College Football Stat Leaders

2008 Big 12 College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Nebraska (0.006)

Best Season

Oklahoma 2003 (-0.181)

Scope

Big 12 • 2008

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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 2008 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.006 to 0.065, with Nebraska setting the pace.

Big 12 Context

Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Texas Tech is the latest winner at -0.065.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Nebraska to No. 5 Colorado is 0.059, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.042 in 2024 to -0.065 in 2025, a swing of 0.107. Nebraska's current mark of 0.006 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.006 held by Nebraska.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1NebraskaBig 12 Conference20080.006
2OklahomaBig 12 Conference20080.022
3TexasBig 12 Conference20080.036
4KansasBig 12 Conference20080.056
5ColoradoBig 12 Conference20080.065
6BaylorBig 12 Conference20080.072
7MissouriBig 12 Conference20080.078
8Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference20080.081
9Texas TechBig 12 Conference20080.099
10Kansas StateBig 12 Conference20080.099
11Iowa StateBig 12 Conference20080.134
12Texas A&MBig 12 Conference20080.137

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Nebraska2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003-0.0062003 (-0.120)
2Missouri2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0102004 (-0.117)
3Colorado2025, 2024, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0472004 (-0.057)
4Texas A&M2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0482004 (-0.063)
5Utah2025, 20240.0552024 (0.042)
6Texas2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0592003 (-0.099)
7Oklahoma2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0592003 (-0.181)
8Kansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1002003 (-0.139)
9TCU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1072012 (-0.031)
10Arizona State2025, 20240.1082025 (0.103)
11Iowa State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1102004 (-0.134)
12Oklahoma State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1102003 (-0.017)
13Baylor2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1202013 (-0.050)
14Texas Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1232025 (-0.065)
15BYU2025, 2024, 20230.1282025 (0.063)
16UCF2025, 2024, 20230.1312025 (0.113)
17West Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1442020 (0.064)
18Arizona2025, 20240.1482025 (0.069)
19Kansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1532004 (-0.100)
20Houston2025, 2024, 20230.1562025 (0.106)
21Cincinnati2025, 2024, 20230.2182024 (0.173)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big 12 defensive ppa leaderboard in 2008?

Nebraska ranks first at 0.006 in 2008.

Which Big 12 program has the best long-term defensive ppa profile?

Nebraska owns the strongest all-time average at -0.006 across 8 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big 12 race compare with the recent trend?

Texas Tech 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.