2008 College Football Adjusted Total Defensive Stats
Based on 717 games between 120 teams
played between 08/28/2008 and 01/08/2009
2007 -
2008
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2009
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 23.76 | 49 | 0.364 | 55 | 1.927 | 57 | 335.15 | 39 | 5.14 | 52 | 29.64 | 54 |
| Akron | 35.57 | 106 | 0.486 | 93 | 2.802 | 101 | 429.32 | 103 | 5.85 | 87 | 35.54 | 94 |
| Alabama | 14.88 | 8 | 0.232 | 9 | 1.192 | 9 | 271.21 | 4 | 4.32 | 7 | 22.17 | 3 |
| Arizona | 21.54 | 32 | 0.327 | 38 | 1.656 | 35 | 314.58 | 18 | 4.86 | 32 | 25.96 | 30 |
| Arizona St. | 19.82 | 23 | 0.285 | 20 | 1.615 | 29 | 316.06 | 22 | 4.54 | 12 | 27.22 | 36 |
| Arkansas | 27.59 | 73 | 0.417 | 77 | 2.209 | 70 | 367.13 | 65 | 5.55 | 68 | 31.04 | 62 |
| Arkansas St. | 28.36 | 77 | 0.440 | 81 | 2.410 | 84 | 359.70 | 57 | 5.60 | 71 | 32.23 | 73 |
| Army | 24.56 | 55 | 0.411 | 74 | 1.940 | 59 | 353.80 | 51 | 5.86 | 89 | 32.07 | 72 |
| Auburn | 17.00 | 12 | 0.257 | 13 | 1.336 | 15 | 314.98 | 20 | 4.80 | 25 | 23.57 | 8 |
| Ball St. | 24.27 | 52 | 0.356 | 53 | 1.965 | 62 | 382.06 | 72 | 5.61 | 72 | 34.66 | 84 |
| Baylor | 23.93 | 50 | 0.314 | 31 | 2.364 | 80 | 362.65 | 60 | 4.87 | 33 | 35.07 | 88 |
| Boise St. | 15.39 | 9 | 0.220 | 8 | 1.058 | 6 | 321.49 | 29 | 4.59 | 14 | 27.36 | 38 |
| Boston College | 20.33 | 26 | 0.312 | 30 | 1.342 | 16 | 301.13 | 13 | 4.62 | 15 | 24.00 | 11 |
| Bowling Green St. | 27.04 | 71 | 0.395 | 68 | 2.306 | 74 | 364.80 | 62 | 5.34 | 62 | 31.43 | 67 |
| Buffalo | 30.24 | 82 | 0.436 | 79 | 2.495 | 87 | 420.24 | 97 | 6.07 | 95 | 35.14 | 89 |
| BYU | 24.79 | 59 | 0.379 | 64 | 2.113 | 68 | 368.41 | 66 | 5.56 | 69 | 33.22 | 79 |
| California | 18.12 | 14 | 0.249 | 12 | 1.191 | 8 | 309.63 | 17 | 4.27 | 4 | 23.61 | 9 |
| Central Florida | 27.32 | 72 | 0.391 | 66 | 1.835 | 49 | 347.71 | 48 | 4.96 | 37 | 25.00 | 15 |
| Central Michigan | 34.91 | 102 | 0.494 | 98 | 2.800 | 100 | 447.90 | 113 | 6.29 | 105 | 38.07 | 107 |
| Cincinnati | 21.44 | 31 | 0.302 | 27 | 1.626 | 31 | 332.04 | 36 | 4.69 | 17 | 25.78 | 25 |
| Clemson | 16.78 | 11 | 0.240 | 10 | 1.227 | 13 | 305.63 | 16 | 4.44 | 10 | 24.59 | 13 |
| Colorado | 23.34 | 46 | 0.336 | 42 | 1.660 | 36 | 337.63 | 41 | 4.88 | 35 | 26.43 | 34 |
| Colorado St. | 31.04 | 83 | 0.486 | 94 | 2.535 | 89 | 404.98 | 91 | 6.28 | 104 | 38.51 | 113 |
