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2021: Team total defense

Rank	Team	G	W-L	Plays	YDS	Yds/Play	Off TDs	Opp TDs	YPG
1	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	13	9-4	746	3,108	4.17	19	25	239.1
2	Georgia (SEC)	15	14-1	970	4,034	4.16	13	16	268.9
3	Minnesota (Big Ten)	13	9-4	745	3,624	4.86	26	28	278.8
4	Air Force (Mountain West)	13	10-3	737	3,855	5.23	33	34	296.5
5	Oklahoma St. (Big 12)	14	12-2	908	4,170	4.59	26	30	297.9
6	Houston (AAC)	14	12-2	856	4,215	4.92	31	36	301.1
7	Alabama (SEC)	15	13-2	956	4,561	4.77	34	36	304.1
8	Clemson (ACC)	13	10-3	894	3,971	4.44	18	22	305.5
9	Iowa St. (Big 12)	13	7-6	798	4,039	5.06	30	34	310.7
10	Cincinnati (AAC)	14	13-1	996	4,457	4.47	27	28	318.4
11	Liberty (FBS Independent)	13	8-5	874	4,163	4.76	33	35	320.2
12	San Diego St. (Mountain West)	14	12-2	960	4,541	4.73	32	34	324.4
13	Arizona St. (Pac-12)	13	8-5	853	4,238	4.97	31	31	326.0
14	Texas A&M (SEC)	12	8-4	844	3,930	4.66	19	21	327.5
15	Army West Point (FBS Independent)	13	9-4	739	4,269	5.78	34	37	328.4
16	UAB (C-USA)	13	9-4	851	4,274	5.02	40	41	328.8
17	Iowa (Big Ten)	14	10-4	976	4,603	4.72	31	31	328.8
18	Western Mich. (MAC)	13	8-5	741	4,283	5.78	40	46	329.5
19	Syracuse (ACC)	12	5-7	776	3,964	5.11	34	37	330.3
20	Michigan (Big Ten)	14	12-2	939	4,631	4.93	28	28	330.8
21	NC State (ACC)	12	9-3	804	3,979	4.95	28	29	331.6
22	Louisiana (Sun Belt)	14	13-1	949	4,684	4.94	33	33	334.6
23	Washington (Pac-12)	12	4-8	806	4,043	5.02	27	30	336.9
24	Troy (Sun Belt)	12	5-7	799	4,055	5.08	34	38	337.9
25	Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt)	13	11-2	836	4,412	5.28	36	36	339.4
26	Kentucky (SEC)	13	10-3	804	4,421	5.50	32	34	340.1
27	Utah (Pac-12)	14	10-4	912	4,783	5.24	33	38	341.6
28	Boston College (ACC)	12	6-6	760	4,131	5.44	29	32	344.2
29	Kansas St. (Big 12)	13	8-5	835	4,481	5.37	29	31	344.7
30	Mississippi St. (SEC)	13	7-6	807	4,482	5.55	36	41	344.8
31	Baylor (Big 12)	14	12-2	940	4,843	5.15	29	29	345.9
32	Fresno St. (Mountain West)	13	10-3	858	4,512	5.26	32	32	347.1
33	App State (Sun Belt)	14	10-4	923	4,868	5.27	36	37	347.7
34	Navy (AAC)	12	4-8	699	4,183	5.98	40	43	348.6
35	UTEP (C-USA)	13	7-6	868	4,540	5.23	38	40	349.2
36	Toledo (MAC)	13	7-6	933	4,546	4.87	28	29	349.7
37	West Virginia (Big 12)	13	6-7	820	4,551	5.55	32	36	350.1
38	Penn St. (Big Ten)	13	7-6	965	4,583	4.75	23	24	352.5
39	Pittsburgh (ACC)	14	11-3	977	4,950	5.07	41	43	353.6
40	South Alabama (Sun Belt)	12	5-7	787	4,256	5.41	34	40	354.7
41	South Carolina (SEC)	13	7-6	821	4,625	5.63	34	36	355.8
42	Southern Miss. (C-USA)	12	3-9	742	4,302	5.80	31	42	358.5
