2002 College Football Adjusted Total Defensive Stats
Based on 707 games between 117 teams
played between 08/22/2002 and 01/03/2003
2001 -
2002
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2003
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 25.88 | 54 | 0.379 | 60 | 2.394 | 79 | 364.21 | 56 | 5.36 | 66 | 34.53 | 84 |
| Akron | 34.95 | 96 | 0.500 | 97 | 2.894 | 100 | 407.30 | 84 | 5.76 | 87 | 39.47 | 109 |
| Alabama | 15.14 | 8 | 0.248 | 16 | 1.096 | 7 | 260.88 | 2 | 4.31 | 11 | 23.00 | 7 |
| Arizona | 24.51 | 45 | 0.325 | 41 | 2.254 | 69 | 396.82 | 73 | 5.31 | 63 | 36.44 | 94 |
| Arizona St. | 26.84 | 60 | 0.378 | 59 | 1.798 | 42 | 349.42 | 42 | 4.94 | 43 | 24.03 | 11 |
| Arkansas | 19.67 | 28 | 0.276 | 28 | 1.577 | 30 | 354.45 | 48 | 4.97 | 46 | 30.14 | 49 |
| Arkansas St. | 34.90 | 95 | 0.521 | 103 | 2.613 | 90 | 383.96 | 64 | 5.73 | 85 | 33.86 | 75 |
| Army | 45.45 | 115 | 0.614 | 115 | 3.469 | 116 | 445.67 | 101 | 5.98 | 94 | 37.17 | 97 |
| Auburn | 16.35 | 11 | 0.242 | 13 | 1.451 | 22 | 311.62 | 19 | 4.62 | 24 | 28.99 | 42 |
| Ball St. | 30.17 | 77 | 0.438 | 82 | 2.666 | 93 | 409.84 | 86 | 5.91 | 91 | 37.91 | 103 |
| Baylor | 39.34 | 108 | 0.578 | 112 | 2.951 | 102 | 408.57 | 85 | 5.96 | 93 | 32.33 | 70 |
| Boise St. | 22.41 | 39 | 0.312 | 37 | 1.818 | 45 | 346.36 | 40 | 4.82 | 33 | 31.20 | 62 |
| Boston College | 19.46 | 26 | 0.278 | 30 | 1.707 | 39 | 345.60 | 39 | 4.94 | 42 | 31.06 | 61 |
| Bowling Green St. | 31.95 | 82 | 0.440 | 84 | 2.486 | 84 | 395.12 | 72 | 5.42 | 70 | 31.49 | 64 |
| Buffalo | 38.62 | 105 | 0.523 | 104 | 2.875 | 98 | 449.58 | 103 | 6.11 | 99 | 36.80 | 95 |
| BYU | 29.56 | 74 | 0.404 | 69 | 2.154 | 64 | 371.79 | 58 | 5.07 | 52 | 30.74 | 59 |
| California | 23.64 | 44 | 0.322 | 40 | 1.640 | 34 | 372.38 | 60 | 5.06 | 51 | 27.48 | 35 |
| Central Florida | 28.57 | 66 | 0.392 | 63 | 2.276 | 71 | 358.78 | 52 | 4.91 | 39 | 31.65 | 66 |
| Central Michigan | 35.64 | 98 | 0.498 | 92 | 2.800 | 96 | 410.81 | 87 | 5.78 | 88 | 33.97 | 76 |
| Cincinnati | 25.64 | 52 | 0.365 | 57 | 1.926 | 53 | 342.27 | 38 | 4.88 | 38 | 28.70 | 40 |
| Clemson | 25.02 | 49 | 0.347 | 50 | 1.880 | 49 | 341.50 | 36 | 4.80 | 32 | 28.66 | 39 |
| Colorado | 17.86 | 17 | 0.258 | 19 | 1.535 | 29 | 341.72 | 37 | 4.85 | 36 | 28.59 | 38 |
