2009 College Football Adjusted Total Defensive Stats
Based on 714 games between 120 teams
played between 09/03/2009 and 01/07/2010
2008 -
2009
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2010
| Team | PPG | # | PPP | # | PPPs | # | YPG | # | YPP | # | YPPs | # |
| Air Force | 18.54 | 16 | 0.307 | 28 | 1.502 | 22 | 304.25 | 17 | 5.09 | 35 | 26.72 | 25 |
| Akron | 35.40 | 105 | 0.482 | 95 | 2.735 | 100 | 423.52 | 94 | 5.72 | 71 | 36.15 | 95 |
| Alabama | 7.09 | 1 | 0.130 | 1 | 0.565 | 1 | 225.28 | 2 | 3.82 | 2 | 17.89 | 2 |
| Arizona | 22.75 | 41 | 0.324 | 36 | 1.792 | 38 | 331.00 | 25 | 4.86 | 22 | 26.53 | 23 |
| Arizona St. | 20.19 | 24 | 0.299 | 24 | 1.436 | 19 | 315.87 | 21 | 4.74 | 20 | 24.31 | 14 |
| Arkansas | 22.58 | 39 | 0.327 | 37 | 1.636 | 30 | 386.85 | 68 | 5.59 | 59 | 27.39 | 31 |
| Arkansas St. | 29.65 | 79 | 0.444 | 83 | 2.475 | 88 | 385.34 | 64 | 5.79 | 77 | 34.28 | 82 |
| Army | 27.65 | 70 | 0.448 | 86 | 2.106 | 63 | 348.20 | 39 | 5.63 | 60 | 29.94 | 46 |
| Auburn | 23.93 | 49 | 0.317 | 33 | 1.864 | 44 | 372.62 | 53 | 4.93 | 27 | 28.44 | 38 |
| Ball St. | 32.33 | 93 | 0.468 | 91 | 2.599 | 93 | 423.65 | 95 | 6.13 | 95 | 36.19 | 97 |
| Baylor | 24.89 | 55 | 0.349 | 47 | 2.090 | 61 | 386.67 | 66 | 5.38 | 51 | 34.89 | 86 |
| Boise St. | 19.84 | 22 | 0.321 | 35 | 1.458 | 20 | 307.39 | 18 | 4.95 | 29 | 24.16 | 13 |
| Boston College | 19.26 | 21 | 0.265 | 17 | 1.295 | 17 | 337.85 | 32 | 4.71 | 19 | 26.68 | 24 |
| Bowling Green St. | 31.02 | 87 | 0.468 | 90 | 2.393 | 83 | 411.40 | 88 | 6.18 | 96 | 33.91 | 78 |
| Buffalo | 29.79 | 80 | 0.447 | 84 | 2.421 | 84 | 388.76 | 71 | 5.75 | 74 | 34.23 | 81 |
| BYU | 23.16 | 42 | 0.358 | 53 | 1.860 | 43 | 329.75 | 24 | 5.13 | 38 | 28.03 | 36 |
| California | 25.50 | 57 | 0.356 | 51 | 1.972 | 53 | 395.13 | 77 | 5.59 | 58 | 30.57 | 51 |
| Central Florida | 23.26 | 44 | 0.345 | 44 | 1.906 | 46 | 359.86 | 48 | 5.39 | 52 | 31.20 | 53 |
| Central Michigan | 24.51 | 54 | 0.353 | 49 | 2.079 | 57 | 388.59 | 70 | 5.58 | 57 | 35.83 | 92 |
| Cincinnati | 24.19 | 52 | 0.320 | 34 | 1.959 | 51 | 390.74 | 74 | 5.23 | 45 | 32.35 | 64 |
| Clemson | 17.39 | 15 | 0.255 | 15 | 1.272 | 15 | 303.22 | 16 | 4.41 | 14 | 24.00 | 11 |
| Colorado | 27.93 | 72 | 0.437 | 82 | 1.856 | 41 | 346.64 | 37 | 5.40 | 53 | 27.11 | 28 |