43	Notre Dame (FBS Independent)	13	11-2	888	4,674	5.26	26	28	359.5
44	New Mexico (Mountain West)	12	3-9	815	4,357	5.35	36	39	363.1
45	Boise St. (Mountain West)	12	7-5	801	4,373	5.46	26	26	364.4
46	Illinois (Big Ten)	12	5-7	841	4,387	5.22	28	30	365.6
47	Nebraska (Big Ten)	12	3-9	828	4,392	5.30	26	31	366.0
48	Purdue (Big Ten)	13	9-4	857	4,766	5.56	36	36	366.6
49	California (Pac-12)	12	5-7	829	4,400	5.31	33	33	366.7
50	Arkansas (SEC)	13	9-4	884	4,780	5.41	33	35	367.7
51	Florida (SEC)	13	6-7	873	4,782	5.48	38	43	367.8
52	Miami (OH) (MAC)	13	7-6	866	4,794	5.54	39	39	368.8
53	UCF (AAC)	13	9-4	945	4,801	5.08	36	40	369.3
54	San Jose St. (Mountain West)	12	5-7	868	4,440	5.12	32	36	370.0
55	Wyoming (Mountain West)	13	7-6	892	4,815	5.40	38	38	370.4
56	Tulsa (AAC)	13	7-6	885	4,821	5.45	34	42	370.8
57	Arizona (Pac-12)	12	1-11	756	4,452	5.89	42	48	371.0
58	UTSA (C-USA)	14	12-2	924	5,218	5.65	42	44	372.7
59	Middle Tenn. (C-USA)	13	7-6	940	4,848	5.16	40	42	372.9
59	Ohio St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	909	4,848	5.33	38	39	372.9
61	Auburn (SEC)	13	6-7	919	4,860	5.29	31	32	373.8
62	Bowling Green (MAC)	12	4-8	848	4,487	5.29	45	47	373.9
63	Washington St. (Pac-12)	13	7-6	889	4,905	5.52	36	38	377.3
64	Colorado St. (Mountain West)	12	3-9	829	4,528	5.46	41	43	377.3
65	LSU (SEC)	13	6-7	891	4,908	5.51	45	46	377.5
66	Florida St. (ACC)	12	5-7	875	4,533	5.18	40	41	377.8
67	Central Mich. (MAC)	13	9-4	889	4,963	5.58	40	42	381.8
68	North Texas (C-USA)	13	6-7	875	4,976	5.69	43	46	382.8
69	Old Dominion (C-USA)	13	6-7	940	4,994	5.31	40	44	384.2
70	UCLA (Pac-12)	12	8-4	842	4,613	5.48	39	39	384.4
71	Indiana (Big Ten)	12	2-10	818	4,615	5.64	47	51	384.6
72	Oregon (Pac-12)	14	10-4	989	5,398	5.46	46	48	385.6
73	Oregon St. (Pac-12)	13	7-6	883	5,036	5.70	41	41	387.4
74	BYU (FBS Independent)	13	10-3	881	5,054	5.74	38	38	388.8
75	Miami (FL) (ACC)	12	7-5	865	4,675	5.40	37	40	389.6
76	Oklahoma (Big 12)	13	11-2	887	5,080	5.73	41	43	390.8
77	Utah St. (Mountain West)	14	11-3	947	5,498	5.81	36	39	392.7
78	Virginia Tech (ACC)	13	6-7	872	5,113	5.86	40	42	393.3
79	Marshall (C-USA)	13	7-6	1,004	5,122	5.10	36	39	394.0
80	East Carolina (AAC)	12	7-5	789	4,733	6.00	37	41	394.4
81	Rutgers (Big Ten)	13	5-8	865	5,154	5.96	41	43	396.5
82	Temple (AAC)	12	3-9	860	4,780	5.56	58	59	398.3
83	Georgia St. (Sun Belt)	13	8-5	962	5,241	5.45	40	43	403.2
84	Louisville (ACC)	13	6-7	903	5,243	5.81	43	43	403.3
85	Maryland (Big Ten)	13	7-6	910	5,256	5.78	46	50	404.3
86	Texas Tech (Big 12)	13	7-6	898	5,265	5.86	47	50	405.0
87	Nevada (Mountain West)	13	8-5	952	5,285	5.55	42	43	406.5
