2002 College Football Total Defensive Stats
Based on 707 games between 117 teams
played between 08/22/2002 and 01/03/2003
2001 -
2002
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2003
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 23.31 | 39 | 0.345 | 45 | 2.193 | 69 | 354.31 | 44 | 5.24 | 58 | 34.12 | 85 |
| Akron | 32.55 | 92 | 0.462 | 94 | 2.775 | 101 | 396.64 | 77 | 5.63 | 87 | 39.31 | 109 |
| Alabama | 15.38 | 3 | 0.262 | 12 | 1.168 | 5 | 257.31 | 3 | 4.38 | 6 | 22.45 | 5 |
| Arizona | 27.91 | 69 | 0.373 | 60 | 2.371 | 84 | 402.91 | 83 | 5.39 | 68 | 35.74 | 95 |
| Arizona St. | 31.15 | 85 | 0.437 | 85 | 2.065 | 58 | 376.00 | 64 | 5.27 | 59 | 26.42 | 23 |
| Arkansas | 19.79 | 24 | 0.281 | 22 | 1.634 | 29 | 348.07 | 38 | 4.94 | 37 | 29.71 | 44 |
| Arkansas St. | 30.45 | 81 | 0.457 | 89 | 2.306 | 81 | 363.18 | 53 | 5.45 | 74 | 32.22 | 70 |
| Army | 41.91 | 113 | 0.569 | 113 | 3.117 | 110 | 400.55 | 80 | 5.44 | 73 | 32.16 | 69 |
| Auburn | 19.25 | 19 | 0.281 | 23 | 1.672 | 34 | 333.75 | 28 | 4.87 | 35 | 29.89 | 48 |
| Ball St. | 28.36 | 71 | 0.400 | 72 | 2.508 | 94 | 405.27 | 88 | 5.72 | 90 | 37.15 | 102 |
| Baylor | 44.00 | 115 | 0.633 | 115 | 3.162 | 111 | 417.73 | 94 | 6.01 | 101 | 32.36 | 71 |
| Boise St. | 18.46 | 14 | 0.253 | 10 | 1.566 | 23 | 340.77 | 32 | 4.68 | 23 | 30.55 | 56 |
| Boston College | 19.46 | 22 | 0.274 | 19 | 1.615 | 26 | 339.46 | 31 | 4.78 | 29 | 29.82 | 46 |
| Bowling Green St. | 27.00 | 60 | 0.368 | 55 | 2.109 | 63 | 368.09 | 57 | 5.02 | 44 | 29.55 | 41 |
| Buffalo | 34.45 | 99 | 0.465 | 95 | 2.594 | 95 | 427.73 | 101 | 5.77 | 92 | 35.38 | 92 |
| BYU | 27.75 | 67 | 0.372 | 59 | 2.103 | 61 | 384.67 | 69 | 5.16 | 54 | 31.83 | 66 |
| California | 26.50 | 56 | 0.357 | 50 | 1.809 | 42 | 392.83 | 75 | 5.29 | 61 | 29.10 | 36 |
| Central Florida | 27.09 | 63 | 0.369 | 58 | 2.202 | 71 | 359.55 | 50 | 4.89 | 36 | 31.90 | 67 |
| Central Michigan | 34.00 | 97 | 0.469 | 96 | 2.736 | 99 | 419.36 | 95 | 5.78 | 93 | 35.76 | 96 |
| Cincinnati | 23.50 | 41 | 0.341 | 43 | 1.718 | 38 | 318.07 | 15 | 4.62 | 18 | 25.59 | 17 |
| Clemson | 26.85 | 58 | 0.380 | 64 | 2.107 | 62 | 355.38 | 46 | 5.03 | 45 | 30.80 | 58 |
| Colorado | 23.21 | 37 | 0.321 | 35 | 1.887 | 46 | 365.71 | 54 | 5.06 | 49 | 30.48 | 55 |
