2009 College Football Total Defensive Stats
Based on 714 games between 120 teams
played between 09/03/2009 and 01/07/2010
2008 -
2009
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2010
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 17.00 | 12 | 0.277 | 13 | 1.419 | 14 | 299.75 | 13 | 4.89 | 23 | 26.45 | 21 |
| Akron | 31.36 | 94 | 0.437 | 87 | 2.484 | 94 | 389.55 | 68 | 5.42 | 55 | 33.48 | 82 |
| Alabama | 12.62 | 4 | 0.210 | 5 | 0.932 | 3 | 253.85 | 4 | 4.23 | 7 | 20.37 | 3 |
| Arizona | 24.50 | 47 | 0.378 | 57 | 1.932 | 48 | 330.00 | 26 | 5.10 | 33 | 27.12 | 25 |
| Arizona St. | 22.73 | 37 | 0.356 | 44 | 1.582 | 22 | 321.27 | 20 | 5.03 | 29 | 25.06 | 15 |
| Arkansas | 26.33 | 58 | 0.381 | 58 | 1.945 | 49 | 413.42 | 95 | 5.98 | 91 | 30.44 | 46 |
| Arkansas St. | 25.36 | 52 | 0.378 | 56 | 2.110 | 63 | 366.18 | 51 | 5.45 | 58 | 31.72 | 59 |
| Army | 22.36 | 33 | 0.371 | 50 | 1.732 | 36 | 301.36 | 14 | 5.00 | 28 | 26.95 | 24 |
| Auburn | 27.25 | 66 | 0.369 | 49 | 2.058 | 56 | 383.08 | 63 | 5.19 | 39 | 29.66 | 41 |
| Ball St. | 28.64 | 79 | 0.417 | 77 | 2.315 | 82 | 392.55 | 74 | 5.71 | 72 | 33.22 | 77 |
| Baylor | 28.55 | 77 | 0.377 | 55 | 2.323 | 83 | 419.91 | 100 | 5.55 | 65 | 36.37 | 99 |
| Boise St. | 17.23 | 13 | 0.271 | 12 | 1.281 | 11 | 305.31 | 15 | 4.81 | 19 | 23.77 | 9 |
| Boston College | 21.42 | 24 | 0.305 | 19 | 1.483 | 17 | 344.00 | 37 | 4.90 | 24 | 27.70 | 29 |
| Bowling Green St. | 27.46 | 67 | 0.415 | 75 | 2.165 | 68 | 398.23 | 82 | 6.02 | 93 | 32.77 | 73 |
| Buffalo | 25.64 | 56 | 0.384 | 59 | 2.103 | 62 | 354.27 | 40 | 5.31 | 46 | 30.93 | 50 |
| BYU | 21.54 | 25 | 0.322 | 26 | 1.788 | 40 | 329.08 | 25 | 4.92 | 26 | 28.33 | 34 |
| California | 27.00 | 65 | 0.393 | 64 | 2.000 | 52 | 389.83 | 69 | 5.68 | 70 | 30.18 | 45 |
| Central Florida | 22.42 | 34 | 0.334 | 35 | 1.770 | 38 | 355.92 | 42 | 5.30 | 43 | 30.73 | 48 |
| Central Michigan | 20.38 | 19 | 0.300 | 17 | 1.773 | 39 | 360.23 | 44 | 5.30 | 44 | 33.21 | 76 |
| Cincinnati | 24.75 | 49 | 0.339 | 39 | 2.079 | 58 | 390.50 | 70 | 5.36 | 51 | 33.47 | 81 |
| Clemson | 21.77 | 26 | 0.313 | 24 | 1.586 | 23 | 325.38 | 21 | 4.68 | 14 | 26.11 | 19 |
| Colorado | 28.83 | 80 | 0.430 | 83 | 1.922 | 47 | 363.00 | 47 | 5.41 | 54 | 28.29 | 33 |
| Colorado St. | 30.45 | 89 | 0.457 | 96 | 2.929 | 111 | 394.27 | 76 | 5.92 | 87 | 38.38 | 110 |
