2017 College Football Total Defensive Stats
Based on 776 games between 130 teams
played between 08/26/2017 and 01/08/2018
2016 -
2017
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 35.36 | 108 | 0.601 | 126 | 3.169 | 123 | 421.09 | 82 | 7.16 | 127 | 39.25 | 109 |
| Akron | 29.92 | 81 | 0.401 | 69 | 2.430 | 82 | 463.69 | 113 | 6.21 | 98 | 38.15 | 105 |
| Alabama | 12.85 | 1 | 0.196 | 1 | 1.066 | 1 | 268.15 | 2 | 4.09 | 1 | 23.09 | 4 |
| Appalachian St. | 23.08 | 36 | 0.352 | 40 | 1.712 | 32 | 361.75 | 35 | 5.51 | 52 | 29.73 | 45 |
| Arizona | 35.25 | 107 | 0.458 | 99 | 2.649 | 105 | 463.00 | 112 | 6.02 | 87 | 36.08 | 89 |
| Arizona St. | 32.85 | 98 | 0.462 | 101 | 2.553 | 95 | 449.46 | 103 | 6.32 | 105 | 36.29 | 95 |
| Arkansas | 38.82 | 121 | 0.566 | 125 | 3.110 | 120 | 462.18 | 111 | 6.73 | 120 | 40.03 | 115 |
| Arkansas St. | 27.82 | 66 | 0.387 | 57 | 1.770 | 35 | 387.73 | 56 | 5.39 | 47 | 28.06 | 29 |
| Army | 23.33 | 37 | 0.429 | 81 | 2.621 | 100 | 353.33 | 30 | 6.50 | 113 | 41.17 | 121 |
| Auburn | 19.15 | 12 | 0.280 | 10 | 1.390 | 9 | 325.23 | 12 | 4.75 | 9 | 26.59 | 14 |
| Ball St. | 43.18 | 126 | 0.682 | 130 | 3.192 | 125 | 427.64 | 89 | 6.76 | 122 | 36.18 | 92 |
| Baylor | 34.82 | 106 | 0.513 | 112 | 2.649 | 104 | 445.27 | 100 | 6.57 | 114 | 36.55 | 97 |
| Boise St. | 22.86 | 34 | 0.332 | 36 | 1.723 | 33 | 332.64 | 16 | 4.83 | 13 | 28.05 | 28 |
| Boston College | 22.85 | 33 | 0.321 | 30 | 1.608 | 22 | 382.85 | 53 | 5.37 | 46 | 27.50 | 18 |
| Bowling Green | 38.27 | 119 | 0.505 | 109 | 2.877 | 112 | 505.36 | 125 | 6.67 | 118 | 40.28 | 118 |
| Buffalo | 26.18 | 51 | 0.356 | 43 | 2.164 | 68 | 414.55 | 78 | 5.64 | 64 | 34.03 | 73 |
| BYU | 26.25 | 52 | 0.378 | 53 | 2.227 | 72 | 385.58 | 54 | 5.55 | 56 | 35.05 | 82 |
| California | 29.18 | 73 | 0.399 | 67 | 2.358 | 78 | 417.09 | 79 | 5.70 | 67 | 34.24 | 75 |
| Central Florida | 24.67 | 43 | 0.327 | 33 | 1.802 | 38 | 434.25 | 92 | 5.75 | 70 | 32.17 | 64 |
| Central Michigan | 27.58 | 63 | 0.373 | 51 | 1.831 | 41 | 369.00 | 40 | 4.99 | 20 | 26.67 | 15 |
| Charlotte | 32.55 | 95 | 0.437 | 87 | 2.508 | 88 | 457.73 | 109 | 6.14 | 94 | 39.96 | 114 |
| Cincinnati | 33.45 | 100 | 0.460 | 100 | 2.833 | 111 | 439.00 | 95 | 6.04 | 88 | 40.24 | 116 |
| Clemson | 14.38 | 3 | 0.221 | 2 | 1.111 | 3 | 281.38 | 4 | 4.32 | 2 | 22.58 | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 32.36 | 94 | 0.470 | 102 | 2.598 | 98 | 401.73 | 65 | 5.83 | 76 | 36.22 | 93 |
| Colorado | 28.82 | 70 | 0.388 | 58 | 2.357 | 77 | 466.73 | 114 | 6.29 | 103 | 39.80 | 112 |
