College Football - Defensive Rankings & Statistics

Offense Defense

Team	Score	FD	RA	RY	PA	PY	TY	Time	PEN	Penalty Yards	Penalty Yards Rank	YP	YR	Y/PL	TO
Ohio State	11.38	14.38	34.38	101.08	25.31	141.15	242.23	29:52	3.62	28.46	134	9.51	2.94	4.06	1.31
Texas	13.29	15.43	33.50	104.50	29.14	156.86	261.36	29:28	5.36	45.71	103	9.07	3.12	4.17	2.07
Notre Dame	13.85	16.46	36.31	133.00	28.85	162.31	295.31	29:44	5.46	48.85	91	11.34	3.66	4.53	2.23
Mississippi	13.92	18.75	36.08	83.50	33.58	230.42	313.92	31:43	6.58	57.08	40	11.33	2.31	4.51	1.83
Indiana	15.62	14.77	29.31	80.23	30.54	176.08	256.31	29:17	5.85	44.92	106	9.23	2.74	4.28	1.85
Penn State	15.93	16.79	32.29	100.43	29.21	179.64	280.07	29:17	3.79	30.14	133	10.44	3.11	4.55	1.43
Tennessee	16.08	17.31	35.00	103.92	29.31	189.31	293.23	30:25	6.85	53.15	60	10.99	2.97	4.56	1.62
Army	16.42	16.75	27.42	117.00	29.08	185.42	302.42	24:37	4.42	39.33	126	10.02	4.27	5.35	1.42
Iowa	17.08	17.25	31.08	117.50	32.25	196.17	313.67	30:39	5.67	43.42	116	9.73	3.78	4.95	2.00
Alabama	17.25	19.33	36.33	139.75	31.67	191.17	330.92	30:00	6.00	48.92	89	10.20	3.85	4.87	2.25
Minnesota	17.50	16.67	31.42	112.58	29.67	178.33	290.92	28:20	5.17	50.42	77	10.19	3.58	4.76	1.67
Oregon	17.77	17.00	31.46	126.23	30.31	175.69	301.92	29:09	5.77	49.00	88	10.53	4.01	4.89	1.31
South Carolina	17.83	17.75	34.92	106.33	31.25	206.92	313.25	28:51	6.25	52.42	66	11.50	3.05	4.73	1.83
Ohio	18.14	16.57	30.64	91.50	30.93	212.36	303.86	27:20	5.64	51.29	70	11.22	2.99	4.94	1.50
Northern Illinois	18.42	16.42	32.08	112.25	28.58	169.17	281.42	27:08	4.92	44.50	110	11.22	3.50	4.64	1.08
Miami-OH	18.92	20.15	35.46	136.85	32.23	183.69	320.54	30:47	4.69	40.92	123	9.75	3.86	4.74	1.46
Tulane	19.54	17.23	30.62	131.85	30.92	190.08	321.92	27:16	6.08	49.46	83	10.61	4.31	5.23	1.69
Nebraska	19.83	16.17	30.33	105.75	28.17	209.67	315.42	27:48	6.33	64.42	15	11.65	3.49	5.39	1.33
Brigham Young	20.08	17.75	33.92	136.67	30.83	180.33	317.00	29:05	6.00	51.17	71	10.77	4.03	4.90	2.25
Missouri	20.08	16.08	33.08	133.75	25.58	185.50	319.25	26:49	6.08	53.00	62	12.10	4.04	5.44	1.33
Bowling Green	20.25	17.25	34.17	149.75	28.25	181.33	331.08	28:11	5.00	43.50	115	11.16	4.38	5.30	1.08
Georgia	20.38	18.08	34.77	128.31	30.92	208.69	337.00	29:46	6.08	47.31	96	11.50	3.69	5.13	1.46
James Madison	20.46	17.46	33.08	115.38	33.00	206.38	321.77	28:11	5.23	45.15	105	11.47	3.49	4.87	2.23
Sam Houston State	20.46	18.31	36.54	144.54	30.69	177.00	321.54	27:59	6.69	55.92	46	10.05	3.96	4.78	2.08
Louisiana Tech	20.50	17.08	35.67	120.08	29.75	181.83	301.92	27:41	5.17	44.08	111	10.80	3.37	4.62	1.33
Michigan	20.50	17.58	29.67	92.58	33.58	218.33	310.92	28:37	4.25	31.17	132	10.65	3.12	4.92	1.25
Utah	20.67	16.50	33.67	129.42	31.67	200.25	329.67	27:51	6.17	43.75	114	12.08	3.84	5.05	1.50
Texas A&M	21.17	19.25	34.25	137.67	32.42	226.92	364.58	28:20	6.25	50.25	78	13.22	4.02	5.47	1.42
