2008 College Football Total Defensive Stats
Based on 717 games between 120 teams
played between 08/28/2008 and 01/08/2009
2007 -
2008
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2009
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 23.50 | 47 | 0.341 | 39 | 1.935 | 52 | 359.08 | 58 | 5.21 | 52 | 31.22 | 68 |
| Akron | 31.25 | 90 | 0.436 | 85 | 2.503 | 91 | 397.58 | 84 | 5.55 | 73 | 33.36 | 81 |
| Alabama | 14.29 | 6 | 0.233 | 8 | 1.119 | 6 | 263.50 | 3 | 4.30 | 5 | 21.96 | 4 |
| Arizona | 21.31 | 30 | 0.339 | 36 | 1.620 | 25 | 313.00 | 19 | 4.97 | 33 | 24.96 | 17 |
| Arizona St. | 23.55 | 49 | 0.343 | 43 | 1.864 | 47 | 337.64 | 40 | 4.91 | 30 | 28.14 | 43 |
| Arkansas | 31.82 | 95 | 0.476 | 97 | 2.469 | 90 | 385.45 | 75 | 5.76 | 86 | 32.62 | 77 |
| Arkansas St. | 25.00 | 57 | 0.387 | 64 | 2.105 | 69 | 346.82 | 51 | 5.37 | 62 | 30.77 | 65 |
| Army | 23.27 | 46 | 0.383 | 60 | 1.874 | 48 | 341.09 | 42 | 5.61 | 77 | 31.53 | 70 |
| Auburn | 17.82 | 13 | 0.274 | 12 | 1.377 | 15 | 317.27 | 26 | 4.87 | 28 | 23.90 | 8 |
| Ball St. | 21.00 | 24 | 0.310 | 24 | 1.807 | 43 | 371.62 | 67 | 5.48 | 68 | 34.51 | 89 |
| Baylor | 31.45 | 92 | 0.422 | 80 | 2.889 | 108 | 411.64 | 95 | 5.52 | 71 | 38.70 | 112 |
| Boise St. | 13.08 | 4 | 0.183 | 2 | 0.887 | 2 | 316.58 | 23 | 4.43 | 8 | 25.33 | 20 |
| Boston College | 19.77 | 20 | 0.315 | 26 | 1.242 | 10 | 268.23 | 5 | 4.27 | 4 | 21.66 | 3 |
| Bowling Green St. | 23.17 | 44 | 0.341 | 38 | 2.022 | 64 | 343.42 | 44 | 5.05 | 42 | 29.65 | 53 |
| Buffalo | 28.21 | 72 | 0.411 | 77 | 2.384 | 85 | 408.21 | 92 | 5.95 | 94 | 34.85 | 91 |
| BYU | 22.33 | 36 | 0.328 | 29 | 1.978 | 61 | 355.17 | 55 | 5.21 | 51 | 31.81 | 73 |
| California | 19.92 | 21 | 0.279 | 14 | 1.306 | 12 | 315.23 | 21 | 4.42 | 6 | 23.69 | 7 |
| Central Florida | 26.27 | 63 | 0.360 | 50 | 1.766 | 38 | 353.18 | 54 | 4.84 | 23 | 25.23 | 19 |
| Central Michigan | 31.75 | 94 | 0.452 | 89 | 2.604 | 98 | 432.25 | 105 | 6.15 | 102 | 37.32 | 103 |
| Cincinnati | 21.15 | 27 | 0.301 | 20 | 1.628 | 26 | 331.69 | 34 | 4.72 | 18 | 26.29 | 27 |
| Clemson | 18.91 | 16 | 0.278 | 13 | 1.382 | 16 | 301.82 | 14 | 4.44 | 9 | 25.34 | 21 |
| Colorado | 29.73 | 84 | 0.429 | 83 | 2.271 | 76 | 384.45 | 73 | 5.54 | 72 | 31.80 | 72 |
| Colorado St. | 31.08 | 89 | 0.462 | 92 | 2.586 | 94 | 418.42 | 99 | 6.21 | 105 | 39.23 | 114 |
