2012 College Football Total Defensive Stats
Based on 732 games between 124 teams
played between 08/30/2012 and 01/07/2013
2011 -
2012
-
2013
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 29.67 | 66 | 0.425 | 72 | 2.638 | 91 | 407.58 | 65 | 5.84 | 76 | 37.62 | 101 |
| Akron | 38.36 | 113 | 0.507 | 109 | 2.862 | 110 | 472.73 | 105 | 6.25 | 99 | 35.86 | 87 |
| Alabama | 11.77 | 1 | 0.194 | 1 | 0.986 | 2 | 256.69 | 1 | 4.23 | 2 | 23.34 | 4 |
| Arizona | 38.25 | 112 | 0.445 | 86 | 2.730 | 103 | 527.75 | 124 | 6.14 | 96 | 38.85 | 108 |
| Arizona St. | 25.83 | 44 | 0.348 | 40 | 1.804 | 35 | 360.25 | 29 | 4.85 | 19 | 25.73 | 14 |
| Arkansas | 31.00 | 78 | 0.460 | 95 | 2.433 | 75 | 402.18 | 57 | 5.97 | 86 | 33.01 | 61 |
| Arkansas St. | 26.50 | 48 | 0.366 | 44 | 2.233 | 61 | 404.83 | 60 | 5.58 | 55 | 36.53 | 92 |
| Army | 36.45 | 104 | 0.582 | 122 | 3.233 | 123 | 427.64 | 80 | 6.83 | 119 | 39.20 | 112 |
| Auburn | 30.27 | 73 | 0.423 | 70 | 2.455 | 78 | 439.82 | 88 | 6.14 | 95 | 36.65 | 93 |
| Ball St. | 32.00 | 84 | 0.438 | 81 | 2.656 | 93 | 462.38 | 101 | 6.33 | 104 | 39.03 | 110 |
| Baylor | 38.42 | 114 | 0.462 | 97 | 2.955 | 112 | 509.83 | 122 | 6.14 | 94 | 39.73 | 115 |
| Boise St. | 15.77 | 6 | 0.231 | 5 | 1.265 | 8 | 315.62 | 10 | 4.62 | 9 | 27.91 | 22 |
| Boston College | 32.09 | 85 | 0.390 | 54 | 2.471 | 79 | 479.64 | 110 | 5.82 | 72 | 38.23 | 107 |
| Bowling Green | 17.50 | 12 | 0.273 | 15 | 1.373 | 12 | 307.08 | 7 | 4.79 | 17 | 24.08 | 6 |
| Buffalo | 28.00 | 57 | 0.403 | 63 | 2.064 | 53 | 363.45 | 32 | 5.23 | 36 | 28.35 | 27 |
| BYU | 14.08 | 3 | 0.235 | 7 | 0.971 | 1 | 267.08 | 2 | 4.46 | 6 | 23.06 | 3 |
| California | 33.27 | 91 | 0.428 | 76 | 2.489 | 80 | 447.64 | 96 | 5.75 | 69 | 35.42 | 82 |
| Central Florida | 22.07 | 25 | 0.302 | 24 | 1.780 | 34 | 373.57 | 40 | 5.11 | 29 | 31.89 | 54 |
| Central Michigan | 32.83 | 87 | 0.453 | 89 | 2.799 | 107 | 442.75 | 91 | 6.11 | 91 | 39.65 | 113 |
| Cincinnati | 19.64 | 16 | 0.262 | 12 | 1.444 | 16 | 407.27 | 64 | 5.44 | 45 | 33.19 | 64 |
| Clemson | 26.33 | 47 | 0.374 | 48 | 1.994 | 46 | 400.17 | 54 | 5.68 | 66 | 30.20 | 40 |
| Colorado | 47.45 | 124 | 0.694 | 124 | 3.408 | 124 | 490.55 | 120 | 7.18 | 124 | 38.00 | 105 |
| Colorado St. | 31.00 | 78 | 0.425 | 71 | 2.515 | 81 | 409.18 | 66 | 5.61 | 61 | 34.62 | 75 |
| Connecticut | 19.83 | 17 | 0.293 | 22 | 1.468 | 17 | 309.92 | 9 | 4.59 | 8 | 24.15 | 8 |
