2003 College Football Total Defensive Stats
Based on 699 games between 117 teams
played between 08/23/2003 and 01/05/2004
2002 -
2003
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2004
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 22.00 | 33 | 0.315 | 35 | 2.106 | 64 | 368.09 | 49 | 5.27 | 53 | 35.83 | 85 |
| Akron | 33.20 | 93 | 0.452 | 89 | 2.621 | 88 | 432.20 | 92 | 5.89 | 91 | 34.85 | 77 |
| Alabama | 25.62 | 56 | 0.371 | 63 | 1.933 | 50 | 360.23 | 41 | 5.22 | 47 | 28.38 | 31 |
| Arizona | 35.75 | 103 | 0.453 | 90 | 2.581 | 84 | 460.00 | 106 | 5.84 | 87 | 35.61 | 84 |
| Arizona St. | 28.55 | 71 | 0.396 | 74 | 2.020 | 59 | 407.73 | 78 | 5.66 | 76 | 30.10 | 46 |
| Arkansas | 23.46 | 42 | 0.337 | 44 | 1.799 | 39 | 344.00 | 35 | 4.95 | 34 | 29.04 | 35 |
| Arkansas St. | 39.20 | 113 | 0.548 | 114 | 2.898 | 108 | 428.00 | 86 | 5.99 | 97 | 33.44 | 67 |
| Army | 36.62 | 106 | 0.478 | 100 | 2.779 | 99 | 464.15 | 110 | 6.06 | 101 | 39.18 | 106 |
| Auburn | 17.42 | 13 | 0.276 | 19 | 1.416 | 19 | 291.50 | 6 | 4.62 | 19 | 25.53 | 18 |
| Ball St. | 34.45 | 98 | 0.485 | 103 | 2.783 | 101 | 405.64 | 76 | 5.71 | 82 | 34.59 | 75 |
| Baylor | 40.82 | 115 | 0.592 | 116 | 3.139 | 116 | 464.82 | 111 | 6.74 | 117 | 37.32 | 94 |
| Boise St. | 18.38 | 16 | 0.242 | 7 | 1.390 | 17 | 363.46 | 44 | 4.78 | 24 | 28.81 | 33 |
| Boston College | 25.46 | 55 | 0.355 | 54 | 1.868 | 44 | 358.23 | 39 | 4.99 | 36 | 30.84 | 50 |
| Bowling Green St. | 24.00 | 49 | 0.356 | 57 | 2.173 | 69 | 374.83 | 53 | 5.57 | 67 | 33.82 | 70 |
| Buffalo | 37.00 | 108 | 0.514 | 106 | 2.774 | 98 | 463.00 | 108 | 6.43 | 111 | 38.29 | 103 |
| BYU | 25.83 | 59 | 0.379 | 66 | 1.686 | 32 | 307.00 | 14 | 4.51 | 16 | 24.08 | 10 |
| California | 24.36 | 50 | 0.352 | 52 | 1.905 | 48 | 384.86 | 63 | 5.56 | 66 | 32.07 | 60 |
| Central Florida | 31.27 | 81 | 0.431 | 84 | 2.617 | 87 | 398.09 | 72 | 5.48 | 62 | 36.49 | 90 |
| Central Michigan | 35.40 | 101 | 0.452 | 88 | 3.096 | 115 | 504.70 | 115 | 6.44 | 112 | 43.89 | 116 |
| Cincinnati | 26.82 | 68 | 0.398 | 76 | 1.733 | 36 | 324.27 | 20 | 4.81 | 26 | 23.78 | 6 |
| Clemson | 19.42 | 20 | 0.278 | 20 | 1.685 | 31 | 349.83 | 37 | 5.02 | 37 | 32.29 | 62 |