Arizona State	21.31	20.46	30.85	117.77	34.46	215.38	333.15	27:47	5.08	47.00	98	10.73	3.82	5.10	1.69
Nevada-Las Vegas	21.31	19.85	32.23	108.23	37.69	241.85	350.08	29:40	6.85	64.15	16	11.31	3.36	5.01	1.77
Auburn	21.33	17.75	38.25	117.75	29.50	213.00	330.75	32:21	6.50	53.50	56	12.84	3.08	4.88	1.08
Toledo	21.33	19.58	38.17	138.50	32.83	213.83	352.33	32:48	6.83	65.67	11	11.25	3.63	4.96	1.42
Iowa State	21.54	16.77	34.92	179.15	26.15	161.69	340.85	27:41	6.62	57.00	41	11.74	5.13	5.58	1.62
Oklahoma	21.58	16.75	36.33	105.83	29.00	212.42	318.25	31:06	6.42	54.00	55	12.14	2.91	4.87	1.75
Kansas State	21.92	18.58	33.08	114.92	32.00	223.67	338.58	30:59	4.83	37.83	128	11.67	3.47	5.20	1.17
Colorado	22.00	20.17	38.92	149.00	30.83	204.67	353.67	31:47	7.50	65.83	10	11.32	3.83	5.07	1.92
Southern Methodist	22.07	18.57	34.50	100.21	35.21	225.29	326.00	31:32	6.57	58.36	36	11.35	2.90	4.68	1.57
Illinois	22.08	21.25	34.00	150.58	34.08	221.83	372.42	30:53	5.50	50.50	75	11.18	4.43	5.47	1.58
Kentucky	22.08	18.00	36.33	162.42	23.33	183.08	345.50	28:22	6.75	55.17	50	12.34	4.47	5.79	1.33
Duke	22.17	19.83	40.42	149.25	32.33	194.92	344.17	31:18	6.67	58.58	33	10.68	3.69	4.73	2.17
California	22.31	18.31	33.62	109.85	34.00	227.62	337.46	29:24	6.62	60.31	25	11.84	3.27	4.99	1.69
Navy	22.33	19.08	37.25	157.08	30.08	207.67	364.75	29:53	5.92	49.42	84	11.81	4.22	5.42	1.92
Western Kentucky	22.54	19.69	43.31	208.54	23.54	176.00	384.54	32:15	4.92	41.77	120	12.43	4.82	5.75	1.54
Virginia Tech	22.75	18.58	37.67	145.42	30.75	214.25	359.67	30:19	6.08	55.67	48	12.92	3.86	5.26	1.92
Washington	22.83	20.08	35.67	158.08	29.33	166.75	324.83	29:50	5.08	41.92	119	10.31	4.43	5.00	1.17
Houston	22.92	17.83	34.67	135.17	27.75	188.83	324.00	29:49	4.50	42.25	118	11.39	3.90	5.19	1.58
Florida	23.08	21.69	39.38	149.62	32.38	227.46	377.08	31:23	4.85	44.08	112	12.12	3.80	5.25	1.92
Marshall	23.08	19.85	40.54	179.00	29.46	198.77	377.77	31:39	7.00	61.38	22	11.80	4.42	5.40	1.46
Vanderbilt	23.08	20.33	32.58	136.67	29.67	238.33	375.00	28:57	6.58	55.33	49	11.92	4.19	6.02	1.17
Wisconsin	23.08	18.25	35.67	165.00	26.92	177.67	342.67	30:39	5.67	46.58	99	10.55	4.63	5.48	1.00
Boise State	23.17	17.25	31.42	106.58	33.17	258.25	364.83	28:20	6.42	50.75	74	12.55	3.39	5.65	1.17
Air Force	23.25	17.00	33.50	153.42	24.08	188.50	341.92	26:01	5.25	48.42	92	12.10	4.58	5.94	1.00
Louisville	23.25	19.08	35.67	135.42	32.50	224.67	360.08	30:00	4.75	44.67	107	11.38	3.80	5.28	1.33
Liberty	23.27	18.91	37.00	148.64	27.64	201.73	350.36	28:40	6.27	53.27	59	12.26	4.02	5.42	1.36
Louisiana-Lafayette	23.38	20.15	34.23	157.62	30.46	189.38	347.00	28:31	5.38	46.31	100	9.77	4.60	5.36	1.54
Clemson	23.43	20.50	34.07	160.64	33.36	213.50	374.14	29:30	6.14	55.07	51	11.37	4.71	5.55	1.86
Southern California	23.50	19.83	31.25	140.75	32.83	230.83	371.58	29:26	5.83	47.92	94	10.30	4.50	5.80	1.33
