COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
1996
Total Defense
PLAYS YARDS YDSPG
1 West Virginia ---------------- 712 2392 217.5
2 North Carolina --------------- 660 2482 225.6
3 Florida St. ------------------ 776 2524 229.5
4 Louisville ------------------- 765 2594 235.8
5 Tennessee -------------------- 708 2602 236.5
6 Ohio St. --------------------- 707 2676 243.3
7 Nebraska --------------------- 776 3065 255.4
8 Alabama ---------------------- 711 3067 255.6
9 Army ------------------------- 626 2819 256.3
10 Syracuse --------------------- 725 2875 261.4
11 Notre Dame ------------------- 714 2970 270.0
12 Miami (Fla.) ----------------- 705 3046 276.9
13 Cincinnati ------------------- 759 3061 278.3
14 Florida ---------------------- 818 3373 281.1
15 Virginia --------------------- 790 3251 295.5
16 Kansas St. ------------------- 792 3279 298.1
17 Ohio ------------------------- 852 3590 299.2
18 Michigan --------------------- 791 3310 300.9
19 Michigan St. ----------------- 717 3314 301.3
20 Arizona St. ------------------ 774 3352 304.7
21 Miami (Ohio) ----------------- 786 3377 307.0
22 South Carolina --------------- 702 3464 314.9
23 Colorado --------------------- 769 3470 315.5
24 Virginia Tech ---------------- 769 3477 316.1
25 Brigham Young ---------------- 939 4428 316.3
26 Akron ------------------------ 774 3491 317.4
26 Iowa ------------------------- 762 3491 317.4
28 Vanderbilt ------------------- 786 3499 318.1
29 Maryland --------------------- 763 3520 320.0
30 Washington ------------------- 715 3529 320.8
31 LSU -------------------------- 740 3533 321.2
32 Ball St. --------------------- 752 3601 327.4
33 Texas A&M -------------------- 843 3944 328.7
34 Arkansas --------------------- 715 3636 330.5
35 Northwestern ----------------- 728 3643 331.2
36 UAB -------------------------- 749 3700 336.4
37 East Carolina ---------------- 776 3719 338.1
38 Navy ------------------------- 686 3729 339.0
39 UTEP ------------------------- 732 3735 339.5
40 Clemson ---------------------- 736 3779 343.5
41 Penn St. --------------------- 878 4129 344.1
42 Eastern Michigan ------------- 789 3805 345.9
43 Texas Tech ------------------- 758 3813 346.6
44 Nevada ----------------------- 742 3829 348.1
45 Georgia Tech ----------------- 724 3832 348.4
46 Southern Mississippi --------- 774 3841 349.2
47 Mississippi St. -------------- 777 3865 351.4
48 Georgia ---------------------- 811 3884 353.1
49 Air Force -------------------- 751 3888 353.5
50 Kentucky --------------------- 731 3889 353.5
51 Stanford --------------------- 817 3894 354.0
52 Indiana ---------------------- 785 3911 355.5
53 Oklahoma --------------------- 812 3919 356.3
54 Bowling Green ---------------- 748 3952 359.3
55 Memphis ---------------------- 793 3971 361.0
56 Wisconsin -------------------- 819 4334 361.2
57 Southern Cal ----------------- 891 4367 363.9
58 Washington St. --------------- 855 4004 364.0
59 Purdue ----------------------- 750 4008 364.4
60 Toledo ----------------------- 768 4025 365.9
61 Mississippi ------------------ 746 4037 367.0
62 Utah ------------------------- 823 4059 369.0
63 Auburn ----------------------- 795 4074 370.4
64 UCLA ------------------------- 789 4080 370.9
65 Texas ------------------------ 875 4476 373.0
66 Tulane ----------------------- 798 4157 377.9
67 Texas Christian -------------- 744 4178 379.8
68 Western Michigan ------------- 769 4218 383.5
69 Idaho ------------------------ 766 4227 384.3
70 Arizona ---------------------- 800 4242 385.6
71 Central Florida -------------- 803 4269 388.1
72 New Mexico ------------------- 746 4278 388.9
73 North Texas ------------------ 884 4294 390.4
74 Rice ------------------------- 723 4295 390.5
75 Utah St. --------------------- 802 4297 390.6
76 Southern Methodist ----------- 826 4301 391.0
77 Missouri --------------------- 729 4322 392.9
78 Houston ---------------------- 779 4340 394.5
79 Temple ----------------------- 739 4359 396.3
80 Oregon St. ------------------- 784 4363 396.6
81 Boston College --------------- 845 4861 405.1
82 Duke ------------------------- 773 4471 406.5
83 Illinois --------------------- 760 4477 407.0
84 Oklahoma St. ----------------- 732 4479 407.2
85 Southwestern La. ------------- 789 4492 408.4
86 Minnesota -------------------- 757 4504 409.5
87 Hawaii ----------------------- 839 4946 412.2
88 Northeast La. ---------------- 740 4570 415.5
89 Fresno St. ------------------- 792 4589 417.2
90 Arkansas St. ----------------- 855 4605 418.6
91 Central Michigan ------------- 767 4674 424.9
92 North Carolina St. ----------- 810 4706 427.8
93 Louisiana Tech --------------- 833 4709 428.1
94 Oregon ----------------------- 838 4807 437.0
95 Kansas ----------------------- 756 4823 438.5
96 Wyoming ---------------------- 924 5275 439.6
97 Tulsa ------------------------ 773 4848 440.7
98 Rutgers ---------------------- 809 4947 449.7
99 Northern Illinois------------- 833 4964 451.3
100 San Diego St. ---------------- 823 4985 453.2
101 New Mexico St. --------------- 798 5001 454.6
102 Boise St. -------------------- 897 5473 456.1
103 Pittsburgh ------------------- 819 5033 457.5
104 Colorado St. ----------------- 942 5501 458.4
105 California ------------------- 826 5063 460.3
106 Baylor ----------------------- 839 5147 467.9
107 Wake Forest ------------------ 867 5233 475.7
108 Iowa St. --------------------- 814 5324 484.0
109 Kent ------------------------- 848 5354 486.7
110 San Jose St. ----------------- 867 5989 499.1
111 UNLV ------------------------- 882 6516 543.0