2016 College Football Total Defensive Stats
Based on 759 games between 128 teams
played between 08/26/2016 and 01/09/2017
2015 -
2016
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 26.67 | 49 | 0.424 | 77 | 2.162 | 59 | 366.50 | 29 | 5.83 | 68 | 30.97 | 39 |
| Akron | 34.45 | 98 | 0.450 | 85 | 2.824 | 107 | 473.27 | 109 | 6.18 | 94 | 39.74 | 117 |
| Alabama | 13.71 | 1 | 0.207 | 1 | 0.995 | 1 | 267.71 | 2 | 4.03 | 1 | 20.15 | 1 |
| Appalachian St. | 17.85 | 7 | 0.270 | 9 | 1.424 | 8 | 329.69 | 13 | 4.99 | 18 | 27.13 | 18 |
| Arizona | 39.00 | 117 | 0.509 | 104 | 3.207 | 126 | 470.00 | 106 | 6.13 | 88 | 38.30 | 109 |
| Arizona St. | 42.27 | 124 | 0.569 | 126 | 2.865 | 111 | 529.18 | 125 | 7.12 | 125 | 37.31 | 101 |
| Arkansas | 32.83 | 90 | 0.515 | 109 | 2.634 | 92 | 436.08 | 79 | 6.84 | 122 | 36.85 | 99 |
| Arkansas St. | 20.92 | 17 | 0.291 | 13 | 1.439 | 10 | 361.25 | 26 | 5.02 | 19 | 26.43 | 15 |
| Army | 22.91 | 24 | 0.401 | 64 | 2.043 | 52 | 314.27 | 8 | 5.50 | 45 | 29.80 | 31 |
| Auburn | 18.50 | 8 | 0.257 | 6 | 1.607 | 15 | 381.25 | 40 | 5.29 | 29 | 33.89 | 60 |
| Ball St. | 31.55 | 81 | 0.422 | 76 | 2.381 | 76 | 486.73 | 118 | 6.51 | 112 | 39.96 | 118 |
| Baylor | 30.83 | 73 | 0.380 | 53 | 2.261 | 66 | 460.25 | 97 | 5.68 | 56 | 34.30 | 67 |
| Boise St. | 23.31 | 25 | 0.311 | 20 | 1.819 | 28 | 389.77 | 48 | 5.20 | 27 | 34.01 | 63 |
| Boston College | 26.25 | 45 | 0.416 | 72 | 2.018 | 49 | 349.50 | 18 | 5.54 | 49 | 25.73 | 9 |
| Bowling Green | 39.45 | 118 | 0.539 | 117 | 2.864 | 109 | 471.36 | 107 | 6.44 | 111 | 35.27 | 76 |
| Buffalo | 33.27 | 92 | 0.442 | 84 | 2.577 | 89 | 454.45 | 93 | 6.04 | 81 | 38.45 | 112 |
| BYU | 20.58 | 16 | 0.305 | 16 | 1.660 | 19 | 381.67 | 41 | 5.66 | 55 | 32.48 | 47 |
| California | 42.58 | 125 | 0.551 | 121 | 3.152 | 123 | 518.33 | 124 | 6.71 | 120 | 41.19 | 123 |
| Central Florida | 26.67 | 49 | 0.342 | 29 | 1.721 | 22 | 382.33 | 43 | 4.90 | 14 | 25.63 | 8 |
| Central Michigan | 32.58 | 87 | 0.469 | 93 | 2.548 | 87 | 414.08 | 61 | 5.97 | 77 | 34.03 | 64 |
| Charlotte | 36.45 | 104 | 0.491 | 100 | 2.752 | 101 | 456.36 | 94 | 6.14 | 90 | 34.62 | 69 |
| Cincinnati | 28.73 | 61 | 0.361 | 41 | 2.157 | 58 | 431.91 | 73 | 5.42 | 43 | 35.46 | 78 |
| Clemson | 19.29 | 11 | 0.283 | 12 | 1.405 | 7 | 326.43 | 10 | 4.80 | 9 | 24.05 | 5 |
| Colorado | 22.85 | 23 | 0.320 | 23 | 1.567 | 13 | 361.15 | 25 | 5.05 | 21 | 27.46 | 19 |
| Colorado St. | 31.17 | 76 | 0.453 | 88 | 2.606 | 91 | 420.33 | 65 | 6.11 | 86 | 35.52 | 79 |