| Duke | 37.58 | 107 | 0.535 | 114 | 2.721 | 101 | 480.17 | 111 | 6.84 | 120 | 37.42 | 97 |
| East Carolina | 33.17 | 88 | 0.457 | 92 | 2.554 | 85 | 431.67 | 83 | 5.95 | 84 | 35.00 | 78 |
| Eastern Michigan | 38.18 | 111 | 0.535 | 115 | 3.023 | 116 | 488.73 | 118 | 6.85 | 121 | 42.00 | 122 |
| Florida | 15.67 | 5 | 0.235 | 6 | 1.199 | 7 | 292.50 | 5 | 4.39 | 5 | 24.04 | 5 |
| Florida Atlantic | 33.36 | 94 | 0.499 | 107 | 2.615 | 87 | 422.55 | 75 | 6.32 | 102 | 35.75 | 86 |
| Florida International | 31.67 | 82 | 0.439 | 83 | 2.325 | 69 | 402.92 | 58 | 5.59 | 57 | 30.80 | 44 |
| Florida St. | 16.92 | 9 | 0.248 | 9 | 1.318 | 9 | 280.75 | 4 | 4.11 | 1 | 21.88 | 1 |
| Fresno St. | 25.00 | 39 | 0.341 | 37 | 1.441 | 15 | 341.75 | 17 | 4.66 | 10 | 24.12 | 7 |
| Georgia | 20.08 | 19 | 0.288 | 18 | 1.433 | 14 | 360.85 | 30 | 5.18 | 33 | 28.60 | 31 |
| Georgia Tech | 30.23 | 72 | 0.452 | 88 | 2.701 | 97 | 396.69 | 52 | 5.93 | 83 | 35.08 | 79 |
| Hawaii | 38.73 | 117 | 0.545 | 117 | 2.727 | 102 | 394.82 | 51 | 5.56 | 54 | 30.37 | 41 |
| Houston | 36.00 | 102 | 0.419 | 68 | 2.220 | 60 | 483.83 | 115 | 5.63 | 63 | 33.56 | 67 |
| Idaho | 44.45 | 122 | 0.620 | 123 | 3.095 | 117 | 477.64 | 107 | 6.66 | 117 | 35.74 | 85 |
| Illinois | 35.00 | 101 | 0.511 | 111 | 2.745 | 105 | 411.45 | 68 | 6.00 | 87 | 33.04 | 62 |
| Indiana | 36.91 | 106 | 0.480 | 103 | 2.718 | 100 | 470.45 | 104 | 6.12 | 93 | 36.44 | 91 |
| Iowa | 23.55 | 31 | 0.337 | 34 | 1.970 | 45 | 385.45 | 45 | 5.51 | 50 | 31.88 | 53 |
| Iowa St. | 25.67 | 43 | 0.325 | 30 | 1.968 | 44 | 464.17 | 102 | 5.87 | 80 | 35.71 | 84 |
| Kansas | 37.82 | 109 | 0.534 | 113 | 3.108 | 119 | 487.45 | 117 | 6.88 | 122 | 41.25 | 119 |
| Kansas St. | 23.25 | 30 | 0.337 | 36 | 1.882 | 41 | 373.00 | 39 | 5.41 | 41 | 32.91 | 60 |
| Kent St. | 24.77 | 38 | 0.335 | 33 | 1.866 | 39 | 416.31 | 71 | 5.63 | 62 | 31.47 | 47 |
| Kentucky | 33.55 | 95 | 0.464 | 98 | 2.934 | 111 | 417.27 | 72 | 5.77 | 70 | 37.62 | 100 |
| Louisiana Tech | 38.50 | 116 | 0.479 | 102 | 2.714 | 99 | 526.08 | 123 | 6.54 | 114 | 37.58 | 98 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 30.42 | 74 | 0.414 | 67 | 2.331 | 70 | 446.75 | 95 | 6.09 | 89 | 34.81 | 76 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 29.15 | 63 | 0.394 | 60 | 2.419 | 74 | 432.08 | 84 | 5.84 | 77 | 35.11 | 80 |
