College Football - Defensive Stats

Offense Defense

Defense
Team	Score	FD	RA	RY	PA	PY	TY	Time	PEN	Penalty Yards	Penalty Yards Rank	YP	YR	Y/PL	TO
Illinois	12.77	15.38	30.38	99.77	32.08	171.85	273.54	27:18	4.92	46.54	95	10.49	3.28	4.38	2.38
Iowa	13.31	15.62	35.77	101.31	32.15	158.23	270.77	31:37	4.92	40.31	126	8.40	2.83	3.99	1.77
Air Force	13.38	12.85	28.15	95.31	22.38	148.62	252.85	23:38	4.54	32.00	130	11.36	3.39	5.00	1.23
Minnesota	13.85	15.31	28.92	109.00	30.31	181.92	294.69	25:28	4.92	41.38	120	10.33	3.77	4.98	1.38
Georgia	14.27	15.47	26.73	77.07	34.07	207.13	296.80	26:22	5.53	40.80	122	10.57	2.88	4.88	1.27
Marshall	16.00	15.38	32.31	93.92	32.31	192.54	294.54	28:05	5.62	51.62	71	11.59	2.91	4.56	2.23
Michigan	16.07	15.43	30.07	97.93	32.71	188.79	292.14	26:12	4.43	44.86	104	10.32	3.26	4.65	1.29
Troy	17.14	19.64	35.14	119.64	34.50	198.86	326.36	29:29	5.93	54.14	57	9.60	3.40	4.69	1.79
Alabama	18.15	18.54	35.92	130.38	33.38	182.38	318.23	29:42	6.69	51.00	75	9.96	3.63	4.59	1.08
Penn State	18.23	18.08	33.62	111.85	36.54	197.00	323.46	29:11	6.08	50.08	77	10.37	3.33	4.61	2.00
Louisville	19.15	18.38	37.38	134.38	27.85	183.92	331.46	30:02	7.92	58.00	34	11.33	3.59	5.08	2.31
North Carolina State	19.15	16.46	30.00	100.15	35.46	216.38	326.92	28:30	7.62	64.62	14	10.66	3.34	4.99	1.69
Kentucky	19.23	15.15	33.31	140.62	26.62	164.85	311.38	26:51	5.69	49.54	80	10.40	4.22	5.20	1.23
Fresno State	19.43	18.43	35.00	149.93	31.07	183.71	338.64	29:02	6.14	52.71	67	11.09	4.28	5.13	1.29
Boise State	19.50	14.57	35.64	124.64	25.86	160.50	292.36	28:43	5.71	40.57	125	12.02	3.50	4.75	1.43
Oregon State	20.00	18.15	28.85	108.23	35.31	218.85	332.77	27:51	6.15	55.77	48	10.70	3.75	5.19	1.31
Wisconsin	20.23	16.00	34.08	99.23	29.00	194.38	303.54	28:36	4.46	43.85	107	11.38	2.91	4.81	1.54
Iowa State	20.25	15.42	33.58	107.33	26.83	173.58	285.58	27:52	4.83	42.17	116	10.96	3.20	4.73	1.25
San Diego State	20.54	17.31	33.54	113.85	32.00	193.54	322.69	28:19	5.15	42.00	117	9.87	3.39	4.92	1.54
Cincinnati	20.62	20.54	42.54	153.23	30.15	179.46	335.46	31:39	3.69	33.15	129	10.85	3.60	4.61	1.54
Florida State	20.62	19.08	39.54	156.38	26.92	155.00	321.77	29:00	7.38	62.69	18	10.18	3.96	4.84	1.23
Clemson	20.86	18.36	31.71	103.50	34.79	222.79	335.00	28:46	6.21	60.29	23	10.47	3.26	5.04	1.50
James Madison	20.91	13.82	32.36	80.18	28.91	202.91	290.73	27:15	5.18	45.82	100	12.83	2.48	4.74	2.00
Ohio State	21.00	15.00	34.38	121.08	27.69	193.23	321.54	29:15	5.38	45.38	103	11.85	3.52	5.18	1.38
Texas A&M	21.17	20.75	43.33	209.00	27.25	152.83	365.17	32:08	7.00	60.42	21	9.97	4.82	5.17	1.33