Louisiana State	23.75	17.58	32.75	146.75	27.33	205.67	352.42	27:44	7.33	66.83	9	12.28	4.48	5.87	1.08
Connecticut	23.83	19.00	35.42	135.33	35.00	223.75	359.08	30:27	7.50	65.00	13	10.45	3.82	5.10	1.17
Rutgers	23.83	19.42	30.33	147.42	33.08	234.08	381.50	28:01	6.58	52.92	63	11.66	4.86	6.02	1.00
Memphis	23.85	17.31	28.23	111.77	35.15	257.54	369.31	26:46	5.92	46.31	101	12.17	3.96	5.83	2.00
Miami-FL	23.92	17.92	30.00	110.08	31.67	209.75	319.83	27:15	5.33	40.33	125	11.55	3.67	5.19	1.50
Boston College	24.08	19.83	31.67	113.58	34.17	246.92	360.50	28:01	6.42	55.83	47	11.95	3.59	5.48	1.92
Texas State	24.25	19.50	37.83	148.17	30.00	199.75	347.92	29:21	6.08	45.17	104	11.75	3.92	5.13	1.25
Colorado State	24.33	20.25	35.33	156.42	33.50	238.50	394.92	28:51	6.67	57.42	38	11.54	4.43	5.74	1.58
Cincinnati	24.58	18.75	34.50	162.08	29.00	222.75	384.83	28:17	5.42	42.92	117	12.55	4.70	6.06	1.17
Fresno State	24.58	20.67	35.75	140.58	36.33	215.67	356.25	31:56	7.42	67.17	8	11.01	3.93	4.94	1.58
Georgia Tech	24.83	18.17	29.33	120.17	31.67	225.42	345.92	28:27	4.00	37.08	129	11.27	4.10	5.67	0.92
Arkansas	24.92	19.67	35.50	122.00	31.92	244.00	366.00	29:24	6.75	56.75	43	12.30	3.44	5.43	1.08
South Alabama	25.15	21.08	34.92	144.69	33.08	248.85	393.54	30:34	5.31	48.38	93	11.64	4.14	5.79	1.54
Baylor	25.25	20.58	38.75	155.33	29.83	227.42	382.75	31:41	5.58	50.08	79	12.87	4.01	5.58	1.58
California-Los Angeles	25.25	20.25	28.75	96.17	34.25	244.67	340.83	28:52	4.83	41.33	121	10.91	3.34	5.41	1.08
Rice	25.42	17.83	39.25	160.75	27.08	173.83	334.58	31:07	6.17	59.00	28	11.59	4.10	5.04	1.00
League Average	25.73	19.75	35.79	151.88	30.58	218.52	370.42	29:58	6.01	52.46	0	11.80	4.24	5.58	1.39
Florida International	25.75	19.67	41.00	191.33	29.75	179.58	370.92	31:16	6.58	54.83	53	10.21	4.67	5.24	1.33
Hawaii	26.00	20.33	35.50	165.67	30.50	209.50	376.92	29:40	6.92	68.33	7	10.52	4.67	5.71	0.92
Kansas	26.00	21.25	34.33	153.83	30.00	239.08	392.92	29:57	4.50	40.75	124	12.64	4.48	6.11	1.42
Michigan State	26.08	18.67	33.67	125.08	28.25	206.92	332.00	29:05	4.17	33.92	130	12.05	3.72	5.36	0.92
Northwestern	26.33	19.08	32.50	130.00	32.58	231.67	361.67	30:12	3.75	32.17	131	11.35	4.00	5.56	1.33
San Jose State	26.42	22.00	42.58	155.42	33.25	232.67	388.08	34:11	7.83	72.75	5	11.44	3.65	5.12	2.25
Texas Christian	26.42	20.83	38.50	163.92	31.42	192.67	356.58	31:37	5.25	44.67	108	10.46	4.26	5.10	1.17
Pittsburgh	26.75	20.67	37.58	115.50	35.67	258.25	373.75	34:23	7.50	70.42	6	12.06	3.07	5.10	1.33
Central Florida	26.92	19.25	34.33	120.33	31.33	218.67	339.00	31:39	6.33	49.00	87	10.75	3.50	5.16	0.92
Jacksonville State	27.23	22.08	42.15	183.54	29.31	222.08	405.62	33:36	6.08	56.62	44	12.61	4.35	5.68	1.69
Georgia Southern	27.62	21.00	34.38	170.00	33.77	258.62	428.62	29:32	8.46	77.46	2	12.14	4.94	6.29	1.46
East Carolina	27.83	21.17	42.33	167.83	33.25	235.75	403.58	34:46	7.17	63.00	19	11.99	3.96	5.34	1.75