| Connecticut | 22.00 | 36 | 0.346 | 50 | 1.443 | 19 | 303.42 | 15 | 4.73 | 19 | 23.19 | 7 |
| Duke | 24.38 | 53 | 0.346 | 49 | 1.805 | 48 | 395.60 | 82 | 5.66 | 73 | 30.32 | 58 |
| East Carolina | 22.79 | 42 | 0.345 | 48 | 1.647 | 33 | 332.00 | 35 | 5.04 | 45 | 25.53 | 22 |
| Eastern Michigan | 42.93 | 118 | 0.671 | 118 | 3.475 | 118 | 462.11 | 116 | 7.21 | 119 | 38.43 | 111 |
| Florida | 7.87 | 2 | 0.130 | 2 | 0.810 | 3 | 269.50 | 3 | 4.30 | 6 | 23.02 | 6 |
| Florida Atlantic | 33.17 | 91 | 0.457 | 86 | 2.682 | 95 | 424.76 | 100 | 5.85 | 88 | 35.60 | 95 |
| Florida International | 33.60 | 94 | 0.453 | 83 | 2.531 | 88 | 389.54 | 79 | 5.18 | 55 | 31.06 | 63 |
| Florida St. | 21.32 | 29 | 0.334 | 41 | 1.651 | 34 | 326.67 | 32 | 5.15 | 53 | 26.29 | 32 |
| Fresno St. | 35.18 | 103 | 0.523 | 105 | 2.764 | 98 | 428.72 | 102 | 6.34 | 108 | 37.28 | 103 |
| Georgia | 23.58 | 47 | 0.378 | 63 | 2.038 | 64 | 323.33 | 30 | 5.16 | 54 | 26.92 | 35 |
| Georgia Tech | 20.13 | 24 | 0.310 | 29 | 1.792 | 46 | 345.81 | 46 | 5.27 | 60 | 29.13 | 51 |
| Hawaii | 31.80 | 86 | 0.480 | 91 | 2.393 | 83 | 384.88 | 77 | 5.78 | 85 | 32.04 | 71 |
| Houston | 34.09 | 98 | 0.465 | 88 | 2.474 | 86 | 416.72 | 95 | 5.67 | 74 | 31.36 | 66 |
| Idaho | 47.03 | 119 | 0.681 | 119 | 3.757 | 120 | 492.43 | 120 | 7.11 | 118 | 43.46 | 120 |
| Illinois | 24.68 | 57 | 0.349 | 52 | 1.799 | 47 | 340.48 | 43 | 4.85 | 28 | 28.19 | 47 |
| Indiana | 37.72 | 112 | 0.489 | 96 | 2.891 | 103 | 444.44 | 111 | 5.78 | 84 | 35.63 | 97 |
| Iowa | 13.43 | 7 | 0.201 | 7 | 1.132 | 7 | 291.60 | 10 | 4.38 | 9 | 25.14 | 16 |
| Iowa St. | 33.54 | 93 | 0.496 | 100 | 2.791 | 99 | 434.50 | 106 | 6.39 | 111 | 38.11 | 108 |
| Kansas | 24.83 | 60 | 0.344 | 46 | 1.913 | 56 | 358.28 | 55 | 5.03 | 44 | 27.89 | 43 |
| Kansas St. | 33.28 | 92 | 0.432 | 78 | 2.546 | 91 | 457.55 | 115 | 5.98 | 92 | 35.61 | 96 |
| Kent St. | 37.46 | 111 | 0.552 | 110 | 3.059 | 112 | 422.63 | 98 | 6.20 | 101 | 35.27 | 90 |
| Kentucky | 24.23 | 51 | 0.362 | 54 | 1.782 | 44 | 363.30 | 61 | 5.46 | 66 | 27.63 | 41 |
| Louisiana Tech | 28.53 | 78 | 0.410 | 73 | 2.193 | 69 | 403.09 | 87 | 5.78 | 83 | 32.63 | 76 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 37.80 | 113 | 0.549 | 109 | 3.054 | 111 | 441.42 | 109 | 6.41 | 112 | 38.28 | 110 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 37.98 | 114 | 0.561 | 111 | 3.068 | 113 | 472.92 | 118 | 6.95 | 116 | 40.00 | 118 |
