Team Defense
| Pos | Team | PA/G | Def/G | Run/G | Pass/G | Sacks | 1st/G | Take |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ND | 24.2 | 367.0 | 74.4 | 292.6 | 16 | 17.4 | 13 |
| 2 |  WISC | 29.5 | 412.3 | 59.5 | 352.8 | 13 | 20.3 | 8 |
| 3 |  ORE | 30.2 | 418.6 | 83.8 | 334.8 | 12 | 17.0 | 8 |
| 4 |  USC | 31.0 | 405.0 | 152.8 | 252.3 | 14 | 21.3 | 7 |
| 5 |  WASH | 34.5 | 432.0 | 101.3 | 330.8 | 14 | 18.0 | 7 |
| 6 |  IOWA | 25.4 | 366.4 | 96.2 | 270.2 | 20 | 18.8 | 7 |
| 7 |  FSU | 30.0 | 445.0 | 100.8 | 344.3 | 17 | 21.0 | 8 |
| 8 |  FLA | 34.2 | 480.2 | 121.8 | 358.4 | 27 | 22.6 | 15 |
| 9 |  LSU | 32.0 | 455.4 | 62.0 | 393.4 | 13 | 16.8 | 8 |
| 10 |  MIA | 38.8 | 479.3 | 71.8 | 407.5 | 11 | 21.5 | 6 |
| 11 |  ALA | 36.0 | 463.0 | 115.0 | 348.0 | 13 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 12 |  CLEM | 33.0 | 432.0 | 109.8 | 322.2 | 16 | 18.2 | 9 |
| 13 |  TENN | 49.0 | 520.6 | 199.0 | 321.6 | 15 | 23.2 | 5 |
| 14 |  EMU | 61.0 | 614.2 | 244.8 | 369.4 | 10 | 24.8 | 8 |
| 15 |  KENT | 29.6 | 455.4 | 127.0 | 328.4 | 11 | 20.4 | 6 |
| 16 |  NIU | 41.5 | 484.5 | 147.5 | 337.0 | 13 | 24.0 | 2 |
| 17 |  OHIO | 62.8 | 683.5 | 160.0 | 523.5 | 11 | 26.3 | 9 |
| 18 |  MIZZ | 16.8 | 332.0 | 52.3 | 279.8 | 11 | 15.3 | 13 |
| 19 |  OKST | 26.3 | 426.5 | 117.0 | 309.5 | 12 | 19.3 | 9 |
| 20 |  TEX | 29.0 | 396.5 | 86.8 | 309.8 | 23 | 18.8 | 6 |
| 21 |  OU | 24.0 | 423.0 | 84.8 | 338.3 | 20 | 23.3 | 7 |
| 22 |  BOISE | 27.5 | 402.0 | 65.3 | 335.3 | 7 | 18.0 | 10 |
| 23 |  TECH | 31.0 | 447.5 | 111.8 | 335.8 | 13 | 21.5 | 11 |
| 24 |  NEB | 35.8 | 499.8 | 139.5 | 360.3 | 14 | 21.5 | 6 |
| 25 |  OSU | 39.0 | 500.3 | 97.5 | 402.8 | 8 | 20.5 | 6 |
| 26 |  AUB | 38.8 | 433.5 | 136.8 | 296.8 | 7 | 17.3 | 5 |
| 27 |  TAMU | 32.5 | 350.0 | 163.3 | 186.8 | 15 | 18.5 | 4 |
| 28 |  MICH | 34.0 | 472.6 | 137.6 | 335.0 | 11 | 19.8 | 4 |
| 29 |  BGSU | 44.8 | 475.5 | 183.5 | 292.0 | 8 | 21.3 | 3 |
| 30 |  TOL | 73.8 | 656.3 | 183.5 | 472.8 | 7 | 23.0 | 1 |
