2018 College Football Total Defensive Stats
Based on 772 games between 130 teams
played between 08/25/2018 and 01/07/2019
2017 -
2018
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 28.09 | 65 | 0.453 | 94 | 2.547 | 96 | 386.91 | 50 | 6.24 | 104 | 36.38 | 91 |
| Akron | 29.00 | 76 | 0.382 | 58 | 2.021 | 51 | 409.36 | 72 | 5.40 | 47 | 31.27 | 50 |
| Alabama | 18.14 | 10 | 0.276 | 10 | 1.479 | 10 | 322.71 | 14 | 4.92 | 21 | 27.72 | 19 |
| Appalachian St. | 16.17 | 4 | 0.247 | 4 | 1.290 | 5 | 299.42 | 6 | 4.57 | 5 | 24.78 | 9 |
| Arizona | 32.73 | 91 | 0.447 | 89 | 2.540 | 94 | 429.18 | 85 | 5.86 | 75 | 33.96 | 74 |
| Arizona St. | 25.54 | 47 | 0.360 | 45 | 2.138 | 61 | 404.38 | 69 | 5.71 | 64 | 36.26 | 89 |
| Arkansas | 36.09 | 110 | 0.532 | 117 | 2.657 | 102 | 418.27 | 76 | 6.17 | 97 | 34.34 | 77 |
| Arkansas St. | 26.00 | 52 | 0.389 | 63 | 2.073 | 56 | 377.50 | 47 | 5.64 | 59 | 30.20 | 39 |
| Army | 18.45 | 13 | 0.336 | 33 | 1.962 | 45 | 312.00 | 11 | 5.68 | 61 | 33.00 | 66 |
| Auburn | 20.00 | 15 | 0.288 | 13 | 1.625 | 20 | 367.75 | 41 | 5.30 | 39 | 30.65 | 46 |
| Ball St. | 34.82 | 104 | 0.452 | 93 | 2.838 | 109 | 464.55 | 111 | 6.03 | 92 | 39.31 | 119 |
| Baylor | 32.08 | 88 | 0.490 | 106 | 2.774 | 107 | 422.17 | 79 | 6.45 | 114 | 36.98 | 100 |
| Boise St. | 22.08 | 23 | 0.350 | 43 | 1.816 | 29 | 355.92 | 33 | 5.64 | 60 | 30.44 | 45 |
| Boston College | 26.73 | 58 | 0.338 | 35 | 1.878 | 35 | 414.55 | 74 | 5.24 | 36 | 31.02 | 49 |
| Bowling Green | 40.45 | 123 | 0.588 | 123 | 3.287 | 125 | 444.00 | 95 | 6.45 | 113 | 37.86 | 107 |
| Buffalo | 27.15 | 61 | 0.403 | 73 | 2.187 | 66 | 361.54 | 39 | 5.36 | 44 | 30.32 | 42 |
| BYU | 22.92 | 33 | 0.329 | 28 | 1.865 | 34 | 333.83 | 18 | 4.79 | 17 | 28.41 | 24 |
| California | 20.17 | 17 | 0.292 | 16 | 1.408 | 7 | 317.00 | 13 | 4.58 | 7 | 26.79 | 11 |
| Central Florida | 24.58 | 43 | 0.307 | 19 | 1.926 | 42 | 448.42 | 100 | 5.61 | 55 | 36.36 | 90 |
| Central Michigan | 28.36 | 68 | 0.390 | 66 | 2.086 | 57 | 363.82 | 40 | 5.00 | 25 | 28.59 | 25 |
| Charlotte | 28.09 | 65 | 0.486 | 104 | 2.300 | 73 | 341.64 | 22 | 5.91 | 79 | 31.32 | 51 |
| Cincinnati | 18.08 | 8 | 0.276 | 9 | 1.413 | 8 | 313.67 | 12 | 4.78 | 16 | 24.28 | 6 |
| Clemson | 13.57 | 1 | 0.198 | 1 | 0.984 | 1 | 294.71 | 4 | 4.29 | 2 | 22.67 | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina | 34.27 | 101 | 0.557 | 118 | 3.190 | 121 | 464.91 | 114 | 7.55 | 127 | 44.09 | 127 |
| Colorado | 28.45 | 72 | 0.391 | 67 | 2.169 | 65 | 390.27 | 54 | 5.36 | 46 | 31.57 | 53 |
