College Football Stat Leaders

2016 American College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2012-2025

Current Leader

UCF (-0.033)

Best Season

UCF 2016 (-0.033)

Scope

American • 2016

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

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 2016 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.033 to 0.095, with UCF setting the pace.

American Context

American teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and East Carolina is the latest winner at 0.050.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 UCF to No. 5 Tulsa is 0.129, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.055 in 2024 to 0.050 in 2025, a swing of 0.005. UCF's current mark of -0.033 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.001 held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.

1UCFAmerican Athletic Conference2016-0.033
2HoustonAmerican Athletic Conference20160.048
3TempleAmerican Athletic Conference20160.055
4TulaneAmerican Athletic Conference20160.094
5TulsaAmerican Athletic Conference20160.095
6CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference20160.116
7UTSAAmerican Athletic20160.137
8SMUAmerican Athletic Conference20160.152
9MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference20160.171
10UConnAmerican Athletic Conference20160.188
11South FloridaAmerican Athletic Conference20160.198
12East CarolinaAmerican Athletic Conference20160.242
13NavyAmerican Athletic Conference20160.268

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025East CarolinaAmerican Athletic Conference0.050
2024TulaneAmerican Athletic Conference0.055
2023SMUAmerican Athletic Conference0.009
2022CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference0.061
2021HoustonAmerican Athletic Conference0.039
2020CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference0.010
2019UCFAmerican Athletic Conference0.042
2018CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference0.010
2017UTSAAmerican Athletic0.032
2016UCFAmerican Athletic Conference-0.033
2015TempleAmerican Athletic Conference0.049
2014TempleAmerican Athletic Conference-0.004
2013LouisvilleAmerican Athletic Conference-0.001
2012UTSAAmerican Athletic0.083

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Louisville2013-0.0012013 (-0.001)
2Cincinnati2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.0942020 (0.010)
3UCF2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1112016 (-0.033)
4Rutgers20130.1272013 (0.127)
5Houston2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1302021 (0.039)
6UTSA2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1352017 (0.032)
7Memphis2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1462014 (0.029)
8Tulane2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.1472024 (0.055)
9Army2025, 20240.1502024 (0.125)
10Temple2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1562014 (-0.004)
11South Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1672013 (0.040)
12Rice2025, 2024, 20230.1702023 (0.125)
13Navy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 20150.1872019 (0.092)
14East Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.1922025 (0.050)
15SMU2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1922023 (0.009)
16Tulsa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.1942020 (0.026)
17Charlotte2025, 2024, 20230.1992023 (0.154)
18Florida Atlantic2025, 2024, 20230.2002023 (0.170)
19UConn2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.2212013 (0.032)
20North Texas2025, 2024, 20230.2322025 (0.162)
21UAB2025, 2024, 20230.2672024 (0.218)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the American defensive ppa leaderboard in 2016?

UCF ranks first at -0.033 in 2016.

Which American program has the best long-term defensive ppa profile?

Louisville owns the strongest all-time average at -0.001 across 1 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the American race compare with the recent trend?

East Carolina is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.