South Alabama	21.31	18.62	28.31	92.92	36.38	232.69	333.85	27:18	5.15	49.08	83	10.73	3.28	5.16	1.54
Utah	21.43	15.79	28.14	111.43	29.50	209.29	334.07	26:20	6.71	59.86	25	11.58	3.96	5.80	1.71
Texas	21.62	21.23	36.08	125.69	38.62	237.46	368.38	32:32	5.85	44.62	105	9.77	3.48	4.93	1.08
Kansas State	21.86	18.93	34.64	150.79	33.07	219.07	375.14	28:15	5.93	45.64	101	11.36	4.35	5.54	1.71
San Jose State	22.00	18.67	37.75	122.75	29.25	203.17	339.92	30:56	7.33	69.50	4	11.55	3.25	5.07	1.67
Duke	22.08	20.77	32.77	120.92	35.77	248.15	378.23	26:52	5.00	49.62	78	11.40	3.69	5.52	2.00
Tulane	22.21	19.64	39.00	152.29	33.07	201.36	360.36	30:18	5.29	43.50	109	10.18	3.90	5.00	1.43
Army	22.50	19.33	39.42	199.00	22.92	157.33	359.00	28:21	5.42	41.17	121	11.31	5.05	5.76	1.33
Louisiana State	22.50	18.86	36.14	148.57	30.29	200.00	354.57	29:02	5.79	56.07	46	11.81	4.11	5.34	1.43
Miami-OH	22.62	20.23	34.77	135.92	34.23	232.46	373.08	29:58	6.00	57.69	36	11.07	3.91	5.41	1.69
Tennessee	22.77	23.62	35.38	116.15	40.85	282.46	405.38	34:45	8.54	67.38	8	11.06	3.28	5.32	1.69
Louisiana-Lafayette	22.85	19.00	35.69	142.54	32.77	214.38	362.08	30:20	6.77	53.46	61	11.33	3.99	5.29	1.77
Washington State	22.92	20.54	33.38	134.62	35.38	259.08	402.38	32:16	6.77	56.46	45	11.78	4.03	5.85	1.62
Notre Dame	23.00	17.77	33.54	130.69	30.38	190.08	328.69	27:48	5.15	43.62	108	10.65	3.90	5.14	1.15
Mississippi State	23.08	18.38	34.31	134.15	32.54	203.38	344.46	29:50	6.46	49.46	81	10.45	3.91	5.15	1.69
Syracuse	23.08	19.31	38.77	144.46	28.31	178.62	329.31	31:19	6.54	56.00	47	9.44	3.73	4.91	1.46
Alabama-Birmingham	23.15	19.54	36.38	166.46	31.23	188.38	360.62	27:50	5.69	50.92	76	10.56	4.58	5.33	1.38
Maryland	23.15	20.62	35.31	133.77	35.92	221.15	357.08	28:51	5.31	46.85	92	10.77	3.79	5.01	1.23
Western Kentucky	23.43	21.71	37.57	148.29	35.64	227.93	383.50	31:08	6.50	58.14	33	10.33	3.95	5.24	2.29
Southern Miss	23.54	19.23	37.23	138.31	31.62	225.62	371.69	31:13	6.62	56.54	44	12.02	3.71	5.40	1.69
Central Florida	23.64	20.14	34.86	158.71	32.43	215.93	380.57	28:54	5.07	40.29	127	11.28	4.55	5.66	1.21
New Mexico State	23.92	19.54	38.08	148.69	28.92	180.92	336.23	31:08	6.23	54.54	53	10.59	3.91	5.02	1.08
Wyoming	23.92	19.62	35.92	153.62	33.31	211.69	370.62	30:53	5.08	46.46	96	10.54	4.28	5.35	1.08
Virginia	24.00	20.80	40.70	153.20	31.20	200.40	357.60	32:25	6.80	59.00	28	10.49	3.76	4.97	1.30
Western Michigan	24.08	18.08	35.50	141.08	29.17	206.50	352.33	29:33	6.75	59.00	29	12.27	3.97	5.45	2.08
Pittsburgh	24.31	17.62	29.54	99.00	34.62	217.15	329.77	26:46	5.46	48.46	86	11.25	3.35	5.14	1.69
Navy	24.33	15.58	29.58	88.92	29.00	240.58	339.08	25:22	5.67	45.50	102	13.12	3.01	5.79	1.50
