2000 College Football Total Defensive Stats
Based on 646 games between 116 teams
played between 08/26/2000 and 01/03/2001
2000
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2001
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 27.82 | 73 | 0.415 | 80 | 2.336 | 84 | 390.73 | 72 | 5.83 | 95 | 34.38 | 89 |
| Akron | 26.82 | 68 | 0.361 | 62 | 2.323 | 83 | 403.09 | 82 | 5.43 | 71 | 35.76 | 99 |
| Alabama | 22.36 | 40 | 0.321 | 38 | 1.736 | 41 | 337.00 | 33 | 4.83 | 35 | 28.74 | 43 |
| Arizona | 21.55 | 37 | 0.308 | 33 | 1.487 | 21 | 317.45 | 18 | 4.54 | 18 | 22.97 | 9 |
| Arizona St. | 25.25 | 54 | 0.341 | 53 | 1.616 | 30 | 396.92 | 76 | 5.36 | 64 | 26.91 | 25 |
| Arkansas | 26.27 | 64 | 0.393 | 71 | 1.917 | 53 | 325.82 | 26 | 4.87 | 36 | 26.95 | 27 |
| Arkansas St. | 38.00 | 108 | 0.499 | 103 | 3.261 | 115 | 457.70 | 112 | 6.01 | 105 | 39.80 | 112 |
| Army | 33.82 | 96 | 0.448 | 94 | 2.520 | 93 | 439.73 | 105 | 5.82 | 94 | 38.09 | 109 |
| Auburn | 20.46 | 26 | 0.319 | 36 | 1.731 | 40 | 301.00 | 12 | 4.69 | 21 | 26.99 | 28 |
| Ball St. | 32.50 | 91 | 0.487 | 99 | 2.693 | 101 | 380.10 | 67 | 5.70 | 90 | 33.34 | 83 |
| Baylor | 38.40 | 109 | 0.510 | 106 | 2.773 | 104 | 444.60 | 108 | 5.90 | 100 | 33.68 | 85 |
| Boise St. | 23.40 | 45 | 0.333 | 46 | 1.877 | 52 | 363.40 | 52 | 5.18 | 55 | 29.79 | 49 |
| Boston College | 23.08 | 44 | 0.325 | 39 | 1.711 | 39 | 378.08 | 63 | 5.33 | 62 | 31.95 | 69 |
| Bowling Green St. | 26.27 | 64 | 0.373 | 68 | 1.992 | 63 | 351.91 | 43 | 5.00 | 47 | 30.48 | 55 |
| Buffalo | 41.09 | 114 | 0.569 | 114 | 3.126 | 112 | 427.55 | 98 | 5.92 | 102 | 34.84 | 93 |
| BYU | 25.83 | 60 | 0.404 | 76 | 1.862 | 51 | 345.75 | 38 | 5.41 | 70 | 27.30 | 33 |
| California | 26.82 | 68 | 0.364 | 64 | 1.842 | 49 | 365.36 | 54 | 4.96 | 45 | 26.44 | 23 |
| Central Florida | 25.50 | 55 | 0.348 | 56 | 1.989 | 62 | 359.00 | 47 | 4.89 | 38 | 31.22 | 62 |
| Central Michigan | 34.18 | 97 | 0.442 | 91 | 2.667 | 98 | 417.36 | 90 | 5.40 | 68 | 34.01 | 86 |
| Cincinnati | 23.75 | 47 | 0.338 | 51 | 1.836 | 48 | 365.83 | 56 | 5.21 | 56 | 30.07 | 51 |
| Clemson | 23.00 | 43 | 0.328 | 40 | 1.783 | 43 | 366.73 | 57 | 5.23 | 58 | 29.23 | 45 |
