COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2008
Total Defense Rank Team G Pl Yds Avg TD Ydspg 1. TCU 13 739 2831 3.83 18 217.77 2. Southern California 13 798 2883 3.61 14 221.77 3. Alabama 14 858 3689 4.30 25 263.50 3. Tennessee 12 776 3162 4.07 20 263.50 5. Boston College 14 889 3754 4.22 31 268.14 6. Connecticut 13 791 3614 4.57 30 278.00 7. Virginia Tech 14 794 3912 4.93 27 279.43 8. Penn St. 13 829 3641 4.39 22 280.08 9. Florida 14 896 3994 4.46 21 285.29 10. South Fla. 13 814 3739 4.59 31 287.62 11. Utah 13 824 3759 4.56 28 289.15 12. Iowa 13 860 3787 4.40 17 291.31 13. South Carolina 13 804 3795 4.72 34 291.92 14. Ohio St. 13 846 3819 4.51 21 293.77 15. Florida St. 13 792 3834 4.84 29 294.92 16. Wake Forest 13 840 3857 4.59 27 296.69 17. Northern Ill. 13 775 3880 5.01 28 298.46 18. Clemson 13 871 3899 4.48 25 299.92 19. Mississippi 13 848 3994 4.71 30 307.23 20. Boise St. 13 925 4006 4.33 21 308.15 21. San Jose St. 12 781 3740 4.79 32 311.67 22. Georgia 13 816 4056 4.97 42 312.00 23. Oregon St. 13 808 4058 5.02 35 312.15 24. Arizona 13 818 4069 4.97 32 313.00 25. Georgia Tech 13 847 4076 4.81 33 313.54 26. California 13 927 4098 4.42 33 315.23 27. Pittsburgh 13 847 4123 4.87 35 317.15 28. Miami (Fla.) 13 829 4127 4.98 39 317.46 29. Auburn 12 777 3813 4.91 27 317.75 30. Vanderbilt 13 853 4155 4.87 32 319.62 31. Cincinnati 14 959 4507 4.70 32 321.93 32. LSU 13 846 4232 5.00 39 325.54 33. Rutgers 13 791 4250 5.37 28 326.92 34. Troy 13 940 4257 4.53 34 327.46 35. Mississippi St. 12 767 3930 5.12 35 327.50 36. West Virginia 13 903 4276 4.74 27 328.92 37. Wisconsin 13 854 4278 5.01 43 329.08 38. Wyoming 12 812 3956 4.87 40 329.67 39. Notre Dame 13 852 4288 5.03 35 329.85 40. Kentucky 13 836 4321 5.17 36 332.38 41. East Carolina 14 942 4662 4.95 37 333.00 42. Virginia 12 821 3999 4.87 32 333.25 43. UCF 12 847 4005 4.73 34 333.75 44. Arizona St. 12 834 4022 4.82 30 335.17 45. New Mexico 12 805 4029 5.00 34 335.75 46. Arkansas St. 12 781 4038 5.17 36 336.50 47. UCLA 12 792 4049 5.11 44 337.42 48. Army 12 724 4074 5.63 34 339.50 49. Northwestern 13 926 4427 4.78 31 340.54 50. Air Force 13 875 4439 5.07 36 341.46 51. Texas 13 847 4458 5.26 29 342.92 52. Bowling Green 12 816 4121 5.05 35 343.42 53. Navy 13 808 4507 5.58 38 346.69 54. Ohio 12 819 4183 5.11 41 348.58 55. Nebraska 13 803 4548 5.66 49 349.85 56. Illinois 12 806 4204 5.22 39 350.33 57. Memphis 13 775 4599 5.93 45 353.77 58. Michigan St. 13 872 4626 5.31 37 355.85 59. BYU 13 882 4627 5.25 37 355.92 60. Duke 12 790 4283 5.42 35 356.92 61. Purdue 12 826 4297 5.20 36 358.08 62. Hawaii 14 924 5052 5.47 50 360.86 63. Maryland 13 914 4744 5.19 35 364.92 64. North Carolina 13 950 4750 5.00 33 365.38 65. Southern Miss. 13 875 4759 5.44 39 366.08 66. Middle Tenn. St. 12 818 4396 5.37 39 366.33 67. Michigan 12 836 4403 5.27 42 366.92 68. Oklahoma 14 996 5148 5.17 45 367.71 69. Ball St. 14 951 5155 5.42 36 368.21 70. Louisville 12 753 4426 5.88 47 368.83 71. Florida Int'l 12 885 4429 5.00 43 369.08 72. Arkansas 12 808 4502 5.57 46 375.17 73. Louisiana Tech 13 905 4895 5.41 39 376.54 74. Tulsa 14 925 5308 5.74 50 379.14 75. New Mexico St. 12 808 4555 5.64 53 379.58 75. Stanford 12 812 4555 5.61 40 379.58 77. Toledo 12 829 4577 5.52 48 381.42 78. Colorado 12 836 4579 5.48 41 381.58 79. Texas Tech 13 890 4974 5.59 46 382.62 80. Minnesota 13 873 4987 5.71 37 383.62 81. Temple 12 899 4656 5.18 35 388.00 82. Oregon 13 103 5065 4.90 44 389.62 83. North Carolina St. 13 889 5082 5.72 39 390.92 84. Tulane 12 751 4695 6.25 56 391.25 85. Baylor 12 890 4718 5.30 45 393.17 86. Kent St. 12 807 4742 5.88 48 395.17 87. Western Mich. 13 926 5139 5.55 41 395.31 88. Miami (Ohio) 12 756 4746 6.28 51 395.50 89. Kansas 13 927 5157 5.56 50 396.69 90. Akron 12 860 4771 5.55 49 397.58 91. Nevada 13 883 5203 5.89 55 400.23 92. Fla. Atlantic 13 931 5205 5.59 48 400.38 93. Oklahoma St. 13 939 5272 5.61 49 405.54 94. Buffalo 14 961 5715 5.95 50 408.21 95. Eastern Mich. 12 748 4903 6.55 56 408.58 96. Colorado St. 13 866 5331 6.16 51 410.08 97. Fresno St. 13 874 5341 6.11 48 410.85 98. Missouri 14 109 5761 5.27 50 411.50 99. Utah St. 12 852 4952 5.81 53 412.67 100. Houston 13 966 5375 5.56 52 413.46 101. Syracuse 12 838 4974 5.94 48 414.50 102. Marshall 12 923 5017 5.44 39 418.08 103. UNLV 12 822 5078 6.18 50 423.17 104. Central Mich. 13 903 5509 6.10 51 423.77 105. La.-Lafayette 12 832 5155 6.20 52 429.58 106. UAB 12 780 5159 6.61 49 429.92 107. Indiana 12 897 5186 5.78 52 432.17 108. Washington St. 13 885 5764 6.51 76 443.38 109. La.-Monroe 12 814 5336 6.56 45 444.67 110. Washington 12 820 5421 6.61 59 451.75 111. Rice 13 939 5879 6.26 59 452.23 112. Iowa St. 12 809 5434 6.72 59 452.83 113. San Diego St. 12 894 5529 6.18 60 460.75 114. Texas A&M 12 872 5543 6.36 58 461.92 115. UTEP 12 854 5637 6.60 60 469.75 116. Idaho 12 849 5664 6.67 69 472.00 117. Kansas St. 12 926 5749 6.21 58 479.08 118. SMU 12 888 5754 6.48 59 479.50 119. North Texas 12 811 5791 7.14 78 482.58