Liberty	24.62	18.62	39.69	146.23	30.08	189.69	346.00	31:22	6.92	57.38	38	10.72	3.68	4.96	1.85
Virginia Tech	24.73	20.18	34.64	134.82	34.00	229.82	370.82	30:40	6.27	54.18	56	11.39	3.89	5.40	0.82
Toledo	25.07	16.86	37.36	143.29	30.64	172.93	326.29	30:05	7.29	67.00	10	10.35	3.84	4.80	1.29
Missouri	25.15	18.62	34.38	125.54	30.31	205.15	340.85	27:44	5.38	42.54	114	11.35	3.65	5.27	1.38
Mississippi	25.54	21.38	39.69	168.00	33.23	211.77	387.85	33:35	5.92	47.23	90	10.05	4.23	5.32	1.54
Washington	25.85	21.23	34.46	121.23	32.15	244.08	372.69	28:39	6.08	48.00	89	12.06	3.52	5.59	0.92
Texas-San Antonio	25.93	20.07	35.93	144.21	33.71	237.79	387.64	30:16	7.36	57.07	41	12.19	4.01	5.57	1.57
Memphis	26.00	19.38	34.54	122.08	34.54	236.08	363.38	29:08	5.31	46.31	98	10.88	3.53	5.26	1.69
New Mexico	26.00	17.75	38.42	158.17	26.67	189.67	352.58	30:36	6.25	63.08	17	11.67	4.12	5.42	1.42
League Average	26.21	20.13	36.45	151.90	31.80	220.67	378.88	29:55	6.02	52.44	0	11.52	4.17	5.55	1.45
Connecticut	26.23	21.62	38.62	169.69	30.38	207.23	380.08	29:41	5.15	46.69	93	10.91	4.39	5.51	1.69
Texas State	26.33	18.42	33.58	116.50	34.92	240.50	361.42	29:32	5.33	52.75	66	10.61	3.47	5.28	1.67
Florida Atlantic	26.58	21.00	36.67	179.00	33.75	245.75	424.75	31:11	6.92	58.25	32	12.04	4.88	6.03	1.67
Old Dominion	26.58	23.67	47.42	199.08	29.83	240.58	443.00	35:52	6.00	51.92	69	12.44	4.20	5.73	1.58
Buffalo	26.69	18.85	33.62	168.46	31.62	222.08	395.31	26:00	6.62	57.15	40	12.29	5.01	6.06	2.00
Appalachian State	26.75	19.33	34.92	130.42	30.25	214.00	349.33	30:15	5.50	53.00	65	11.89	3.74	5.36	1.67
Miami-FL	26.75	18.58	35.58	142.58	27.83	226.25	375.17	29:15	6.00	54.42	54	13.37	4.01	5.92	1.83
Baylor	26.85	20.92	38.15	148.23	30.92	214.00	371.00	28:29	5.31	41.85	118	11.36	3.89	5.37	1.46
Ball State	26.92	23.33	44.25	183.17	34.67	211.50	399.25	31:59	6.58	57.92	35	10.53	4.14	5.06	1.25
Colorado State	26.92	20.17	39.33	164.00	29.67	185.33	355.42	30:31	4.83	43.00	111	10.11	4.17	5.15	1.25
Texas El Paso	27.00	18.83	33.58	135.67	26.58	209.42	352.08	26:12	6.00	55.00	50	13.88	4.04	5.85	1.33
East Carolina	27.15	21.15	32.69	112.46	33.54	288.46	405.23	28:30	5.85	53.23	63	12.98	3.44	6.12	1.46
Purdue	27.36	18.21	34.00	142.50	29.64	219.50	367.43	28:01	5.93	57.50	37	12.91	4.19	5.77	1.43
Oregon	27.38	21.85	29.85	125.77	35.92	253.15	382.15	28:41	4.92	42.38	115	11.08	4.21	5.81	1.62
Michigan State	27.42	22.75	41.67	178.58	30.08	229.83	416.50	33:46	7.42	63.25	16	11.54	4.29	5.80	1.00
Nebraska	27.58	23.00	41.58	189.08	34.00	216.33	414.42	33:05	5.67	53.17	64	10.68	4.55	5.48	1.33
Middle Tennessee	27.69	21.54	34.77	116.77	39.23	284.15	409.46	31:14	7.08	67.38	7	12.56	3.36	5.53	2.31