| Connecticut | 21.17 | 28 | 0.346 | 44 | 1.437 | 18 | 287.00 | 10 | 4.69 | 15 | 22.81 | 6 |
| Duke | 24.91 | 54 | 0.369 | 54 | 1.849 | 45 | 367.64 | 64 | 5.45 | 67 | 29.09 | 48 |
| East Carolina | 21.07 | 25 | 0.313 | 25 | 1.556 | 23 | 333.00 | 37 | 4.95 | 31 | 26.19 | 25 |
| Eastern Michigan | 38.82 | 117 | 0.615 | 117 | 3.240 | 116 | 433.73 | 106 | 6.87 | 118 | 36.98 | 100 |
| Florida | 12.46 | 3 | 0.197 | 3 | 1.078 | 4 | 282.85 | 8 | 4.48 | 12 | 24.03 | 10 |
| Florida Atlantic | 28.69 | 76 | 0.400 | 72 | 2.335 | 82 | 404.23 | 90 | 5.63 | 80 | 33.90 | 84 |
| Florida International | 28.33 | 73 | 0.385 | 63 | 2.118 | 71 | 368.08 | 65 | 5.00 | 35 | 29.06 | 47 |
| Florida St. | 23.18 | 45 | 0.372 | 57 | 1.797 | 41 | 317.64 | 27 | 5.10 | 46 | 26.27 | 26 |
| Fresno St. | 31.08 | 88 | 0.462 | 94 | 2.432 | 88 | 410.85 | 93 | 6.11 | 100 | 34.46 | 88 |
| Georgia | 24.83 | 53 | 0.400 | 73 | 2.108 | 70 | 313.83 | 20 | 5.06 | 44 | 27.09 | 34 |
| Georgia Tech | 22.09 | 34 | 0.342 | 40 | 1.884 | 51 | 326.45 | 31 | 5.05 | 43 | 27.84 | 42 |
| Hawaii | 29.77 | 85 | 0.451 | 88 | 2.160 | 73 | 372.23 | 69 | 5.64 | 81 | 29.69 | 54 |
| Houston | 33.25 | 100 | 0.441 | 87 | 2.424 | 87 | 426.92 | 103 | 5.67 | 84 | 32.42 | 75 |
| Idaho | 44.18 | 118 | 0.636 | 118 | 3.516 | 119 | 478.82 | 118 | 6.89 | 119 | 41.15 | 117 |
| Illinois | 27.09 | 68 | 0.396 | 69 | 2.023 | 65 | 356.91 | 57 | 5.22 | 53 | 29.52 | 50 |
| Indiana | 38.18 | 113 | 0.499 | 105 | 2.993 | 111 | 457.91 | 111 | 5.98 | 96 | 37.04 | 101 |
| Iowa | 13.83 | 5 | 0.207 | 5 | 1.111 | 5 | 297.25 | 13 | 4.45 | 10 | 24.77 | 15 |
| Iowa St. | 37.55 | 111 | 0.554 | 115 | 3.195 | 114 | 460.91 | 114 | 6.81 | 117 | 41.22 | 118 |
| Kansas | 30.08 | 86 | 0.417 | 79 | 2.358 | 84 | 397.67 | 85 | 5.52 | 69 | 31.60 | 71 |
| Kansas St. | 38.18 | 113 | 0.491 | 102 | 2.993 | 112 | 505.27 | 120 | 6.50 | 110 | 39.70 | 115 |
| Kent St. | 34.27 | 105 | 0.511 | 108 | 2.822 | 104 | 399.64 | 87 | 5.96 | 95 | 34.08 | 86 |
| Kentucky | 23.00 | 40 | 0.352 | 48 | 1.667 | 30 | 346.42 | 50 | 5.31 | 60 | 27.17 | 36 |
| Louisiana Tech | 23.50 | 47 | 0.342 | 42 | 1.804 | 42 | 371.83 | 68 | 5.42 | 64 | 29.16 | 49 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 33.67 | 102 | 0.486 | 100 | 2.674 | 101 | 429.58 | 104 | 6.20 | 104 | 36.56 | 99 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 32.64 | 97 | 0.475 | 96 | 2.603 | 97 | 454.82 | 110 | 6.62 | 114 | 38.19 | 110 |