| Colorado | 25.82 | 57 | 0.345 | 54 | 2.109 | 67 | 422.09 | 93 | 5.65 | 86 | 35.99 | 100 |
| Colorado St. | 19.82 | 22 | 0.294 | 27 | 1.569 | 23 | 337.91 | 34 | 5.02 | 48 | 28.59 | 40 |
| Connecticut | 39.86 | 113 | 0.536 | 110 | 2.965 | 110 | 451.00 | 109 | 6.06 | 107 | 36.71 | 104 |
| Duke | 39.09 | 112 | 0.549 | 112 | 2.913 | 108 | 457.73 | 113 | 6.43 | 115 | 36.49 | 102 |
| East Carolina | 21.33 | 34 | 0.298 | 29 | 1.660 | 34 | 344.67 | 37 | 4.81 | 33 | 28.72 | 42 |
| Eastern Michigan | 31.82 | 86 | 0.434 | 87 | 2.403 | 87 | 404.55 | 83 | 5.51 | 76 | 33.21 | 80 |
| Florida | 21.00 | 31 | 0.284 | 22 | 1.475 | 20 | 353.69 | 44 | 4.78 | 29 | 28.74 | 44 |
| Florida St. | 10.46 | 1 | 0.148 | 1 | 0.762 | 1 | 275.46 | 5 | 3.89 | 3 | 22.38 | 7 |
| Fresno St. | 20.92 | 30 | 0.275 | 16 | 1.694 | 37 | 362.25 | 51 | 4.76 | 27 | 32.44 | 71 |
| Georgia | 18.64 | 13 | 0.265 | 14 | 1.409 | 17 | 325.18 | 24 | 4.62 | 20 | 27.10 | 30 |
| Georgia Tech | 19.75 | 21 | 0.268 | 15 | 1.593 | 27 | 377.58 | 62 | 5.12 | 52 | 32.36 | 70 |
| Hawaii | 32.18 | 88 | 0.416 | 81 | 2.444 | 89 | 402.82 | 81 | 5.21 | 57 | 33.32 | 82 |
| Houston | 33.64 | 95 | 0.460 | 95 | 1.962 | 57 | 361.36 | 49 | 4.94 | 42 | 25.00 | 16 |
| Idaho | 36.11 | 105 | 0.506 | 104 | 2.655 | 97 | 453.22 | 110 | 6.35 | 113 | 35.16 | 96 |
| Illinois | 26.00 | 61 | 0.332 | 45 | 2.175 | 71 | 412.45 | 88 | 5.27 | 59 | 36.01 | 101 |
| Indiana | 38.82 | 111 | 0.532 | 109 | 3.177 | 113 | 457.27 | 111 | 6.26 | 112 | 40.56 | 113 |
| Iowa | 27.50 | 72 | 0.366 | 65 | 2.281 | 80 | 440.92 | 107 | 5.87 | 97 | 38.06 | 108 |
| Iowa St. | 26.83 | 70 | 0.363 | 63 | 2.357 | 85 | 411.83 | 86 | 5.57 | 81 | 35.30 | 97 |
| Kansas | 35.90 | 104 | 0.489 | 101 | 2.707 | 102 | 424.20 | 95 | 5.78 | 92 | 34.49 | 90 |
| Kansas St. | 18.64 | 14 | 0.283 | 21 | 1.390 | 15 | 271.86 | 3 | 4.13 | 7 | 21.50 | 3 |
| Kent St. | 33.30 | 93 | 0.443 | 92 | 2.624 | 95 | 428.50 | 99 | 5.71 | 91 | 36.62 | 103 |
| Kentucky | 37.40 | 106 | 0.566 | 113 | 3.034 | 111 | 425.00 | 96 | 6.43 | 114 | 35.71 | 98 |