California	27.83	23.42	35.50	149.83	38.08	277.83	429.33	31:17	6.00	54.00	59	11.11	4.22	5.83	1.50
Central Michigan	28.17	20.50	39.67	150.75	32.33	220.67	374.08	31:11	7.17	69.08	5	11.51	3.80	5.20	0.83
Ohio	28.29	22.14	32.86	140.93	36.50	277.93	426.93	27:50	5.93	51.79	70	11.68	4.29	6.16	1.79
Wake Forest	28.31	20.54	35.69	136.15	35.85	258.69	404.54	31:21	7.23	64.15	15	12.01	3.81	5.65	1.23
Northwestern	28.33	20.33	41.50	190.92	26.00	181.00	374.33	31:45	4.75	43.33	110	11.74	4.60	5.55	1.00
Georgia Tech	28.42	22.83	41.67	189.17	30.50	205.67	401.58	31:32	7.08	61.25	20	11.59	4.54	5.56	2.00
Eastern Michigan	28.46	21.15	36.31	155.69	30.85	214.38	376.62	29:29	8.46	78.62	1	12.33	4.29	5.61	1.54
Nevada-Las Vegas	28.50	21.00	40.08	155.75	30.08	221.08	382.42	31:11	4.50	41.75	119	11.90	3.89	5.45	1.75
Florida	28.85	22.77	39.00	175.23	30.46	230.38	411.00	30:56	5.62	44.38	106	12.48	4.49	5.92	1.69
South Carolina	28.85	22.46	40.15	197.92	31.08	201.62	404.69	31:18	6.46	54.08	58	12.08	4.93	5.68	1.77
Oklahoma State	28.92	21.00	38.00	178.00	38.31	253.23	435.69	32:13	5.92	53.31	62	11.51	4.68	5.71	1.46
California-Los Angeles	29.00	22.77	34.15	129.92	37.38	266.54	403.46	32:35	5.46	46.38	97	10.90	3.80	5.64	1.38
Kent State	29.00	23.25	41.33	160.08	33.58	267.58	432.67	34:55	5.00	40.58	124	11.39	3.87	5.78	1.08
Texas Christian	29.00	21.20	37.20	158.87	34.27	240.73	408.20	29:32	5.20	42.67	113	12.71	4.27	5.71	1.47
Texas Tech	29.15	20.46	39.69	168.69	32.69	250.85	425.46	29:43	6.15	56.69	43	12.99	4.25	5.88	1.46
Southern California	29.21	22.07	32.07	159.79	32.79	255.57	423.93	28:02	5.79	49.57	79	12.25	4.98	6.54	2.00
Rutgers	29.25	19.50	35.83	142.92	31.67	199.17	346.92	30:49	5.75	46.58	94	10.72	3.99	5.14	1.17
Temple	29.25	19.33	42.17	192.58	27.17	193.92	391.17	32:57	5.42	43.00	112	11.13	4.57	5.64	1.00
Brigham Young	29.46	22.54	38.15	173.77	31.38	230.15	408.15	30:31	5.31	48.08	87	10.96	4.55	5.87	0.92
Auburn	29.50	20.42	37.33	173.50	34.25	213.42	395.25	29:46	7.58	58.25	31	10.81	4.65	5.52	1.08
Oklahoma	30.00	25.77	41.92	187.46	38.38	266.15	461.00	33:28	4.92	40.62	123	11.20	4.47	5.74	1.62
Boston College	30.33	19.92	38.17	167.42	29.00	205.17	378.58	30:46	6.75	51.92	68	12.01	4.39	5.64	1.17
Arkansas	30.62	22.62	37.54	170.77	34.46	286.23	464.54	30:43	7.15	59.00	27	13.58	4.55	6.45	1.38
North Carolina	30.79	23.07	36.64	165.21	34.57	268.29	436.50	29:44	6.29	51.36	73	11.85	4.51	6.13	1.00
Nevada	30.92	19.58	38.25	165.92	29.50	223.08	394.75	31:05	8.33	72.08	3	12.63	4.34	5.83	1.58
Massachusetts	31.08	18.92	38.92	194.83	22.08	169.33	370.08	28:01	5.58	46.92	91	14.21	5.01	6.07	1.50
