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FBS: Team total defense

Rank Team G W-L Plays YDS Yds/Play Off TDs Opp TDs YPG
1 Michigan (Big Ten) 15 15-0 865 3,705 4.28 17 17 247.0
2 Penn St. (Big Ten) 13 10-3 774 3,219 4.16 20 20 247.6
3 Ohio St. (Big Ten) 13 11-2 828 3,450 4.17 15 15 265.4
4 Ohio (MAC) 13 10-3 738 3,556 4.82 23 24 273.5
5 Notre Dame (FBS Independent) 13 10-3 809 3,592 4.44 22 23 276.3
6 Air Force (Mountain West) 13 9-4 738 3,610 4.89 29 30 277.7
7 Iowa (Big Ten) 14 10-4 970 3,955 4.08 18 20 282.5
8 Clemson (ACC) 13 9-4 797 3,742 4.70 30 34 287.8
9 Georgia (SEC) 14 13-1 848 4,047 4.77 26 26 289.1
10 UCLA (Pac-12) 13 8-5 846 3,920 4.63 21 25 301.5
11 Nebraska (Big Ten) 12 5-7 788 3,642 4.62 23 24 303.5
12 SMU (AAC) 14 11-3 927 4,258 4.59 31 32 304.1
13 Utah (Pac-12) 13 8-5 766 3,993 5.21 30 32 307.2
14 Troy (Sun Belt) 14 11-3 907 4,314 4.76 26 27 308.1
15 South Alabama (Sun Belt) 13 7-6 813 4,072 5.01 30 34 313.2
16 Rutgers (Big Ten) 13 7-6 817 4,075 4.99 32 35 313.5
17 Ball St. (MAC) 12 4-8 732 3,790 5.18 32 35 315.8
18 Alabama (SEC) 14 12-2 883 4,424 5.01 32 32 316.0
19 Texas A&M (SEC) 13 7-6 786 4,110 5.23 28 34 316.2
20 Virginia Tech (ACC) 13 7-6 800 4,118 5.15 37 40 316.8
21 Louisville (ACC) 14 10-4 835 4,439 5.32 35 38 317.1
22 Oregon (Pac-12) 14 12-2 893 4,458 4.99 26 27 318.4
23 NIU (MAC) 13 7-6 812 4,154 5.12 33 33 319.5
24 Miami (FL) (ACC) 13 7-6 808 4,181 5.17 34 35 321.6
25 Bowling Green (MAC) 13 7-6 809 4,239 5.24 37 40 326.1
26 Miami (OH) (MAC) 14 11-3 933 4,625 4.96 24 25 330.4
27 Toledo (MAC) 14 11-3 936 4,645 4.96 30 33 331.8
28 Florida St. (ACC) 14 13-1 925 4,647 5.02 29 32 331.9
29 NC State (ACC) 13 9-4 800 4,317 5.40 33 34 332.1
30 Maryland (Big Ten) 13 8-5 894 4,343 4.86 31 34 334.1
31 Akron (MAC) 12 2-10 776 4,020 5.18 42 43 335.0
32 Tennessee (SEC) 13 9-4 877 4,357 4.97 28 30 335.2
33 Missouri (SEC) 13 11-2 827 4,369 5.28 30 31 336.1
34 Texas (Big 12) 14 12-2 900 4,714 5.24 30 30 336.7
35 Northwestern (Big Ten) 13 8-5 862 4,430 5.14 35 36 340.8
36 Tulane (AAC) 14 11-3 918 4,778 5.20 32 33 341.3
37 East Carolina (AAC) 12 2-10 781 4,096 5.24 32 33 341.3
38 Wisconsin (Big Ten) 13 7-6 874 4,472 5.12 32 33 344.0
39 Oregon St. (Pac-12) 13 8-5 839 4,551 5.42 37 37 350.1
40 Mississippi St. (SEC) 12 5-7 789 4,207 5.33 35 39 350.6
41 Duke (ACC) 13 8-5 890 4,585 5.15 26 27 352.7
42 San Jose St. (Mountain West) 13 7-6 845 4,591 5.43 42 44 353.2
43 Kentucky (SEC) 13 7-6 880 4,596 5.22 39 39 353.5
44 Navy (AAC) 12 5-7 768 4,244 5.53 30 35 353.7
45 Auburn (SEC) 13 6-7 822 4,643 5.65 34 36 357.2