| Connecticut | 24.75 | 49 | 0.368 | 46 | 1.986 | 51 | 387.17 | 65 | 5.76 | 77 | 32.49 | 70 |
| Duke | 30.20 | 87 | 0.439 | 90 | 2.379 | 88 | 396.00 | 80 | 5.76 | 76 | 34.14 | 87 |
| East Carolina | 21.77 | 26 | 0.311 | 22 | 1.694 | 32 | 388.46 | 66 | 5.54 | 64 | 32.17 | 65 |
| Eastern Michigan | 38.25 | 117 | 0.614 | 120 | 3.052 | 116 | 426.92 | 103 | 6.85 | 115 | 37.95 | 107 |
| Florida | 13.15 | 6 | 0.223 | 6 | 1.143 | 8 | 246.92 | 2 | 4.18 | 5 | 22.93 | 7 |
| Florida Atlantic | 33.75 | 104 | 0.523 | 110 | 2.934 | 112 | 453.17 | 110 | 7.02 | 119 | 39.69 | 116 |
| Florida International | 35.33 | 109 | 0.473 | 101 | 2.699 | 102 | 491.58 | 119 | 6.58 | 110 | 38.56 | 111 |
| Florida St. | 31.75 | 98 | 0.495 | 106 | 2.852 | 107 | 444.92 | 108 | 6.94 | 118 | 39.55 | 113 |
| Fresno St. | 30.75 | 91 | 0.481 | 102 | 2.597 | 97 | 428.92 | 105 | 6.71 | 113 | 37.03 | 102 |
| Georgia | 28.08 | 73 | 0.410 | 70 | 2.214 | 70 | 363.08 | 48 | 5.31 | 45 | 31.12 | 52 |
| Georgia Tech | 25.38 | 53 | 0.434 | 85 | 2.281 | 75 | 365.62 | 50 | 6.25 | 103 | 34.19 | 89 |
| Hawaii | 30.25 | 88 | 0.453 | 93 | 2.712 | 103 | 414.08 | 96 | 6.20 | 100 | 37.64 | 106 |
| Houston | 31.85 | 99 | 0.425 | 80 | 2.487 | 95 | 465.77 | 116 | 6.22 | 102 | 38.32 | 109 |
| Idaho | 36.00 | 112 | 0.540 | 115 | 3.218 | 118 | 433.46 | 106 | 6.50 | 109 | 39.68 | 114 |
| Illinois | 31.36 | 94 | 0.467 | 99 | 2.520 | 96 | 403.73 | 86 | 6.01 | 92 | 35.53 | 93 |
| Indiana | 31.00 | 93 | 0.438 | 89 | 2.344 | 85 | 403.09 | 85 | 5.69 | 71 | 33.85 | 84 |
| Iowa | 15.33 | 7 | 0.238 | 9 | 1.057 | 6 | 270.08 | 6 | 4.19 | 6 | 22.99 | 8 |
| Iowa St. | 22.25 | 32 | 0.309 | 21 | 1.914 | 46 | 418.17 | 97 | 5.81 | 82 | 35.84 | 97 |
| Kansas | 30.73 | 90 | 0.433 | 84 | 2.372 | 87 | 395.73 | 79 | 5.58 | 67 | 31.77 | 60 |
| Kansas St. | 25.40 | 54 | 0.389 | 62 | 2.283 | 76 | 376.00 | 56 | 5.76 | 78 | 33.27 | 78 |
| Kent St. | 24.45 | 46 | 0.339 | 37 | 1.806 | 41 | 371.82 | 55 | 5.15 | 36 | 29.42 | 40 |
| Kentucky | 23.58 | 42 | 0.361 | 45 | 1.886 | 43 | 368.50 | 53 | 5.64 | 69 | 31.59 | 57 |
| Louisiana Tech | 26.91 | 64 | 0.386 | 60 | 2.099 | 61 | 377.00 | 59 | 5.41 | 53 | 31.66 | 58 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 31.55 | 96 | 0.469 | 100 | 2.403 | 89 | 406.55 | 87 | 6.04 | 95 | 33.37 | 79 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 29.82 | 86 | 0.429 | 82 | 2.176 | 69 | 371.00 | 54 | 5.34 | 49 | 31.15 | 53 |