Utah State	31.15	21.38	40.77	194.15	28.62	197.00	399.15	31:03	6.92	62.00	19	12.55	4.76	5.75	1.38
Georgia State	31.17	22.00	39.67	170.58	29.92	217.00	399.33	31:08	5.25	51.42	72	12.00	4.30	5.74	2.08
Arizona State	31.42	24.00	36.25	188.08	33.83	228.58	421.50	29:07	5.58	54.33	55	11.15	5.19	6.01	1.00
Arkansas State	31.42	20.75	40.33	162.42	29.25	240.08	405.08	31:00	6.42	56.92	42	13.59	4.03	5.82	0.92
Georgia Southern	31.62	24.54	41.77	232.00	33.31	254.46	490.00	32:19	7.15	65.08	12	13.02	5.55	6.53	1.31
North Texas	31.71	23.50	40.86	197.79	34.79	259.21	460.36	32:27	6.07	55.14	49	11.74	4.84	6.09	1.07
Coastal Carolina	31.85	20.77	33.77	133.85	30.92	275.08	418.00	26:46	6.62	60.38	22	13.97	3.96	6.46	1.69
Houston	32.15	23.31	34.54	142.92	36.85	274.15	421.62	30:15	3.15	30.46	131	11.72	4.14	5.91	1.08
Stanford	32.17	22.08	36.92	224.42	29.25	206.50	434.08	30:05	6.25	60.00	24	12.21	6.08	6.56	0.75
Bowling Green	32.54	21.69	38.77	168.92	33.38	248.69	419.62	30:58	5.92	51.08	74	11.51	4.36	5.82	1.77
Northern Illinois	32.75	22.25	37.17	142.83	30.08	246.25	395.67	29:14	5.33	48.50	85	13.19	3.84	5.88	1.58
Tulsa	32.92	20.58	42.33	207.92	28.17	201.17	414.25	31:06	6.25	59.17	26	12.38	4.91	5.88	1.33
West Virginia	32.92	21.67	36.17	149.58	32.17	255.58	412.25	28:41	6.00	58.50	30	13.39	4.14	6.03	0.83
Akron	33.50	21.08	38.17	162.42	29.75	237.25	404.75	29:23	7.92	64.83	13	13.24	4.26	5.96	1.00
Southern Methodist	33.85	21.85	41.15	203.62	30.69	220.62	431.38	31:58	7.62	66.92	11	12.63	4.95	6.00	1.38
Indiana	33.92	23.00	42.25	175.08	34.08	271.33	449.25	34:16	7.42	67.17	9	12.43	4.14	5.89	1.08
Rice	34.15	18.92	33.77	181.77	26.46	205.77	390.38	27:08	6.31	57.38	39	12.74	5.38	6.48	1.38
Louisiana-Monroe	34.42	21.50	40.25	194.75	28.83	228.00	427.42	30:05	6.92	67.58	6	11.90	4.84	6.19	0.67
Hawaii	34.69	21.77	38.08	213.31	28.38	218.85	438.15	31:40	5.15	48.62	84	12.11	5.60	6.59	0.92
Kansas	35.46	24.85	43.38	209.15	33.00	258.08	468.85	31:09	4.77	39.08	128	12.07	4.82	6.14	1.69
Vanderbilt	36.00	21.33	33.08	170.83	33.25	288.42	461.33	28:23	6.00	54.75	52	13.47	5.16	6.95	1.33
Arizona	36.50	25.75	37.42	209.17	33.58	255.50	467.75	31:56	5.08	49.08	82	10.95	5.59	6.59	1.33
Florida International	37.25	24.25	41.08	191.75	33.67	257.75	451.92	32:48	5.42	48.00	88	11.72	4.67	6.05	1.33
Louisiana Tech	37.92	24.17	39.75	243.17	32.17	220.42	468.75	29:47	8.08	72.08	2	12.08	6.12	6.52	1.83
Charlotte	39.42	24.33	39.75	205.75	28.58	273.42	484.25	30:05	6.42	54.75	51	13.67	5.18	7.09	1.08
South Florida	41.17	25.75	38.33	234.75	31.25	281.67	516.75	30:31	5.33	46.08	99	12.29	6.12	7.43	1.25
Colorado	44.50	25.75	40.42	245.08	30.42	262.92	509.75	32:36	6.00	53.50	60	12.88	6.06	7.20	0.92

