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2022: Team total defense

Rank	Team	G	W-L	Plays	YDS	Yds/Play	Off TDs	Opp TDs	YPG
1	Air Force (Mountain West)	13	10-3	657	3,307	5.03	20	20	254.4
2	Iowa (Big Ten)	13	8-5	883	3,520	3.99	17	18	270.8
3	Illinois (Big Ten)	13	8-5	810	3,556	4.39	15	16	273.5
4	Iowa St. (Big 12)	12	4-8	725	3,427	4.73	28	30	285.6
5	James Madison (Sun Belt)	11	8-3	672	3,184	4.74	25	28	289.5
6	Michigan (Big Ten)	14	13-1	879	4,090	4.65	21	25	292.1
7	Boise St. (Mountain West)	14	10-4	862	4,095	4.75	29	33	292.5
8	Marshall (Sun Belt)	13	9-4	840	3,829	4.56	22	25	294.5
9	Minnesota (Big Ten)	13	9-4	772	3,836	4.97	18	18	295.1
10	Georgia (SEC)	15	15-0	912	4,452	4.88	22	23	296.8
11	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	13	7-6	819	3,946	4.82	32	33	303.5
12	Kentucky (SEC)	13	7-6	780	4,048	5.19	26	29	311.4
13	Alabama (SEC)	13	11-2	900	4,137	4.60	27	27	318.2
14	Ohio St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	807	4,180	5.18	31	33	321.5
15	Florida St. (ACC)	13	10-3	863	4,183	4.85	32	32	321.8
16	San Diego St. (Mountain West)	13	7-6	852	4,195	4.92	34	34	322.7
17	Penn St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	912	4,205	4.61	26	28	323.5
18	Toledo (MAC)	14	9-5	952	4,567	4.80	42	45	326.2
19	Troy (Sun Belt)	14	12-2	976	4,574	4.69	29	29	326.7
20	NC State (ACC)	13	8-5	851	4,250	4.99	28	29	326.9
21	Syracuse (ACC)	13	7-6	872	4,272	4.90	35	38	328.6
22	Notre Dame (FBS Independent)	13	9-4	831	4,281	5.15	36	39	329.3
23	Pittsburgh (ACC)	13	9-4	833	4,286	5.15	36	39	329.7
24	Louisville (ACC)	13	8-5	848	4,292	5.06	30	30	330.2
25	South Alabama (Sun Belt)	13	10-3	840	4,310	5.13	30	32	331.5
26	Oregon St. (Pac-12)	13	10-3	834	4,326	5.19	28	31	332.8
27	Utah (Pac-12)	14	10-4	807	4,677	5.80	38	38	334.1
28	Clemson (ACC)	14	11-3	930	4,682	5.03	33	36	334.4
29	Cincinnati (AAC)	13	9-4	944	4,361	4.62	33	33	335.5
30	New Mexico St. (FBS Independent)	13	7-6	872	4,372	5.01	35	37	336.3
31	Fresno St. (Mountain West)	14	10-4	924	4,745	5.14	31	31	338.9
32	Navy (AAC)	12	4-8	703	4,068	5.79	32	34	339.0
33	San Jose St. (Mountain West)	12	7-5	804	4,079	5.07	30	33	339.9
34	Missouri (SEC)	13	6-7	840	4,431	5.28	37	41	340.8
35	Mississippi St. (SEC)	13	9-4	870	4,479	5.15	35	36	344.5
36	Liberty (FBS Independent)	13	8-5	906	4,500	4.97	36	39	346.2
37	App State (Sun Belt)	12	6-6	784	4,166	5.31	38	42	347.2
38	Rutgers (Big Ten)	12	4-8	811	4,197	5.18	38	46	349.8
39	Western Mich. (MAC)	12	5-7	778	4,226	5.43	33	34	352.2
40	UTEP (C-USA)	12	5-7	721	4,230	5.87	36	41	352.5
41	LSU (SEC)	14	10-4	930	4,964	5.34	35	38	354.6
42	Colorado St. (Mountain West)	12	3-9	828	4,260	5.14	39	41	355.0
