289 | .038 | - | - | |
26 | Washington State | 7-2 | 8.1 | .043 | .123 | .209 | .391 | .226 | .383 | .123 | .026 | - | |
27 | Marshall | 6-3 | 8.0 | - | .134 | .257 | .554 | .178 | .267 | .168 | .054 | .005 | |
28 | Memphis | 7-1 | 7.9 | .028 | .123 | .270 | .512 | .227 | .261 | .123 | .043 | - | |
29 | Army | 6-2 | 7.3 | .061 | .098 | .182 | .348 | .295 | .356 | .136 | .038 | - | |
30 | Houston | 6-3 | 7.2 | .040 | .125 | .308 | .518 | .237 | .246 | .085 | .004 | - | |
Rk | Team | Rec | Mar | W25 | W17 | W9 | W1 | Tied | L1 | L9 | L17 | L25 | |
31 | Florida Atlantic | 5-3 | 7.1 | .043 | .182 | .337 | .497 | .139 | .364 | .150 | .059 | .005 | |
32 | USC | 8-2 | 7.1 | .025 | .123 | .259 | .498 | .280 | .222 | .086 | .041 | .025 | |
33 | San Diego State | 7-2 | 6.9 | .037 | .105 | .241 | .518 | .220 | .262 | .126 | .058 | - | |
34 | UTSA | 4-3 | 6.9 | - | .033 | .257 | .546 | .204 | .250 | .026 | - | - | |
35 | Arizona | 5-3 | 6.5 | .041 | .091 | .269 | .487 | .168 | .345 | .127 | .010 | - | |
36 | Purdue | 4-5 | 6.2 | .057 | .115 | .153 | .455 | .139 | .407 | .067 | .005 | - | |
37 | West Virginia | 5-3 | 6.1 | .082 | .184 | .295 | .464 | .126 | .411 | .174 | .058 | - | |
38 | Northern Illinois | 5-3 | 5.5 | .009 | .093 | .178 | .444 | .258 | .298 | .084 | .004 | - | |
39 | Troy | 6-2 | 5.1 | .028 | .130 | .345 | .531 | .158 | .311 | .107 | .017 | - | |
40 | Wyoming | 5-3 | 4.4 | .047 | .087 | .140 | .291 | .291 | .419 | .169 | .087 | .047 | |
41 | SMU | 5-3 | 4.3 | .020 | .082 | .184 | .454 | .163 | .383 | .148 | .010 | - | |
42 | Georgia Tech | 3-4 | 4.1 | - | .029 | .149 | .540 | .184 | .276 | .109 | .069 | - | |
43 | Kansas State | 4-4 | 3.9 | .033 | .066 | .208 | .514 | .251 | .235 | .098 | .011 | - | |
44 | South Carolina | 6-3 | 3.7 | .005 | .031 | .141 | .401 | .255 | .344 | .089 | - | - | |
45 | Eastern Michigan | 3-6 | 3.6 | .009 | .064 | .120 | .395 | .356 | .249 | .026 | - | - | |
Rk | Team | Rec | Mar | W25 | W17 | W9 | W1 | Tied | L1 | L9 | L17 | L25 | |
46 | North Carolina State | 5-3 | 3.5 | - | .016 | .207 | .489 | .239 | .271 | .085 | .016 | - | |
47 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 3.4 | .033 | .065 | .262 | .537 | .257 | .206 | .037 | .023 | .005 | |
48 | Navy | 5-3 | 3.4 | .006 | .080 | .200 | .474 | .177 | .349 | .137 | .034 | - | |
49 | Texas | 4-5 | 3.3 | .021 | .058 | .157 | .331 | .264 | .405 | .207 | .041 | - | |
50 | UAB | 5-3 | 3.1 | .026 | .073 | .199 | .545 | .126 | .330 | .131 | .010 | - | |
51 | Fresno State | 5-3 | 3.0 | .013 | .281 | .418 | .601 | .170 | .229 | .170 | .124 | .085 | |