| Colorado St. | 25.16 | 50 | 0.359 | 53 | 2.094 | 60 | 380.30 | 62 | 5.42 | 71 | 34.32 | 82 |
| Connecticut | 26.22 | 56 | 0.388 | 61 | 1.850 | 46 | 348.96 | 41 | 5.18 | 57 | 27.23 | 32 |
| Duke | 27.80 | 65 | 0.399 | 67 | 2.042 | 59 | 372.72 | 61 | 5.33 | 64 | 31.02 | 60 |
| East Carolina | 36.15 | 99 | 0.478 | 91 | 2.548 | 87 | 474.72 | 109 | 6.30 | 106 | 36.81 | 96 |
| Eastern Michigan | 50.61 | 117 | 0.721 | 117 | 4.211 | 117 | 530.12 | 117 | 7.55 | 117 | 45.34 | 117 |
| Florida | 18.69 | 24 | 0.261 | 20 | 1.229 | 11 | 319.37 | 23 | 4.50 | 17 | 26.87 | 29 |
| Florida St. | 18.52 | 23 | 0.270 | 23 | 1.446 | 21 | 354.56 | 49 | 5.14 | 55 | 28.54 | 37 |
| Fresno St. | 29.08 | 69 | 0.396 | 65 | 2.203 | 67 | 403.49 | 79 | 5.51 | 76 | 32.78 | 71 |
| Georgia | 14.18 | 7 | 0.209 | 7 | 0.925 | 3 | 294.71 | 11 | 4.36 | 13 | 22.60 | 6 |
| Georgia Tech | 19.56 | 27 | 0.271 | 26 | 1.522 | 28 | 358.65 | 51 | 5.00 | 48 | 30.70 | 58 |
| Hawaii | 32.13 | 83 | 0.429 | 77 | 2.309 | 75 | 412.18 | 88 | 5.46 | 73 | 30.70 | 57 |
| Houston | 36.23 | 100 | 0.513 | 101 | 2.801 | 97 | 449.29 | 102 | 6.35 | 107 | 37.90 | 102 |
| Idaho | 37.67 | 102 | 0.542 | 108 | 3.087 | 106 | 480.72 | 111 | 6.84 | 115 | 40.47 | 113 |
| Illinois | 25.38 | 51 | 0.325 | 42 | 1.926 | 52 | 415.83 | 93 | 5.31 | 62 | 34.63 | 86 |
| Indiana | 37.48 | 101 | 0.532 | 106 | 3.265 | 111 | 431.42 | 98 | 6.06 | 97 | 38.20 | 105 |
| Iowa | 16.95 | 14 | 0.244 | 14 | 1.359 | 14 | 324.95 | 26 | 4.58 | 22 | 27.35 | 33 |
| Iowa St. | 24.60 | 47 | 0.340 | 48 | 1.961 | 57 | 353.79 | 47 | 4.92 | 41 | 30.24 | 50 |
| Kansas | 41.87 | 113 | 0.606 | 114 | 3.018 | 103 | 477.84 | 110 | 6.90 | 116 | 37.53 | 100 |
| Kansas St. | 9.53 | 1 | 0.153 | 2 | 0.751 | 1 | 231.59 | 1 | 3.62 | 1 | 18.36 | 1 |
| Kent St. | 39.14 | 106 | 0.555 | 109 | 3.263 | 110 | 417.43 | 94 | 5.86 | 90 | 38.58 | 107 |
| Kentucky | 26.89 | 61 | 0.363 | 55 | 2.106 | 62 | 413.01 | 91 | 5.64 | 80 | 34.80 | 88 |
| Louisiana Tech | 38.46 | 103 | 0.519 | 102 | 2.890 | 99 | 459.05 | 106 | 6.11 | 100 | 36.38 | 93 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 32.88 | 90 | 0.475 | 89 | 2.342 | 77 | 397.03 | 74 | 5.74 | 86 | 29.93 | 47 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 41.64 | 112 | 0.579 | 113 | 3.270 | 113 | 457.08 | 105 | 6.29 | 105 | 38.13 | 104 |