| Colorado St. | 36.91 | 114 | 0.558 | 119 | 2.858 | 111 | 443.64 | 94 | 6.70 | 120 | 38.43 | 114 |
| Connecticut | 50.55 | 130 | 0.714 | 130 | 4.211 | 130 | 623.55 | 130 | 8.80 | 130 | 53.59 | 130 |
| Duke | 28.58 | 73 | 0.377 | 55 | 2.161 | 64 | 427.25 | 83 | 5.64 | 58 | 34.41 | 78 |
| East Carolina | 38.18 | 116 | 0.526 | 115 | 2.562 | 99 | 455.36 | 106 | 6.27 | 107 | 32.74 | 62 |
| Eastern Michigan | 22.50 | 26 | 0.320 | 22 | 1.705 | 23 | 351.08 | 31 | 5.00 | 26 | 28.28 | 22 |
| Florida | 22.18 | 24 | 0.328 | 27 | 1.743 | 26 | 358.36 | 38 | 5.29 | 38 | 28.99 | 28 |
| Florida Atlantic | 32.09 | 89 | 0.439 | 82 | 2.471 | 84 | 430.36 | 86 | 5.88 | 77 | 34.81 | 82 |
| Florida International | 26.58 | 56 | 0.391 | 68 | 2.395 | 79 | 396.75 | 63 | 5.83 | 72 | 38.40 | 112 |
| Florida St. | 32.00 | 87 | 0.402 | 72 | 2.261 | 70 | 406.45 | 71 | 5.11 | 30 | 29.22 | 30 |
| Fresno St. | 14.23 | 3 | 0.208 | 2 | 1.208 | 2 | 322.77 | 15 | 4.72 | 12 | 27.25 | 16 |
| Georgia | 20.69 | 20 | 0.320 | 21 | 1.832 | 31 | 326.77 | 16 | 5.06 | 27 | 29.71 | 37 |
| Georgia Southern | 22.83 | 30 | 0.343 | 37 | 2.030 | 53 | 374.25 | 46 | 5.62 | 57 | 33.27 | 67 |
| Georgia St. | 39.00 | 120 | 0.623 | 126 | 3.564 | 127 | 499.00 | 124 | 7.97 | 129 | 46.91 | 129 |
| Georgia Tech | 31.75 | 85 | 0.506 | 110 | 2.909 | 113 | 388.25 | 53 | 6.19 | 101 | 38.50 | 115 |
| Hawaii | 36.15 | 111 | 0.509 | 111 | 2.942 | 115 | 460.77 | 109 | 6.48 | 115 | 38.40 | 113 |
| Houston | 39.08 | 121 | 0.461 | 98 | 2.712 | 105 | 509.67 | 127 | 6.01 | 91 | 35.98 | 88 |
| Illinois | 41.73 | 126 | 0.572 | 122 | 3.190 | 122 | 521.73 | 128 | 7.15 | 125 | 41.89 | 124 |
| Indiana | 29.92 | 79 | 0.423 | 77 | 2.540 | 94 | 423.75 | 81 | 6.00 | 89 | 36.58 | 96 |
| Iowa | 18.08 | 8 | 0.279 | 12 | 1.483 | 11 | 300.33 | 7 | 4.63 | 9 | 24.52 | 8 |
| Iowa St. | 22.83 | 30 | 0.327 | 26 | 1.878 | 36 | 355.00 | 32 | 5.08 | 28 | 32.52 | 58 |
| Kansas | 30.36 | 82 | 0.442 | 84 | 2.481 | 86 | 426.64 | 82 | 6.22 | 103 | 36.38 | 92 |
| Kansas St. | 25.55 | 48 | 0.381 | 56 | 2.293 | 72 | 409.73 | 73 | 6.12 | 95 | 38.85 | 116 |
| Kent St. | 38.73 | 119 | 0.525 | 114 | 2.908 | 112 | 485.18 | 120 | 6.57 | 118 | 37.58 | 106 |
| Kentucky | 17.42 | 7 | 0.270 | 8 | 1.507 | 13 | 335.25 | 19 | 5.19 | 34 | 29.58 | 34 |
| Liberty | 38.40 | 117 | 0.495 | 108 | 2.539 | 93 | 488.10 | 123 | 6.29 | 109 | 34.62 | 80 |