88	UNLV (Mountain West)	12	2-10	799	4,901	6.13	45	49	408.4
89	Southern California (Pac-12)	12	4-8	767	4,907	6.40	48	52	408.9
90	Fla. Atlantic (C-USA)	12	5-7	843	4,911	5.83	36	39	409.2
91	Wake Forest (ACC)	14	11-3	988	5,786	5.86	49	51	413.3
92	SMU (AAC)	12	8-4	841	4,978	5.92	42	44	414.8
93	Buffalo (MAC)	12	4-8	788	4,997	6.34	47	47	416.4
94	North Carolina (ACC)	13	6-7	889	5,434	6.11	50	52	418.0
95	Memphis (AAC)	12	6-6	926	5,018	5.42	44	44	418.2
96	Ball St. (MAC)	13	6-7	925	5,452	5.89	39	44	419.4
97	Ole Miss (SEC)	13	10-3	992	5,468	5.51	39	40	420.6
98	Colorado (Pac-12)	12	4-8	834	5,051	6.06	39	40	420.9
99	Tennessee (SEC)	13	7-6	1,010	5,482	5.43	47	48	421.7
100	Texas (Big 12)	12	5-7	847	5,107	6.03	42	44	425.6
101	Northwestern (Big Ten)	12	3-9	839	5,154	6.14	42	43	429.5
102	Tulane (AAC)	12	2-10	888	5,156	5.81	53	53	429.7
103	Texas St. (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	891	5,165	5.80	47	50	430.4
104	Ohio (MAC)	12	3-9	865	5,170	5.98	42	42	430.8
105	Missouri (SEC)	13	6-7	886	5,644	6.37	57	57	434.2
106	Louisiana Tech (C-USA)	12	3-9	854	5,212	6.10	50	53	434.3
107	Eastern Mich. (MAC)	13	7-6	901	5,661	6.28	46	50	435.5
108	Rice (C-USA)	12	4-8	782	5,226	6.68	53	57	435.5
109	Western Ky. (C-USA)	14	9-5	1,083	6,101	5.63	51	53	435.8
110	Ga. Southern (Sun Belt)	12	3-9	823	5,302	6.44	45	48	441.8
111	Michigan St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	1,025	5,745	5.60	37	39	441.9
112	ULM (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	869	5,314	6.12	51	53	442.8
113	Hawaii (Mountain West)	13	6-7	1,008	5,798	5.75	48	51	446.0
114	Stanford (Pac-12)	12	3-9	835	5,415	6.49	48	50	451.2
115	Northern Ill. (MAC)	14	9-5	925	6,334	6.85	60	61	452.4
116	UConn (FBS Independent)	12	1-11	916	5,439	5.94	57	59	453.2
117	Georgia Tech (ACC)	12	3-9	826	5,462	6.61	47	50	455.2
118	Vanderbilt (SEC)	12	2-10	812	5,492	6.76	51	54	457.7
119	TCU (Big 12)	12	5-7	768	5,541	7.21	54	55	461.8
120	Charlotte (C-USA)	12	5-7	781	5,580	7.14	54	55	465.0
121	Virginia (ACC)	12	6-6	844	5,592	6.63	47	48	466.0
122	Akron (MAC)	12	2-10	783	5,628	7.19	58	62	469.0
123	South Fla. (AAC)	12	2-10	809	5,642	6.97	54	55	470.2
124	Kent St. (MAC)	14	7-7	1,066	6,601	6.19	63	65	471.5
125	Massachusetts (FBS Independent)	12	1-11	794	5,820	7.33	67	70	485.0
126	Kansas (Big 12)	12	2-10	810	5,841	7.21	67	68	486.8
127	New Mexico St. (FBS Independent)	12	2-10	797	5,862	7.36	58	64	488.5
128	FIU (C-USA)	12	1-11	882	5,896	6.68	58	62	491.3
129	Arkansas St. (Sun Belt)	12	2-10	840	6,069	7.22	58	62	505.8
130	Duke (ACC)	12	3-9	873	6,215	7.12	58	60	517.9