Eastern Michigan	27.92	19.67	36.08	163.50	25.83	221.00	384.50	30:09	7.25	64.58	14	13.46	4.53	6.21	1.25
Buffalo	28.00	21.00	36.00	145.67	34.83	258.58	404.25	32:00	4.92	41.17	122	11.80	4.05	5.71	1.58
Florida State	28.00	20.92	39.75	184.67	27.17	201.25	385.92	32:48	4.75	43.83	113	11.84	4.65	5.77	0.50
Old Dominion	28.00	21.33	40.42	172.58	31.25	236.17	408.75	31:55	5.92	49.17	85	12.38	4.27	5.70	1.42
Washington State	28.08	22.42	33.42	173.67	37.67	255.33	429.00	31:30	7.33	58.58	34	10.83	5.20	6.04	1.83
North Carolina	28.17	19.42	37.25	144.33	29.17	232.67	377.00	29:58	6.92	61.83	20	13.89	3.87	5.68	1.25
Wyoming	28.33	19.92	35.00	191.67	28.50	218.92	410.58	29:07	7.08	58.83	32	12.45	5.48	6.47	0.92
Troy	28.42	19.42	33.67	145.33	27.83	221.58	366.92	29:42	5.75	51.92	69	11.98	4.32	5.97	0.75
Syracuse	28.67	19.25	29.83	153.08	30.17	216.00	369.08	26:17	5.25	46.08	102	10.98	5.13	6.15	1.17
Louisiana-Monroe	28.75	21.25	41.08	201.08	27.25	183.92	385.00	29:13	6.58	53.08	61	11.49	4.89	5.63	1.08
Virginia	28.75	19.83	35.17	145.25	32.67	263.08	408.33	30:06	7.08	60.75	24	12.99	4.13	6.02	1.25
Nevada	28.77	22.77	38.15	192.77	26.69	198.69	391.46	28:57	5.31	49.15	86	12.30	5.05	6.04	1.00
South Florida	29.00	22.17	39.42	157.50	34.50	279.08	436.58	34:53	8.67	76.75	3	13.67	4.00	5.91	2.00
San Diego State	29.58	23.25	42.42	207.25	28.58	213.25	420.50	32:35	6.50	63.58	18	11.48	4.89	5.92	1.00
Central Michigan	29.67	19.08	37.08	169.75	27.33	193.83	363.58	30:34	6.42	58.83	30	11.81	4.58	5.64	0.42
Oregon State	29.92	20.75	34.92	185.83	26.42	214.08	399.92	26:50	5.17	49.50	82	13.52	5.32	6.52	1.00
Florida Atlantic	30.25	21.00	37.50	183.50	31.50	233.17	416.67	29:29	6.00	52.58	65	13.26	4.89	6.04	1.58
Maryland	30.42	21.00	35.50	137.50	32.08	241.33	378.83	29:54	6.00	52.75	64	12.07	3.87	5.61	1.42
North Carolina State	30.50	19.25	31.83	143.75	33.08	241.08	384.83	28:23	6.33	57.25	39	11.91	4.52	5.93	1.50
Coastal Carolina	30.58	20.83	40.08	180.17	29.67	225.42	405.58	31:34	6.00	49.50	81	12.64	4.49	5.81	1.75
Kennesaw State	31.17	21.17	38.17	175.92	30.17	237.25	413.17	30:27	5.33	50.42	76	11.67	4.61	6.05	1.00
Western Michigan	31.31	21.15	38.46	192.46	26.54	222.62	415.08	29:39	4.62	38.69	127	13.72	5.00	6.39	1.62
Texas-San Antonio	31.33	19.08	35.00	110.25	32.33	273.58	383.83	28:34	6.50	52.42	68	14.59	3.15	5.70	1.67
Arizona	31.75	21.00	35.83	175.42	29.58	239.00	414.42	30:14	5.00	44.50	109	12.69	4.90	6.34	1.33
West Virginia	31.92	21.77	34.15	144.46	29.69	270.85	415.31	27:59	5.92	51.08	72	14.26	4.23	6.50	0.85
Akron	32.00	20.33	39.42	181.58	28.58	231.67	413.25	30:04	6.67	53.42	57	12.58	4.61	6.08	0.83
Arkansas State	32.25	22.92	38.33	226.25	28.17	234.42	460.67	30:48	7.33	58.83	29	13.33	5.90	6.93	1.58
Texas El Paso	32.33	20.50	41.75	180.00	29.33	223.17	403.17	32:02	5.75	52.42	67	12.40	4.31	5.67	1.50
Wake Forest	32.50	25.42	34.50	157.25	37.92	277.83	435.08	31:08	6.17	58.50	35	10.42	4.56	6.01	1.42