| Louisville | 25.17 | 41 | 0.391 | 55 | 2.083 | 54 | 347.92 | 23 | 5.41 | 40 | 31.63 | 50 |
| LSU | 17.17 | 10 | 0.250 | 10 | 1.366 | 11 | 309.00 | 8 | 4.50 | 7 | 24.24 | 10 |
| Marshall | 44.82 | 123 | 0.562 | 119 | 3.152 | 121 | 467.82 | 103 | 5.87 | 79 | 37.29 | 96 |
| Maryland | 29.09 | 62 | 0.427 | 74 | 2.090 | 55 | 346.64 | 22 | 5.09 | 27 | 26.48 | 18 |
| Massachusetts | 40.17 | 118 | 0.557 | 118 | 3.121 | 120 | 460.50 | 100 | 6.38 | 108 | 39.19 | 111 |
| Memphis | 31.18 | 81 | 0.439 | 82 | 2.402 | 73 | 382.82 | 43 | 5.38 | 39 | 31.90 | 55 |
| Miami (FL) | 32.36 | 86 | 0.406 | 65 | 2.630 | 88 | 498.82 | 121 | 6.26 | 101 | 40.64 | 116 |
| Miami (OH) | 36.82 | 105 | 0.498 | 106 | 3.016 | 115 | 478.45 | 108 | 6.47 | 113 | 41.44 | 120 |
| Michigan | 19.85 | 18 | 0.296 | 23 | 1.667 | 27 | 315.69 | 11 | 4.70 | 12 | 28.50 | 29 |
| Michigan St. | 16.31 | 7 | 0.260 | 11 | 1.179 | 6 | 274.38 | 3 | 4.37 | 3 | 22.87 | 2 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 28.09 | 59 | 0.387 | 53 | 2.541 | 84 | 440.00 | 89 | 6.06 | 88 | 39.67 | 114 |
| Minnesota | 26.17 | 46 | 0.386 | 52 | 2.115 | 57 | 370.08 | 36 | 5.46 | 48 | 31.95 | 56 |
| Mississippi | 27.67 | 55 | 0.394 | 58 | 1.873 | 40 | 378.25 | 41 | 5.38 | 38 | 28.73 | 33 |
| Mississippi St. | 24.50 | 36 | 0.342 | 38 | 1.860 | 37 | 397.58 | 53 | 5.55 | 53 | 33.36 | 65 |
| Missouri | 30.09 | 71 | 0.422 | 69 | 2.243 | 63 | 405.91 | 62 | 5.70 | 67 | 30.17 | 39 |
| Navy | 27.58 | 54 | 0.406 | 64 | 2.697 | 95 | 424.42 | 76 | 6.24 | 98 | 42.80 | 123 |
| Nebraska | 29.15 | 63 | 0.425 | 73 | 2.000 | 47 | 372.23 | 38 | 5.43 | 44 | 28.46 | 28 |
| Nevada | 33.75 | 96 | 0.461 | 96 | 2.699 | 96 | 430.58 | 82 | 5.88 | 81 | 36.13 | 89 |
| New Mexico | 31.00 | 78 | 0.476 | 100 | 2.841 | 109 | 454.08 | 97 | 6.98 | 123 | 43.25 | 124 |
| New Mexico St. | 41.27 | 121 | 0.578 | 121 | 3.200 | 122 | 483.82 | 114 | 6.78 | 118 | 40.94 | 118 |
| North Carolina | 28.00 | 57 | 0.372 | 46 | 2.042 | 52 | 409.55 | 67 | 5.44 | 46 | 31.73 | 52 |
| North Carolina St. | 26.58 | 50 | 0.354 | 41 | 1.721 | 30 | 419.58 | 73 | 5.59 | 56 | 28.13 | 24 |
| North Texas | 29.73 | 67 | 0.435 | 79 | 2.441 | 76 | 435.64 | 86 | 6.37 | 106 | 37.73 | 102 |
| Northern Illinois | 20.85 | 21 | 0.264 | 13 | 1.658 | 26 | 371.15 | 37 | 4.70 | 11 | 30.54 | 42 |
| Northwestern | 23.83 | 32 | 0.325 | 31 | 1.865 | 38 | 389.67 | 47 | 5.31 | 37 | 31.59 | 49 |