| Louisville | 31.64 | 93 | 0.499 | 103 | 2.308 | 80 | 386.36 | 77 | 6.09 | 98 | 32.69 | 78 |
| LSU | 25.08 | 58 | 0.383 | 62 | 1.733 | 35 | 332.75 | 35 | 5.09 | 45 | 27.35 | 38 |
| Marshall | 29.27 | 81 | 0.383 | 61 | 2.408 | 86 | 426.36 | 102 | 5.58 | 74 | 36.08 | 98 |
| Maryland | 23.75 | 51 | 0.333 | 33 | 1.964 | 57 | 374.58 | 70 | 5.25 | 54 | 32.81 | 79 |
| Memphis | 28.58 | 75 | 0.465 | 95 | 2.294 | 78 | 369.58 | 66 | 6.02 | 97 | 32.61 | 76 |
| Miami (FL) | 25.58 | 59 | 0.396 | 68 | 1.972 | 59 | 332.83 | 36 | 5.15 | 48 | 27.74 | 41 |
| Miami (OH) | 33.18 | 98 | 0.531 | 111 | 2.888 | 107 | 401.64 | 89 | 6.43 | 109 | 35.34 | 94 |
| Michigan | 28.92 | 77 | 0.415 | 78 | 2.012 | 63 | 366.92 | 63 | 5.27 | 57 | 26.52 | 31 |
| Michigan St. | 22.08 | 33 | 0.329 | 30 | 1.636 | 28 | 355.85 | 56 | 5.31 | 59 | 28.56 | 45 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 24.92 | 55 | 0.366 | 53 | 1.959 | 56 | 366.33 | 62 | 5.38 | 63 | 30.11 | 59 |
| Minnesota | 24.92 | 55 | 0.376 | 59 | 1.965 | 58 | 385.92 | 76 | 5.83 | 89 | 32.38 | 74 |
| Mississippi | 19.75 | 19 | 0.303 | 21 | 1.503 | 20 | 316.33 | 22 | 4.85 | 24 | 26.18 | 24 |
| Mississippi St. | 26.00 | 61 | 0.397 | 70 | 2.070 | 68 | 343.82 | 45 | 5.25 | 55 | 29.55 | 52 |
| Missouri | 29.08 | 79 | 0.374 | 58 | 2.327 | 81 | 417.46 | 98 | 5.36 | 61 | 34.79 | 90 |
| Navy | 22.75 | 38 | 0.371 | 56 | 2.056 | 67 | 345.58 | 48 | 5.64 | 82 | 32.91 | 80 |
| Nebraska | 28.54 | 74 | 0.462 | 93 | 2.149 | 72 | 349.85 | 53 | 5.66 | 83 | 29.53 | 51 |
| Nevada | 33.92 | 104 | 0.499 | 104 | 2.281 | 77 | 414.42 | 96 | 6.09 | 99 | 31.08 | 67 |
| New Mexico | 22.75 | 38 | 0.339 | 37 | 1.732 | 34 | 335.75 | 38 | 5.00 | 37 | 28.37 | 44 |
| New Mexico St. | 36.27 | 108 | 0.535 | 113 | 2.669 | 100 | 396.36 | 83 | 5.84 | 92 | 33.54 | 82 |
| North Carolina | 20.67 | 23 | 0.284 | 16 | 1.646 | 29 | 363.25 | 60 | 5.00 | 36 | 30.27 | 61 |
| North Carolina St. | 26.92 | 67 | 0.394 | 67 | 2.299 | 79 | 398.25 | 86 | 5.84 | 91 | 35.66 | 96 |
| North Texas | 47.58 | 120 | 0.704 | 120 | 3.444 | 118 | 482.58 | 119 | 7.14 | 120 | 37.85 | 107 |