| Louisville | 33.09 | 90 | 0.521 | 104 | 2.383 | 82 | 396.22 | 83 | 6.22 | 102 | 32.64 | 77 |
| LSU | 24.65 | 56 | 0.371 | 59 | 1.673 | 37 | 324.80 | 31 | 4.96 | 38 | 25.80 | 26 |
| Marshall | 28.55 | 79 | 0.398 | 69 | 2.416 | 85 | 398.57 | 85 | 5.52 | 67 | 35.06 | 87 |
| Maryland | 22.66 | 41 | 0.318 | 32 | 1.964 | 61 | 385.83 | 78 | 5.40 | 63 | 33.94 | 82 |
| Memphis | 32.85 | 89 | 0.529 | 107 | 2.636 | 93 | 384.33 | 76 | 6.30 | 106 | 33.79 | 80 |
| Miami (FL) | 23.29 | 45 | 0.346 | 51 | 1.871 | 51 | 351.95 | 50 | 5.26 | 59 | 28.83 | 50 |
| Miami (OH) | 37.04 | 110 | 0.577 | 116 | 3.180 | 116 | 440.45 | 108 | 6.82 | 115 | 38.45 | 112 |
| Michigan | 27.80 | 75 | 0.399 | 70 | 1.894 | 52 | 357.17 | 54 | 5.14 | 51 | 25.72 | 24 |
| Michigan St. | 20.20 | 25 | 0.296 | 24 | 1.546 | 25 | 340.07 | 42 | 5.02 | 43 | 28.18 | 46 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 31.43 | 84 | 0.455 | 85 | 2.537 | 90 | 403.47 | 88 | 5.83 | 86 | 33.81 | 81 |
| Minnesota | 25.22 | 61 | 0.371 | 58 | 1.937 | 58 | 384.21 | 75 | 5.72 | 80 | 32.26 | 74 |
| Mississippi | 18.29 | 16 | 0.280 | 19 | 1.353 | 17 | 314.94 | 19 | 4.87 | 34 | 25.35 | 19 |
| Mississippi St. | 26.76 | 69 | 0.408 | 72 | 2.243 | 71 | 358.44 | 56 | 5.42 | 64 | 30.87 | 61 |
| Missouri | 22.99 | 44 | 0.297 | 26 | 1.851 | 50 | 365.44 | 63 | 4.78 | 23 | 30.58 | 59 |
| Navy | 26.15 | 67 | 0.412 | 75 | 2.323 | 75 | 383.60 | 73 | 6.13 | 97 | 36.17 | 100 |
| Nebraska | 26.05 | 65 | 0.440 | 82 | 1.953 | 60 | 334.30 | 38 | 5.58 | 70 | 28.60 | 49 |
| Nevada | 35.62 | 107 | 0.525 | 106 | 2.342 | 77 | 423.53 | 99 | 6.19 | 100 | 31.95 | 70 |
| New Mexico | 21.81 | 34 | 0.341 | 43 | 1.609 | 26 | 317.47 | 23 | 4.97 | 39 | 27.36 | 39 |
| New Mexico St. | 38.72 | 115 | 0.573 | 115 | 2.893 | 105 | 404.73 | 90 | 5.98 | 91 | 35.74 | 99 |
| North Carolina | 20.49 | 27 | 0.270 | 15 | 1.624 | 30 | 375.19 | 69 | 4.99 | 40 | 30.18 | 57 |
| North Carolina St. | 26.00 | 64 | 0.376 | 61 | 2.287 | 72 | 417.00 | 96 | 6.06 | 94 | 37.01 | 102 |
| North Texas | 49.77 | 120 | 0.740 | 120 | 3.687 | 119 | 488.08 | 119 | 7.25 | 120 | 38.98 | 116 |
| Northern Illinois | 22.89 | 43 | 0.376 | 62 | 2.095 | 67 | 328.39 | 34 | 5.45 | 65 | 32.40 | 75 |
