College Football Stat Leaders

2010 College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Georgia Southern (-0.080)

Best Season

BYU 2003 (-0.277)

Scope

All Conferences • 2010

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Conference Selector

All Conferences ACC Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

Summary

A strong Defensive PPA profile usually means a unit can win on standard downs before it ever has to rely on sacks or turnovers, making it a cleaner measure of sustainable defensive quality.

Defensive PPA pages track college football teams in 2010 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2003 through 2025.

Georgia Southern sits atop the current leaderboard at -0.080, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

Alabama owns the strongest average across 23 seasons at -0.012, while Toledo anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

Georgia Southern currently headlines this route, while Toledo supplies the most recent yearly-winner checkpoint in 2025, giving the page both snapshot and trend context.

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Defensive PPA Reads

Defensive PPA is a prevention metric, so lower numbers are better because elite defenses consistently erase scoring value and force opponents into less efficient possessions. On this 2010 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.080 to -0.052, with Georgia Southern setting the pace.

Conference Context

Big 12 Conference places 1 of the current top 5 teams, while Mid-American Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Georgia Southern to No. 5 Texas A&M is 0.028, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from -0.010 in 2024 to -0.078 in 2025, a swing of 0.067. Georgia Southern's current mark of -0.080 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.012 held by Alabama.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.


1	Georgia Southern	Southern Conference	2010	-0.080
2	Boise State	Western Athletic Conference	2010	-0.077
3	West Virginia	Big East Conference	2010	-0.077
4	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	2010	-0.057
5	Texas A&M	Big 12 Conference	2010	-0.052
6	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	2010	-0.050
7	TCU	Mountain West Conference	2010	-0.050
8	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	2010	-0.048
9	Syracuse	Big East Conference	2010	-0.044
10	Sam Houston	Southland Conference	2010	-0.044
11	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	2010	-0.041
12	Texas	Big 12 Conference	2010	-0.039
13	Nebraska	Big 12 Conference	2010	-0.033
14	Boston College	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	-0.025
15	Arizona State	Pac-12 Conference	2010	-0.023
16	Florida	Southeastern Conference	2010	-0.022
17	Clemson	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	-0.021
18	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	2010	-0.018
19	Miami	Atlantic Coast Conference	2010	-0.017
20	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	2010	-0.014
21	San Diego State	Mountain West Conference	2010	-0.013
22	South Florida	Big East Conference	2010	-0.010
23	UL Monroe	Sun Belt Conference	2010	-0.010
24	Florida International	Sun Belt Conference	2010	-0.009
25	Southern Miss	Conference USA	2010	-0.007

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference	Value
2025	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	-0.078
2024	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	-0.010
2023	Penn State	Big Ten Conference	-0.014
2022	Marshall	Sun Belt Conference	-0.043
2021	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	-0.046
2020	San Diego State	Mountain West Conference	0.001
2019	Ohio State	Big Ten Conference	-0.011
2018	Mississippi State	Southeastern Conference	-0.053
2017	James Madison	Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference	-0.069
2016	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	-0.102
2015	Boston College	Atlantic Coast Conference	-0.086
2014	Penn State	Big Ten Conference	-0.045
2013	Georgia Southern	Southern Conference	-0.086
2012	Michigan State	Big Ten Conference	-0.080
2011	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	-0.137
2010	Georgia Southern	Southern Conference	-0.080
2009	Texas	Big 12 Conference	-0.099
2008	USC	Pacific-10 Conference	-0.106
2007	Oregon State	Pac-12 Conference	-0.113
2006	Western Kentucky	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-0.168
2005	UL Monroe	Sun Belt Conference	-0.184
2004	Texas State	Southland Conference	-0.213
2003	BYU	Mountain West Conference	-0.277

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Alabama	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	-0.012	2004 (-0.177)
2	Clemson	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.007	2003 (-0.087)
3	Ohio State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.011	2003 (-0.143)
4	Iowa	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.026	2004 (-0.134)
5	Georgia	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.029	2003 (-0.133)
6	Penn State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.030	2014 (-0.045)
7	Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.031	2004 (-0.146)
8	Wisconsin	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.034	2006 (-0.095)
9	LSU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.044	2003 (-0.197)
10	TCU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.046	2008 (-0.097)
11	Utah	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.047	2004 (-0.106)
12	Boise State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.048	2004 (-0.139)
13	Florida State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.049	2003 (-0.151)
14	Miami	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.050	2003 (-0.207)
15	Notre Dame	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.055	2003 (-0.084)
16	Florida	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.055	2003 (-0.060)
17	Virginia Tech	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.055	2004 (-0.186)
18	Oregon	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.056	2004 (-0.077)
19	Oklahoma	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.056	2003 (-0.181)
20	San Diego State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.058	2003 (-0.138)
21	Texas	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.059	2003 (-0.099)
22	BYU	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.062	2003 (-0.277)
23	Auburn	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.063	2004 (-0.117)
24	Boston College	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.064	2008 (-0.095)
25	Pittsburgh	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003	0.068	2004 (-0.081)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in defensive ppa in 2010?

Georgia Southern ranks first at -0.080 in 2010.

Why does the 2010 defensive ppa season stand out?

The top of the 2010 leaderboard is separated by 0.028 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2010 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

Georgia Southern's 2010 mark of -0.080 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.012 held by Alabama.