| Connecticut | 28.73 | 61 | 0.390 | 56 | 2.323 | 71 | 420.00 | 64 | 5.70 | 59 | 36.38 | 94 |
| Duke | 30.18 | 70 | 0.450 | 86 | 2.301 | 69 | 442.18 | 85 | 6.60 | 117 | 35.76 | 84 |
| East Carolina | 38.73 | 113 | 0.547 | 119 | 2.925 | 114 | 464.09 | 100 | 6.55 | 116 | 38.38 | 110 |
| Eastern Michigan | 31.17 | 76 | 0.419 | 73 | 2.374 | 75 | 451.17 | 91 | 6.06 | 83 | 36.83 | 98 |
| Florida | 16.77 | 6 | 0.267 | 7 | 1.294 | 5 | 293.00 | 3 | 4.67 | 4 | 24.90 | 6 |
| Florida Atlantic | 37.91 | 110 | 0.517 | 111 | 3.176 | 124 | 512.36 | 123 | 6.99 | 124 | 41.44 | 124 |
| Florida International | 34.83 | 101 | 0.509 | 102 | 2.672 | 95 | 433.75 | 76 | 6.33 | 104 | 37.99 | 106 |
| Florida St. | 26.42 | 47 | 0.395 | 59 | 1.941 | 38 | 353.67 | 20 | 5.29 | 30 | 27.74 | 22 |
| Fresno St. | 33.45 | 93 | 0.453 | 87 | 2.795 | 106 | 436.00 | 78 | 5.90 | 73 | 37.76 | 103 |
| Georgia | 24.00 | 31 | 0.385 | 54 | 1.868 | 32 | 335.08 | 14 | 5.38 | 35 | 27.92 | 23 |
| Georgia Southern | 28.91 | 64 | 0.421 | 74 | 2.357 | 74 | 423.55 | 67 | 6.17 | 92 | 36.12 | 89 |
| Georgia St. | 28.45 | 60 | 0.364 | 43 | 2.104 | 54 | 386.18 | 44 | 4.94 | 16 | 31.70 | 42 |
| Georgia Tech | 25.67 | 41 | 0.367 | 47 | 2.317 | 70 | 408.42 | 58 | 5.84 | 69 | 38.90 | 114 |
| Hawaii | 37.38 | 106 | 0.514 | 107 | 2.993 | 118 | 464.92 | 101 | 6.40 | 108 | 40.56 | 119 |
| Houston | 25.42 | 38 | 0.370 | 51 | 1.801 | 27 | 340.17 | 15 | 4.95 | 17 | 25.35 | 7 |
| Idaho | 32.50 | 86 | 0.476 | 97 | 2.510 | 86 | 439.00 | 81 | 6.43 | 109 | 36.33 | 93 |
| Illinois | 34.55 | 99 | 0.466 | 92 | 2.721 | 98 | 426.91 | 68 | 5.75 | 61 | 34.53 | 68 |
| Indiana | 27.23 | 52 | 0.365 | 44 | 1.866 | 31 | 380.08 | 39 | 5.09 | 24 | 27.60 | 21 |
| Iowa | 18.50 | 8 | 0.268 | 8 | 1.503 | 11 | 350.08 | 19 | 5.08 | 23 | 29.38 | 30 |
| Iowa St. | 31.91 | 83 | 0.425 | 78 | 2.742 | 99 | 460.73 | 98 | 6.14 | 89 | 39.59 | 116 |
| Kansas | 40.18 | 121 | 0.524 | 112 | 2.658 | 94 | 477.91 | 116 | 6.24 | 97 | 33.92 | 61 |
| Kansas St. | 24.17 | 33 | 0.343 | 31 | 2.028 | 50 | 415.50 | 62 | 5.90 | 74 | 35.36 | 77 |
| Kent St. | 29.80 | 68 | 0.407 | 69 | 2.258 | 65 | 403.20 | 54 | 5.50 | 46 | 33.60 | 55 |
| Kentucky | 32.83 | 90 | 0.460 | 91 | 2.466 | 83 | 446.75 | 88 | 6.26 | 98 | 36.22 | 91 |