52 | Western Michigan | 4-4 | 3.0 | .028 | .047 | .158 | .419 | .228 | .353 | .140 | .005 | - | |
53 | Utah | 4-4 | 2.9 | .027 | .090 | .271 | .548 | .154 | .298 | .170 | .043 | - | |
54 | Minnesota | 4-5 | 2.0 | - | .049 | .098 | .424 | .205 | .371 | .146 | .034 | .005 | |
55 | Northwestern | 6-3 | 1.0 | .036 | .045 | .105 | .291 | .327 | .382 | .186 | .082 | - | |
56 | Louisville | 4-4 | 1.0 | .036 | .067 | .119 | .376 | .237 | .387 | .196 | .103 | .015 | |
57 | LSU | 5-3 | 1.0 | - | .053 | .181 | .409 | .146 | .444 | .310 | .082 | - | |
58 | Western Kentucky | 4-4 | 0.8 | .005 | .059 | .161 | .468 | .210 | .323 | .097 | .027 | - | |
59 | Boston College | 5-4 | 0.7 | .017 | .123 | .200 | .323 | .230 | .447 | .183 | .068 | - | |
60 | Arizona State | 5-4 | 0.7 | - | .060 | .257 | .413 | .106 | .482 | .229 | .078 | .014 | |
Rk | Team | Rec | Mar | W25 | W17 | W9 | W1 | Tied | L1 | L9 | L17 | L25 | |
61 | Virginia | 5-3 | 0.6 | .020 | .066 | .112 | .372 | .224 | .403 | .224 | .112 | .005 | |
62 | Colorado State | 5-4 | 0.3 | .011 | .159 | .238 | .503 | .190 | .307 | .169 | .037 | .005 | |
63 | Utah State | 4-5 | 0.3 | .062 | .076 | .187 | .378 | .182 | .440 | .311 | .200 | .053 | |
64 | Wake Forest | 4-4 | 0.1 | .057 | .161 | .260 | .479 | .135 | .385 | .182 | .073 | .005 | |
65 | Colorado | 4-5 | -0.2 | .015 | .054 | .268 | .444 | .215 | .341 | .132 | .063 | .005 | |
66 | Kentucky | 5-3 | -0.6 | - | - | .167 | .542 | .255 | .203 | .042 | .031 | - | |
67 | Syracuse | 3-5 | -0.6 | - | .033 | .056 | .293 | .153 | .553 | .209 | .028 | - | |
68 | Southern Mississippi | 4-4 | -0.8 | - | .005 | .147 | .436 | .147 | .417 | .128 | .033 | - | |
69 | Duke | 3-5 | -1.0 | - | .035 | .126 | .318 | .202 | .480 | .136 | .010 | - | |
70 | Appalachian State | 4-4 | -1.3 | - | - | .057 | .283 | .269 | .448 | .170 | .066 | .014 | |
71 | Buffalo | 2-6 | -1.5 | - | - | .097 | .282 | .221 | .497 | .123 | .026 | - | |
72 | Louisiana Monroe | 4-5 | -1.6 | - | .009 | .162 | .373 | .114 | .513 | .281 | .075 | - | |
73 | Louisiana Tech | 3-5 | -1.6 | - | - | .093 | .481 | .208 | .311 | .093 | .033 | .016 | |
74 | New Mexico State | 4-5 | -1.7 | .028 | .077 | .138 | .370 | .191 | .439 | .187 | .057 | .004 | |
75 | Oregon | 4-5 | -1.9 | .045 | .126 | .342 | .486 | .095 | .419 | .243 | .068 | .018 | |
Rk | Team | Rec | Mar | W25 | W17 | W9 | W1 | Tied | L1 | L9 | L17 | L25 | |
76 | Missouri | 3-5 | -2.1 | .133 | .205 | .253 | .325 | .151 | .524 | .325 | .187 | .090 | |
77 | Texas Tech | 3-5 | -2.4 | .030 | .113 | .325 | .532 | .128 | .340 | .123 | .025 | - | |