| Louisville | 25.97 | 55 | 0.354 | 52 | 1.903 | 50 | 331.93 | 30 | 4.51 | 18 | 25.86 | 19 |
| LSU | 17.18 | 16 | 0.271 | 24 | 1.362 | 17 | 282.78 | 8 | 4.44 | 15 | 23.09 | 9 |
| Marshall | 30.30 | 78 | 0.429 | 78 | 2.398 | 80 | 383.27 | 63 | 5.47 | 74 | 31.99 | 67 |
| Maryland | 17.17 | 15 | 0.240 | 11 | 1.398 | 18 | 350.87 | 43 | 4.95 | 45 | 30.44 | 53 |
| Memphis | 32.55 | 88 | 0.437 | 81 | 2.455 | 82 | 405.53 | 82 | 5.45 | 72 | 34.79 | 87 |
| Miami (FL) | 18.17 | 19 | 0.247 | 15 | 1.248 | 12 | 298.50 | 13 | 4.13 | 5 | 23.39 | 10 |
| Miami (OH) | 28.85 | 67 | 0.418 | 73 | 2.458 | 83 | 412.24 | 89 | 5.98 | 95 | 35.40 | 89 |
| Michigan | 18.29 | 21 | 0.264 | 21 | 1.513 | 26 | 328.06 | 28 | 4.75 | 30 | 26.36 | 26 |
| Michigan St. | 31.75 | 81 | 0.435 | 79 | 2.413 | 81 | 393.85 | 70 | 5.38 | 68 | 31.49 | 63 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 32.34 | 86 | 0.463 | 88 | 2.553 | 88 | 423.86 | 96 | 6.05 | 96 | 37.63 | 101 |
| Minnesota | 25.83 | 53 | 0.362 | 54 | 2.104 | 61 | 362.91 | 55 | 5.14 | 54 | 31.54 | 65 |
| Mississippi | 24.80 | 48 | 0.375 | 58 | 1.742 | 40 | 338.24 | 34 | 5.12 | 53 | 27.92 | 36 |
| Mississippi St. | 29.23 | 71 | 0.414 | 70 | 2.003 | 58 | 336.88 | 33 | 4.76 | 31 | 26.25 | 24 |
| Missouri | 26.41 | 58 | 0.340 | 49 | 2.181 | 65 | 439.97 | 100 | 5.72 | 83 | 37.27 | 98 |
| Navy | 39.76 | 111 | 0.561 | 110 | 3.267 | 112 | 452.73 | 104 | 6.37 | 108 | 40.00 | 111 |
| Nebraska | 21.15 | 34 | 0.297 | 33 | 1.699 | 37 | 351.85 | 44 | 4.94 | 44 | 29.89 | 46 |
| Nevada | 34.27 | 93 | 0.499 | 95 | 2.518 | 86 | 422.44 | 95 | 6.22 | 104 | 33.99 | 78 |
| New Mexico | 26.25 | 57 | 0.393 | 64 | 1.910 | 51 | 311.21 | 17 | 4.73 | 28 | 24.98 | 16 |
| New Mexico St. | 32.39 | 87 | 0.498 | 93 | 3.053 | 105 | 398.81 | 75 | 6.10 | 98 | 39.63 | 110 |
| North Carolina | 31.30 | 79 | 0.435 | 80 | 2.671 | 94 | 438.35 | 99 | 6.13 | 101 | 38.44 | 106 |
| North Carolina St. | 16.43 | 13 | 0.242 | 12 | 1.359 | 15 | 313.00 | 21 | 4.56 | 19 | 27.47 | 34 |
| North Texas | 19.01 | 25 | 0.277 | 29 | 1.494 | 23 | 312.82 | 20 | 4.58 | 21 | 26.27 | 25 |
| Northern Illinois | 27.54 | 64 | 0.391 | 62 | 1.929 | 54 | 394.05 | 71 | 5.59 | 79 | 30.12 | 48 |