| Colorado St. | 23.71 | 42 | 0.336 | 39 | 1.968 | 52 | 373.36 | 61 | 5.30 | 62 | 33.72 | 81 |
| Connecticut | 23.27 | 38 | 0.353 | 48 | 1.693 | 37 | 329.91 | 24 | 5.01 | 43 | 25.92 | 20 |
| Duke | 29.42 | 77 | 0.425 | 79 | 2.181 | 68 | 375.17 | 63 | 5.42 | 69 | 31.26 | 62 |
| East Carolina | 33.25 | 96 | 0.439 | 86 | 2.263 | 75 | 445.67 | 104 | 5.88 | 97 | 33.42 | 80 |
| Eastern Michigan | 48.90 | 117 | 0.693 | 117 | 4.096 | 117 | 522.10 | 117 | 7.40 | 117 | 45.40 | 117 |
| Florida | 21.46 | 30 | 0.314 | 34 | 1.546 | 20 | 325.54 | 21 | 4.77 | 27 | 27.84 | 28 |
| Florida St. | 21.50 | 31 | 0.313 | 32 | 1.688 | 36 | 366.00 | 55 | 5.33 | 65 | 29.62 | 42 |
| Fresno St. | 27.07 | 61 | 0.369 | 57 | 2.129 | 65 | 404.71 | 87 | 5.51 | 76 | 33.33 | 77 |
| Georgia | 15.77 | 5 | 0.238 | 5 | 1.189 | 6 | 306.38 | 13 | 4.63 | 19 | 25.05 | 14 |
| Georgia Tech | 20.54 | 26 | 0.288 | 25 | 1.620 | 27 | 355.69 | 47 | 4.99 | 40 | 30.83 | 59 |
| Hawaii | 27.15 | 64 | 0.354 | 49 | 1.965 | 51 | 388.85 | 73 | 5.07 | 50 | 29.74 | 45 |
| Houston | 32.75 | 94 | 0.473 | 99 | 2.405 | 88 | 403.42 | 84 | 5.83 | 95 | 32.71 | 75 |
| Idaho | 35.45 | 103 | 0.503 | 106 | 2.938 | 104 | 471.18 | 110 | 6.69 | 115 | 39.87 | 113 |
| Illinois | 25.58 | 53 | 0.330 | 38 | 2.057 | 56 | 420.50 | 97 | 5.43 | 70 | 36.04 | 97 |
| Indiana | 38.91 | 110 | 0.544 | 111 | 3.360 | 116 | 446.73 | 105 | 6.24 | 106 | 39.31 | 110 |
| Iowa | 19.69 | 23 | 0.269 | 16 | 1.641 | 30 | 355.31 | 45 | 4.86 | 33 | 30.19 | 51 |
| Iowa St. | 30.00 | 79 | 0.414 | 77 | 2.279 | 77 | 370.69 | 59 | 5.11 | 52 | 31.29 | 63 |
| Kansas | 43.91 | 114 | 0.631 | 114 | 3.113 | 109 | 488.55 | 114 | 7.02 | 116 | 38.11 | 104 |
| Kansas St. | 12.55 | 1 | 0.190 | 1 | 0.884 | 1 | 248.18 | 2 | 3.76 | 2 | 18.57 | 2 |
| Kent St. | 38.30 | 108 | 0.541 | 110 | 3.241 | 113 | 413.30 | 92 | 5.84 | 96 | 38.27 | 105 |
| Kentucky | 25.08 | 50 | 0.348 | 47 | 1.986 | 53 | 401.25 | 81 | 5.57 | 82 | 33.91 | 82 |
| Louisiana Tech | 35.50 | 104 | 0.474 | 100 | 2.720 | 97 | 441.17 | 103 | 5.89 | 98 | 35.29 | 91 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 29.33 | 75 | 0.433 | 83 | 2.172 | 67 | 380.17 | 66 | 5.61 | 84 | 29.06 | 35 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 38.82 | 109 | 0.545 | 112 | 3.007 | 107 | 433.18 | 102 | 6.08 | 103 | 35.56 | 93 |
