Weather Effects on College Football Games

Measure scoring, offensive style, and upset volatility under temperature, wind, and precipitation stress.

Filters

Narrow the sample by season range, season type, team, and venue setting before comparing weather effects.

Season startSeason endSeason typeTeamOutdoor only

Outdoor games analyzed

10,219

Avg total points

55.9

Avg total yards / team game

393.2

Upset rate (lined games)

23.1%

Sample: 10,086 games

Shows how scoring shifts as kickoff temperatures move from cold-weather games to hotter conditions.

Compares average passing and rushing output as wind speed increases.

Stacks scoring, yardage, and turnover averages to contrast dry games with games that had precipitation.

Estimates how often lined games end in upsets across neutral, windy, wet, and other weather scenarios.

Tracks the season-by-season gap between adverse-weather and neutral-weather performance.

Use the sortable table to compare each weather bucket across volume, efficiency, and upset outcomes.