| Louisiana Tech | 23.50 | 38 | 0.346 | 40 | 1.925 | 41 | 345.92 | 26 | 5.09 | 29 | 28.24 | 21 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 35.54 | 106 | 0.513 | 112 | 3.150 | 120 | 445.85 | 98 | 6.43 | 112 | 41.40 | 123 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 31.82 | 86 | 0.465 | 101 | 2.548 | 97 | 429.09 | 84 | 6.28 | 108 | 38.06 | 108 |
| Louisville | 47.45 | 128 | 0.668 | 128 | 3.787 | 128 | 508.27 | 126 | 7.16 | 126 | 44.02 | 126 |
| LSU | 23.58 | 39 | 0.337 | 34 | 1.753 | 27 | 345.75 | 25 | 4.95 | 24 | 26.94 | 14 |
| Marshall | 22.33 | 25 | 0.315 | 20 | 1.639 | 21 | 350.00 | 28 | 4.94 | 23 | 27.10 | 15 |
| Maryland | 28.67 | 74 | 0.408 | 75 | 2.245 | 69 | 390.42 | 55 | 5.56 | 51 | 32.76 | 63 |
| Massachusetts | 45.45 | 127 | 0.641 | 127 | 3.401 | 126 | 505.82 | 125 | 7.13 | 124 | 40.61 | 122 |
| Memphis | 33.31 | 96 | 0.425 | 78 | 2.435 | 83 | 447.69 | 99 | 5.72 | 65 | 34.24 | 76 |
| Miami (FL) | 21.08 | 21 | 0.322 | 23 | 1.562 | 17 | 295.42 | 5 | 4.52 | 3 | 23.17 | 2 |
| Miami (OH) | 25.50 | 45 | 0.363 | 47 | 2.092 | 58 | 368.17 | 42 | 5.24 | 35 | 31.33 | 52 |
| Michigan | 19.38 | 14 | 0.323 | 24 | 1.585 | 18 | 275.15 | 2 | 4.58 | 6 | 24.33 | 7 |
| Michigan St. | 17.15 | 5 | 0.257 | 6 | 1.235 | 4 | 303.15 | 8 | 4.54 | 4 | 23.74 | 4 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 25.92 | 51 | 0.384 | 60 | 2.128 | 60 | 372.00 | 45 | 5.51 | 49 | 32.68 | 59 |
| Minnesota | 26.54 | 55 | 0.408 | 76 | 2.204 | 67 | 385.77 | 49 | 5.93 | 80 | 32.99 | 65 |
| Mississippi | 35.73 | 107 | 0.476 | 103 | 2.846 | 110 | 470.09 | 117 | 6.27 | 106 | 39.78 | 120 |
| Mississippi St. | 13.75 | 2 | 0.220 | 3 | 1.231 | 3 | 263.83 | 1 | 4.22 | 1 | 23.63 | 3 |
| Missouri | 26.42 | 54 | 0.382 | 57 | 1.993 | 48 | 397.75 | 64 | 5.75 | 67 | 32.69 | 61 |
| Navy | 34.58 | 103 | 0.529 | 116 | 3.195 | 123 | 433.92 | 89 | 6.63 | 119 | 42.33 | 125 |
| Nebraska | 33.27 | 94 | 0.444 | 85 | 2.486 | 87 | 440.64 | 92 | 5.88 | 76 | 35.12 | 85 |
| Nevada | 27.58 | 63 | 0.375 | 54 | 1.924 | 40 | 390.83 | 56 | 5.32 | 40 | 29.68 | 35 |
| New Mexico | 36.73 | 113 | 0.489 | 105 | 2.671 | 103 | 464.55 | 111 | 6.19 | 100 | 35.73 | 87 |
| New Mexico St. | 41.27 | 124 | 0.522 | 113 | 2.805 | 108 | 459.45 | 108 | 5.81 | 70 | 33.92 | 72 |
| North Carolina | 35.40 | 105 | 0.470 | 102 | 2.523 | 92 | 449.10 | 101 | 5.96 | 82 | 34.55 | 79 |
| North Carolina St. | 25.92 | 50 | 0.393 | 69 | 2.000 | 49 | 394.92 | 62 | 5.99 | 86 | 32.68 | 60 |
| North Texas | 24.83 | 44 | 0.349 | 42 | 1.861 | 32 | 381.17 | 48 | 5.35 | 43 | 28.95 | 27 |
| Northern Illinois | 22.64 | 28 | 0.303 | 18 | 1.739 | 25 | 357.00 | 35 | 4.78 | 15 | 28.40 | 23 |