| Northwestern | 20.91 | 28 | 0.280 | 18 | 1.538 | 24 | 355.06 | 52 | 4.80 | 26 | 28.10 | 45 |
| Notre Dame | 22.08 | 37 | 0.327 | 37 | 1.642 | 32 | 348.46 | 49 | 5.19 | 56 | 27.26 | 37 |
| Ohio | 30.09 | 80 | 0.438 | 80 | 2.374 | 81 | 357.12 | 53 | 5.22 | 58 | 30.74 | 60 |
| Ohio St. | 11.99 | 5 | 0.181 | 3 | 0.981 | 4 | 287.95 | 9 | 4.34 | 8 | 25.37 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | 18.77 | 19 | 0.261 | 14 | 1.199 | 10 | 343.39 | 44 | 4.79 | 24 | 25.15 | 17 |
| Oklahoma St. | 22.43 | 39 | 0.318 | 33 | 2.047 | 65 | 368.59 | 67 | 5.22 | 57 | 33.08 | 78 |
| Oregon | 26.17 | 68 | 0.319 | 36 | 1.734 | 39 | 383.66 | 74 | 4.73 | 20 | 25.94 | 29 |
| Oregon St. | 19.60 | 22 | 0.319 | 35 | 1.446 | 20 | 301.98 | 14 | 4.84 | 27 | 25.36 | 20 |
| Penn St. | 13.42 | 6 | 0.199 | 6 | 1.203 | 11 | 277.60 | 5 | 4.22 | 3 | 24.39 | 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 21.39 | 30 | 0.318 | 34 | 1.612 | 27 | 318.54 | 24 | 4.77 | 22 | 24.61 | 14 |
| Purdue | 23.67 | 48 | 0.344 | 45 | 1.753 | 42 | 343.50 | 45 | 5.00 | 41 | 29.35 | 52 |
| Rice | 35.36 | 104 | 0.510 | 101 | 2.746 | 97 | 444.22 | 110 | 6.36 | 110 | 35.05 | 86 |
| Rutgers | 21.87 | 35 | 0.333 | 40 | 1.792 | 45 | 366.60 | 64 | 5.68 | 75 | 31.07 | 64 |
| San Diego St. | 40.66 | 116 | 0.565 | 114 | 3.121 | 115 | 467.32 | 117 | 6.50 | 113 | 39.73 | 117 |
| San Jose St. | 24.73 | 58 | 0.373 | 60 | 1.708 | 38 | 319.67 | 25 | 4.85 | 30 | 26.33 | 33 |
| SMU | 35.39 | 105 | 0.518 | 103 | 2.944 | 109 | 427.60 | 101 | 6.34 | 109 | 37.58 | 104 |
| South Carolina | 18.88 | 20 | 0.292 | 22 | 1.469 | 22 | 285.83 | 8 | 4.45 | 11 | 22.69 | 5 |
| South Florida | 22.63 | 40 | 0.344 | 47 | 1.910 | 55 | 321.35 | 28 | 4.93 | 36 | 28.45 | 48 |
| Southern Cal | 6.68 | 1 | 0.098 | 1 | 0.612 | 1 | 217.37 | 2 | 3.39 | 1 | 17.90 | 2 |
| Southern Miss | 27.70 | 74 | 0.413 | 76 | 2.288 | 73 | 381.78 | 71 | 5.69 | 76 | 31.58 | 68 |
| Stanford | 26.14 | 66 | 0.399 | 71 | 2.362 | 79 | 379.83 | 70 | 5.70 | 78 | 35.54 | 93 |
| Syracuse | 32.71 | 88 | 0.459 | 87 | 2.682 | 94 | 402.73 | 86 | 5.69 | 77 | 35.67 | 98 |
| TCU | 10.59 | 3 | 0.193 | 4 | 0.717 | 2 | 203.93 | 1 | 3.73 | 2 | 17.05 | 1 |
| Temple | 25.32 | 62 | 0.343 | 44 | 1.895 | 53 | 397.45 | 84 | 5.33 | 61 | 30.03 | 56 |