| Notre Dame | 12.77 | 2 | 0.200 | 2 | 1.128 | 3 | 305.46 | 6 | 4.78 | 16 | 28.16 | 25 |
| Ohio | 26.00 | 45 | 0.357 | 42 | 2.007 | 48 | 401.08 | 56 | 5.51 | 49 | 33.42 | 66 |
| Ohio St. | 22.83 | 28 | 0.323 | 28 | 1.591 | 23 | 359.58 | 27 | 5.08 | 26 | 28.02 | 23 |
| Oklahoma | 26.50 | 48 | 0.375 | 49 | 2.090 | 55 | 411.92 | 69 | 5.82 | 71 | 34.33 | 72 |
| Oklahoma St. | 30.58 | 77 | 0.380 | 51 | 2.013 | 49 | 445.25 | 94 | 5.53 | 51 | 33.82 | 69 |
| Oregon | 22.25 | 27 | 0.291 | 19 | 1.538 | 21 | 390.50 | 48 | 5.10 | 28 | 27.40 | 21 |
| Oregon St. | 22.08 | 26 | 0.314 | 26 | 1.706 | 29 | 364.92 | 34 | 5.19 | 34 | 28.62 | 32 |
| Penn St. | 19.08 | 14 | 0.265 | 14 | 1.415 | 13 | 355.08 | 26 | 4.93 | 23 | 28.99 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh | 21.18 | 22 | 0.310 | 25 | 1.754 | 32 | 344.45 | 19 | 5.05 | 24 | 31.06 | 45 |
| Purdue | 33.33 | 93 | 0.447 | 87 | 2.331 | 70 | 434.67 | 85 | 5.83 | 73 | 33.87 | 70 |
| Rice | 30.00 | 70 | 0.441 | 84 | 2.281 | 67 | 425.92 | 77 | 6.26 | 100 | 33.16 | 63 |
| Rutgers | 15.33 | 4 | 0.224 | 4 | 1.156 | 4 | 325.58 | 14 | 4.75 | 14 | 25.37 | 12 |
| San Diego St. | 23.00 | 29 | 0.324 | 29 | 1.847 | 36 | 359.75 | 28 | 5.07 | 25 | 31.51 | 48 |
| San Jose St. | 22.00 | 24 | 0.322 | 27 | 1.646 | 25 | 352.42 | 25 | 5.15 | 31 | 26.77 | 19 |
| SMU | 27.83 | 56 | 0.395 | 61 | 2.125 | 58 | 394.33 | 50 | 5.59 | 59 | 29.57 | 35 |
| South Alabama | 31.67 | 82 | 0.458 | 93 | 2.445 | 77 | 405.00 | 61 | 5.86 | 78 | 31.35 | 46 |
| South Carolina | 19.17 | 15 | 0.291 | 20 | 1.638 | 24 | 320.25 | 12 | 4.86 | 20 | 27.26 | 20 |
| South Florida | 28.73 | 61 | 0.394 | 57 | 2.524 | 82 | 426.55 | 79 | 5.84 | 75 | 37.84 | 103 |
| Southern Cal | 24.31 | 35 | 0.332 | 32 | 1.765 | 33 | 381.38 | 42 | 5.20 | 35 | 29.87 | 37 |
| Southern Miss | 37.83 | 110 | 0.542 | 116 | 3.106 | 118 | 426.50 | 78 | 6.11 | 92 | 36.30 | 90 |
| Stanford | 17.21 | 11 | 0.242 | 8 | 1.339 | 10 | 337.36 | 16 | 4.74 | 13 | 26.24 | 17 |
| Syracuse | 25.42 | 42 | 0.377 | 50 | 2.028 | 50 | 382.92 | 44 | 5.68 | 65 | 32.59 | 59 |
| TCU | 24.50 | 36 | 0.363 | 43 | 1.699 | 28 | 345.08 | 20 | 5.12 | 30 | 24.95 | 11 |
| Temple | 33.30 | 92 | 0.478 | 101 | 2.642 | 92 | 443.90 | 93 | 6.37 | 105 | 36.99 | 95 |
| Tennessee | 37.73 | 108 | 0.493 | 105 | 2.693 | 94 | 490.27 | 119 | 6.41 | 110 | 35.95 | 88 |