| Colorado St. | 30.75 | 83 | 0.473 | 92 | 2.898 | 109 | 390.83 | 75 | 6.04 | 92 | 37.96 | 106 |
| Connecticut | 25.08 | 56 | 0.348 | 45 | 1.970 | 52 | 401.78 | 81 | 5.66 | 66 | 32.69 | 66 |
| Duke | 28.02 | 75 | 0.414 | 71 | 2.240 | 76 | 395.61 | 78 | 5.82 | 80 | 34.08 | 79 |
| East Carolina | 21.56 | 31 | 0.302 | 27 | 1.700 | 35 | 389.24 | 72 | 5.46 | 54 | 33.00 | 68 |
| Eastern Michigan | 42.14 | 117 | 0.667 | 120 | 3.379 | 117 | 457.25 | 111 | 7.22 | 119 | 41.60 | 117 |
| Florida | 8.74 | 2 | 0.145 | 2 | 0.854 | 4 | 223.28 | 1 | 3.68 | 1 | 20.70 | 6 |
| Florida Atlantic | 39.07 | 114 | 0.606 | 117 | 3.373 | 116 | 480.76 | 116 | 7.47 | 120 | 42.67 | 118 |
| Florida International | 37.26 | 112 | 0.505 | 103 | 2.896 | 108 | 493.47 | 118 | 6.63 | 111 | 39.28 | 110 |
| Florida St. | 27.94 | 73 | 0.437 | 81 | 2.510 | 90 | 432.12 | 102 | 6.71 | 113 | 37.55 | 105 |
| Fresno St. | 32.79 | 96 | 0.533 | 109 | 2.740 | 101 | 429.89 | 97 | 6.88 | 117 | 37.31 | 104 |
| Georgia | 23.32 | 45 | 0.345 | 43 | 1.860 | 42 | 336.83 | 31 | 4.93 | 28 | 28.48 | 39 |
| Georgia Tech | 21.76 | 32 | 0.374 | 58 | 2.088 | 60 | 357.92 | 47 | 6.03 | 91 | 33.30 | 71 |
| Hawaii | 32.54 | 95 | 0.484 | 97 | 2.823 | 106 | 431.32 | 100 | 6.44 | 104 | 38.71 | 109 |
| Houston | 33.88 | 98 | 0.462 | 89 | 2.665 | 97 | 481.00 | 117 | 6.54 | 108 | 40.08 | 113 |
| Idaho | 39.42 | 115 | 0.592 | 115 | 3.406 | 118 | 451.10 | 107 | 6.75 | 115 | 40.49 | 116 |
| Illinois | 29.02 | 77 | 0.436 | 80 | 2.296 | 79 | 374.86 | 55 | 5.66 | 65 | 33.51 | 76 |
| Indiana | 32.18 | 90 | 0.460 | 88 | 2.455 | 86 | 404.44 | 84 | 5.83 | 81 | 35.01 | 87 |
| Iowa | 14.15 | 11 | 0.231 | 11 | 0.903 | 5 | 252.88 | 5 | 4.05 | 7 | 21.36 | 7 |
| Iowa St. | 23.78 | 48 | 0.336 | 40 | 2.109 | 64 | 431.23 | 99 | 6.05 | 93 | 38.16 | 108 |
| Kansas | 28.11 | 76 | 0.413 | 70 | 2.182 | 71 | 373.01 | 54 | 5.50 | 55 | 30.35 | 49 |
| Kansas St. | 24.01 | 50 | 0.397 | 65 | 2.205 | 73 | 350.68 | 42 | 5.79 | 79 | 32.19 | 61 |
| Kent St. | 30.87 | 86 | 0.431 | 75 | 2.262 | 78 | 418.01 | 91 | 5.71 | 70 | 33.09 | 69 |
| Kentucky | 21.97 | 35 | 0.328 | 38 | 1.762 | 36 | 354.90 | 45 | 5.33 | 48 | 29.54 | 45 |