Appalachian State	32.91	21.45	37.45	197.91	25.55	214.64	412.55	29:47	7.00	63.82	17	12.23	5.28	6.55	1.18
Stanford	33.67	21.17	31.58	132.92	33.17	280.58	413.50	28:18	6.75	61.83	21	12.80	4.21	6.39	1.42
Georgia State	33.83	22.08	40.25	210.33	26.92	208.33	418.67	30:01	6.58	57.92	37	12.25	5.23	6.23	1.42
Mississippi State	34.08	23.83	43.58	216.92	28.42	239.42	456.33	34:18	6.25	58.83	31	11.97	4.98	6.34	1.00
Alabama-Birmingham	34.25	21.92	42.08	213.42	26.50	180.33	393.75	30:29	6.33	59.58	26	12.44	5.07	5.74	1.08
Middle Tennessee	34.25	23.42	38.83	197.00	28.58	252.17	449.17	29:42	5.50	50.92	73	13.10	5.07	6.66	0.83
North Texas	34.50	22.75	41.67	195.50	32.58	261.08	456.58	32:31	6.83	61.33	23	13.33	4.69	6.15	1.17
Texas Tech	34.50	23.33	33.25	147.25	37.92	306.17	453.42	30:07	6.25	54.75	54	12.50	4.43	6.37	1.75
Charlotte	35.08	23.08	40.33	210.33	28.42	222.83	433.17	31:22	6.58	56.83	42	13.04	5.21	6.30	0.92
Temple	35.42	20.00	40.75	226.50	27.75	192.33	418.83	29:45	5.42	47.08	97	11.72	5.56	6.11	1.25
Massachusetts	35.50	20.42	37.83	197.92	22.50	176.58	374.50	27:41	6.00	53.33	58	13.58	5.23	6.21	0.75
Oklahoma State	35.58	25.08	39.75	215.00	33.75	285.83	500.83	32:55	5.33	48.92	90	13.50	5.41	6.81	1.25
New Mexico State	36.25	21.25	38.17	195.92	31.83	250.92	446.83	31:28	6.92	74.33	4	13.62	5.13	6.38	0.83
Southern Miss	37.75	21.75	39.50	232.67	26.75	216.50	449.17	31:22	6.17	54.92	52	12.43	5.89	6.78	0.83
Utah State	37.75	23.42	39.83	214.50	32.75	255.58	470.08	32:40	7.50	59.42	27	11.49	5.38	6.48	1.33
New Mexico	38.00	24.58	39.25	212.92	33.00	278.00	492.08	31:34	7.00	65.42	12	13.03	5.42	6.81	0.83
Purdue	39.92	23.92	39.33	200.00	27.50	251.58	451.58	33:08	5.17	47.67	95	13.91	5.08	6.76	0.42
Ball State	40.08	22.25	33.67	176.67	31.33	279.58	456.25	29:01	5.42	49.92	80	14.40	5.25	7.02	1.33
Tulsa	42.50	22.17	37.25	180.75	33.00	316.00	496.75	30:14	8.08	79.92	1	14.53	4.85	7.07	1.33
Kent State	44.08	26.50	44.92	264.92	28.83	251.08	516.00	33:07	5.92	56.08	45	13.39	5.90	7.00	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 on this page, including yards per play, fewest first downs allowed and fewest passing yards per attempt, all of which 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 checked 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? Which have the best time of possession stats? This is an important category and can mean the defense is very good or it can mean a team's offense holds the ball very well.
TO - Turnovers - which college teams create the most turnovers? Which schools generate the most takeaways? Often an opportunistic defense can make 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).

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College Football Defensive Rankings

Defensive Rankings Stat Categories

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