| Colorado | 33.17 | 92 | 0.460 | 92 | 2.571 | 83 | 432.08 | 91 | 5.99 | 98 | 37.04 | 93 |
| Colorado St. | 25.92 | 60 | 0.380 | 67 | 2.124 | 67 | 383.00 | 61 | 5.62 | 70 | 33.55 | 68 |
| Connecticut | 25.73 | 58 | 0.368 | 61 | 1.652 | 28 | 338.73 | 31 | 4.84 | 29 | 27.00 | 24 |
| Duke | 30.91 | 80 | 0.466 | 96 | 2.496 | 80 | 392.18 | 69 | 5.92 | 94 | 34.51 | 74 |
| East Carolina | 35.67 | 102 | 0.517 | 109 | 2.859 | 107 | 409.58 | 80 | 5.94 | 96 | 34.61 | 76 |
| Eastern Michigan | 31.60 | 85 | 0.457 | 91 | 2.658 | 90 | 402.60 | 74 | 5.82 | 86 | 36.27 | 88 |
| Florida | 22.33 | 35 | 0.311 | 32 | 1.578 | 23 | 375.75 | 54 | 5.24 | 50 | 30.67 | 48 |
| Florida St. | 16.69 | 7 | 0.236 | 5 | 1.195 | 8 | 332.31 | 26 | 4.69 | 22 | 27.17 | 26 |
| Fresno St. | 23.15 | 40 | 0.334 | 43 | 1.948 | 53 | 373.15 | 52 | 5.38 | 58 | 31.71 | 56 |
| Georgia | 14.50 | 3 | 0.231 | 4 | 1.159 | 7 | 276.86 | 4 | 4.40 | 11 | 24.69 | 14 |
| Georgia Tech | 20.46 | 25 | 0.306 | 29 | 1.702 | 34 | 322.23 | 18 | 4.81 | 27 | 27.74 | 28 |
| Hawaii | 31.54 | 84 | 0.413 | 78 | 2.099 | 63 | 408.38 | 79 | 5.35 | 56 | 30.87 | 51 |
| Houston | 36.00 | 104 | 0.515 | 107 | 2.762 | 95 | 440.38 | 98 | 6.30 | 106 | 34.91 | 78 |
| Idaho | 26.50 | 66 | 0.356 | 55 | 2.252 | 72 | 433.30 | 95 | 5.82 | 85 | 37.68 | 99 |
| Illinois | 34.18 | 97 | 0.469 | 98 | 2.949 | 109 | 418.91 | 84 | 5.75 | 84 | 39.38 | 109 |
| Indiana | 35.00 | 100 | 0.507 | 105 | 2.847 | 105 | 442.00 | 100 | 6.40 | 109 | 39.21 | 107 |
| Iowa | 16.15 | 6 | 0.223 | 3 | 1.158 | 6 | 314.54 | 15 | 4.34 | 9 | 25.88 | 19 |
| Iowa St. | 38.82 | 112 | 0.541 | 113 | 3.007 | 112 | 459.09 | 105 | 6.40 | 110 | 37.41 | 96 |
| Kansas | 32.50 | 90 | 0.460 | 93 | 2.782 | 100 | 427.50 | 85 | 6.05 | 100 | 38.57 | 104 |
| Kansas St. | 17.15 | 9 | 0.258 | 14 | 1.148 | 4 | 291.38 | 5 | 4.39 | 10 | 24.44 | 13 |
| Kent St. | 34.82 | 99 | 0.446 | 86 | 2.770 | 96 | 477.09 | 113 | 6.11 | 104 | 37.76 | 100 |
| Kentucky | 28.64 | 72 | 0.396 | 73 | 2.302 | 75 | 399.82 | 73 | 5.53 | 64 | 34.09 | 71 |
| Louisiana Tech | 32.83 | 91 | 0.423 | 80 | 2.587 | 85 | 510.50 | 117 | 6.58 | 114 | 42.84 | 115 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 36.82 | 107 | 0.516 | 108 | 2.688 | 93 | 451.18 | 102 | 6.32 | 107 | 35.20 | 81 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 43.00 | 117 | 0.604 | 117 | 3.081 | 114 | 432.00 | 90 | 6.07 | 102 | 35.12 | 79 |