| Northwestern | 39.32 | 107 | 0.501 | 98 | 3.096 | 107 | 486.02 | 114 | 6.20 | 103 | 42.06 | 114 |
| Notre Dame | 13.57 | 5 | 0.203 | 6 | 0.879 | 2 | 286.09 | 9 | 4.23 | 8 | 21.87 | 5 |
| Ohio | 33.88 | 91 | 0.500 | 96 | 2.924 | 101 | 387.62 | 67 | 5.79 | 89 | 34.07 | 79 |
| Ohio St. | 9.64 | 2 | 0.151 | 1 | 0.948 | 4 | 282.45 | 7 | 4.23 | 9 | 26.17 | 23 |
| Oklahoma | 13.25 | 4 | 0.218 | 8 | 0.964 | 5 | 277.21 | 4 | 4.34 | 12 | 23.06 | 8 |
| Oklahoma St. | 27.46 | 62 | 0.354 | 51 | 2.269 | 70 | 412.52 | 90 | 5.29 | 61 | 33.47 | 73 |
| Oregon | 27.53 | 63 | 0.364 | 56 | 2.296 | 73 | 401.75 | 77 | 5.36 | 67 | 32.32 | 69 |
| Oregon St. | 18.39 | 22 | 0.251 | 18 | 1.220 | 10 | 289.00 | 10 | 4.05 | 4 | 21.78 | 4 |
| Penn St. | 15.22 | 9 | 0.202 | 5 | 1.181 | 9 | 311.53 | 18 | 4.19 | 6 | 26.61 | 27 |
| Pittsburgh | 16.41 | 12 | 0.251 | 17 | 1.415 | 19 | 295.18 | 12 | 4.43 | 14 | 25.60 | 18 |
| Purdue | 21.56 | 36 | 0.326 | 43 | 1.422 | 20 | 307.23 | 15 | 4.68 | 27 | 25.36 | 17 |
| Rice | 31.38 | 80 | 0.439 | 83 | 2.613 | 92 | 393.38 | 69 | 5.50 | 75 | 34.24 | 81 |
| Rutgers | 32.67 | 89 | 0.457 | 86 | 2.144 | 63 | 406.59 | 83 | 5.69 | 82 | 30.53 | 56 |
| San Diego St. | 32.26 | 84 | 0.429 | 75 | 2.294 | 72 | 402.18 | 78 | 5.29 | 60 | 30.37 | 51 |
| San Jose St. | 39.65 | 110 | 0.524 | 105 | 3.042 | 104 | 503.55 | 116 | 6.63 | 114 | 40.20 | 112 |
| SMU | 34.07 | 92 | 0.513 | 99 | 2.613 | 91 | 405.42 | 81 | 6.16 | 102 | 35.75 | 90 |
| South Carolina | 20.82 | 30 | 0.293 | 31 | 1.816 | 44 | 352.19 | 45 | 5.01 | 49 | 33.97 | 77 |
| South Florida | 20.91 | 31 | 0.265 | 22 | 1.636 | 33 | 368.41 | 57 | 4.66 | 25 | 29.37 | 45 |
| Southern Cal | 11.78 | 3 | 0.188 | 3 | 1.006 | 6 | 261.57 | 3 | 4.05 | 3 | 20.82 | 3 |
| Southern Miss | 20.02 | 29 | 0.271 | 25 | 1.501 | 24 | 359.61 | 53 | 4.92 | 40 | 30.48 | 54 |
| Stanford | 28.87 | 68 | 0.418 | 74 | 2.253 | 68 | 361.85 | 54 | 5.25 | 59 | 29.16 | 44 |
| Syracuse | 34.66 | 94 | 0.476 | 90 | 2.351 | 78 | 472.67 | 108 | 6.44 | 110 | 34.55 | 85 |
| TCU | 23.30 | 42 | 0.337 | 47 | 1.520 | 27 | 279.48 | 5 | 4.03 | 2 | 19.92 | 2 |
| Temple | 29.12 | 70 | 0.414 | 71 | 2.201 | 66 | 319.13 | 22 | 4.57 | 20 | 25.92 | 20 |