46 Arkansas (SEC) 12 4-8 755 4,286 5.68 36 40 357.2
47 Wyoming (Mountain West) 13 9-4 886 4,651 5.25 30 32 357.8
48 Arizona (Pac-12) 13 10-3 855 4,653 5.44 34 34 357.9
49 Pittsburgh (ACC) 12 3-9 810 4,339 5.36 36 41 361.6
50 Iowa St. (Big 12) 13 7-6 904 4,721 5.22 33 36 363.2
51 Army West Point (FBS Independent) 12 6-6 743 4,370 5.88 31 31 364.2
52 Rice (AAC) 13 6-7 862 4,741 5.50 40 44 364.7
53 Buffalo (MAC) 12 3-9 760 4,405 5.80 37 40 367.1
54 Minnesota (Big Ten) 13 6-7 805 4,789 5.95 42 44 368.4
55 UTSA (AAC) 13 9-4 926 4,798 5.18 35 37 369.1
56 Fresno St. (Mountain West) 13 9-4 901 4,821 5.35 35 37 370.8
57 Kansas St. (Big 12) 13 9-4 841 4,843 5.76 31 32 372.5
58 Liberty (CUSA) 14 13-1 911 5,217 5.73 44 45 372.6
59 Charlotte (AAC) 12 3-9 769 4,490 5.84 39 40 374.2
60 Marshall (Sun Belt) 13 6-7 890 4,895 5.50 43 45 376.5
61 Illinois (Big Ten) 12 5-7 858 4,527 5.28 41 43 377.2
62 Kansas (Big 12) 13 9-4 854 4,917 5.76 42 42 378.2
63 App State (Sun Belt) 14 9-5 924 5,302 5.74 43 48 378.7
64 Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) 13 8-5 853 4,934 5.78 36 38 379.5
65 Syracuse (ACC) 13 6-7 925 4,947 5.35 37 39 380.5
66 West Virginia (Big 12) 13 9-4 856 4,950 5.78 41 44 380.8
67 Purdue (Big Ten) 12 4-8 801 4,585 5.72 43 45 382.1
68 Ole Miss (SEC) 13 11-2 910 4,969 5.46 36 37 382.2
69 Florida (SEC) 12 5-7 712 4,587 6.44 39 40 382.2
70 Boston College (ACC) 13 7-6 796 5,006 6.29 49 49 385.1
71 Boise St. (Mountain West) 14 8-6 892 5,392 6.04 42 45 385.1
72 Hawaii (Mountain West) 13 5-8 812 5,009 6.17 50 53 385.3
73 Louisiana (Sun Belt) 13 6-7 962 5,016 5.21 46 48 385.8
74 Wake Forest (ACC) 12 4-8 794 4,640 5.84 37 40 386.7
75 UTEP (CUSA) 12 3-9 765 4,642 6.07 44 45 386.8
76 Michigan St. (Big Ten) 12 4-8 806 4,666 5.79 38 42 388.8
77 Oklahoma (Big 12) 13 10-3 935 5,062 5.41 32 35 389.4
78 Washington St. (Pac-12) 12 5-7 824 4,673 5.67 40 43 389.4
79 Texas Tech (Big 12) 13 7-6 923 5,064 5.49 35 39 389.5
80 Kent St. (MAC) 12 1-11 775 4,687 6.05 52 55 390.6
81 UCF (Big 12) 13 6-7 882 5,083 5.76 38 40 391.0
82 Old Dominion (Sun Belt) 13 6-7 977 5,099 5.22 41 43 392.2
83 New Mexico St. (CUSA) 15 10-5 964 5,886 6.11 41 42 392.4
84 Western Mich. (MAC) 12 4-8 773 4,720 6.11 45 48 393.3
85 Indiana (Big Ten) 12 3-9 813 4,729 5.82 43 45 394.1
86 Middle Tenn. (CUSA) 12 4-8 865 4,747 5.49 39 43 395.6
87 South Carolina (SEC) 12 5-7 863 4,748 5.50 35 37 395.7
88 Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) 13 6-7 850 5,147 6.06 50 51 395.9
89 Arizona St. (Pac-12) 12 3-9 800 4,762 5.95 44 46 396.8
90 Fla. Atlantic (AAC) 12 4-8 889 4,768 5.36 35 37 397.3