| Louisville | 27.77 | 70 | 0.366 | 60 | 2.388 | 78 | 428.62 | 87 | 5.65 | 74 | 40.09 | 111 |
| LSU | 11.31 | 1 | 0.181 | 1 | 0.861 | 1 | 255.38 | 1 | 4.08 | 1 | 21.01 | 1 |
| Marshall | 23.36 | 41 | 0.366 | 59 | 1.935 | 51 | 337.91 | 29 | 5.29 | 54 | 29.98 | 44 |
| Maryland | 17.17 | 10 | 0.258 | 13 | 1.485 | 22 | 322.67 | 19 | 4.85 | 30 | 29.78 | 40 |
| Memphis | 20.00 | 23 | 0.291 | 26 | 1.345 | 15 | 293.67 | 8 | 4.28 | 7 | 23.81 | 7 |
| Miami (FL) | 15.08 | 4 | 0.249 | 11 | 1.121 | 3 | 257.54 | 2 | 4.26 | 6 | 21.32 | 2 |
| Miami (OH) | 19.43 | 21 | 0.290 | 25 | 1.605 | 26 | 341.14 | 34 | 5.10 | 40 | 28.60 | 32 |
| Michigan | 16.85 | 8 | 0.259 | 15 | 1.248 | 12 | 297.15 | 10 | 4.57 | 17 | 25.25 | 17 |
| Michigan St. | 22.54 | 36 | 0.305 | 28 | 1.745 | 38 | 379.92 | 60 | 5.14 | 43 | 29.93 | 42 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 32.27 | 89 | 0.430 | 82 | 2.602 | 86 | 440.64 | 99 | 5.87 | 90 | 36.44 | 89 |
| Minnesota | 21.92 | 30 | 0.315 | 34 | 1.915 | 49 | 340.38 | 33 | 4.88 | 32 | 31.16 | 53 |
| Mississippi | 21.92 | 30 | 0.327 | 39 | 1.938 | 52 | 378.54 | 58 | 5.65 | 75 | 33.71 | 69 |
| Mississippi St. | 39.25 | 114 | 0.524 | 110 | 3.047 | 113 | 473.50 | 112 | 6.33 | 108 | 37.88 | 101 |
| Missouri | 23.92 | 46 | 0.317 | 36 | 2.274 | 74 | 394.33 | 70 | 5.22 | 49 | 38.16 | 102 |
| Navy | 22.91 | 39 | 0.326 | 38 | 2.330 | 76 | 365.27 | 46 | 5.20 | 46 | 39.01 | 105 |
| Nebraska | 14.46 | 2 | 0.215 | 2 | 1.149 | 5 | 297.15 | 10 | 4.41 | 13 | 23.99 | 9 |
| Nevada | 28.64 | 72 | 0.391 | 71 | 2.124 | 66 | 412.09 | 81 | 5.63 | 72 | 35.14 | 80 |
| New Mexico | 23.50 | 44 | 0.343 | 48 | 1.804 | 40 | 330.50 | 25 | 4.83 | 28 | 26.80 | 22 |
| New Mexico St. | 30.73 | 79 | 0.475 | 99 | 2.466 | 79 | 366.36 | 47 | 5.67 | 77 | 34.15 | 72 |
| North Carolina | 38.25 | 109 | 0.502 | 104 | 3.288 | 117 | 505.25 | 116 | 6.63 | 115 | 45.93 | 117 |
| North Carolina St. | 30.42 | 78 | 0.396 | 75 | 2.538 | 81 | 436.50 | 97 | 5.69 | 80 | 36.63 | 91 |
| North Texas | 21.92 | 30 | 0.330 | 40 | 1.867 | 43 | 324.31 | 21 | 4.89 | 33 | 28.11 | 30 |