| Louisiana Tech | 35.20 | 100 | 0.492 | 102 | 2.791 | 105 | 422.90 | 94 | 5.91 | 101 | 36.77 | 105 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 35.38 | 101 | 0.524 | 108 | 2.472 | 91 | 412.12 | 87 | 6.11 | 109 | 31.10 | 60 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 42.88 | 115 | 0.633 | 115 | 3.196 | 114 | 399.25 | 77 | 5.89 | 99 | 31.31 | 64 |
| Louisville | 24.36 | 49 | 0.335 | 50 | 1.701 | 38 | 323.45 | 22 | 4.45 | 13 | 24.20 | 14 |
| LSU | 21.36 | 35 | 0.293 | 24 | 1.740 | 42 | 362.09 | 50 | 4.96 | 44 | 31.36 | 66 |
| Marshall | 24.17 | 48 | 0.334 | 48 | 1.936 | 54 | 355.58 | 45 | 4.91 | 40 | 30.48 | 54 |
| Maryland | 25.82 | 57 | 0.334 | 49 | 2.225 | 75 | 440.00 | 106 | 5.69 | 89 | 37.52 | 107 |
| Memphis | 18.09 | 11 | 0.264 | 13 | 1.133 | 7 | 275.27 | 4 | 4.01 | 5 | 21.17 | 2 |
| Miami (FL) | 16.00 | 7 | 0.216 | 5 | 1.139 | 8 | 336.45 | 32 | 4.54 | 19 | 24.51 | 15 |
| Miami (OH) | 26.00 | 61 | 0.354 | 58 | 2.128 | 68 | 405.00 | 84 | 5.52 | 77 | 33.50 | 84 |
| Michigan | 19.08 | 16 | 0.260 | 12 | 1.645 | 32 | 388.67 | 71 | 5.29 | 60 | 33.08 | 78 |
| Michigan St. | 21.18 | 33 | 0.319 | 37 | 1.669 | 35 | 318.27 | 19 | 4.80 | 32 | 27.57 | 37 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 31.00 | 84 | 0.423 | 85 | 2.410 | 88 | 409.22 | 85 | 5.58 | 83 | 35.08 | 95 |
| Minnesota | 26.50 | 66 | 0.367 | 66 | 2.093 | 66 | 369.17 | 58 | 5.11 | 51 | 29.34 | 47 |
| Mississippi | 27.42 | 71 | 0.402 | 75 | 2.267 | 78 | 370.75 | 59 | 5.44 | 74 | 32.96 | 76 |
| Mississippi St. | 25.50 | 55 | 0.357 | 59 | 1.956 | 55 | 339.08 | 35 | 4.75 | 26 | 25.43 | 19 |
| Missouri | 32.80 | 92 | 0.444 | 93 | 2.217 | 73 | 378.50 | 64 | 5.13 | 53 | 31.54 | 67 |
| Navy | 35.55 | 102 | 0.509 | 105 | 2.949 | 109 | 418.45 | 92 | 5.99 | 104 | 39.01 | 110 |
| Nebraska | 19.17 | 17 | 0.281 | 18 | 1.369 | 14 | 325.33 | 25 | 4.77 | 28 | 26.20 | 22 |
| Nevada | 38.67 | 110 | 0.524 | 107 | 2.801 | 107 | 434.08 | 101 | 5.88 | 98 | 34.50 | 91 |
| New Mexico | 20.09 | 24 | 0.299 | 30 | 1.336 | 12 | 302.91 | 14 | 4.50 | 15 | 23.80 | 12 |
| New Mexico St. | 32.45 | 90 | 0.474 | 98 | 2.629 | 96 | 417.36 | 90 | 6.10 | 108 | 34.78 | 92 |
| North Carolina | 25.82 | 57 | 0.381 | 69 | 1.978 | 60 | 327.45 | 28 | 4.83 | 34 | 26.49 | 24 |
| North Carolina St. | 28.17 | 77 | 0.369 | 67 | 2.173 | 70 | 384.92 | 68 | 5.05 | 49 | 30.79 | 58 |