78 | Temple | 3-5 | -2.4 | - | .059 | .138 | .282 | .191 | .527 | .298 | .160 | .027 | |
79 | UNLV | 4-4 | -2.6 | .018 | .136 | .266 | .574 | .142 | .284 | .172 | .118 | .065 | |
80 | Florida International | 5-2 | -2.7 | .007 | .075 | .184 | .415 | .224 | .361 | .211 | .088 | .034 | |
81 | Georgia State | 5-2 | -3.0 | - | .026 | .284 | .523 | .181 | .297 | .174 | .142 | .077 | |
82 | California | 4-5 | -3.0 | - | .019 | .070 | .254 | .211 | .535 | .329 | .131 | .014 | |
83 | Texas A&M | 4-4 | -3.3 | .050 | .095 | .131 | .294 | .253 | .452 | .172 | .050 | - | |
84 | Massachusetts | 2-7 | -3.3 | .047 | .073 | .124 | .274 | .244 | .483 | .103 | .004 | - | |
85 | Central Michigan | 4-4 | -3.4 | .014 | .058 | .116 | .280 | .164 | .556 | .329 | .121 | - | |
86 | Tulane | 2-6 | -3.5 | .042 | .061 | .079 | .212 | .158 | .630 | .321 | .152 | .055 | |
87 | Nebraska | 4-5 | -3.8 | - | .019 | .091 | .301 | .148 | .550 | .244 | .053 | .024 | |
88 | UCLA | 4-5 | -4.0 | .019 | .029 | .077 | .261 | .184 | .556 | .338 | .169 | .072 | |
89 | Middle Tennessee | 4-5 | -4.7 | - | .063 | .171 | .337 | .127 | .537 | .283 | .205 | .034 | |
90 | Florida State | 3-5 | -4.8 | - | - | .036 | .347 | .259 | .394 | .140 | .052 | .016 | |
Rk | Team | Rec | Mar | W25 | W17 | W9 | W1 | Tied | L1 | L9 | L17 | L25 | |
91 | Miami (OH) | 2-6 | -4.8 | - | .048 | .213 | .473 | .101 | .426 | .128 | .059 | .032 | |
92 | Air Force | 3-5 | -4.8 | - | - | .018 | .212 | .235 | .553 | .259 | .094 | .006 | |
93 | Indiana | 2-6 | -4.9 | .060 | .093 | .195 | .419 | .181 | .400 | .200 | .074 | .005 | |
94 | Pittsburgh | 3-5 | -6.4 | .051 | .118 | .174 | .343 | .180 | .478 | .258 | .084 | .062 | |
95 | Florida | 3-5 | -6.5 | - | - | .044 | .294 | .306 | .400 | .211 | .106 | .028 | |
96 | Louisiana Lafayette | 3-4 | -6.7 | - | .006 | .182 | .318 | .218 | .465 | .282 | .112 | .035 | |
97 | Mississippi | 3-5 | -6.8 | .011 | .101 | .247 | .461 | .157 | .382 | .225 | .140 | .112 | |
98 | Coastal Carolina | 1-7 | -6.8 | - | - | .055 | .165 | .181 | .654 | .346 | .055 | .016 | |
99 | North Texas | 5-3 | -7.0 | - | .005 | .183 | .408 | .126 | .466 | .199 | .126 | .058 | |
100 | Tennessee | 3-5 | -7.3 | - | .037 | .064 | .330 | .170 | .500 | .191 | .096 | .027 | |
101 | Akron | 4-4 | -7.5 | - | .018 | .171 | .435 | .129 | .435 | .253 | .118 | .035 | |
102 | Rutgers | 3-5 | -8.1 | - | .038 | .109 | .380 | .207 | .413 | .158 | .060 | .033 | |
103 | Idaho | 2-6 | -8.5 | - | .059 | .151 | .314 | .243 | .443 | .173 | .092 | .049 | |
104 | Vanderbilt | 3-5 | -8.6 | .042 | .107 | .137 | .274 | .327 | .399 | .250 | .131 | .060 | |