| Northern Illinois | 21.91 | 29 | 0.307 | 30 | 1.828 | 41 | 364.91 | 45 | 5.11 | 41 | 29.96 | 43 |
| Northwestern | 25.08 | 53 | 0.343 | 46 | 2.097 | 62 | 417.31 | 83 | 5.71 | 81 | 37.67 | 98 |
| Notre Dame | 26.25 | 63 | 0.383 | 68 | 1.987 | 57 | 340.17 | 32 | 4.96 | 35 | 27.40 | 27 |
| Ohio | 33.55 | 94 | 0.483 | 102 | 2.630 | 89 | 377.00 | 55 | 5.43 | 60 | 30.72 | 49 |
| Ohio St. | 17.62 | 14 | 0.246 | 10 | 1.363 | 16 | 296.85 | 9 | 4.15 | 4 | 24.12 | 11 |
| Oklahoma | 15.29 | 5 | 0.243 | 8 | 1.077 | 2 | 259.64 | 3 | 4.13 | 2 | 21.64 | 4 |
| Oklahoma St. | 26.92 | 69 | 0.360 | 58 | 2.200 | 70 | 416.17 | 82 | 5.57 | 68 | 36.99 | 92 |
| Oregon | 26.77 | 67 | 0.371 | 62 | 1.981 | 56 | 367.00 | 48 | 5.09 | 39 | 29.63 | 39 |
| Oregon St. | 24.50 | 51 | 0.347 | 50 | 1.586 | 25 | 291.58 | 7 | 4.13 | 3 | 21.60 | 3 |
| Penn St. | 21.25 | 27 | 0.285 | 22 | 1.737 | 37 | 362.42 | 43 | 4.85 | 31 | 32.70 | 65 |
| Pittsburgh | 23.92 | 48 | 0.331 | 42 | 1.896 | 45 | 402.62 | 75 | 5.57 | 69 | 32.11 | 61 |
| Purdue | 17.31 | 11 | 0.253 | 12 | 1.231 | 10 | 302.54 | 13 | 4.43 | 14 | 25.21 | 16 |
| Rice | 31.50 | 83 | 0.430 | 81 | 2.818 | 103 | 432.33 | 93 | 5.90 | 92 | 39.30 | 108 |
| Rutgers | 29.50 | 77 | 0.438 | 85 | 2.084 | 60 | 379.50 | 59 | 5.63 | 71 | 29.57 | 37 |
| San Diego St. | 18.10 | 15 | 0.269 | 18 | 1.234 | 11 | 301.60 | 12 | 4.47 | 15 | 24.32 | 12 |
| San Jose St. | 38.60 | 110 | 0.536 | 112 | 2.958 | 110 | 479.00 | 114 | 6.65 | 116 | 40.25 | 112 |
| SMU | 32.17 | 88 | 0.482 | 101 | 2.715 | 94 | 389.33 | 67 | 5.84 | 88 | 35.94 | 86 |
| South Carolina | 26.17 | 61 | 0.393 | 72 | 2.122 | 65 | 368.17 | 50 | 5.53 | 65 | 31.78 | 57 |
| South Florida | 22.22 | 34 | 0.284 | 21 | 1.405 | 18 | 335.89 | 27 | 4.30 | 8 | 23.99 | 8 |
| Southern Cal | 18.38 | 16 | 0.241 | 6 | 1.344 | 14 | 336.38 | 28 | 4.41 | 12 | 26.83 | 23 |
| Southern Miss | 17.38 | 12 | 0.246 | 9 | 1.200 | 9 | 329.69 | 23 | 4.66 | 20 | 25.98 | 20 |
| Stanford | 29.45 | 76 | 0.388 | 70 | 2.014 | 58 | 433.82 | 96 | 5.72 | 83 | 32.68 | 64 |
| Syracuse | 25.08 | 54 | 0.353 | 53 | 2.089 | 61 | 360.33 | 42 | 5.08 | 38 | 32.03 | 59 |
| TCU | 21.23 | 26 | 0.319 | 37 | 1.617 | 27 | 349.46 | 36 | 5.25 | 52 | 28.04 | 29 |
| Temple | 33.64 | 95 | 0.467 | 97 | 2.682 | 92 | 432.45 | 94 | 6.01 | 99 | 36.04 | 87 |