| Texas | 29.23 | 65 | 0.427 | 75 | 2.534 | 83 | 403.38 | 59 | 5.90 | 82 | 35.43 | 83 |
| Texas A&M | 21.91 | 23 | 0.292 | 21 | 1.732 | 31 | 406.18 | 63 | 5.42 | 42 | 32.38 | 58 |
| Texas St. | 33.18 | 89 | 0.455 | 90 | 2.708 | 98 | 482.91 | 113 | 6.62 | 116 | 40.86 | 117 |
| Texas Tech | 33.92 | 97 | 0.485 | 104 | 2.633 | 90 | 390.92 | 49 | 5.59 | 58 | 33.75 | 68 |
| Toledo | 28.42 | 60 | 0.394 | 59 | 2.233 | 62 | 475.75 | 106 | 6.60 | 115 | 38.06 | 106 |
| Troy | 30.50 | 76 | 0.435 | 80 | 2.266 | 65 | 443.58 | 92 | 6.33 | 103 | 34.56 | 74 |
| Tulane | 38.42 | 114 | 0.508 | 110 | 2.740 | 104 | 482.58 | 112 | 6.38 | 107 | 37.60 | 99 |
| Tulsa | 24.23 | 34 | 0.337 | 35 | 1.522 | 20 | 346.08 | 21 | 4.82 | 18 | 24.19 | 9 |
| UAB | 40.64 | 120 | 0.574 | 120 | 2.986 | 114 | 454.73 | 98 | 6.42 | 112 | 34.98 | 77 |
| UCLA | 27.57 | 53 | 0.371 | 45 | 1.887 | 43 | 415.93 | 70 | 5.60 | 60 | 29.86 | 36 |
| UNLV | 33.92 | 97 | 0.456 | 91 | 2.631 | 89 | 458.33 | 99 | 6.16 | 97 | 39.01 | 109 |
| Utah | 27.36 | 52 | 0.393 | 56 | 2.036 | 51 | 386.09 | 46 | 5.54 | 52 | 30.55 | 43 |
| Utah St. | 16.42 | 8 | 0.216 | 3 | 1.169 | 5 | 331.50 | 15 | 4.37 | 4 | 25.83 | 15 |
| UTEP | 29.75 | 68 | 0.413 | 66 | 2.292 | 68 | 440.17 | 90 | 6.11 | 90 | 36.68 | 94 |
| UTSA | 36.00 | 102 | 0.500 | 108 | 2.835 | 108 | 429.38 | 81 | 5.96 | 85 | 35.41 | 81 |
| Vanderbilt | 20.25 | 20 | 0.283 | 17 | 1.500 | 19 | 349.33 | 24 | 4.88 | 22 | 28.32 | 26 |
| Virginia | 29.82 | 69 | 0.428 | 77 | 2.165 | 59 | 361.27 | 31 | 5.18 | 32 | 28.59 | 30 |
| Virginia Tech | 24.17 | 33 | 0.344 | 39 | 1.587 | 22 | 342.50 | 18 | 4.87 | 21 | 25.69 | 13 |
| Wake Forest | 33.18 | 89 | 0.441 | 85 | 2.387 | 72 | 439.18 | 87 | 5.84 | 74 | 34.02 | 71 |
| Washington | 25.08 | 40 | 0.373 | 47 | 1.884 | 42 | 365.17 | 35 | 5.43 | 43 | 30.01 | 38 |
| Washington St. | 34.91 | 100 | 0.472 | 99 | 2.570 | 86 | 421.45 | 74 | 5.70 | 68 | 34.34 | 73 |
| West Virginia | 40.25 | 119 | 0.530 | 112 | 2.981 | 113 | 487.17 | 116 | 6.42 | 111 | 37.96 | 104 |
| Western Kentucky | 26.75 | 51 | 0.400 | 62 | 2.265 | 64 | 364.33 | 33 | 5.45 | 47 | 32.15 | 57 |
| Western Michigan | 30.45 | 75 | 0.429 | 78 | 2.273 | 66 | 400.64 | 55 | 5.65 | 64 | 31.71 | 51 |
| Wisconsin | 19.00 | 13 | 0.280 | 16 | 1.494 | 18 | 323.85 | 13 | 4.77 | 15 | 25.99 | 16 |
| Wyoming | 34.27 | 99 | 0.459 | 94 | 2.772 | 106 | 479.00 | 109 | 6.41 | 109 | 41.49 | 121 |