| Louisville | 24.54 | 44 | 0.339 | 41 | 1.731 | 39 | 319.92 | 17 | 4.42 | 10 | 23.77 | 10 |
| LSU | 19.00 | 18 | 0.300 | 31 | 1.486 | 18 | 291.00 | 6 | 4.60 | 17 | 23.59 | 8 |
| Marshall | 24.83 | 47 | 0.357 | 51 | 2.123 | 64 | 350.17 | 40 | 5.04 | 46 | 30.45 | 54 |
| Maryland | 16.92 | 9 | 0.240 | 6 | 1.483 | 17 | 348.69 | 39 | 4.94 | 38 | 31.26 | 61 |
| Memphis | 29.18 | 74 | 0.398 | 69 | 2.097 | 60 | 369.91 | 58 | 5.04 | 47 | 30.37 | 53 |
| Miami (FL) | 19.25 | 19 | 0.270 | 17 | 1.331 | 10 | 295.83 | 8 | 4.15 | 3 | 23.05 | 6 |
| Miami (OH) | 27.08 | 62 | 0.398 | 70 | 2.375 | 85 | 412.67 | 91 | 6.06 | 102 | 36.41 | 100 |
| Michigan | 20.38 | 25 | 0.293 | 27 | 1.631 | 28 | 347.69 | 37 | 4.99 | 41 | 28.25 | 30 |
| Michigan St. | 33.17 | 95 | 0.454 | 87 | 2.493 | 92 | 402.67 | 82 | 5.52 | 77 | 32.65 | 73 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 28.00 | 70 | 0.407 | 74 | 2.232 | 73 | 400.18 | 79 | 5.82 | 94 | 35.22 | 90 |
| Minnesota | 26.58 | 57 | 0.379 | 62 | 2.197 | 70 | 374.25 | 62 | 5.34 | 66 | 32.78 | 76 |
| Mississippi | 25.46 | 52 | 0.382 | 66 | 1.828 | 43 | 347.31 | 36 | 5.21 | 57 | 28.76 | 34 |
| Mississippi St. | 29.64 | 78 | 0.436 | 84 | 2.064 | 57 | 330.91 | 26 | 4.87 | 34 | 26.00 | 21 |
| Missouri | 29.33 | 75 | 0.376 | 61 | 2.322 | 82 | 450.33 | 106 | 5.77 | 91 | 37.79 | 103 |
| Navy | 36.33 | 106 | 0.514 | 107 | 3.053 | 108 | 422.75 | 98 | 5.98 | 100 | 38.43 | 108 |
| Nebraska | 24.69 | 46 | 0.346 | 46 | 1.839 | 44 | 362.46 | 52 | 5.07 | 51 | 29.27 | 38 |
| Nevada | 30.92 | 84 | 0.458 | 90 | 2.299 | 80 | 419.58 | 96 | 6.22 | 105 | 34.25 | 86 |
| New Mexico | 25.69 | 54 | 0.380 | 65 | 1.961 | 50 | 327.08 | 23 | 4.84 | 32 | 27.43 | 26 |
| New Mexico St. | 27.33 | 65 | 0.428 | 80 | 2.650 | 96 | 361.58 | 51 | 5.66 | 88 | 36.16 | 99 |
| North Carolina | 35.08 | 101 | 0.489 | 104 | 2.971 | 105 | 452.42 | 107 | 6.31 | 110 | 39.34 | 111 |
| North Carolina St. | 17.83 | 12 | 0.259 | 11 | 1.557 | 21 | 319.58 | 16 | 4.64 | 20 | 29.27 | 39 |
| North Texas | 16.00 | 6 | 0.237 | 4 | 1.250 | 8 | 300.17 | 11 | 4.44 | 12 | 25.01 | 13 |
| Northern Illinois | 24.45 | 43 | 0.338 | 40 | 1.752 | 40 | 384.00 | 68 | 5.31 | 63 | 29.96 | 50 |