| Louisiana Tech | 28.00 | 74 | 0.393 | 64 | 2.151 | 67 | 378.09 | 58 | 5.34 | 49 | 31.40 | 54 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 35.30 | 104 | 0.522 | 107 | 2.709 | 99 | 429.48 | 96 | 6.34 | 100 | 35.66 | 90 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 32.41 | 94 | 0.477 | 94 | 2.459 | 87 | 385.13 | 62 | 5.66 | 67 | 33.48 | 74 |
| Louisville | 26.14 | 60 | 0.387 | 61 | 2.363 | 82 | 405.02 | 85 | 5.99 | 89 | 36.06 | 94 |
| LSU | 13.86 | 10 | 0.185 | 5 | 1.264 | 13 | 312.78 | 19 | 4.33 | 11 | 26.89 | 27 |
| Marshall | 26.18 | 61 | 0.392 | 63 | 2.149 | 66 | 396.55 | 79 | 5.92 | 86 | 35.29 | 89 |
| Maryland | 27.59 | 68 | 0.400 | 66 | 2.168 | 68 | 389.24 | 73 | 5.63 | 62 | 32.22 | 62 |
| Memphis | 36.07 | 108 | 0.514 | 106 | 2.912 | 110 | 447.23 | 106 | 6.37 | 102 | 36.82 | 100 |
| Miami (FL) | 18.94 | 19 | 0.300 | 25 | 1.303 | 18 | 320.08 | 22 | 5.01 | 32 | 27.36 | 30 |
| Miami (OH) | 35.19 | 103 | 0.539 | 111 | 2.816 | 105 | 386.72 | 67 | 5.96 | 88 | 33.22 | 70 |
| Michigan | 29.82 | 81 | 0.420 | 73 | 2.244 | 77 | 398.71 | 80 | 5.65 | 63 | 31.74 | 56 |
| Michigan St. | 27.13 | 64 | 0.388 | 62 | 2.175 | 70 | 371.52 | 52 | 5.37 | 50 | 30.46 | 50 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 27.48 | 67 | 0.379 | 60 | 1.881 | 45 | 376.06 | 57 | 5.14 | 41 | 26.34 | 21 |
| Minnesota | 24.40 | 53 | 0.353 | 48 | 1.975 | 54 | 364.66 | 51 | 5.30 | 47 | 31.81 | 58 |
| Mississippi | 16.49 | 14 | 0.240 | 12 | 1.271 | 14 | 298.77 | 14 | 4.35 | 12 | 24.56 | 15 |
| Mississippi St. | 21.80 | 33 | 0.339 | 41 | 1.674 | 34 | 335.24 | 28 | 5.17 | 44 | 27.64 | 33 |
| Missouri | 25.70 | 58 | 0.367 | 56 | 1.992 | 55 | 357.72 | 46 | 5.09 | 36 | 29.97 | 47 |
| Navy | 21.48 | 29 | 0.349 | 46 | 1.776 | 37 | 350.53 | 41 | 5.73 | 73 | 33.35 | 72 |
| Nebraska | 9.13 | 3 | 0.154 | 3 | 0.647 | 2 | 252.53 | 4 | 3.94 | 4 | 20.63 | 5 |
| Nevada | 31.36 | 88 | 0.487 | 100 | 2.640 | 95 | 418.00 | 90 | 6.51 | 107 | 36.19 | 98 |
| New Mexico | 36.83 | 110 | 0.534 | 110 | 2.774 | 102 | 418.06 | 92 | 6.07 | 94 | 34.38 | 83 |
| New Mexico St. | 34.36 | 100 | 0.509 | 104 | 2.687 | 98 | 431.85 | 101 | 6.43 | 103 | 37.01 | 102 |
| North Carolina | 12.96 | 6 | 0.201 | 7 | 1.145 | 11 | 267.15 | 10 | 4.12 | 8 | 21.97 | 9 |
| North Carolina St. | 32.28 | 91 | 0.485 | 99 | 2.665 | 96 | 403.21 | 83 | 6.01 | 90 | 34.39 | 84 |
| North Texas | 41.41 | 116 | 0.580 | 114 | 3.155 | 113 | 452.01 | 108 | 6.31 | 98 | 37.29 | 103 |