| Louisiana Tech | 34.31 | 96 | 0.470 | 94 | 2.939 | 115 | 430.77 | 70 | 5.91 | 75 | 38.10 | 107 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 25.58 | 40 | 0.365 | 46 | 1.973 | 44 | 378.17 | 37 | 5.40 | 38 | 30.25 | 33 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 40.73 | 122 | 0.573 | 127 | 2.945 | 116 | 473.45 | 110 | 6.66 | 119 | 41.01 | 122 |
| Louisville | 23.77 | 29 | 0.346 | 33 | 1.590 | 14 | 322.23 | 9 | 4.69 | 5 | 22.89 | 3 |
| LSU | 16.00 | 5 | 0.243 | 4 | 1.338 | 6 | 309.55 | 7 | 4.71 | 7 | 26.19 | 12 |
| Marshall | 38.45 | 112 | 0.535 | 115 | 2.961 | 117 | 476.64 | 115 | 6.63 | 118 | 40.64 | 120 |
| Maryland | 30.92 | 74 | 0.405 | 68 | 2.388 | 78 | 440.25 | 83 | 5.77 | 64 | 34.76 | 72 |
| Massachusetts | 37.82 | 109 | 0.509 | 103 | 2.712 | 97 | 441.27 | 84 | 5.93 | 76 | 34.92 | 74 |
| Memphis | 29.83 | 69 | 0.372 | 52 | 2.214 | 62 | 471.42 | 108 | 5.88 | 72 | 35.58 | 82 |
| Miami (FL) | 19.83 | 13 | 0.272 | 11 | 1.550 | 12 | 356.42 | 23 | 4.89 | 13 | 28.70 | 27 |
| Miami (OH) | 24.00 | 31 | 0.358 | 40 | 1.985 | 45 | 356.33 | 22 | 5.31 | 32 | 31.44 | 41 |
| Michigan | 14.08 | 2 | 0.226 | 2 | 1.056 | 2 | 261.77 | 1 | 4.21 | 2 | 21.14 | 2 |
| Michigan St. | 29.09 | 66 | 0.440 | 83 | 2.444 | 81 | 377.45 | 36 | 5.70 | 58 | 33.48 | 54 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 38.75 | 114 | 0.457 | 90 | 2.787 | 105 | 474.75 | 111 | 5.60 | 53 | 34.74 | 71 |
| Minnesota | 21.58 | 18 | 0.298 | 15 | 1.624 | 18 | 348.17 | 16 | 4.80 | 10 | 26.61 | 17 |
| Mississippi | 35.91 | 103 | 0.476 | 96 | 2.674 | 96 | 475.45 | 112 | 6.30 | 102 | 37.90 | 105 |
| Mississippi St. | 31.00 | 75 | 0.436 | 81 | 2.425 | 80 | 445.08 | 86 | 6.26 | 100 | 36.58 | 96 |
| Missouri | 34.36 | 97 | 0.422 | 75 | 2.388 | 77 | 509.55 | 122 | 6.26 | 99 | 38.13 | 108 |
| Navy | 31.85 | 82 | 0.472 | 95 | 3.140 | 122 | 431.69 | 72 | 6.39 | 106 | 43.50 | 127 |
| Nebraska | 23.92 | 30 | 0.364 | 42 | 1.961 | 42 | 363.69 | 28 | 5.53 | 48 | 30.70 | 37 |
| Nevada | 29.18 | 67 | 0.433 | 80 | 2.784 | 104 | 457.00 | 95 | 6.77 | 121 | 43.34 | 126 |
| New Mexico | 32.33 | 85 | 0.516 | 110 | 2.881 | 113 | 400.75 | 51 | 6.39 | 107 | 35.89 | 87 |
| New Mexico St. | 38.83 | 115 | 0.513 | 106 | 2.748 | 100 | 496.25 | 119 | 6.55 | 115 | 38.42 | 111 |
| North Carolina | 26.27 | 46 | 0.352 | 38 | 2.198 | 61 | 403.55 | 55 | 5.41 | 41 | 35.23 | 75 |
| North Carolina St. | 23.50 | 27 | 0.333 | 28 | 1.972 | 43 | 368.17 | 34 | 5.22 | 28 | 30.68 | 36 |
| North Texas | 33.67 | 95 | 0.453 | 89 | 2.649 | 93 | 457.17 | 96 | 6.16 | 91 | 37.07 | 100 |
| Northern Illinois | 30.55 | 71 | 0.389 | 55 | 2.245 | 64 | 452.00 | 92 | 5.76 | 63 | 32.93 | 48 |