| Northern Illinois | 19.25 | 17 | 0.324 | 28 | 1.847 | 44 | 309.67 | 16 | 5.20 | 50 | 31.49 | 69 |
| Northwestern | 21.25 | 29 | 0.296 | 18 | 1.550 | 22 | 347.00 | 52 | 4.83 | 22 | 27.58 | 40 |
| Notre Dame | 22.15 | 35 | 0.338 | 35 | 1.704 | 33 | 329.85 | 32 | 5.03 | 41 | 26.47 | 29 |
| Ohio | 26.91 | 66 | 0.393 | 66 | 2.198 | 74 | 340.64 | 41 | 4.98 | 34 | 29.74 | 55 |
| Ohio St. | 15.08 | 8 | 0.224 | 6 | 1.194 | 7 | 312.08 | 17 | 4.64 | 14 | 26.94 | 33 |
| Oklahoma | 26.23 | 62 | 0.362 | 51 | 1.880 | 50 | 393.23 | 81 | 5.42 | 65 | 30.61 | 64 |
| Oklahoma St. | 29.33 | 82 | 0.403 | 74 | 2.603 | 96 | 423.00 | 100 | 5.81 | 88 | 37.32 | 104 |
| Oregon | 28.00 | 71 | 0.352 | 47 | 1.874 | 49 | 389.62 | 79 | 4.90 | 29 | 26.52 | 30 |
| Oregon St. | 23.08 | 41 | 0.371 | 55 | 1.630 | 27 | 312.15 | 18 | 5.02 | 40 | 25.05 | 18 |
| Penn St. | 14.75 | 7 | 0.231 | 7 | 1.255 | 11 | 282.58 | 7 | 4.43 | 7 | 24.05 | 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 21.46 | 31 | 0.329 | 31 | 1.688 | 31 | 317.15 | 25 | 4.87 | 26 | 25.77 | 23 |
| Purdue | 26.45 | 65 | 0.390 | 65 | 1.955 | 54 | 359.91 | 59 | 5.30 | 58 | 29.99 | 58 |
| Rice | 33.31 | 101 | 0.461 | 91 | 2.590 | 95 | 452.23 | 109 | 6.26 | 107 | 35.42 | 95 |
| Rutgers | 20.42 | 22 | 0.332 | 32 | 1.739 | 36 | 345.08 | 47 | 5.60 | 76 | 30.90 | 66 |
| San Diego St. | 37.91 | 112 | 0.507 | 107 | 2.947 | 110 | 458.73 | 112 | 6.14 | 101 | 38.23 | 111 |
| San Jose St. | 22.64 | 37 | 0.347 | 45 | 1.536 | 21 | 316.91 | 24 | 4.86 | 25 | 24.90 | 16 |
| SMU | 38.36 | 115 | 0.534 | 112 | 3.222 | 115 | 468.73 | 116 | 6.52 | 111 | 40.92 | 116 |
| South Carolina | 21.75 | 32 | 0.349 | 46 | 1.692 | 32 | 292.50 | 11 | 4.69 | 16 | 24.04 | 11 |
| South Florida | 21.08 | 26 | 0.333 | 34 | 1.776 | 39 | 302.83 | 15 | 4.78 | 20 | 27.12 | 35 |
| Southern Cal | 9.00 | 1 | 0.147 | 1 | 0.735 | 1 | 221.77 | 1 | 3.61 | 1 | 17.80 | 1 |
| Southern Miss | 24.08 | 52 | 0.358 | 49 | 1.956 | 55 | 365.77 | 61 | 5.43 | 66 | 29.91 | 56 |
| Stanford | 27.42 | 69 | 0.405 | 75 | 2.343 | 83 | 379.58 | 71 | 5.61 | 78 | 33.99 | 85 |
| Syracuse | 33.73 | 103 | 0.477 | 99 | 2.805 | 103 | 417.36 | 97 | 5.91 | 93 | 37.33 | 105 |
| TCU | 11.67 | 2 | 0.205 | 4 | 0.930 | 3 | 224.00 | 2 | 3.94 | 2 | 18.80 | 2 |
| Temple | 23.08 | 42 | 0.308 | 23 | 1.779 | 40 | 388.00 | 78 | 5.18 | 49 | 30.23 | 60 |
