COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
1999
Total Defense PLAYS YDS YDSPG 1 Mississippi St. -------------- 734 2448 222.5 2 Kansas St. ------------------- 693 2585 235.0 3 Virginia Tech ---------------- 732 2720 247.3 4 Nebraska --------------------- 815 3022 251.8 5 TCU -------------------------- 729 3129 284.5 6 Texas ------------------------ 876 3727 286.7 7 Marshall --------------------- 882 3516 293.0 8 Southern Miss. --------------- 754 3235 294.1 9 Alabama ---------------------- 749 3568 297.3 10 Oklahoma St. ----------------- 683 3273 297.5 11 Tennessee -------------------- 708 3275 297.7 12 Michigan St. ----------------- 764 3289 299.0 13 Texas A&M -------------------- 766 3310 300.9 14 Syracuse --------------------- 738 3313 301.2 15 Wisconsin -------------------- 703 3318 301.6 16 Miami (Fla.) ----------------- 829 3620 301.7 17 Arkansas --------------------- 733 3336 303.3 18 San Diego St. ---------------- 738 3349 304.5 19 Florida St. ------------------ 747 3351 304.6 20 South Carolina --------------- 667 3385 307.7 21 Brigham Young ---------------- 732 3391 308.3 22 Minnesota -------------------- 792 3447 313.4 23 Memphis ---------------------- 786 3449 313.5 24 Vanderbilt ------------------- 706 3471 315.5 25 Houston ---------------------- 747 3512 319.3 26 Wake Forest ------------------ 742 3524 320.4 27 Penn St. --------------------- 844 3845 320.4 28 Mississippi ------------------ 760 3579 325.4 29 Boise St. -------------------- 834 3979 331.6 30 Florida ---------------------- 876 3986 332.2 31 La.-Monroe ------------------- 718 3677 334.3 32 Michigan --------------------- 738 3691 335.5 33 Utah ------------------------- 784 3700 336.4 34 Air Force -------------------- 723 3711 337.4 35 Clemson ---------------------- 789 3716 337.8 36 Rice ------------------------- 699 3725 338.6 37 Texas Tech ------------------- 780 3740 340.0 38 East Caro. ------------------- 836 3741 340.1 39 Oklahoma --------------------- 774 3788 344.4 40 Toledo ----------------------- 747 3815 346.8 41 Colorado --------------------- 739 3824 347.6 42 LSU -------------------------- 800 3841 349.2 42 New Mexico St. --------------- 753 3841 349.2 44 Missouri --------------------- 710 3853 350.3 45 Iowa St. --------------------- 734 3869 351.7 46 California ------------------- 786 3879 352.6 47 Idaho ------------------------ 791 3903 354.8 48 Oregon St. ------------------- 804 3912 355.6 49 Ohio ------------------------- 740 3935 357.7 50 Northern Ill. ---------------- 803 3951 359.2 51 North Carolina St. ----------- 882 4313 359.4 52 Navy ------------------------- 864 4332 361.0 53 Southern Methodist ----------- 712 3611 361.1 54 Ohio St. --------------------- 871 4348 362.3 55 Auburn ----------------------- 801 3998 363.5 56 Purdue ----------------------- 761 4000 363.6 57 UAB -------------------------- 799 4046 367.8 58 New Mexico ------------------- 744 4085 371.4 59 Southern California ---------- 898 4476 373.0 60 Central Fla. ----------------- 765 4111 373.7 60 Kentucky --------------------- 743 4111 373.7 62 Maryland --------------------- 782 4112 373.8 63 North Carolina --------------- 774 4114 374.0 64 Miami (Ohio) ----------------- 883 4117 374.3 65 Bowling Green ---------------- 725 4119 374.5 66 Colorado St. ----------------- 795 4121 374.6 67 Louisiana Tech --------------- 821 4130 375.5 68 Hawaii ----------------------- 927 4522 376.8 69 Arizona ---------------------- 833 4533 377.8 70 Army ------------------------- 781 4157 377.9 71 Washington St. --------------- 893 4544 378.7 72 Fresno St. ------------------- 899 4583 381.9 73 Georgia ---------------------- 765 4209 382.6 74 Notre Dame ------------------- 835 4604 383.7 74 Kansas ----------------------- 818 4604 383.7 76 Oregon ----------------------- 790 4223 383.9 77 Cincinnati ------------------- 751 4239 385.4 78 Eastern Mich. ---------------- 799 4245 385.9 79 Central Mich. ---------------- 771 4247 386.1 80 Boston Col. ------------------ 792 4260 387.3 81 Northwestern ----------------- 808 4268 388.0 82 Illinois --------------------- 828 4274 388.5 83 Kent ------------------------- 788 4281 389.2 83 Washington ------------------- 764 4281 389.2 85 Utah St. --------------------- 804 4285 389.5 86 UTEP ------------------------- 810 4692 391.0 87 Akron ------------------------ 752 4302 391.1 88 Louisville ------------------- 797 4313 392.1 89 Arizona St. ------------------ 782 4316 392.4 90 Virginia --------------------- 789 4340 394.5 91 Pittsburgh ------------------- 794 4384 398.5 92 Wyoming ---------------------- 814 4388 398.9 93 North Texas ------------------ 763 4401 400.1 94 Ball St. --------------------- 768 4451 404.6 95 Temple ----------------------- 781 4452 404.7 96 UNLV ------------------------- 819 4453 404.8 97 Western Mich. ---------------- 900 4910 409.2 98 West Virginia ---------------- 766 4514 410.4 99 Tulsa ------------------------ 768 4547 413.4 100 Georgia Tech ----------------- 832 4552 413.8 101 Arkansas St. ----------------- 785 4578 416.2 102 Baylor ----------------------- 873 4648 422.5 103 Duke ------------------------- 841 4649 422.6 104 Indiana ---------------------- 812 4731 430.1 105 Rutgers ---------------------- 783 4770 433.6 106 La.-Lafayette ---------------- 754 4830 439.1 107 UCLA ------------------------- 839 4891 444.6 108 Middle Tenn. St. ------------- 834 4904 445.8 109 Tulane ----------------------- 785 4951 450.1 110 Stanford --------------------- 858 4981 452.8 111 Iowa ------------------------- 842 5115 465.0 112 Nevada ----------------------- 820 5172 470.2 113 San Jose St. ----------------- 750 4786 478.6 114 Buffalo ---------------------- 793 5436 494.2