| Northwestern | 23.33 | 26 | 0.310 | 18 | 1.797 | 26 | 407.25 | 56 | 5.41 | 42 | 31.94 | 45 |
| Notre Dame | 27.83 | 57 | 0.397 | 62 | 2.088 | 53 | 378.83 | 38 | 5.40 | 40 | 33.18 | 51 |
| Ohio | 22.77 | 22 | 0.320 | 24 | 1.731 | 23 | 361.31 | 27 | 5.08 | 22 | 28.13 | 25 |
| Ohio St. | 15.46 | 3 | 0.228 | 3 | 1.122 | 3 | 296.85 | 5 | 4.38 | 3 | 23.53 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 28.85 | 63 | 0.391 | 57 | 2.235 | 63 | 432.00 | 74 | 5.85 | 70 | 34.67 | 70 |
| Oklahoma St. | 28.17 | 58 | 0.368 | 49 | 2.108 | 55 | 466.58 | 102 | 6.10 | 85 | 35.66 | 83 |
| Old Dominion | 27.75 | 56 | 0.398 | 63 | 2.333 | 72 | 389.08 | 46 | 5.58 | 51 | 33.83 | 59 |
| Oregon | 42.64 | 126 | 0.526 | 113 | 3.348 | 127 | 529.91 | 126 | 6.54 | 113 | 42.24 | 125 |
| Oregon St. | 32.64 | 89 | 0.436 | 82 | 2.473 | 84 | 435.18 | 77 | 5.82 | 67 | 36.54 | 95 |
| Penn St. | 25.43 | 39 | 0.348 | 34 | 1.868 | 33 | 367.93 | 32 | 5.04 | 20 | 28.30 | 26 |
| Pittsburgh | 37.58 | 108 | 0.490 | 99 | 2.876 | 112 | 476.17 | 114 | 6.21 | 96 | 37.35 | 102 |
| Purdue | 39.55 | 119 | 0.561 | 124 | 3.066 | 120 | 450.18 | 90 | 6.38 | 105 | 36.15 | 90 |
| Rice | 36.73 | 105 | 0.536 | 116 | 2.839 | 108 | 508.82 | 121 | 7.42 | 128 | 40.85 | 121 |
| Rutgers | 39.64 | 120 | 0.554 | 122 | 2.757 | 102 | 468.64 | 104 | 6.55 | 114 | 35.80 | 85 |
| San Diego St. | 21.58 | 18 | 0.319 | 22 | 1.664 | 20 | 327.67 | 12 | 4.84 | 11 | 27.50 | 20 |
| San Jose St. | 34.64 | 100 | 0.515 | 108 | 2.865 | 110 | 433.18 | 75 | 6.44 | 110 | 37.82 | 104 |
| SMU | 38.27 | 111 | 0.505 | 101 | 2.582 | 90 | 468.73 | 105 | 6.18 | 93 | 33.70 | 57 |
| South Alabama | 27.64 | 55 | 0.403 | 65 | 2.464 | 82 | 412.45 | 60 | 6.01 | 80 | 36.30 | 92 |
| South Carolina | 26.08 | 43 | 0.351 | 37 | 2.042 | 51 | 415.67 | 63 | 5.59 | 52 | 34.88 | 73 |
| South Florida | 32.58 | 87 | 0.396 | 61 | 2.339 | 73 | 497.83 | 120 | 6.05 | 82 | 35.56 | 81 |
| Southern Cal | 24.23 | 34 | 0.355 | 39 | 2.000 | 47 | 367.15 | 30 | 5.38 | 37 | 30.79 | 38 |
| Southern Miss | 32.00 | 84 | 0.551 | 120 | 2.272 | 67 | 348.50 | 17 | 6.00 | 79 | 26.47 | 16 |
| Stanford | 20.38 | 15 | 0.296 | 14 | 1.792 | 25 | 368.08 | 33 | 5.35 | 33 | 32.11 | 46 |
| Syracuse | 41.45 | 123 | 0.560 | 123 | 2.779 | 103 | 533.64 | 127 | 7.21 | 126 | 39.40 | 115 |
| TCU | 26.92 | 51 | 0.343 | 32 | 1.987 | 46 | 421.75 | 66 | 5.38 | 36 | 31.83 | 44 |