| Louisville | 27.73 | 68 | 0.426 | 81 | 2.459 | 93 | 395.64 | 78 | 6.08 | 96 | 35.67 | 95 |
| LSU | 16.23 | 10 | 0.232 | 7 | 1.415 | 13 | 327.62 | 22 | 4.68 | 15 | 28.97 | 37 |
| Marshall | 24.00 | 45 | 0.369 | 48 | 2.015 | 53 | 376.83 | 58 | 5.79 | 81 | 34.00 | 86 |
| Maryland | 30.91 | 92 | 0.449 | 92 | 2.301 | 80 | 394.27 | 76 | 5.73 | 73 | 31.89 | 62 |
| Memphis | 36.73 | 113 | 0.515 | 109 | 2.897 | 109 | 462.18 | 113 | 6.48 | 108 | 37.38 | 105 |
| Miami (FL) | 22.67 | 36 | 0.353 | 43 | 1.623 | 25 | 335.25 | 31 | 5.22 | 42 | 29.15 | 38 |
| Miami (OH) | 34.17 | 106 | 0.528 | 111 | 2.725 | 106 | 377.33 | 60 | 5.83 | 83 | 31.89 | 61 |
| Michigan | 29.45 | 83 | 0.416 | 76 | 2.264 | 73 | 409.45 | 91 | 5.79 | 80 | 32.17 | 66 |
| Michigan St. | 28.25 | 74 | 0.394 | 65 | 2.311 | 81 | 399.25 | 83 | 5.57 | 66 | 32.37 | 69 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 23.69 | 43 | 0.324 | 28 | 1.555 | 19 | 354.85 | 41 | 4.85 | 21 | 24.15 | 11 |
| Minnesota | 24.67 | 48 | 0.349 | 41 | 2.021 | 54 | 380.83 | 61 | 5.39 | 52 | 32.64 | 72 |
| Mississippi | 19.09 | 15 | 0.288 | 16 | 1.403 | 12 | 313.64 | 17 | 4.73 | 17 | 25.75 | 18 |
| Mississippi St. | 28.55 | 77 | 0.436 | 86 | 2.113 | 65 | 381.64 | 62 | 5.83 | 84 | 31.56 | 56 |
| Missouri | 26.50 | 60 | 0.368 | 47 | 2.091 | 59 | 367.75 | 52 | 5.11 | 34 | 30.86 | 49 |
| Navy | 19.54 | 16 | 0.323 | 27 | 1.635 | 28 | 332.54 | 28 | 5.49 | 59 | 31.55 | 55 |
| Nebraska | 10.43 | 1 | 0.153 | 1 | 0.784 | 1 | 271.29 | 7 | 3.98 | 3 | 22.21 | 6 |
| Nevada | 28.54 | 76 | 0.446 | 91 | 2.456 | 92 | 409.31 | 90 | 6.40 | 106 | 35.71 | 96 |
| New Mexico | 35.92 | 111 | 0.494 | 105 | 2.721 | 105 | 418.67 | 99 | 5.75 | 75 | 34.18 | 88 |
| New Mexico St. | 32.75 | 101 | 0.482 | 103 | 2.607 | 98 | 435.50 | 107 | 6.40 | 107 | 37.33 | 104 |
| North Carolina | 18.55 | 14 | 0.287 | 15 | 1.569 | 21 | 289.27 | 9 | 4.48 | 9 | 24.48 | 14 |
| North Carolina St. | 35.30 | 108 | 0.536 | 114 | 2.904 | 110 | 408.60 | 89 | 6.20 | 101 | 35.53 | 94 |
| North Texas | 35.58 | 110 | 0.507 | 108 | 2.651 | 100 | 412.33 | 94 | 5.87 | 85 | 33.21 | 75 |
| Northern Illinois | 22.83 | 39 | 0.372 | 51 | 1.901 | 45 | 338.83 | 34 | 5.52 | 61 | 31.04 | 51 |