| Tennessee | 16.02 | 10 | 0.237 | 10 | 1.262 | 13 | 279.99 | 6 | 4.24 | 10 | 24.14 | 13 |
| Texas | 13.79 | 6 | 0.200 | 4 | 1.178 | 8 | 301.76 | 14 | 4.48 | 16 | 24.64 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 21.27 | 35 | 0.295 | 32 | 1.644 | 35 | 330.62 | 29 | 4.61 | 23 | 26.16 | 22 |
| Texas Tech | 29.43 | 72 | 0.398 | 66 | 2.319 | 76 | 404.70 | 80 | 5.51 | 77 | 34.22 | 80 |
| Toledo | 29.47 | 73 | 0.447 | 85 | 2.501 | 85 | 372.32 | 59 | 5.67 | 81 | 33.73 | 74 |
| Troy | 26.76 | 59 | 0.403 | 68 | 1.648 | 36 | 311.09 | 16 | 4.66 | 26 | 26.86 | 28 |
| Tulane | 24.53 | 46 | 0.335 | 46 | 1.935 | 55 | 384.12 | 65 | 5.19 | 58 | 33.40 | 72 |
| Tulsa | 39.61 | 109 | 0.540 | 107 | 3.297 | 114 | 484.99 | 113 | 6.60 | 113 | 42.28 | 115 |
| UAB | 35.63 | 97 | 0.499 | 94 | 2.696 | 95 | 425.01 | 97 | 5.92 | 92 | 35.91 | 91 |
| UCLA | 21.14 | 33 | 0.306 | 36 | 1.508 | 25 | 335.81 | 32 | 4.85 | 37 | 27.11 | 31 |
| UNLV | 32.28 | 85 | 0.461 | 87 | 2.305 | 74 | 390.74 | 68 | 5.53 | 78 | 30.50 | 55 |
| Utah | 22.53 | 40 | 0.328 | 45 | 1.581 | 32 | 326.56 | 27 | 4.73 | 29 | 24.04 | 12 |
| Utah St. | 43.23 | 114 | 0.575 | 111 | 3.174 | 108 | 493.29 | 115 | 6.51 | 111 | 39.44 | 108 |
| UTEP | 47.58 | 116 | 0.678 | 116 | 3.361 | 115 | 464.61 | 107 | 6.60 | 112 | 36.09 | 92 |
| Vanderbilt | 30.09 | 76 | 0.429 | 76 | 2.569 | 89 | 401.42 | 76 | 5.72 | 84 | 37.48 | 99 |
| Virginia | 23.30 | 43 | 0.299 | 34 | 1.879 | 48 | 414.42 | 92 | 5.34 | 65 | 34.46 | 83 |
| Virginia Tech | 18.19 | 20 | 0.271 | 27 | 1.579 | 31 | 335.40 | 31 | 5.00 | 47 | 29.15 | 43 |
| Wake Forest | 23.26 | 41 | 0.321 | 39 | 1.874 | 47 | 384.64 | 66 | 5.40 | 69 | 32.07 | 68 |
| Washington | 21.86 | 37 | 0.327 | 44 | 1.745 | 41 | 324.92 | 25 | 4.84 | 34 | 26.15 | 21 |
| Washington St. | 17.91 | 18 | 0.234 | 9 | 1.361 | 16 | 322.22 | 24 | 4.23 | 7 | 27.04 | 30 |
| West Virginia | 21.95 | 38 | 0.313 | 38 | 1.809 | 43 | 352.47 | 46 | 5.06 | 50 | 30.41 | 52 |
| Western Michigan | 29.85 | 75 | 0.418 | 72 | 1.958 | 56 | 341.38 | 35 | 4.84 | 35 | 24.97 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 20.99 | 32 | 0.302 | 35 | 1.704 | 38 | 355.94 | 50 | 5.18 | 56 | 28.74 | 41 |
| Wyoming | 38.46 | 104 | 0.513 | 100 | 3.216 | 109 | 483.86 | 112 | 6.41 | 109 | 43.83 | 116 |