College Football Defensive Rankings

Defense wins championships, although usually only in the SEC. If you are a regular college football bettor, you are aware that defense wins bets as well and not just UNDER wagers. We rate the best college football defenses in more than a dozen key stats, including yards per play, fewest first downs allowed, fewest passing yards per attempt can give you a real advantage at online sportsbooks. Click the headings on each column to re-sort the category and see the best college defensive stats page on the Internet. And scroll to the bottom for a listing of the acronyms and what they mean and why they are important to your CFB betting this weekend.

Defensive Rankings Stat Categories

Score: Self-explanatory - which teams give up the fewest points. Said another way, what is the best defensive team. You will see the League Average as well.
Y/PL: Yards per play - a key handicapping indicator that indicates how many yards each school gives up per play. The lower the number, the better the defense.
FD - First downs - which defense allows the fewest first downs. Not always an indicator of time of possession or victories.
RA - Rushing Attempts - which defense faces the fewest rushing attempts per game. This can indicate a tough run defense or can indicate that the team's offense scores so many points that opponents are forced to pass more.
RY - Rushing Yards - rankings of best run-stop defenses in college football.
YR - Yards Per Rush - which defense allows the fewest yards per rush. This is a major handicapping stat and should be check weekly!
PA - Passing Attempts - fewest passing attempts per game among college football schools.
PY - Passing Yards - which defense allows the fewest passing yards per team, ranked by each school.
YP - Yards per Pass - which teams allow the least yards per pass.
Time - Time of Possession - which defenses are on the field the least? Who has the best time of possession stats? This is important category and can mean the defense is very good or it can mean their offense holds the ball very well.
TO - Turnovers - which college teams create the most turnovers? Which schools generate the most takeaways? This is often an opportunistic defense which makes an average team good and a good team excellent.
Pen - Penalties - This is an overall ranking of which college teams take the most penalties (it is NOT broken down by offensive or defensive penalties.

College Football - Defensive Stats

College Football Defensive Rankings

Defensive Rankings Stat Categories

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