43	Maryland (Big Ten)	13	8-5	926	4,642	5.01	33	34	357.1
44	Virginia (ACC)	10	3-7	719	3,576	4.97	22	26	357.6
45	Army West Point (FBS Independent)	12	6-6	748	4,308	5.76	34	34	359.0
46	New Mexico (Mountain West)	12	2-10	780	4,322	5.54	34	38	360.2
47	Tulane (AAC)	14	12-2	1,009	5,045	5.00	38	39	360.4
48	UAB (C-USA)	13	7-6	879	4,691	5.34	39	40	360.8
49	Texas St. (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	822	4,333	5.27	36	39	361.1
50	Louisiana (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	888	4,702	5.30	36	38	361.7
51	Memphis (AAC)	13	7-6	898	4,724	5.26	41	44	363.4
52	Texas A&M (SEC)	12	5-7	847	4,380	5.17	28	31	365.0
53	Purdue (Big Ten)	14	8-6	890	5,137	5.77	47	50	366.9
54	Texas (Big 12)	13	8-5	970	4,789	4.94	32	33	368.4
55	Massachusetts (FBS Independent)	12	1-11	731	4,435	6.07	46	48	369.6
56	Virginia Tech (ACC)	11	3-8	755	4,074	5.40	28	31	370.4
57	Wyoming (Mountain West)	13	7-6	900	4,816	5.35	36	37	370.5
58	Baylor (Big 12)	13	6-7	898	4,823	5.37	42	44	371.0
59	Southern Miss. (Sun Belt)	13	7-6	896	4,838	5.40	36	36	372.2
60	Washington (Pac-12)	13	11-2	866	4,845	5.59	40	42	372.7
61	Central Mich. (MAC)	12	4-8	865	4,473	5.17	41	44	372.8
62	Miami (OH) (MAC)	13	6-7	897	4,851	5.41	34	35	373.2
63	Northwestern (Big Ten)	12	1-11	809	4,497	5.56	41	43	374.8
64	Kansas St. (Big 12)	14	10-4	948	5,252	5.54	36	37	375.1
65	Miami (FL) (ACC)	12	5-7	761	4,518	5.94	38	40	376.5
66	Eastern Mich. (MAC)	13	9-4	872	4,901	5.62	46	47	377.0
67	Boston College (ACC)	12	3-9	806	4,534	5.63	44	45	377.8
68	Duke (ACC)	13	9-4	891	4,926	5.53	35	36	378.9
69	UCF (AAC)	14	9-5	942	5,320	5.65	39	39	380.0
70	UConn (FBS Independent)	13	6-7	898	4,946	5.51	39	43	380.5
71	Oregon (Pac-12)	13	10-3	855	4,955	5.80	41	43	381.2
72	UNLV (Mountain West)	12	5-7	839	4,599	5.48	40	41	383.2
73	Western Ky. (C-USA)	14	9-5	1,025	5,372	5.24	38	39	383.7
74	UTSA (C-USA)	14	11-3	977	5,421	5.55	42	44	387.2
75	Ole Miss (SEC)	13	8-5	947	5,042	5.32	40	41	387.8
76	Rice (C-USA)	13	5-8	784	5,080	6.48	50	57	390.8
77	Temple (AAC)	12	3-9	832	4,694	5.64	42	44	391.2
78	Buffalo (MAC)	13	7-6	848	5,134	6.05	42	44	394.9
79	Auburn (SEC)	12	5-7	859	4,743	5.52	43	45	395.2
80	NIU (MAC)	12	3-9	807	4,748	5.88	46	50	395.7
81	Nevada (Mountain West)	12	2-10	814	4,754	5.84	40	45	396.2
82	Ball St. (MAC)	12	5-7	947	4,781	5.05	40	40	398.4
83	Utah St. (Mountain West)	13	6-7	902	5,189	5.75	46	49	399.2
84	Georgia St. (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	836	4,792	5.73	44	49	399.3
85	Georgia Tech (ACC)	12	5-7	866	4,812	5.56	37	42	401.0
86	UCLA (Pac-12)	13	9-4	929	5,229	5.63	43	45	402.2