| Northwestern | 23.21 | 35 | 0.331 | 29 | 1.685 | 22 | 390.86 | 57 | 5.57 | 52 | 30.23 | 41 |
| Notre Dame | 18.23 | 11 | 0.248 | 5 | 1.464 | 9 | 347.38 | 27 | 4.72 | 11 | 29.52 | 33 |
| Ohio | 24.00 | 40 | 0.389 | 64 | 2.014 | 50 | 369.50 | 43 | 5.98 | 85 | 31.90 | 56 |
| Ohio St. | 25.50 | 45 | 0.365 | 49 | 1.882 | 37 | 403.43 | 68 | 5.77 | 68 | 30.37 | 44 |
| Oklahoma | 33.29 | 95 | 0.450 | 92 | 2.949 | 116 | 453.79 | 105 | 6.13 | 96 | 40.46 | 121 |
| Oklahoma St. | 33.75 | 98 | 0.446 | 86 | 2.583 | 100 | 468.50 | 115 | 6.18 | 99 | 37.23 | 105 |
| Old Dominion | 37.91 | 115 | 0.498 | 109 | 2.934 | 114 | 488.09 | 122 | 6.41 | 110 | 39.19 | 117 |
| Oregon | 26.33 | 53 | 0.351 | 44 | 1.987 | 47 | 399.42 | 65 | 5.33 | 42 | 30.34 | 43 |
| Oregon St. | 47.55 | 129 | 0.669 | 129 | 3.811 | 129 | 541.18 | 129 | 7.61 | 128 | 46.87 | 128 |
| Penn St. | 20.54 | 18 | 0.277 | 11 | 1.394 | 6 | 350.46 | 29 | 4.72 | 13 | 26.80 | 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 29.38 | 77 | 0.438 | 81 | 2.421 | 80 | 392.54 | 59 | 5.85 | 74 | 33.57 | 70 |
| Purdue | 30.00 | 80 | 0.397 | 71 | 2.360 | 76 | 456.15 | 107 | 6.04 | 93 | 36.83 | 98 |
| Rice | 36.67 | 112 | 0.561 | 121 | 2.965 | 117 | 451.25 | 103 | 6.90 | 123 | 38.13 | 110 |
| Rutgers | 31.42 | 84 | 0.446 | 88 | 2.500 | 88 | 401.50 | 66 | 5.70 | 63 | 33.93 | 73 |
| San Diego St. | 22.83 | 30 | 0.341 | 36 | 1.906 | 39 | 343.00 | 23 | 5.13 | 32 | 29.83 | 38 |
| San Jose St. | 35.91 | 108 | 0.457 | 95 | 2.679 | 104 | 486.55 | 121 | 6.19 | 102 | 38.23 | 111 |
| SMU | 36.00 | 109 | 0.464 | 100 | 2.500 | 88 | 441.55 | 93 | 5.69 | 62 | 35.71 | 86 |
| South Alabama | 41.64 | 125 | 0.608 | 125 | 3.201 | 124 | 469.55 | 116 | 6.86 | 122 | 37.16 | 104 |
| South Carolina | 28.75 | 75 | 0.371 | 52 | 2.500 | 88 | 431.83 | 88 | 5.57 | 53 | 38.10 | 109 |
| South Florida | 33.50 | 97 | 0.431 | 79 | 2.425 | 81 | 464.58 | 113 | 5.98 | 83 | 34.84 | 83 |
| Southern Cal | 27.00 | 60 | 0.373 | 53 | 2.159 | 63 | 387.67 | 52 | 5.36 | 45 | 32.08 | 57 |
| Southern Miss | 21.10 | 22 | 0.344 | 39 | 1.533 | 15 | 286.30 | 3 | 4.67 | 10 | 23.86 | 5 |
| Stanford | 24.00 | 40 | 0.333 | 31 | 1.978 | 46 | 418.58 | 78 | 5.81 | 69 | 36.40 | 93 |
| Syracuse | 28.42 | 70 | 0.389 | 65 | 1.864 | 33 | 438.08 | 91 | 5.99 | 88 | 29.70 | 36 |
| TCU | 24.42 | 42 | 0.343 | 38 | 1.817 | 30 | 351.00 | 30 | 4.93 | 22 | 27.53 | 17 |