105 | Tulsa | 2-8 | -9.1 | - | .009 | .131 | .315 | .221 | .464 | .257 | .158 | .041 | |
Rk | Team | Rec | Mar | W25 | W17 | W9 | W1 | Tied | L1 | L9 | L17 | L25 | |
106 | South Alabama | 2-6 | -9.6 | - | .017 | .084 | .296 | .201 | .503 | .285 | .073 | .022 | |
107 | Maryland | 3-5 | -10.0 | - | .016 | .096 | .309 | .181 | .511 | .303 | .101 | .043 | |
108 | Baylor | 1-7 | -10.6 | - | .015 | .054 | .107 | .171 | .722 | .385 | .141 | .039 | |
109 | Arkansas | 3-5 | -10.8 | .006 | .045 | .085 | .205 | .199 | .597 | .301 | .199 | .040 | |
110 | BYU | 1-8 | -11.1 | .026 | .052 | .115 | .194 | .194 | .613 | .340 | .120 | .031 | |
111 | Bowling Green | 2-6 | -11.8 | .011 | .032 | .080 | .241 | .118 | .642 | .278 | .150 | .091 | |
112 | Old Dominion | 2-6 | -12.1 | - | - | .030 | .285 | .155 | .560 | .380 | .240 | .110 | |
113 | New Mexico | 2-6 | -12.4 | - | .011 | .032 | .128 | .246 | .626 | .353 | .187 | .053 | |
114 | Hawaii | 2-6 | -12.6 | - | - | .018 | .122 | .311 | .567 | .232 | .110 | .037 | |
115 | Cincinnati | 2-6 | -12.8 | - | - | - | .117 | .111 | .772 | .409 | .146 | .018 | |
116 | Nevada | 1-7 | -13.0 | - | - | .039 | .204 | .243 | .552 | .326 | .221 | .050 | |
117 | North Carolina | 1-8 | -13.3 | .080 | .107 | .129 | .258 | .200 | .542 | .222 | .071 | .027 | |
118 | Illinois | 2-7 | -13.6 | - | .026 | .056 | .148 | .214 | .638 | .301 | .112 | .020 | |
119 | Texas State | 1-7 | -15.1 | - | .005 | .060 | .228 | .185 | .587 | .332 | .087 | .027 | |
120 | Connecticut | 2-6 | -15.5 | - | .028 | .073 | .243 | .237 | .520 | .362 | .181 | .073 | |
Rk | Team | Rec | Mar | W25 | W17 | W9 | W1 | Tied | L1 | L9 | L17 | L25 | |
121 | Charlotte | 1-7 | -15.9 | - | .006 | .045 | .096 | .181 | .723 | .384 | .198 | .040 | |
122 | Oregon State | 0-8 | -17.5 | - | - | .006 | .196 | .178 | .626 | .337 | .172 | .031 | |
123 | Ball State | 1-7 | -19.1 | - | .011 | .045 | .205 | .119 | .676 | .415 | .205 | .091 | |
124 | Georgia Southern | 0-7 | -19.1 | - | - | .006 | .134 | .221 | .645 | .453 | .331 | .145 | |
125 | East Carolina | 2-6 | -21.0 | - | .035 | .158 | .275 | .129 | .596 | .444 | .287 | .158 | |
126 | Rice | 1-8 | -21.7 | - | .024 | .084 | .108 | .193 | .699 | .482 | .325 | .217 | |
127 | UTEP | 0-9 | -22.2 | - | - | - | .022 | .198 | .780 | .478 | .242 | .093 | |
128 | Kent State | 1-7 | -23.4 | - | - | - | .059 | .212 | .729 | .488 | .306 | .112 | |
129 | Kansas | 0-8 | -26.4 | - | - | - | .032 | .134 | .834 | .604 | .326 | .091 | |
130 | San Jose State | 0-9 | -29.7 | - | - | .049 | .098 | .117 | .785 | .590 | .366 | .171 |