| Colorado St. | 29.25 | 74 | 0.428 | 80 | 2.442 | 83 | 439.83 | 97 | 6.43 | 111 | 38.25 | 106 |
| Connecticut | 39.55 | 124 | 0.519 | 114 | 3.139 | 121 | 525.55 | 127 | 6.90 | 125 | 42.20 | 125 |
| Duke | 21.33 | 25 | 0.329 | 35 | 1.671 | 27 | 347.17 | 24 | 5.35 | 41 | 28.53 | 35 |
| East Carolina | 46.00 | 130 | 0.652 | 129 | 3.648 | 129 | 535.55 | 130 | 7.59 | 130 | 46.02 | 130 |
| Eastern Michigan | 23.33 | 37 | 0.342 | 39 | 1.701 | 31 | 364.00 | 37 | 5.34 | 40 | 27.82 | 24 |
| Florida | 27.27 | 61 | 0.448 | 96 | 2.092 | 59 | 349.27 | 26 | 5.73 | 69 | 29.55 | 40 |
| Florida Atlantic | 24.46 | 42 | 0.319 | 29 | 1.981 | 49 | 410.54 | 75 | 5.36 | 42 | 33.15 | 68 |
| Florida International | 29.42 | 77 | 0.422 | 76 | 2.613 | 99 | 427.08 | 87 | 6.12 | 93 | 37.41 | 102 |
| Florida St. | 22.50 | 29 | 0.318 | 28 | 1.870 | 44 | 342.67 | 20 | 4.84 | 14 | 28.16 | 31 |
| Fresno St. | 19.31 | 13 | 0.290 | 17 | 1.530 | 15 | 335.62 | 17 | 5.04 | 23 | 28.89 | 37 |
| Georgia | 15.86 | 4 | 0.251 | 6 | 1.353 | 7 | 298.21 | 6 | 4.72 | 7 | 25.00 | 8 |
| Georgia Southern | 31.18 | 89 | 0.496 | 106 | 2.544 | 93 | 422.82 | 85 | 6.72 | 119 | 34.20 | 74 |
| Georgia St. | 25.45 | 46 | 0.381 | 55 | 2.068 | 56 | 388.27 | 57 | 5.81 | 75 | 32.11 | 63 |
| Georgia Tech | 28.20 | 69 | 0.431 | 83 | 2.259 | 75 | 370.80 | 44 | 5.67 | 66 | 31.97 | 58 |
| Hawaii | 35.36 | 108 | 0.537 | 120 | 3.092 | 119 | 456.64 | 107 | 6.93 | 126 | 41.86 | 124 |
| Houston | 23.83 | 40 | 0.303 | 23 | 1.773 | 36 | 422.17 | 84 | 5.37 | 43 | 33.77 | 70 |
| Idaho | 27.55 | 62 | 0.391 | 59 | 2.300 | 76 | 409.00 | 73 | 5.81 | 74 | 34.61 | 80 |
| Illinois | 31.50 | 90 | 0.426 | 78 | 2.510 | 89 | 418.42 | 80 | 5.66 | 65 | 35.11 | 83 |
| Indiana | 27.64 | 64 | 0.392 | 61 | 1.855 | 42 | 358.82 | 34 | 5.09 | 26 | 25.97 | 11 |
| Iowa | 19.92 | 16 | 0.283 | 14 | 1.609 | 23 | 357.46 | 33 | 5.08 | 25 | 29.79 | 47 |
| Iowa St. | 20.67 | 23 | 0.302 | 22 | 1.748 | 34 | 365.17 | 38 | 5.33 | 39 | 31.53 | 54 |
| Kansas | 45.91 | 129 | 0.634 | 128 | 3.229 | 126 | 487.91 | 122 | 6.74 | 121 | 37.27 | 100 |
| Kansas St. | 25.67 | 48 | 0.357 | 44 | 2.116 | 62 | 427.25 | 88 | 5.94 | 82 | 34.88 | 81 |
| Kent St. | 35.45 | 110 | 0.543 | 123 | 2.644 | 102 | 406.18 | 68 | 6.22 | 100 | 33.85 | 71 |
| Kentucky | 29.25 | 74 | 0.423 | 77 | 2.511 | 90 | 436.00 | 93 | 6.30 | 104 | 38.76 | 108 |