| Northern Illinois | 27.59 | 69 | 0.433 | 77 | 2.224 | 75 | 364.17 | 50 | 5.78 | 76 | 33.40 | 73 |
| Northwestern | 26.44 | 63 | 0.404 | 69 | 1.928 | 49 | 359.93 | 49 | 5.50 | 56 | 28.80 | 41 |
| Notre Dame | 23.17 | 43 | 0.344 | 42 | 1.845 | 40 | 386.97 | 69 | 5.84 | 82 | 33.69 | 77 |
| Ohio | 26.43 | 62 | 0.357 | 52 | 1.916 | 47 | 385.96 | 65 | 5.25 | 46 | 30.23 | 48 |
| Ohio St. | 12.58 | 5 | 0.190 | 6 | 0.970 | 7 | 258.95 | 8 | 4.00 | 5 | 21.37 | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 10.81 | 4 | 0.178 | 4 | 0.749 | 3 | 254.91 | 6 | 4.01 | 6 | 18.84 | 3 |
| Oklahoma St. | 18.91 | 18 | 0.298 | 23 | 1.278 | 16 | 294.67 | 12 | 4.56 | 15 | 24.58 | 16 |
| Oregon | 21.52 | 30 | 0.274 | 18 | 1.615 | 27 | 331.26 | 26 | 4.36 | 13 | 25.04 | 18 |
| Oregon St. | 23.68 | 46 | 0.354 | 50 | 2.103 | 62 | 340.64 | 35 | 5.12 | 37 | 30.83 | 52 |
| Penn St. | 13.86 | 9 | 0.216 | 10 | 1.122 | 10 | 292.70 | 11 | 4.60 | 18 | 25.24 | 19 |
| Pittsburgh | 20.70 | 27 | 0.307 | 29 | 1.635 | 29 | 336.72 | 30 | 5.02 | 33 | 28.91 | 42 |
| Purdue | 27.37 | 66 | 0.400 | 67 | 1.933 | 50 | 353.60 | 44 | 5.15 | 42 | 28.66 | 40 |
| Rice | 44.14 | 119 | 0.642 | 119 | 3.290 | 114 | 459.82 | 114 | 6.67 | 112 | 36.80 | 99 |
| Rutgers | 21.96 | 34 | 0.310 | 31 | 1.571 | 25 | 353.04 | 43 | 5.14 | 40 | 27.61 | 32 |
| San Diego St. | 34.59 | 102 | 0.487 | 101 | 2.590 | 92 | 410.49 | 87 | 5.79 | 78 | 34.19 | 80 |
| San Jose St. | 36.24 | 109 | 0.546 | 112 | 2.802 | 104 | 441.37 | 104 | 6.61 | 110 | 37.97 | 107 |
| SMU | 29.99 | 82 | 0.431 | 74 | 2.187 | 72 | 392.67 | 76 | 5.63 | 61 | 32.31 | 63 |
| South Carolina | 15.17 | 12 | 0.241 | 13 | 1.199 | 12 | 266.68 | 9 | 4.14 | 9 | 22.73 | 10 |
| South Florida | 20.63 | 26 | 0.288 | 21 | 1.643 | 31 | 344.13 | 36 | 4.93 | 26 | 27.89 | 34 |
| Southern Cal | 18.88 | 17 | 0.255 | 14 | 1.645 | 32 | 347.48 | 38 | 4.79 | 21 | 29.17 | 43 |
| Southern Miss | 30.77 | 84 | 0.419 | 72 | 2.481 | 89 | 419.85 | 93 | 5.71 | 69 | 35.19 | 88 |
| Stanford | 25.97 | 59 | 0.378 | 59 | 2.320 | 81 | 402.15 | 82 | 5.91 | 85 | 36.84 | 101 |
| Syracuse | 27.83 | 71 | 0.432 | 76 | 2.123 | 65 | 331.68 | 27 | 5.13 | 39 | 28.00 | 35 |
| TCU | 13.00 | 7 | 0.208 | 8 | 0.968 | 6 | 255.83 | 7 | 4.16 | 10 | 19.93 | 4 |
| Temple | 29.47 | 78 | 0.435 | 78 | 2.171 | 69 | 384.64 | 61 | 5.67 | 68 | 32.13 | 60 |