| Northwestern | 41.08 | 112 | 0.528 | 109 | 3.301 | 115 | 502.33 | 116 | 6.46 | 112 | 44.32 | 115 |
| Notre Dame | 16.69 | 8 | 0.244 | 9 | 1.158 | 3 | 300.00 | 10 | 4.38 | 5 | 23.64 | 9 |
| Ohio | 31.18 | 86 | 0.460 | 91 | 2.740 | 100 | 384.91 | 71 | 5.68 | 89 | 33.34 | 78 |
| Ohio St. | 13.07 | 2 | 0.190 | 2 | 1.227 | 7 | 320.86 | 18 | 4.66 | 21 | 29.95 | 49 |
| Oklahoma | 15.43 | 4 | 0.233 | 3 | 1.040 | 2 | 293.14 | 7 | 4.42 | 11 | 23.59 | 7 |
| Oklahoma St. | 28.83 | 73 | 0.368 | 56 | 2.224 | 72 | 414.17 | 93 | 5.29 | 60 | 32.70 | 74 |
| Oregon | 30.17 | 80 | 0.396 | 68 | 2.440 | 89 | 424.00 | 99 | 5.57 | 80 | 33.92 | 83 |
| Oregon St. | 21.42 | 29 | 0.297 | 29 | 1.364 | 12 | 301.17 | 12 | 4.18 | 4 | 22.31 | 3 |
| Penn St. | 17.46 | 10 | 0.243 | 8 | 1.422 | 16 | 330.08 | 25 | 4.60 | 16 | 29.19 | 37 |
| Pittsburgh | 17.85 | 13 | 0.264 | 13 | 1.410 | 14 | 296.00 | 9 | 4.38 | 7 | 24.67 | 12 |
| Purdue | 23.17 | 36 | 0.344 | 44 | 1.567 | 24 | 325.17 | 20 | 4.82 | 31 | 27.67 | 27 |
| Rice | 26.91 | 59 | 0.379 | 63 | 2.323 | 83 | 385.09 | 72 | 5.43 | 71 | 33.35 | 79 |
| Rutgers | 32.73 | 93 | 0.461 | 92 | 2.135 | 66 | 398.55 | 78 | 5.61 | 85 | 29.62 | 43 |
| San Diego St. | 31.62 | 90 | 0.410 | 75 | 2.284 | 78 | 410.85 | 90 | 5.33 | 64 | 31.60 | 65 |
| San Jose St. | 35.92 | 105 | 0.470 | 97 | 2.779 | 102 | 493.38 | 115 | 6.46 | 111 | 39.35 | 112 |
| SMU | 31.50 | 89 | 0.477 | 102 | 2.381 | 86 | 403.75 | 86 | 6.11 | 104 | 34.86 | 89 |
| South Carolina | 21.83 | 32 | 0.313 | 33 | 1.944 | 48 | 351.42 | 42 | 5.04 | 48 | 34.01 | 84 |
| South Florida | 20.89 | 28 | 0.269 | 15 | 1.538 | 19 | 353.33 | 43 | 4.55 | 14 | 26.72 | 24 |
| Southern Cal | 18.46 | 14 | 0.285 | 24 | 1.343 | 11 | 284.92 | 5 | 4.40 | 8 | 22.31 | 4 |
| Southern Miss | 19.25 | 19 | 0.266 | 14 | 1.377 | 13 | 341.50 | 33 | 4.73 | 24 | 28.07 | 29 |
| Stanford | 34.27 | 98 | 0.499 | 105 | 2.493 | 91 | 384.73 | 70 | 5.60 | 83 | 30.23 | 52 |
| Syracuse | 35.36 | 102 | 0.480 | 103 | 2.459 | 90 | 478.45 | 112 | 6.50 | 113 | 35.56 | 94 |
| TCU | 18.50 | 16 | 0.278 | 20 | 1.165 | 4 | 240.25 | 1 | 3.61 | 1 | 16.38 | 1 |
| Temple | 31.27 | 87 | 0.455 | 88 | 2.264 | 76 | 325.82 | 22 | 4.74 | 25 | 25.60 | 18 |