| Louisiana Tech | 25.50 | 47 | 0.371 | 49 | 2.126 | 63 | 386.08 | 55 | 5.62 | 62 | 34.32 | 76 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 39.27 | 123 | 0.527 | 117 | 3.067 | 118 | 490.73 | 123 | 6.58 | 115 | 40.28 | 119 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 41.00 | 125 | 0.559 | 124 | 3.299 | 128 | 532.08 | 129 | 7.26 | 128 | 44.34 | 129 |
| Louisville | 28.83 | 71 | 0.404 | 72 | 2.208 | 71 | 413.75 | 76 | 5.80 | 73 | 34.48 | 79 |
| LSU | 19.67 | 15 | 0.314 | 25 | 1.676 | 29 | 322.33 | 11 | 5.15 | 28 | 27.83 | 25 |
| Marshall | 19.92 | 16 | 0.289 | 16 | 1.673 | 28 | 341.69 | 19 | 4.95 | 18 | 29.03 | 39 |
| Maryland | 38.91 | 122 | 0.519 | 115 | 2.879 | 113 | 429.45 | 90 | 5.73 | 68 | 35.79 | 86 |
| Massachusetts | 31.91 | 92 | 0.453 | 97 | 2.364 | 79 | 406.64 | 69 | 5.78 | 72 | 31.28 | 52 |
| Memphis | 32.58 | 96 | 0.404 | 71 | 2.370 | 80 | 472.33 | 118 | 5.86 | 78 | 34.35 | 78 |
| Miami (FL) | 21.67 | 28 | 0.283 | 13 | 1.601 | 20 | 363.92 | 36 | 4.75 | 8 | 27.64 | 20 |
| Miami (OH) | 25.36 | 45 | 0.368 | 47 | 1.877 | 45 | 376.45 | 48 | 5.46 | 48 | 31.85 | 57 |
| Michigan | 18.85 | 9 | 0.315 | 26 | 1.355 | 8 | 271.00 | 3 | 4.52 | 5 | 21.22 | 1 |
| Michigan St. | 20.00 | 18 | 0.327 | 34 | 1.561 | 17 | 297.69 | 5 | 4.87 | 15 | 26.15 | 12 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 24.69 | 44 | 0.342 | 38 | 1.919 | 46 | 357.31 | 32 | 4.95 | 17 | 29.03 | 38 |
| Minnesota | 22.83 | 32 | 0.363 | 46 | 1.943 | 47 | 346.67 | 22 | 5.52 | 53 | 29.71 | 44 |
| Mississippi | 35.64 | 111 | 0.470 | 103 | 2.645 | 103 | 471.36 | 117 | 6.22 | 99 | 37.57 | 103 |
| Mississippi St. | 22.67 | 30 | 0.381 | 55 | 1.689 | 30 | 329.08 | 14 | 5.53 | 55 | 26.68 | 16 |
| Missouri | 30.92 | 87 | 0.418 | 75 | 2.253 | 74 | 407.58 | 70 | 5.51 | 50 | 31.76 | 56 |
| Navy | 26.31 | 54 | 0.438 | 89 | 2.508 | 87 | 370.31 | 43 | 6.17 | 95 | 37.03 | 98 |
| Nebraska | 36.42 | 114 | 0.529 | 118 | 2.897 | 114 | 436.17 | 94 | 6.34 | 106 | 38.49 | 107 |
| Nevada | 34.27 | 104 | 0.443 | 94 | 2.725 | 107 | 479.36 | 120 | 6.20 | 96 | 40.25 | 117 |
| New Mexico | 33.45 | 100 | 0.523 | 116 | 2.630 | 101 | 408.55 | 72 | 6.39 | 108 | 33.29 | 69 |
| New Mexico St. | 29.69 | 79 | 0.398 | 64 | 1.994 | 51 | 400.85 | 63 | 5.37 | 44 | 28.79 | 36 |
| North Carolina | 33.18 | 99 | 0.442 | 93 | 2.449 | 85 | 448.09 | 102 | 5.97 | 83 | 36.24 | 94 |
| North Carolina St. | 26.00 | 49 | 0.375 | 52 | 2.035 | 54 | 388.83 | 58 | 5.61 | 60 | 32.63 | 66 |
| North Texas | 36.62 | 115 | 0.507 | 110 | 2.810 | 110 | 439.08 | 96 | 6.08 | 90 | 36.13 | 90 |
| Northern Illinois | 23.00 | 35 | 0.315 | 27 | 1.477 | 12 | 351.17 | 28 | 4.81 | 12 | 24.22 | 5 |