| Tennessee | 18.38 | 16 | 0.264 | 17 | 1.455 | 21 | 324.38 | 22 | 4.66 | 21 | 27.03 | 25 |
| Texas | 21.54 | 28 | 0.313 | 33 | 1.665 | 30 | 329.85 | 24 | 4.79 | 25 | 26.63 | 21 |
| Texas A&M | 38.75 | 111 | 0.530 | 111 | 3.000 | 111 | 431.50 | 88 | 5.90 | 93 | 35.22 | 82 |
| Texas Tech | 34.00 | 96 | 0.464 | 94 | 2.772 | 97 | 453.38 | 103 | 6.18 | 105 | 39.56 | 110 |
| Toledo | 25.64 | 57 | 0.356 | 56 | 2.388 | 77 | 396.55 | 71 | 5.51 | 63 | 37.60 | 97 |
| Troy | 26.20 | 62 | 0.372 | 64 | 1.976 | 55 | 368.90 | 51 | 5.24 | 51 | 29.99 | 45 |
| Tulane | 36.36 | 105 | 0.466 | 95 | 2.838 | 104 | 462.27 | 107 | 5.92 | 95 | 37.39 | 95 |
| Tulsa | 28.83 | 74 | 0.412 | 77 | 2.214 | 71 | 378.50 | 57 | 5.41 | 59 | 31.32 | 55 |
| UAB | 23.92 | 46 | 0.330 | 41 | 1.897 | 46 | 386.25 | 66 | 5.33 | 55 | 31.97 | 58 |
| UCLA | 23.46 | 42 | 0.339 | 45 | 1.428 | 20 | 317.62 | 16 | 4.59 | 18 | 24.87 | 15 |
| UNLV | 22.67 | 37 | 0.309 | 31 | 1.698 | 33 | 378.33 | 56 | 5.16 | 44 | 30.47 | 47 |
| Utah | 19.08 | 19 | 0.290 | 24 | 1.579 | 24 | 338.33 | 30 | 5.13 | 42 | 29.00 | 34 |
| Utah St. | 26.25 | 63 | 0.346 | 49 | 2.171 | 68 | 360.08 | 40 | 4.74 | 23 | 29.60 | 38 |
| UTEP | 40.82 | 115 | 0.578 | 115 | 2.850 | 106 | 464.00 | 109 | 6.57 | 113 | 33.36 | 66 |
| Vanderbilt | 32.00 | 87 | 0.448 | 87 | 2.675 | 91 | 406.27 | 77 | 5.69 | 79 | 35.47 | 83 |
| Virginia | 20.38 | 24 | 0.288 | 23 | 1.710 | 35 | 384.69 | 62 | 5.43 | 61 | 34.49 | 73 |
| Virginia Tech | 25.00 | 52 | 0.348 | 51 | 1.973 | 54 | 386.17 | 65 | 5.38 | 57 | 31.10 | 52 |
| Wake Forest | 28.92 | 75 | 0.373 | 65 | 2.545 | 82 | 454.50 | 104 | 5.86 | 89 | 40.70 | 113 |
| Washington | 26.33 | 65 | 0.386 | 69 | 1.842 | 42 | 385.00 | 64 | 5.64 | 73 | 29.24 | 36 |
| Washington St. | 19.77 | 22 | 0.260 | 16 | 1.270 | 13 | 318.54 | 17 | 4.19 | 5 | 21.91 | 5 |
| West Virginia | 22.85 | 38 | 0.305 | 27 | 1.663 | 29 | 391.31 | 68 | 5.22 | 48 | 31.21 | 54 |
| Western Michigan | 31.45 | 82 | 0.413 | 79 | 2.274 | 73 | 431.73 | 89 | 5.67 | 78 | 32.53 | 63 |
| Wisconsin | 23.54 | 45 | 0.343 | 47 | 1.903 | 47 | 355.38 | 38 | 5.19 | 45 | 29.81 | 41 |
| Wyoming | 31.82 | 86 | 0.431 | 83 | 2.798 | 102 | 450.73 | 101 | 6.10 | 103 | 41.66 | 114 |