| Tennessee | 18.43 | 17 | 0.276 | 16 | 1.467 | 21 | 285.75 | 7 | 4.29 | 5 | 26.21 | 31 |
| Texas | 11.92 | 4 | 0.196 | 5 | 0.992 | 5 | 292.22 | 11 | 4.63 | 16 | 25.65 | 23 |
| Texas A&M | 34.27 | 99 | 0.485 | 92 | 2.696 | 96 | 435.83 | 107 | 6.11 | 96 | 37.86 | 106 |
| Texas Tech | 21.59 | 33 | 0.328 | 39 | 1.758 | 43 | 335.20 | 40 | 5.05 | 47 | 29.96 | 55 |
| Toledo | 33.74 | 95 | 0.490 | 97 | 2.830 | 102 | 393.30 | 80 | 5.71 | 79 | 34.45 | 83 |
| Troy | 26.90 | 70 | 0.367 | 56 | 2.057 | 66 | 360.38 | 58 | 4.86 | 31 | 27.88 | 42 |
| Tulane | 34.36 | 100 | 0.561 | 112 | 2.892 | 104 | 374.03 | 68 | 6.14 | 98 | 36.54 | 101 |
| Tulsa | 31.63 | 85 | 0.479 | 90 | 2.349 | 78 | 394.86 | 81 | 5.99 | 93 | 31.92 | 69 |
| UAB | 35.90 | 108 | 0.561 | 113 | 2.904 | 106 | 444.45 | 112 | 7.02 | 117 | 37.59 | 105 |
| UCLA | 25.91 | 63 | 0.386 | 65 | 1.748 | 40 | 321.02 | 26 | 4.76 | 21 | 25.94 | 28 |
| UNLV | 33.80 | 96 | 0.512 | 102 | 2.910 | 107 | 415.23 | 94 | 6.31 | 107 | 38.21 | 109 |
| Utah | 18.23 | 15 | 0.296 | 25 | 1.284 | 14 | 282.43 | 6 | 4.58 | 13 | 22.55 | 4 |
| Utah St. | 34.90 | 101 | 0.494 | 99 | 2.575 | 92 | 404.05 | 89 | 5.77 | 82 | 35.29 | 91 |
| UTEP | 36.90 | 109 | 0.534 | 108 | 2.967 | 110 | 453.65 | 114 | 6.60 | 114 | 38.70 | 115 |
| Vanderbilt | 18.45 | 18 | 0.287 | 21 | 1.511 | 23 | 327.69 | 33 | 5.06 | 48 | 27.53 | 40 |
| Virginia | 22.35 | 38 | 0.306 | 28 | 1.908 | 54 | 361.82 | 59 | 5.08 | 49 | 31.29 | 65 |
| Virginia Tech | 17.16 | 13 | 0.293 | 23 | 1.419 | 18 | 300.85 | 12 | 5.14 | 50 | 25.82 | 27 |
| Wake Forest | 16.56 | 10 | 0.247 | 11 | 1.217 | 12 | 315.62 | 21 | 4.72 | 18 | 23.84 | 10 |
| Washington | 32.54 | 87 | 0.488 | 95 | 3.105 | 114 | 413.41 | 93 | 6.17 | 99 | 40.04 | 119 |
| Washington St. | 42.49 | 117 | 0.616 | 117 | 3.283 | 117 | 434.34 | 105 | 6.28 | 103 | 35.35 | 92 |
| West Virginia | 19.15 | 21 | 0.278 | 17 | 1.614 | 28 | 347.70 | 47 | 5.05 | 46 | 29.35 | 53 |
| Western Kentucky | 34.00 | 97 | 0.468 | 89 | 2.929 | 108 | 429.59 | 104 | 5.95 | 90 | 38.58 | 114 |
| Western Michigan | 28.24 | 76 | 0.395 | 67 | 2.324 | 76 | 412.12 | 92 | 5.72 | 81 | 34.94 | 85 |
| Wisconsin | 24.41 | 54 | 0.369 | 57 | 1.753 | 41 | 321.22 | 27 | 4.85 | 29 | 25.33 | 18 |
| Wyoming | 30.22 | 81 | 0.454 | 84 | 1.967 | 63 | 332.94 | 37 | 5.01 | 42 | 27.95 | 44 |