| North Texas | 29.40 | 80 | 0.402 | 74 | 2.183 | 72 | 391.90 | 75 | 5.36 | 65 | 32.66 | 73 |
| Northern Illinois | 28.00 | 74 | 0.406 | 78 | 2.283 | 81 | 376.20 | 61 | 5.45 | 75 | 31.35 | 65 |
| Northwestern | 33.33 | 94 | 0.435 | 88 | 2.519 | 92 | 427.08 | 97 | 5.57 | 80 | 32.85 | 75 |
| Notre Dame | 22.25 | 39 | 0.328 | 41 | 1.800 | 45 | 360.25 | 48 | 5.32 | 61 | 29.81 | 50 |
| Ohio | 19.40 | 20 | 0.296 | 28 | 1.675 | 36 | 356.70 | 46 | 5.44 | 73 | 31.29 | 63 |
| Ohio St. | 18.50 | 12 | 0.258 | 11 | 1.521 | 22 | 324.75 | 23 | 4.53 | 16 | 27.44 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | 14.92 | 5 | 0.224 | 7 | 1.062 | 5 | 280.46 | 7 | 4.22 | 8 | 22.51 | 8 |
| Oklahoma St. | 30.30 | 82 | 0.420 | 84 | 2.381 | 86 | 402.80 | 80 | 5.58 | 82 | 34.14 | 87 |
| Oregon | 20.75 | 29 | 0.311 | 34 | 1.474 | 19 | 327.42 | 27 | 4.91 | 39 | 25.85 | 21 |
| Oregon St. | 17.55 | 8 | 0.254 | 9 | 1.241 | 11 | 306.73 | 15 | 4.44 | 12 | 23.93 | 13 |
| Penn St. | 24.42 | 50 | 0.332 | 44 | 1.971 | 59 | 363.75 | 53 | 4.94 | 43 | 31.18 | 61 |
| Pittsburgh | 20.58 | 27 | 0.283 | 20 | 1.615 | 29 | 329.83 | 29 | 4.54 | 17 | 29.32 | 46 |
| Purdue | 22.17 | 38 | 0.330 | 43 | 1.861 | 50 | 346.33 | 39 | 5.16 | 54 | 30.34 | 53 |
| Rice | 29.27 | 78 | 0.437 | 89 | 2.449 | 90 | 378.55 | 65 | 5.65 | 87 | 32.79 | 74 |
| Rutgers | 37.80 | 107 | 0.468 | 97 | 2.677 | 100 | 431.50 | 100 | 5.34 | 63 | 33.19 | 79 |
| San Diego St. | 24.82 | 52 | 0.340 | 52 | 1.796 | 44 | 350.18 | 42 | 4.79 | 31 | 28.12 | 38 |
| San Jose St. | 31.82 | 86 | 0.391 | 70 | 2.558 | 94 | 481.82 | 115 | 5.92 | 103 | 41.09 | 115 |
| SMU | 29.33 | 79 | 0.438 | 90 | 2.278 | 79 | 379.75 | 66 | 5.67 | 88 | 31.65 | 68 |
| South Carolina | 15.08 | 6 | 0.222 | 6 | 1.211 | 10 | 302.00 | 13 | 4.45 | 14 | 27.25 | 32 |
| Southern Cal | 28.08 | 76 | 0.399 | 73 | 1.980 | 61 | 343.00 | 36 | 4.88 | 37 | 27.44 | 34 |
| Southern Miss | 17.82 | 10 | 0.246 | 8 | 1.129 | 6 | 277.45 | 6 | 3.83 | 1 | 20.76 | 1 |
| Stanford | 26.73 | 67 | 0.393 | 72 | 1.805 | 46 | 365.82 | 55 | 5.38 | 67 | 27.01 | 29 |
| Syracuse | 19.27 | 18 | 0.294 | 26 | 1.401 | 16 | 311.91 | 16 | 4.75 | 25 | 25.04 | 17 |
| TCU | 11.17 | 3 | 0.172 | 2 | 0.934 | 3 | 250.50 | 2 | 3.87 | 2 | 22.10 | 6 |