| Tennessee | 16.75 | 10 | 0.259 | 10 | 1.229 | 8 | 263.83 | 4 | 4.07 | 3 | 24.17 | 13 |
| Texas | 18.77 | 15 | 0.288 | 17 | 1.582 | 24 | 342.92 | 43 | 5.26 | 56 | 30.53 | 63 |
| Texas A&M | 37.42 | 110 | 0.515 | 109 | 3.075 | 113 | 461.92 | 115 | 6.36 | 108 | 41.37 | 119 |
| Texas Tech | 29.45 | 83 | 0.434 | 84 | 2.435 | 89 | 395.64 | 82 | 5.83 | 90 | 35.10 | 93 |
| Toledo | 31.42 | 91 | 0.455 | 90 | 2.654 | 99 | 381.42 | 72 | 5.52 | 70 | 33.65 | 83 |
| Troy | 23.08 | 42 | 0.315 | 27 | 1.745 | 37 | 344.75 | 46 | 4.71 | 17 | 26.35 | 28 |
| Tulane | 34.50 | 106 | 0.551 | 114 | 2.857 | 106 | 391.25 | 80 | 6.25 | 106 | 37.26 | 102 |
| Tulsa | 27.46 | 70 | 0.408 | 76 | 1.994 | 62 | 385.08 | 74 | 5.72 | 85 | 30.34 | 62 |
| UAB | 33.18 | 98 | 0.506 | 106 | 2.729 | 102 | 443.91 | 107 | 6.76 | 116 | 37.85 | 108 |
| UCLA | 29.00 | 78 | 0.439 | 86 | 1.973 | 60 | 337.42 | 39 | 5.11 | 47 | 27.17 | 37 |
| UNLV | 32.58 | 96 | 0.476 | 98 | 2.842 | 105 | 423.17 | 101 | 6.18 | 103 | 38.18 | 109 |
| Utah | 16.92 | 11 | 0.266 | 11 | 1.230 | 9 | 283.33 | 9 | 4.46 | 11 | 22.37 | 5 |
| Utah St. | 34.67 | 107 | 0.489 | 101 | 2.549 | 93 | 411.42 | 94 | 5.81 | 87 | 34.28 | 87 |
| UTEP | 37.00 | 109 | 0.520 | 110 | 2.910 | 109 | 469.75 | 117 | 6.60 | 112 | 38.88 | 113 |
| Vanderbilt | 19.62 | 18 | 0.299 | 19 | 1.468 | 19 | 319.62 | 28 | 4.87 | 27 | 26.63 | 32 |
| Virginia | 23.64 | 50 | 0.342 | 41 | 1.937 | 53 | 345.91 | 49 | 5.01 | 38 | 29.96 | 57 |
| Virginia Tech | 17.46 | 12 | 0.308 | 22 | 1.373 | 13 | 281.92 | 6 | 4.97 | 32 | 24.43 | 14 |
| Wake Forest | 18.31 | 14 | 0.283 | 15 | 1.404 | 17 | 296.69 | 12 | 4.59 | 13 | 23.96 | 9 |
| Washington | 38.58 | 116 | 0.565 | 116 | 3.435 | 117 | 451.75 | 108 | 6.61 | 113 | 41.38 | 120 |
| Washington St. | 46.75 | 119 | 0.680 | 119 | 3.626 | 120 | 459.83 | 113 | 6.69 | 115 | 37.54 | 106 |
| West Virginia | 16.67 | 9 | 0.245 | 9 | 1.376 | 14 | 323.08 | 29 | 4.75 | 19 | 27.50 | 39 |
| Western Kentucky | 30.40 | 87 | 0.423 | 82 | 2.536 | 92 | 401.60 | 88 | 5.59 | 75 | 35.86 | 97 |
| Western Michigan | 26.42 | 64 | 0.365 | 52 | 2.229 | 75 | 407.33 | 91 | 5.62 | 79 | 34.91 | 92 |
| Wisconsin | 25.83 | 60 | 0.398 | 71 | 1.862 | 46 | 325.58 | 30 | 5.02 | 39 | 25.70 | 22 |
| Wyoming | 29.09 | 80 | 0.423 | 81 | 2.031 | 66 | 331.18 | 33 | 4.82 | 21 | 28.69 | 46 |