91 Texas St. (Sun Belt) 13 8-5 906 5,169 5.71 50 56 397.6
92 Eastern Mich. (MAC) 13 6-7 900 5,221 5.80 41 42 401.6
93 Cincinnati (Big 12) 12 3-9 725 4,833 6.67 44 46 402.8
94 North Carolina (ACC) 13 8-5 935 5,257 5.62 41 43 404.4
95 UConn (FBS Independent) 12 3-9 798 4,878 6.11 41 46 406.5
96 Washington (Pac-12) 15 14-1 1,057 6,101 5.77 48 48 406.7
97 San Diego St. (Mountain West) 12 4-8 794 4,883 6.15 37 38 406.9
98 Central Mich. (MAC) 12 5-7 771 4,885 6.34 44 47 407.1
99 New Mexico (Mountain West) 12 4-8 727 4,898 6.74 49 51 408.2
100 TCU (Big 12) 12 5-7 867 4,900 5.65 37 39 408.3
101 Virginia (ACC) 12 3-9 812 4,911 6.05 46 51 409.2
102 California (Pac-12) 13 6-7 942 5,383 5.71 53 55 414.1
103 UNLV (Mountain West) 14 9-5 930 5,817 6.25 49 50 415.5
104 Colorado St. (Mountain West) 12 5-7 874 4,991 5.71 38 41 415.9
105 LSU (SEC) 13 10-3 882 5,416 6.14 47 47 416.6
106 BYU (Big 12) 12 5-7 847 5,012 5.92 39 45 417.7
107 Louisiana Tech (CUSA) 12 3-9 823 5,018 6.10 50 53 418.2
108 Western Ky. (CUSA) 13 8-5 939 5,456 5.81 44 49 419.7
109 Southern Miss. (Sun Belt) 12 3-9 749 5,049 6.74 51 56 420.8
110 Baylor (Big 12) 12 3-9 768 5,056 6.58 49 52 421.3
111 Memphis (AAC) 13 10-3 879 5,502 6.26 46 48 423.2
112 Houston (Big 12) 12 4-8 851 5,087 5.98 48 50 423.9
113 Georgia St. (Sun Belt) 13 7-6 879 5,529 6.29 48 51 425.3
114 Massachusetts (FBS Independent) 12 3-9 754 5,124 6.80 54 61 427.0
115 South Fla. (AAC) 13 7-6 926 5,622 6.07 55 57 432.5
116 Southern California (Pac-12) 13 8-5 923 5,627 6.10 56 59 432.8
117 Utah St. (Mountain West) 13 6-7 973 5,630 5.79 58 59 433.1
118 UAB (AAC) 12 4-8 846 5,220 6.17 55 57 435.0
119 FIU (CUSA) 12 4-8 876 5,240 5.98 43 46 436.7
120 Georgia Tech (ACC) 13 7-6 903 5,682 6.29 46 49 437.1
121 Temple (AAC) 12 3-9 841 5,299 6.30 52 54 441.6
122 Oklahoma St. (Big 12) 14 10-4 955 6,185 6.48 50 52 441.8
123 Nevada (Mountain West) 12 2-10 769 5,302 6.89 47 50 441.8
124 Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) 13 6-7 936 5,767 6.16 47 49 443.6
125 Tulsa (AAC) 12 4-8 811 5,336 6.58 48 52 444.7
126 ULM (Sun Belt) 12 2-10 887 5,350 6.03 49 52 445.8
127 Colorado (Pac-12) 12 4-8 868 5,440 6.27 52 56 453.3
128 Vanderbilt (SEC) 12 2-10 834 5,459 6.55 49 54 454.9
129 Stanford (Pac-12) 12 3-9 843 5,540 6.57 61 63 461.7
130 North Texas (AAC) 12 5-7 872 5,717 6.56 59 60 476.4
Reclassifying
- James Madison (Sun Belt) 13 11-2 875 4,339 4.96 30 31 333.8
- Jacksonville St. (CUSA) 13 9-4 951 4,586 4.82 29 34 352.8
- Sam Houston (CUSA) 12 3-9 805 4,733 5.88 39 39 394.4



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