| Northwestern | 25.33 | 51 | 0.387 | 61 | 1.875 | 42 | 362.58 | 45 | 5.54 | 63 | 28.62 | 36 |
| Notre Dame | 25.92 | 57 | 0.403 | 68 | 2.110 | 64 | 397.75 | 81 | 6.19 | 99 | 35.10 | 92 |
| Ohio | 22.15 | 30 | 0.307 | 20 | 1.639 | 29 | 356.00 | 43 | 4.94 | 27 | 27.88 | 31 |
| Ohio St. | 12.54 | 3 | 0.197 | 3 | 0.969 | 4 | 262.31 | 5 | 4.12 | 4 | 21.18 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 15.75 | 8 | 0.234 | 8 | 1.158 | 9 | 291.67 | 10 | 4.33 | 8 | 22.15 | 5 |
| Oklahoma St. | 23.00 | 40 | 0.324 | 30 | 1.543 | 18 | 338.42 | 33 | 4.77 | 18 | 26.89 | 23 |
| Oregon | 23.77 | 44 | 0.324 | 29 | 1.727 | 35 | 336.31 | 32 | 4.59 | 11 | 25.42 | 16 |
| Oregon St. | 26.50 | 60 | 0.412 | 71 | 2.323 | 84 | 349.33 | 39 | 5.43 | 57 | 32.25 | 67 |
| Penn St. | 13.00 | 5 | 0.209 | 4 | 1.050 | 5 | 280.17 | 8 | 4.49 | 10 | 23.84 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 21.17 | 22 | 0.326 | 32 | 1.761 | 37 | 332.67 | 29 | 5.12 | 35 | 29.79 | 43 |
| Purdue | 29.08 | 81 | 0.414 | 74 | 2.093 | 60 | 376.58 | 57 | 5.35 | 50 | 30.13 | 44 |
| Rice | 43.08 | 120 | 0.613 | 119 | 3.207 | 117 | 464.00 | 115 | 6.60 | 112 | 37.12 | 103 |
| Rutgers | 20.55 | 20 | 0.317 | 25 | 1.482 | 16 | 328.27 | 23 | 5.06 | 31 | 25.61 | 17 |
| San Diego St. | 31.55 | 96 | 0.438 | 88 | 2.301 | 79 | 391.36 | 71 | 5.43 | 56 | 32.37 | 68 |
| San Jose St. | 36.82 | 114 | 0.557 | 116 | 2.897 | 108 | 454.64 | 112 | 6.88 | 116 | 39.69 | 115 |
| SMU | 28.00 | 70 | 0.396 | 66 | 2.048 | 55 | 391.83 | 72 | 5.54 | 62 | 31.99 | 63 |
| South Carolina | 20.92 | 21 | 0.329 | 33 | 1.628 | 26 | 298.58 | 12 | 4.70 | 16 | 26.15 | 20 |
| South Florida | 22.73 | 37 | 0.343 | 40 | 1.891 | 44 | 344.00 | 37 | 5.20 | 41 | 29.33 | 39 |
| Southern Cal | 19.85 | 17 | 0.281 | 14 | 1.645 | 30 | 340.46 | 36 | 4.82 | 20 | 28.55 | 35 |
| Southern Miss | 28.00 | 70 | 0.375 | 53 | 2.271 | 74 | 410.92 | 92 | 5.50 | 60 | 34.24 | 90 |
| Stanford | 26.54 | 62 | 0.392 | 63 | 2.345 | 86 | 402.69 | 84 | 5.96 | 90 | 36.87 | 101 |
| Syracuse | 28.27 | 75 | 0.458 | 97 | 2.156 | 67 | 328.55 | 24 | 5.32 | 47 | 28.23 | 32 |
| TCU | 12.08 | 2 | 0.196 | 2 | 0.841 | 2 | 238.92 | 1 | 3.88 | 2 | 18.26 | 1 |
| Temple | 21.92 | 29 | 0.336 | 36 | 1.629 | 27 | 332.08 | 27 | 5.10 | 32 | 27.87 | 30 |