| Northwestern | 20.08 | 19 | 0.282 | 12 | 1.488 | 13 | 357.23 | 31 | 5.02 | 22 | 27.98 | 27 |
| Notre Dame | 21.46 | 26 | 0.293 | 18 | 1.642 | 24 | 369.15 | 41 | 5.05 | 24 | 29.62 | 42 |
| Ohio | 26.25 | 52 | 0.368 | 48 | 2.007 | 52 | 393.58 | 59 | 5.52 | 54 | 31.28 | 51 |
| Ohio St. | 19.00 | 10 | 0.281 | 11 | 1.318 | 6 | 300.93 | 7 | 4.44 | 4 | 24.78 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 27.07 | 57 | 0.400 | 68 | 2.235 | 73 | 394.86 | 61 | 5.83 | 77 | 32.52 | 65 |
| Oklahoma St. | 29.38 | 76 | 0.395 | 62 | 1.994 | 50 | 409.31 | 74 | 5.51 | 51 | 31.30 | 53 |
| Old Dominion | 31.82 | 91 | 0.431 | 82 | 2.551 | 94 | 441.55 | 99 | 5.98 | 85 | 35.71 | 85 |
| Oregon | 29.67 | 78 | 0.414 | 74 | 2.081 | 58 | 369.50 | 42 | 5.16 | 29 | 27.54 | 19 |
| Oregon St. | 44.00 | 127 | 0.623 | 127 | 3.874 | 130 | 469.27 | 116 | 6.64 | 116 | 43.38 | 127 |
| Penn St. | 16.46 | 6 | 0.238 | 4 | 1.311 | 5 | 329.46 | 15 | 4.77 | 11 | 25.65 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 27.09 | 58 | 0.403 | 70 | 2.099 | 60 | 394.64 | 60 | 5.87 | 79 | 33.14 | 67 |
| Purdue | 20.54 | 22 | 0.288 | 15 | 1.598 | 18 | 375.46 | 46 | 5.27 | 37 | 29.76 | 46 |
| Rice | 35.75 | 113 | 0.540 | 121 | 3.292 | 127 | 425.83 | 86 | 6.43 | 110 | 42.58 | 126 |
| Rutgers | 30.91 | 86 | 0.438 | 88 | 2.589 | 96 | 421.64 | 83 | 5.98 | 84 | 35.95 | 88 |
| San Diego St. | 20.50 | 21 | 0.326 | 32 | 1.669 | 26 | 314.08 | 10 | 4.99 | 21 | 27.71 | 22 |
| San Jose St. | 44.08 | 128 | 0.543 | 122 | 3.140 | 122 | 521.50 | 126 | 6.43 | 109 | 39.86 | 113 |
| SMU | 38.58 | 120 | 0.530 | 119 | 2.921 | 115 | 498.17 | 124 | 6.84 | 124 | 39.59 | 111 |
| South Alabama | 28.91 | 72 | 0.398 | 66 | 2.377 | 81 | 440.09 | 98 | 6.07 | 89 | 37.24 | 99 |
| South Carolina | 21.58 | 27 | 0.296 | 20 | 1.803 | 39 | 378.75 | 49 | 5.20 | 33 | 32.01 | 60 |
| South Florida | 24.09 | 41 | 0.322 | 31 | 1.658 | 25 | 371.64 | 45 | 4.97 | 19 | 26.89 | 17 |
| Southern Cal | 26.14 | 50 | 0.372 | 50 | 1.960 | 48 | 395.64 | 62 | 5.62 | 63 | 32.02 | 61 |
| Southern Miss | 26.50 | 55 | 0.396 | 63 | 2.013 | 53 | 347.92 | 25 | 5.20 | 32 | 27.65 | 21 |
| Stanford | 22.71 | 31 | 0.335 | 37 | 2.046 | 55 | 405.50 | 67 | 5.98 | 86 | 37.35 | 101 |
| Syracuse | 34.45 | 105 | 0.489 | 105 | 2.528 | 91 | 469.18 | 115 | 6.66 | 117 | 35.84 | 87 |
| TCU | 20.46 | 20 | 0.309 | 24 | 1.599 | 19 | 351.92 | 29 | 5.32 | 38 | 28.24 | 33 |
| Temple | 26.83 | 56 | 0.380 | 54 | 2.079 | 57 | 379.75 | 50 | 5.37 | 45 | 30.18 | 49 |
