Team Defense
| Pos | Team | PA/G | 1st/G | Def/G | Run/G | Pass/G | Take | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  TEX | 30.4 | 19.3 | 420.2 | 118.1 | 302.1 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 |  ND | 34.5 | 19.4 | 472.3 | 198.7 | 273.6 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 |  USC | 25.4 | 20.3 | 421.6 | 147.6 | 274.0 | 12 | 10 |
| 4 |  OSU | 33.0 | 19.7 | 477.0 | 110.1 | 366.9 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 |  NEB | 30.8 | 18.4 | 434.6 | 126.8 | 307.9 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 |  ORE | 35.4 | 20.8 | 484.4 | 172.3 | 312.1 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 |  MICH | 33.0 | 18.1 | 404.5 | 158.9 | 245.6 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 |  CLEM | 26.9 | 21.1 | 429.2 | 156.2 | 273.0 | 19 | 30 |
| 9 |  MIA | 32.2 | 20.0 | 449.1 | 187.6 | 261.5 | 12 | 20 |
| 10 |  FLA | 36.9 | 19.8 | 442.4 | 183.4 | 259.0 | 10 | 18 |
| 11 |  FSU | 38.4 | 18.8 | 448.2 | 148.2 | 300.0 | 8 | 22 |
| 12 |  AUB | 35.3 | 21.1 | 449.0 | 203.4 | 245.6 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 |  BAMA | 33.0 | 21.3 | 449.6 | 171.0 | 278.6 | 7 | 16 |
| 14 |  LSU | 38.4 | 21.9 | 481.3 | 203.6 | 277.6 | 7 | 20 |