| Tennessee | 22.23 | 31 | 0.339 | 38 | 1.715 | 33 | 318.77 | 19 | 4.86 | 22 | 27.44 | 28 |
| Texas | 16.71 | 11 | 0.255 | 11 | 1.096 | 7 | 251.93 | 3 | 3.84 | 1 | 18.76 | 2 |
| Texas A&M | 33.54 | 103 | 0.467 | 98 | 2.422 | 90 | 426.31 | 102 | 5.93 | 88 | 33.39 | 80 |
| Texas Tech | 23.25 | 41 | 0.313 | 23 | 1.667 | 31 | 364.50 | 49 | 4.90 | 25 | 29.76 | 42 |
| Toledo | 37.67 | 116 | 0.533 | 112 | 2.954 | 113 | 407.42 | 88 | 5.77 | 79 | 32.16 | 64 |
| Troy | 29.77 | 85 | 0.413 | 72 | 2.263 | 72 | 424.54 | 101 | 5.89 | 86 | 33.05 | 74 |
| Tulane | 37.09 | 115 | 0.558 | 117 | 3.405 | 119 | 418.27 | 98 | 6.29 | 104 | 41.45 | 117 |
| Tulsa | 29.55 | 84 | 0.413 | 73 | 1.972 | 50 | 411.18 | 93 | 5.75 | 74 | 31.41 | 54 |
| UAB | 32.33 | 100 | 0.453 | 94 | 2.679 | 101 | 453.33 | 111 | 6.36 | 105 | 38.86 | 112 |
| UCLA | 21.23 | 23 | 0.330 | 34 | 1.556 | 20 | 334.00 | 30 | 5.19 | 40 | 27.14 | 26 |
| UNLV | 35.09 | 107 | 0.502 | 107 | 2.976 | 115 | 476.91 | 117 | 6.82 | 114 | 41.63 | 118 |
| Utah | 20.23 | 18 | 0.300 | 18 | 1.458 | 15 | 313.85 | 18 | 4.66 | 13 | 24.29 | 12 |
| Utah St. | 34.00 | 105 | 0.483 | 104 | 2.619 | 99 | 463.09 | 114 | 6.58 | 111 | 36.65 | 100 |
| UTEP | 33.50 | 102 | 0.457 | 95 | 2.716 | 104 | 446.92 | 109 | 6.09 | 97 | 38.04 | 108 |
| Vanderbilt | 25.45 | 55 | 0.352 | 42 | 2.115 | 66 | 385.27 | 64 | 5.33 | 48 | 32.60 | 71 |
| Virginia | 26.36 | 59 | 0.376 | 54 | 2.069 | 57 | 362.91 | 46 | 5.18 | 38 | 30.47 | 47 |
| Virginia Tech | 15.92 | 9 | 0.248 | 10 | 1.248 | 10 | 295.46 | 11 | 4.60 | 12 | 24.46 | 13 |
| Wake Forest | 28.00 | 70 | 0.422 | 78 | 2.427 | 91 | 394.00 | 75 | 5.94 | 89 | 34.95 | 91 |
| Washington | 26.67 | 63 | 0.422 | 79 | 2.285 | 77 | 389.50 | 67 | 6.17 | 98 | 35.95 | 98 |
| Washington St. | 38.50 | 118 | 0.534 | 113 | 2.973 | 114 | 512.00 | 120 | 7.10 | 120 | 42.08 | 119 |
| West Virginia | 21.83 | 28 | 0.325 | 31 | 1.621 | 24 | 339.67 | 35 | 5.06 | 30 | 26.64 | 22 |
| Western Kentucky | 40.64 | 119 | 0.578 | 118 | 3.508 | 120 | 484.73 | 118 | 6.89 | 117 | 42.32 | 120 |
| Western Michigan | 29.09 | 82 | 0.410 | 69 | 2.237 | 71 | 427.91 | 104 | 6.03 | 94 | 33.86 | 85 |
| Wisconsin | 22.42 | 34 | 0.374 | 52 | 1.721 | 34 | 309.58 | 16 | 5.16 | 37 | 27.32 | 27 |
| Wyoming | 27.75 | 69 | 0.396 | 67 | 2.293 | 78 | 391.83 | 72 | 5.60 | 68 | 33.59 | 83 |