| Tennessee | 31.09 | 88 | 0.440 | 90 | 2.595 | 97 | 430.91 | 91 | 6.10 | 91 | 36.18 | 91 |
| Texas | 21.23 | 24 | 0.301 | 21 | 1.432 | 11 | 365.62 | 39 | 5.19 | 30 | 25.69 | 10 |
| Texas A&M | 32.08 | 93 | 0.434 | 85 | 2.113 | 61 | 414.33 | 77 | 5.61 | 59 | 29.60 | 41 |
| Texas St. | 35.64 | 111 | 0.504 | 108 | 2.536 | 92 | 456.00 | 106 | 6.45 | 112 | 36.35 | 96 |
| Texas Tech | 34.08 | 102 | 0.442 | 91 | 2.497 | 86 | 455.67 | 105 | 5.90 | 81 | 35.28 | 84 |
| Toledo | 27.23 | 60 | 0.392 | 60 | 2.153 | 66 | 401.15 | 64 | 5.77 | 71 | 31.99 | 59 |
| Troy | 19.42 | 14 | 0.272 | 9 | 1.500 | 14 | 350.92 | 27 | 4.92 | 16 | 28.45 | 34 |
| Tulane | 30.55 | 84 | 0.458 | 98 | 2.683 | 106 | 455.27 | 104 | 6.82 | 123 | 41.73 | 123 |
| Tulsa | 37.50 | 118 | 0.518 | 113 | 3.056 | 117 | 528.92 | 128 | 7.31 | 129 | 44.08 | 128 |
| UAB | 27.17 | 59 | 0.398 | 65 | 2.188 | 70 | 380.83 | 52 | 5.57 | 58 | 31.74 | 55 |
| UCLA | 36.62 | 115 | 0.474 | 104 | 2.794 | 109 | 483.69 | 121 | 6.26 | 102 | 39.30 | 110 |
| UNLV | 30.73 | 85 | 0.427 | 79 | 2.764 | 108 | 459.55 | 110 | 6.39 | 107 | 41.10 | 120 |
| Utah | 23.75 | 39 | 0.352 | 41 | 1.820 | 40 | 346.42 | 21 | 5.14 | 27 | 27.71 | 23 |
| Utah St. | 28.08 | 68 | 0.361 | 45 | 1.776 | 37 | 407.67 | 71 | 5.24 | 36 | 29.65 | 43 |
| UTEP | 36.75 | 117 | 0.513 | 111 | 3.177 | 124 | 446.58 | 101 | 6.24 | 101 | 41.22 | 122 |
| UTSA | 17.00 | 8 | 0.295 | 19 | 1.607 | 21 | 301.70 | 8 | 5.23 | 34 | 28.20 | 32 |
| Vanderbilt | 34.18 | 103 | 0.499 | 107 | 2.959 | 116 | 419.45 | 81 | 6.12 | 92 | 37.82 | 104 |
| Virginia | 29.92 | 80 | 0.435 | 86 | 2.163 | 67 | 376.33 | 47 | 5.47 | 49 | 30.72 | 50 |
| Virginia Tech | 16.00 | 5 | 0.254 | 7 | 1.242 | 4 | 327.33 | 13 | 5.19 | 31 | 26.36 | 13 |
| Wake Forest | 30.08 | 82 | 0.356 | 42 | 2.139 | 65 | 474.75 | 119 | 5.61 | 61 | 34.32 | 77 |
| Washington | 16.83 | 7 | 0.249 | 5 | 1.432 | 10 | 309.25 | 9 | 4.57 | 6 | 28.11 | 30 |
| Washington St. | 27.92 | 67 | 0.432 | 84 | 1.865 | 43 | 338.33 | 18 | 5.23 | 35 | 24.91 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 32.75 | 97 | 0.445 | 95 | 2.444 | 84 | 457.58 | 108 | 6.21 | 97 | 33.90 | 72 |
| Western Kentucky | 27.67 | 65 | 0.406 | 73 | 2.134 | 64 | 379.83 | 51 | 5.57 | 57 | 32.10 | 62 |
| Western Michigan | 30.36 | 83 | 0.442 | 92 | 2.176 | 69 | 402.64 | 66 | 5.87 | 80 | 29.93 | 48 |
| Wisconsin | 13.93 | 2 | 0.235 | 3 | 1.081 | 2 | 262.07 | 1 | 4.42 | 3 | 22.79 | 3 |
| Wyoming | 19.00 | 10 | 0.261 | 8 | 1.530 | 16 | 346.83 | 23 | 4.76 | 10 | 27.93 | 26 |