| Temple | 27.75 | 64 | 0.347 | 41 | 1.945 | 43 | 369.83 | 44 | 4.63 | 8 | 26.90 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 30.18 | 81 | 0.448 | 90 | 2.584 | 101 | 394.09 | 61 | 5.85 | 73 | 34.68 | 81 |
| Texas | 25.86 | 49 | 0.368 | 50 | 2.230 | 68 | 393.64 | 60 | 5.61 | 56 | 34.23 | 75 |
| Texas A&M | 26.83 | 59 | 0.437 | 80 | 2.055 | 54 | 358.33 | 37 | 5.83 | 71 | 29.45 | 31 |
| Texas St. | 28.36 | 68 | 0.386 | 61 | 2.022 | 52 | 386.91 | 50 | 5.26 | 37 | 31.76 | 54 |
| Texas Tech | 33.91 | 99 | 0.449 | 91 | 2.479 | 85 | 472.18 | 119 | 6.25 | 105 | 37.10 | 103 |
| Toledo | 32.83 | 92 | 0.446 | 87 | 2.315 | 74 | 449.83 | 102 | 6.11 | 94 | 33.32 | 68 |
| Troy | 23.25 | 36 | 0.335 | 32 | 1.786 | 28 | 356.58 | 34 | 5.14 | 33 | 29.51 | 32 |
| Tulane | 28.42 | 70 | 0.388 | 62 | 2.119 | 59 | 406.25 | 70 | 5.54 | 50 | 30.66 | 47 |
| Tulsa | 29.82 | 78 | 0.404 | 74 | 2.331 | 75 | 422.27 | 80 | 5.72 | 66 | 36.57 | 95 |
| UAB | 18.31 | 12 | 0.290 | 15 | 1.529 | 14 | 308.54 | 9 | 4.89 | 20 | 26.22 | 10 |
| UCLA | 34.08 | 100 | 0.459 | 97 | 2.722 | 106 | 444.92 | 97 | 5.99 | 87 | 37.08 | 101 |
| UNLV | 39.09 | 122 | 0.558 | 120 | 3.000 | 118 | 470.18 | 118 | 6.72 | 121 | 36.94 | 99 |
| Utah | 20.15 | 16 | 0.290 | 14 | 1.555 | 16 | 335.31 | 20 | 4.83 | 19 | 28.12 | 20 |
| Utah St. | 23.08 | 34 | 0.301 | 17 | 1.500 | 12 | 392.17 | 58 | 5.12 | 31 | 27.68 | 18 |
| UTEP | 33.00 | 93 | 0.494 | 107 | 2.432 | 82 | 401.64 | 67 | 6.01 | 90 | 33.47 | 69 |
| UTSA | 31.17 | 83 | 0.459 | 96 | 2.553 | 98 | 435.92 | 90 | 6.42 | 111 | 37.10 | 102 |
| Vanderbilt | 26.58 | 56 | 0.370 | 51 | 2.368 | 77 | 444.42 | 96 | 6.18 | 98 | 39.21 | 118 |
| Virginia | 20.67 | 19 | 0.323 | 25 | 1.737 | 24 | 340.17 | 21 | 5.32 | 41 | 30.69 | 48 |
| Virginia Tech | 32.17 | 90 | 0.463 | 99 | 2.520 | 91 | 453.08 | 104 | 6.53 | 116 | 36.74 | 97 |
| Wake Forest | 34.42 | 102 | 0.442 | 83 | 2.379 | 78 | 462.67 | 110 | 5.94 | 81 | 32.85 | 64 |
| Washington | 17.38 | 6 | 0.265 | 7 | 1.616 | 19 | 309.62 | 10 | 4.72 | 14 | 29.17 | 29 |
| Washington St. | 23.25 | 36 | 0.364 | 48 | 2.059 | 55 | 357.92 | 36 | 5.60 | 54 | 31.81 | 55 |
| West Virginia | 28.09 | 65 | 0.397 | 70 | 2.147 | 62 | 416.64 | 75 | 5.88 | 78 | 33.70 | 71 |
| Western Kentucky | 27.55 | 62 | 0.383 | 59 | 2.285 | 71 | 430.45 | 87 | 5.98 | 84 | 36.42 | 94 |
| Western Michigan | 38.50 | 118 | 0.604 | 124 | 3.090 | 119 | 418.50 | 77 | 6.56 | 117 | 34.88 | 84 |
| Wisconsin | 22.62 | 27 | 0.361 | 46 | 1.892 | 38 | 344.15 | 24 | 5.49 | 48 | 30.23 | 40 |
| Wyoming | 22.73 | 29 | 0.332 | 30 | 1.952 | 44 | 329.09 | 17 | 4.80 | 18 | 28.73 | 26 |