| Temple | 24.45 | 51 | 0.361 | 61 | 2.000 | 64 | 333.27 | 31 | 4.92 | 41 | 28.64 | 41 |
| Tennessee | 20.58 | 27 | 0.313 | 35 | 1.584 | 25 | 312.17 | 17 | 4.74 | 24 | 25.14 | 18 |
| Texas | 19.33 | 19 | 0.277 | 17 | 1.195 | 9 | 288.17 | 8 | 4.13 | 6 | 21.75 | 5 |
| Texas A&M | 19.92 | 23 | 0.294 | 25 | 1.581 | 24 | 320.92 | 20 | 4.73 | 23 | 28.32 | 39 |
| Texas Tech | 21.38 | 36 | 0.303 | 31 | 1.591 | 26 | 332.08 | 30 | 4.71 | 22 | 27.15 | 31 |
| Toledo | 11.00 | 2 | 0.177 | 3 | 0.903 | 2 | 246.33 | 1 | 3.97 | 4 | 21.52 | 4 |
| Tulane | 31.45 | 85 | 0.406 | 77 | 2.292 | 82 | 436.73 | 103 | 5.63 | 85 | 35.07 | 94 |
| Tulsa | 23.58 | 46 | 0.358 | 60 | 1.965 | 58 | 385.83 | 69 | 5.85 | 96 | 32.61 | 72 |
| UAB | 17.70 | 9 | 0.258 | 10 | 1.431 | 18 | 290.30 | 10 | 4.23 | 9 | 23.60 | 11 |
| UCLA | 30.67 | 83 | 0.413 | 79 | 2.158 | 69 | 402.08 | 79 | 5.41 | 69 | 30.54 | 57 |
| UNLV | 21.15 | 32 | 0.305 | 32 | 1.812 | 47 | 346.62 | 40 | 4.99 | 46 | 30.24 | 52 |
| Utah | 18.82 | 15 | 0.282 | 19 | 1.358 | 13 | 288.27 | 9 | 4.31 | 10 | 23.15 | 10 |
| Utah St. | 35.00 | 99 | 0.467 | 96 | 2.726 | 103 | 462.89 | 114 | 6.18 | 110 | 39.30 | 111 |
| UTEP | 28.00 | 74 | 0.417 | 82 | 2.231 | 76 | 373.42 | 60 | 5.57 | 79 | 30.48 | 56 |
| Vanderbilt | 24.82 | 52 | 0.352 | 57 | 1.962 | 56 | 390.91 | 73 | 5.55 | 78 | 33.08 | 77 |
| Virginia | 26.00 | 61 | 0.346 | 55 | 2.222 | 74 | 435.36 | 102 | 5.79 | 93 | 40.93 | 114 |
| Virginia Tech | 22.42 | 41 | 0.333 | 46 | 1.600 | 28 | 321.92 | 21 | 4.79 | 30 | 25.75 | 20 |
| Wake Forest | 34.20 | 98 | 0.488 | 100 | 2.667 | 98 | 438.00 | 104 | 6.25 | 111 | 37.44 | 106 |
| Washington | 22.50 | 42 | 0.329 | 42 | 1.645 | 31 | 348.67 | 41 | 5.10 | 50 | 27.53 | 36 |
| Washington St. | 32.18 | 88 | 0.423 | 86 | 2.260 | 77 | 412.64 | 89 | 5.43 | 72 | 31.09 | 59 |
| West Virginia | 30.25 | 81 | 0.419 | 83 | 2.038 | 65 | 388.17 | 70 | 5.37 | 66 | 29.67 | 48 |
| Western Michigan | 12.64 | 4 | 0.186 | 4 | 1.008 | 4 | 296.18 | 11 | 4.35 | 11 | 26.93 | 26 |
| Wisconsin | 20.38 | 25 | 0.292 | 23 | 1.647 | 33 | 391.23 | 74 | 5.60 | 84 | 33.24 | 81 |
| Wyoming | 35.73 | 103 | 0.538 | 111 | 2.798 | 106 | 400.73 | 78 | 6.03 | 106 | 34.17 | 88 |