| Temple | 19.85 | 14 | 0.323 | 25 | 1.622 | 17 | 294.00 | 4 | 4.79 | 8 | 25.82 | 11 |
| Tennessee | 31.25 | 78 | 0.405 | 67 | 2.154 | 57 | 468.00 | 103 | 6.06 | 84 | 33.23 | 52 |
| Texas | 31.50 | 80 | 0.396 | 60 | 2.130 | 56 | 448.25 | 89 | 5.63 | 54 | 31.83 | 43 |
| Texas A&M | 26.58 | 48 | 0.330 | 27 | 1.939 | 37 | 461.50 | 99 | 5.73 | 60 | 33.98 | 62 |
| Texas St. | 43.27 | 127 | 0.563 | 125 | 3.199 | 125 | 475.82 | 113 | 6.19 | 95 | 35.85 | 86 |
| Texas Tech | 45.91 | 128 | 0.592 | 128 | 3.453 | 128 | 571.09 | 128 | 7.36 | 127 | 45.19 | 128 |
| Toledo | 27.58 | 54 | 0.403 | 66 | 2.163 | 60 | 410.00 | 59 | 5.99 | 78 | 33.47 | 53 |
| Troy | 22.50 | 21 | 0.306 | 17 | 1.613 | 16 | 375.92 | 35 | 5.12 | 25 | 29.10 | 29 |
| Tulane | 28.27 | 59 | 0.408 | 70 | 1.951 | 40 | 367.18 | 31 | 5.30 | 31 | 28.05 | 24 |
| Tulsa | 30.58 | 72 | 0.391 | 58 | 2.018 | 48 | 431.33 | 71 | 5.52 | 47 | 30.63 | 35 |
| UCLA | 27.50 | 53 | 0.350 | 36 | 1.906 | 34 | 382.00 | 42 | 4.86 | 12 | 28.83 | 28 |
| UNLV | 38.91 | 116 | 0.534 | 114 | 3.030 | 119 | 446.27 | 87 | 6.13 | 87 | 36.63 | 97 |
| Utah | 25.92 | 42 | 0.368 | 48 | 1.909 | 35 | 401.50 | 53 | 5.70 | 57 | 31.29 | 40 |
| Utah St. | 31.45 | 79 | 0.430 | 79 | 2.477 | 85 | 392.09 | 49 | 5.36 | 34 | 33.70 | 56 |
| UTEP | 37.45 | 107 | 0.541 | 118 | 3.073 | 121 | 436.64 | 80 | 6.30 | 103 | 38.73 | 113 |
| UTSA | 28.92 | 65 | 0.416 | 71 | 2.274 | 68 | 400.75 | 51 | 5.76 | 62 | 32.94 | 49 |
| Vanderbilt | 24.58 | 36 | 0.349 | 35 | 1.944 | 39 | 408.00 | 57 | 5.79 | 65 | 34.24 | 66 |
| Virginia | 33.45 | 93 | 0.478 | 98 | 2.397 | 79 | 439.55 | 82 | 6.28 | 101 | 35.55 | 80 |
| Virginia Tech | 23.54 | 28 | 0.343 | 30 | 1.739 | 24 | 354.62 | 21 | 5.16 | 26 | 26.19 | 13 |
| Wake Forest | 22.25 | 20 | 0.310 | 19 | 1.673 | 21 | 393.58 | 50 | 5.49 | 44 | 30.28 | 34 |
| Washington | 18.85 | 10 | 0.271 | 10 | 1.430 | 9 | 327.23 | 11 | 4.71 | 6 | 25.78 | 10 |
| Washington St. | 24.83 | 37 | 0.369 | 50 | 1.929 | 36 | 389.25 | 47 | 5.79 | 66 | 33.13 | 50 |
| West Virginia | 24.25 | 35 | 0.316 | 21 | 1.829 | 29 | 427.67 | 69 | 5.57 | 50 | 33.76 | 58 |
| Western Kentucky | 26.23 | 44 | 0.365 | 45 | 1.958 | 41 | 388.31 | 45 | 5.40 | 39 | 30.05 | 32 |
| Western Michigan | 19.69 | 12 | 0.324 | 26 | 1.838 | 30 | 356.62 | 24 | 5.86 | 71 | 34.09 | 65 |
| Wisconsin | 15.57 | 4 | 0.254 | 5 | 1.273 | 4 | 301.36 | 6 | 4.92 | 15 | 26.20 | 14 |
| Wyoming | 35.67 | 102 | 0.511 | 105 | 2.556 | 88 | 479.50 | 117 | 6.87 | 123 | 35.96 | 88 |