COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
1998
Total Defense PLAYS YDS YDSPG 1 Florida St. ------------------ 747 2578 214.8 2 Ohio St. --------------------- 762 2835 257.7 3 Kansas St. ------------------- 759 3220 268.3 4 Wisconsin -------------------- 714 2973 270.3 5 Brigham Young ---------------- 830 3561 273.9 6 Oklahoma --------------------- 694 3067 278.8 7 Virginia Tech ---------------- 710 3134 284.9 8 Texas Tech ------------------- 710 3135 285.0 9 Florida ---------------------- 773 3153 286.6 10 Texas A&M -------------------- 871 3761 289.3 11 Air Force -------------------- 813 3522 293.5 12 Penn St. --------------------- 769 3240 294.5 13 Colorado --------------------- 740 3256 296.0 14 Southern Methodist ----------- 800 3566 297.2 15 Michigan --------------------- 804 3591 299.3 16 Miami (Ohio) ----------------- 768 3301 300.1 17 Tennessee -------------------- 826 3636 303.0 18 Arkansas --------------------- 758 3370 306.4 19 Auburn ----------------------- 715 3374 306.7 20 Mississippi St. -------------- 835 3755 312.9 21 Missouri --------------------- 721 3447 313.4 22 Nebraska --------------------- 813 3764 313.7 23 Marshall --------------------- 866 3811 317.6 24 Utah St. --------------------- 787 3519 319.9 25 Clemson ---------------------- 742 3523 320.3 26 Central Fla. ----------------- 724 3544 322.2 27 Syracuse --------------------- 711 3595 326.8 28 Southern California ---------- 931 3957 329.8 29 Oklahoma St. ----------------- 694 3629 329.9 30 Mississippi ------------------ 708 3645 331.4 31 Colorado St. ----------------- 840 3988 332.3 32 Virginia --------------------- 748 3666 333.3 33 Arizona ---------------------- 835 4019 334.9 34 Southern Miss. --------------- 766 3690 335.5 35 San Diego St. ---------------- 766 3701 336.5 36 Ohio ------------------------- 710 3721 338.3 37 California ------------------- 798 3743 340.3 38 Purdue ----------------------- 850 4120 343.3 39 Utah ------------------------- 778 3780 343.6 40 TCU -------------------------- 731 3803 345.7 41 North Carolina --------------- 787 3813 346.6 42 Tulsa ------------------------ 749 3814 346.7 43 Notre Dame ------------------- 775 3819 347.2 44 UAB -------------------------- 750 3827 347.9 45 Pittsburgh ------------------- 743 3831 348.3 46 Duke ------------------------- 734 3832 348.4 47 Minnesota -------------------- 807 3840 349.1 48 Georgia ---------------------- 792 3881 352.8 49 West Virginia ---------------- 776 3893 353.9 50 Central Mich. ---------------- 797 3895 354.1 51 Fresno St. ------------------- 814 3913 355.7 52 Toledo ----------------------- 880 4303 358.6 53 Maryland --------------------- 765 3971 361.0 54 Northern Ill. ---------------- 812 3991 362.8 55 Michigan St. ----------------- 881 4360 363.3 56 Texas ------------------------ 760 4008 364.4 57 Wyoming ---------------------- 743 4034 366.7 58 Houston ---------------------- 738 4050 368.2 59 Alabama ---------------------- 771 4059 369.0 60 Northwestern ----------------- 845 4430 369.2 61 Illinois --------------------- 817 4074 370.4 62 Miami (Fla.) ----------------- 802 4114 374.0 63 Akron ------------------------ 762 4115 374.1 64 North Carolina St. ----------- 756 4119 374.5 65 East Caro. ------------------- 797 4128 375.3 66 Western Mich. ---------------- 796 4186 380.5 67 Bowling Green ---------------- 700 4194 381.3 68 Rice ------------------------- 730 4201 381.9 69 Kentucky --------------------- 704 4247 386.1 70 Kansas ----------------------- 799 4262 387.5 71 Washington St. --------------- 808 4266 387.8 72 Oregon ----------------------- 754 4288 389.8 73 Oregon St. ------------------- 868 4294 390.4 74 Eastern Mich. ---------------- 852 4296 390.5 75 Indiana ---------------------- 803 4298 390.7 75 Idaho ------------------------ 781 4298 390.7 77 New Mexico ------------------- 866 4735 394.6 78 Hawaii ----------------------- 839 4753 396.1 79 Boise St. -------------------- 804 4357 396.1 80 Nevada ----------------------- 800 4361 396.5 81 South Carolina --------------- 732 4365 396.8 82 Georgia Tech ----------------- 807 4373 397.5 83 Boston Col. ------------------ 768 4378 398.0 84 Iowa ------------------------- 769 4388 398.9 85 Wake Forest ------------------ 776 4409 400.8 86 Iowa St. --------------------- 751 4414 401.3 87 Louisiana Tech --------------- 873 4828 402.3 88 Washington ------------------- 769 4427 402.5 89 Temple ----------------------- 768 4445 404.1 90 Arizona St. ------------------ 774 4472 406.5 91 LSU -------------------------- 760 4496 408.7 92 North Texas ------------------ 805 4586 416.9 93 Army ------------------------- 762 4593 417.5 94 Rutgers ---------------------- 783 4707 427.9 95 UNLV ------------------------- 822 4721 429.2 96 Tulane ----------------------- 790 4733 430.3 97 San Jose St. ----------------- 899 5165 430.4 98 Ball St. --------------------- 786 4747 431.5 99 UCLA ------------------------- 847 4757 432.5 100 Vanderbilt ------------------- 801 4853 441.2 101 Baylor ----------------------- 781 4854 441.3 102 UTEP ------------------------- 763 4870 442.7 103 Northeast La. ---------------- 833 4872 442.9 104 Stanford --------------------- 784 4879 443.5 105 Arkansas St. ----------------- 902 5361 446.8 106 Memphis ---------------------- 817 5008 455.3 107 Navy ------------------------- 771 5090 462.7 108 New Mexico St. --------------- 791 5122 465.6 109 Kent ------------------------- 767 5209 473.5 110 Louisville ------------------- 821 5287 480.6 111 Cincinnati ------------------- 748 5328 484.4 112 Southwestern La. ------------- 779 5607 509.7