| Tennessee | 20.31 | 25 | 0.297 | 22 | 1.633 | 28 | 314.28 | 20 | 4.59 | 16 | 26.84 | 26 |
| Texas | 15.74 | 13 | 0.261 | 16 | 0.992 | 8 | 235.69 | 3 | 3.86 | 3 | 17.84 | 1 |
| Texas A&M | 31.66 | 89 | 0.450 | 87 | 2.310 | 80 | 406.16 | 86 | 5.77 | 75 | 32.42 | 65 |
| Texas Tech | 21.11 | 28 | 0.308 | 30 | 1.522 | 23 | 339.40 | 34 | 4.87 | 23 | 28.17 | 37 |
| Toledo | 42.35 | 118 | 0.601 | 116 | 3.303 | 115 | 445.02 | 105 | 6.35 | 101 | 35.87 | 93 |
| Troy | 32.31 | 92 | 0.447 | 85 | 2.430 | 85 | 430.93 | 98 | 5.95 | 87 | 33.48 | 75 |
| Tulane | 38.54 | 113 | 0.574 | 113 | 3.512 | 119 | 432.19 | 103 | 6.47 | 105 | 43.22 | 119 |
| Tulsa | 30.87 | 85 | 0.436 | 79 | 2.085 | 59 | 411.51 | 89 | 5.87 | 83 | 31.93 | 59 |
| UAB | 33.68 | 97 | 0.483 | 96 | 2.784 | 103 | 453.38 | 110 | 6.48 | 106 | 39.57 | 112 |
| UCLA | 19.13 | 20 | 0.282 | 19 | 1.472 | 21 | 335.61 | 29 | 5.03 | 34 | 27.36 | 29 |
| UNLV | 35.86 | 106 | 0.526 | 108 | 2.961 | 112 | 468.00 | 115 | 6.88 | 116 | 40.39 | 115 |
| Utah | 22.47 | 38 | 0.336 | 39 | 1.579 | 26 | 324.79 | 23 | 4.92 | 25 | 24.81 | 17 |
| Utah St. | 34.38 | 101 | 0.496 | 102 | 2.637 | 94 | 457.58 | 112 | 6.56 | 109 | 36.17 | 96 |
| UTEP | 37.05 | 111 | 0.510 | 105 | 2.946 | 111 | 459.68 | 113 | 6.32 | 99 | 39.42 | 111 |
| Vanderbilt | 22.70 | 40 | 0.301 | 26 | 1.919 | 48 | 381.38 | 60 | 5.15 | 43 | 31.67 | 55 |
| Virginia | 22.11 | 37 | 0.310 | 32 | 1.797 | 39 | 350.50 | 40 | 4.96 | 30 | 29.20 | 44 |
| Virginia Tech | 13.62 | 8 | 0.209 | 9 | 1.069 | 9 | 299.71 | 15 | 4.59 | 17 | 24.07 | 12 |
| Wake Forest | 23.70 | 47 | 0.358 | 54 | 2.014 | 56 | 375.69 | 56 | 5.65 | 64 | 31.79 | 57 |
| Washington | 24.08 | 51 | 0.371 | 57 | 2.080 | 58 | 381.34 | 59 | 5.89 | 84 | 34.45 | 85 |
| Washington St. | 35.99 | 107 | 0.485 | 98 | 2.830 | 107 | 493.50 | 119 | 6.74 | 114 | 40.21 | 114 |
| West Virginia | 19.96 | 23 | 0.287 | 20 | 1.536 | 24 | 338.60 | 33 | 4.91 | 24 | 26.41 | 22 |
| Western Kentucky | 44.20 | 120 | 0.635 | 118 | 3.802 | 120 | 497.54 | 120 | 7.16 | 118 | 44.22 | 120 |
| Western Michigan | 34.08 | 99 | 0.474 | 93 | 2.524 | 91 | 452.74 | 109 | 6.27 | 97 | 35.75 | 91 |
| Wisconsin | 22.02 | 36 | 0.367 | 55 | 1.661 | 33 | 296.80 | 13 | 5.00 | 31 | 26.31 | 20 |
| Wyoming | 27.22 | 65 | 0.401 | 68 | 2.219 | 74 | 385.31 | 63 | 5.72 | 72 | 32.85 | 67 |