87	Washington St. (Pac-12)	13	7-6	895	5,230	5.84	36	38	402.3
88	East Carolina (AAC)	13	8-5	861	5,256	6.10	42	44	404.3
89	South Carolina (SEC)	13	8-5	926	5,261	5.68	47	48	404.7
90	Arkansas St. (Sun Belt)	12	3-9	835	4,861	5.82	48	50	405.1
91	Tennessee (SEC)	13	11-2	991	5,269	5.32	36	37	405.3
92	Akron (MAC)	12	2-10	813	4,874	6.00	47	51	406.2
93	Wake Forest (ACC)	13	8-5	931	5,284	5.68	43	45	406.5
94	BYU (FBS Independent)	13	8-5	904	5,305	5.87	47	48	408.1
95	TCU (Big 12)	15	13-2	1,072	6,123	5.71	54	55	408.2
96	Middle Tenn. (C-USA)	13	8-5	962	5,323	5.53	43	46	409.5
97	Florida (SEC)	13	6-7	903	5,343	5.92	46	48	411.0
98	West Virginia (Big 12)	12	5-7	820	4,947	6.03	46	50	412.2
99	Tulsa (AAC)	12	5-7	846	4,971	5.88	41	47	414.2
100	Nebraska (Big Ten)	12	4-8	907	4,973	5.48	40	41	414.4
101	Michigan St. (Big Ten)	12	5-7	860	4,998	5.81	40	41	416.5
102	Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt)	13	9-4	842	5,434	6.45	50	51	418.0
103	Bowling Green (MAC)	13	6-7	938	5,455	5.82	51	54	419.6
104	Arizona St. (Pac-12)	12	3-9	841	5,058	6.01	45	46	421.5
105	Houston (AAC)	13	8-5	928	5,483	5.91	50	52	421.8
106	Southern California (Pac-12)	14	11-3	909	5,935	6.53	54	54	423.9
107	Fla. Atlantic (C-USA)	12	5-7	845	5,097	6.03	40	41	424.8
108	Texas Tech (Big 12)	13	8-5	941	5,532	5.88	41	45	425.5
109	Ohio (MAC)	14	10-4	971	5,977	6.16	48	49	426.9
110	ULM (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	829	5,133	6.19	46	53	427.8
111	California (Pac-12)	12	4-8	883	5,143	5.82	42	43	428.6
112	SMU (AAC)	13	7-6	934	5,605	6.00	55	56	431.2
113	Kent St. (MAC)	12	5-7	898	5,199	5.79	42	42	433.2
114	Stanford (Pac-12)	12	3-9	794	5,209	6.56	47	50	434.1
115	Oklahoma St. (Big 12)	13	7-6	992	5,664	5.71	47	47	435.7
116	North Carolina (ACC)	14	9-5	995	6,111	6.14	56	57	436.5
117	Hawaii (Mountain West)	13	3-10	863	5,696	6.60	49	55	438.2
118	Old Dominion (Sun Belt)	12	3-9	927	5,311	5.73	36	37	442.6
119	Indiana (Big Ten)	12	4-8	916	5,391	5.89	49	53	449.2
120	FIU (C-USA)	12	4-8	897	5,425	6.05	55	58	452.1
121	North Texas (C-USA)	14	7-7	1,058	6,433	6.08	50	55	459.5
122	Vanderbilt (SEC)	12	5-7	796	5,536	6.95	54	56	461.3
123	Oklahoma (Big 12)	13	6-7	1,044	6,027	5.77	49	49	463.6
124	Arkansas (SEC)	13	7-6	936	6,047	6.46	50	51	465.2
125	Arizona (Pac-12)	12	5-7	850	5,612	6.60	58	60	467.7
126	Louisiana Tech (C-USA)	12	3-9	863	5,625	6.52	54	58	468.8
127	Kansas (Big 12)	13	6-7	992	6,102	6.15	58	58	469.4
128	Charlotte (C-USA)	12	3-9	820	5,805	7.08	57	62	483.8
129	Ga. Southern (Sun Belt)	13	6-7	975	6,341	6.50	48	49	487.8
130	Colorado (Pac-12)	12	1-11	850	6,117	7.20	70	72	509.8
131	South Fla. (AAC)	12	1-11	835	6,199	7.42	62	64	516.6