
Published October 14, 2012
| Associated Press
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National Team Defense
By The Associated Press
Total Defense
| Plays | Yds | Yds | Pg | |
| Alabama | 347 | 1087 | 181.1 | |
| LSU | 433 | 1537 | 219.5 | |
| Florida St. | 451 | 1554 | 222.0 | |
| Texas Tech | 375 | 1458 | 243.0 | |
| BYU | 437 | 1826 | 260.8 | |
| Connecticut | 458 | 1827 | 261.0 | |
| Michigan St. | 441 | 1891 | 270.1 | |
| Arizona St. | 417 | 1636 | 272.6 | |
| Maryland | 394 | 1672 | 278.6 | |
| Michigan | 383 | 1698 | 283.0 | |
| Notre Dame | 381 | 1722 | 287.0 | |
| South Carolina | 475 | 2074 | 296.2 | |
| Florida | 407 | 1783 | 297.1 | |
| Oklahoma | 316 | 1501 | 300.2 | |
| TCU | 357 | 1805 | 300.8 | |
| UTSA | 374 | 1824 | 304.0 | |
| Western Ky. | 380 | 1828 | 304.6 | |
| Minnesota | 393 | 1879 | 313.1 | |
| Rutgers | 379 | 1902 | 317.0 | |
| Iowa | 390 | 1903 | 317.1 | |
| Utah St. | 521 | 2255 | 322.1 | |
| Wisconsin | 471 | 2280 | 325.7 | |
| North Carolina | 499 | 2289 | 327.0 | |
| Bowling Green | 450 | 2314 | 330.5 | |
| Louisville | 375 | 1987 | 331.1 | |
| Mississippi St. | 399 | 1989 | 331.5 | |
| Southern California | 415 | 1989 | 331.5 | |
| Boise St. | 419 | 2008 | 334.6 | |
| Syracuse | 392 | 2013 | 335.5 | |
| Fresno St. | 486 | 2366 | 338.0 | |
| San Jose St. | 387 | 2031 | 338.5 | |
| Kansas St. | 413 | 2038 | 339.6 | |
| Penn St. | 416 | 2050 | 341.6 | |
| Iowa St. | 446 | 2054 | 342.3 | |
| Pittsburgh | 359 | 2061 | 343.5 | |
| South Ala. | 393 | 2067 | 344.5 | |
| Utah | 400 | 2104 | 350.6 | |
| UCF | 406 | 2109 | 351.5 | |
| La.-Monroe | 410 | 2109 | 351.5 | |
| Vanderbilt | 397 | 2110 | 351.6 | |
| Cincinnati | 348 | 1761 | 352.2 | |
| Washington | 389 | 2131 | 355.1 | |
| Ole Miss | 478 | 2492 | 356.0 | |
| Missouri | 481 | 2493 | 356.1 | |
| Oregon | 474 | 2159 | 359.8 | |
| Navy | 380 | 2169 | 361.5 | |
| Oregon St. | 342 | 1809 | 361.8 | |
| Nebraska | 432 | 2202 | 367.0 | |
| Western Mich. | 496 | 2586 | 369.4 | |
| Stanford | 462 | 2217 | 369.5 | |
| Oklahoma St. | 386 | 1854 | 370.8 | |
| Georgia | 428 | 2243 | 373.8 | |
| Arkansas St. | 512 | 2634 | 376.2 | |
| Illinois | 446 | 2635 | 376.4 | |
| Virginia | 474 | 2642 | 377.4 | |
| Northwestern | 521 | 2665 | 380.7 | |
| Tulsa | 526 | 2669 | 381.2 | |
| Virginia Tech | 505 | 2669 | 381.2 | |
| San Diego St. | 488 | 2670 | 381.4 | |
| North Carolina St. | 392 | 2297 | 382.8 | |
| Kent St. | 409 | 2334 | 389.0 | |
| South Fla. | 448 | 2344 | 390.6 | |
| Temple | 370 | 1955 | 391.0 | |
| Troy | 402 | 2346 | 391.0 | |
| East Carolina | 488 | 2740 | 391.4 | |
| Ohio | 543 | 2758 | 394.0 | |
| Duke | 487 | 2758 | 394.0 | |
| North Texas | 406 | 2372 | 395.3 | |
| UCLA | 499 | 2794 | 399.1 | |
| Northern Ill. | 572 | 2799 | 399.8 | |
| Ohio St. | 510 | 2800 | 400.0 | |
| Buffalo | 418 | 2408 | 401.3 | |
| La.-Lafayette | 387 | 2009 | 401.8 | |
| Texas A&M | 477 | 2433 | 405.5 | |
| Southern Miss. | 419 | 2453 | 408.8 | |
| SMU | 446 | 2453 | 408.8 | |
| UAB | 416 | 2470 | 411.6 | |
| Purdue | 434 | 2472 | 412.0 | |
| Kentucky | 503 | 2909 | 415.5 | |
| Auburn | 437 | 2500 | 416.6 | |
| California | 561 | 2931 | 418.7 | |
| Nevada | 523 | 2939 | 419.8 | |
| Colorado St. | 516 | 2942 | 420.2 | |
| New Mexico | 459 | 2945 | 420.7 | |
| Wake Forest | 455 | 2534 | 422.3 | |
| Memphis | 458 | 2540 | 423.3 | |
| Air Force | 420 | 2549 | 424.8 | |
| Fla. Atlantic | 376 | 2564 | 427.3 | |
| Tennessee | 444 | 2579 | 429.8 | |
| Hawaii | 425 | 2581 | 430.1 | |
| Georgia Tech | 443 | 2586 | 431.0 | |
| FIU | 504 | 3030 | 432.8 | |
| Kansas | 422 | 2602 | 433.6 | |
| Arkansas | 509 | 3042 | 434.5 | |
| New Mexico St. | 431 | 2646 | 441.0 | |
| Middle Tenn. | 450 | 2652 | 442.0 | |
| Central Mich. | 429 | 2660 | 443.3 | |
| Texas St. | 434 | 2666 | 444.3 | |
| UTEP | 517 | 3116 | 445.1 | |
| Clemson | 407 | 2673 | 445.5 | |
| Army | 357 | 2686 | 447.6 | |
| Texas | 419 | 2698 | 449.6 | |
| Wyoming | 471 | 2759 | 459.8 | |
| Idaho | 482 | 3228 | 461.1 | |
| Washington St. | 559 | 3238 | 462.5 | |
| Indiana | 477 | 2783 | 463.8 | |
| Houston | 493 | 2809 | 468.1 | |
| Akron | 545 | 3278 | 468.2 | |
| Rice | 501 | 3279 | 468.4 | |
| Marshall | 489 | 2819 | 469.8 | |
| Toledo | 516 | 3345 | 477.8 | |
| UNLV | 533 | 3351 | 478.7 | |
| Arizona | 494 | 2873 | 478.8 | |
| Tulane | 451 | 2878 | 479.6 | |
| Ball St. | 525 | 3362 | 480.2 | |
| Colorado | 447 | 2965 | 494.1 | |
| West Virginia | 470 | 2976 | 496.0 | |
| Boston College | 499 | 2998 | 499.6 | |
| Miami (OH) | 536 | 3501 | 500.1 | |
| Massachusetts | 448 | 3025 | 504.1 | |
| Miami (FL) | 550 | 3546 | 506.5 | |
| Eastern Mich. | 467 | 3093 | 515.5 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 533 | 3333 | 555.5 | |
| Baylor | 435 | 2794 | 558.8 |
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