| Tennessee | 17.46 | 10 | 0.270 | 18 | 1.418 | 15 | 284.85 | 4 | 4.41 | 9 | 25.36 | 16 |
| Texas | 16.31 | 7 | 0.243 | 7 | 1.299 | 9 | 307.69 | 14 | 4.58 | 15 | 24.39 | 11 |
| Texas A&M | 23.33 | 40 | 0.322 | 36 | 1.669 | 33 | 338.42 | 30 | 4.67 | 22 | 25.87 | 19 |
| Texas Tech | 31.36 | 88 | 0.430 | 81 | 2.494 | 93 | 403.50 | 85 | 5.54 | 78 | 34.45 | 88 |
| Toledo | 27.85 | 68 | 0.413 | 76 | 2.399 | 87 | 378.38 | 65 | 5.62 | 86 | 34.40 | 87 |
| Troy | 27.62 | 66 | 0.406 | 73 | 1.656 | 32 | 324.88 | 19 | 4.77 | 28 | 27.07 | 25 |
| Tulane | 21.92 | 33 | 0.298 | 30 | 1.681 | 35 | 367.33 | 56 | 4.99 | 39 | 30.61 | 57 |
| Tulsa | 34.75 | 100 | 0.474 | 101 | 2.928 | 103 | 458.67 | 108 | 6.26 | 107 | 39.88 | 114 |
| UAB | 30.83 | 83 | 0.431 | 82 | 2.236 | 74 | 382.17 | 67 | 5.34 | 67 | 30.99 | 60 |
| UCLA | 25.08 | 49 | 0.359 | 53 | 1.797 | 41 | 357.77 | 49 | 5.12 | 53 | 29.44 | 40 |
| UNLV | 30.50 | 82 | 0.421 | 78 | 2.291 | 79 | 393.75 | 76 | 5.43 | 72 | 31.93 | 68 |
| Utah | 20.55 | 27 | 0.294 | 28 | 1.590 | 25 | 332.09 | 27 | 4.75 | 26 | 26.28 | 22 |
| Utah St. | 39.90 | 111 | 0.526 | 108 | 2.976 | 106 | 476.00 | 111 | 6.28 | 109 | 38.39 | 107 |
| UTEP | 45.36 | 116 | 0.645 | 116 | 3.243 | 114 | 459.45 | 109 | 6.53 | 114 | 36.10 | 98 |
| Vanderbilt | 31.82 | 91 | 0.461 | 93 | 2.720 | 98 | 410.55 | 89 | 5.95 | 99 | 38.27 | 106 |
| Virginia | 24.86 | 48 | 0.324 | 37 | 2.093 | 59 | 424.57 | 100 | 5.54 | 79 | 36.69 | 101 |
| Virginia Tech | 18.79 | 17 | 0.280 | 21 | 1.564 | 22 | 335.07 | 29 | 5.00 | 42 | 28.43 | 31 |
| Wake Forest | 25.15 | 51 | 0.359 | 52 | 2.019 | 54 | 390.23 | 74 | 5.57 | 81 | 32.52 | 72 |
| Washington | 26.31 | 55 | 0.383 | 67 | 2.025 | 55 | 357.15 | 48 | 5.20 | 56 | 28.48 | 33 |
| Washington St. | 22.33 | 34 | 0.291 | 26 | 1.646 | 31 | 341.67 | 34 | 4.45 | 13 | 28.47 | 32 |
| West Virginia | 24.58 | 45 | 0.362 | 54 | 1.950 | 49 | 350.92 | 41 | 5.17 | 55 | 29.87 | 47 |
| Western Michigan | 28.45 | 72 | 0.399 | 71 | 1.860 | 45 | 342.82 | 35 | 4.80 | 30 | 25.14 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 23.00 | 35 | 0.340 | 42 | 1.898 | 47 | 372.93 | 60 | 5.51 | 75 | 31.45 | 64 |
| Wyoming | 36.55 | 107 | 0.471 | 98 | 3.202 | 112 | 486.73 | 113 | 6.27 | 108 | 44.99 | 116 |