Team Defense
| Pos | Team | PA/G | Def/G | Run/G | Pass/G | Sacks | 1st/G | Take |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ORE | 15.3 | 332.0 | 83.3 | 243.0 | 17 | 16.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  ND | 29.6 | 428.4 | 137.6 | 290.8 | 13 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 3 |  USC | 25.8 | 397.8 | 94.8 | 313.0 | 13 | 18.3 | 4 |
| 4 |  MICH | 39.5 | 529.0 | 145.8 | 383.3 | 12 | 22.0 | 8 |
| 5 |  WASH | 27.6 | 368.0 | 61.8 | 306.2 | 19 | 16.2 | 8 |
| 6 |  WISC | 37.0 | 450.5 | 57.5 | 393.0 | 17 | 18.0 | 5 |
| 7 |  OSU | 41.3 | 513.0 | 149.0 | 364.0 | 15 | 23.0 | 5 |
| 8 |  LSU | 17.2 | 314.8 | 85.6 | 229.2 | 15 | 14.6 | 8 |
| 9 |  SCAR | 23.8 | 360.3 | 81.5 | 278.8 | 8 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 10 |  AUB | 30.8 | 456.4 | 102.2 | 354.2 | 14 | 22.4 | 12 |
| 11 |  CLEM | 28.3 | 393.3 | 142.8 | 250.5 | 8 | 16.5 | 5 |
| 12 |  FSU | 41.3 | 467.8 | 121.3 | 346.5 | 11 | 19.8 | 6 |
| 13 |  TENN | 31.5 | 539.0 | 100.5 | 438.5 | 14 | 24.0 | 14 |
| 14 |  ALA | 33.8 | 467.8 | 137.3 | 330.5 | 7 | 22.0 | 5 |
| 15 |  FLA | 45.5 | 564.3 | 121.0 | 443.3 | 6 | 25.8 | 6 |
| 16 |  MIA | 42.0 | 445.0 | 152.4 | 292.6 | 24 | 20.4 | 5 |
| 17 |  NIU | 38.0 | 500.0 | 104.0 | 396.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 |
| 18 |  KENT | 34.0 | 478.5 | 117.5 | 361.0 | 12 | 19.5 | 4 |
| 19 |  BALL | 62.5 | 705.0 | 482.0 | 223.0 | 6 | 24.5 | 2 |
| 20 |  TOL | 39.5 | 512.5 | 33.0 | 479.5 | 5 | 23.5 | 1 |
| 21 |  TEX | 29.2 | 433.4 | 105.0 | 328.4 | 14 | 19.2 | 5 |
| 22 |  BOISE | 31.5 | 486.0 | 39.5 | 446.5 | 13 | 18.8 | 8 |
| 23 |  OKST | 32.8 | 471.3 | 117.5 | 353.8 | 13 | 19.8 | 7 |
| 24 |  MIZZ | 22.8 | 393.0 | 96.0 | 297.0 | 13 | 18.3 | 10 |
| 25 |  TAMU | 36.0 | 451.8 | 41.6 | 331.6 | 20 | 18.4 | 6 |
| 26 |  NEB | 48.6 | 556.4 | 85.4 | 409.2 | 15 | 24.0 | 4 |
| 27 |  OHIO | 44.0 | 574.0 | 156.0 | 418.0 | 2 | 23.0 | 0 |
| 28 |  BGSU | 38.0 | 568.0 | 133.0 | 435.0 | 3 | 24.0 | 3 |
| 29 |  EMU | 48.0 | 577.0 | 146.0 | 431.0 | 4 | 22.0 | 4 |
| 30 |  MIAU | 59.0 | 619.0 | 455.0 | 164.0 | 3 | 24.0 | 1 |
| 31 |  OU | 38.4 | 525.6 | 160.0 | 345.6 | 10 | 20.4 | 6 |
| 32 |  WAZZ | 41.5 | 469.3 | 179.3 | 290.0 | 14 | 21.0 | 3 |
