Team Defense
| Pos | Team | PA/G | 1st/G | Def/G | Run/G | Pass/G | Take | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ORE | 27.0 | 15.0 | 317.0 | 68.0 | 249.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  USC | 20.0 | 17.0 | 333.0 | 183.0 | 150.0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  FSU | 29.0 | 17.5 | 400.5 | 104.0 | 296.5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  TEX | 27.0 | 23.0 | 479.0 | 221.5 | 257.5 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 |  OKST | 34.5 | 19.0 | 455.5 | 172.5 | 283.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 |  NEB | 13.0 | 15.5 | 299.5 | 85.0 | 214.5 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 |  ND | 13.0 | 15.0 | 372.0 | 157.0 | 215.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  BOISE | 24.0 | 14.0 | 267.0 | 75.0 | 192.0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  OHIO | 3.0 | 14.0 | 212.0 | 119.0 | 93.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  LSU | 33.5 | 23.5 | 532.5 | 153.5 | 379.0 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 |  ALA | 32.0 | 20.5 | 439.5 | 133.0 | 306.5 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 |  MIA | 47.0 | 21.5 | 531.0 | 82.5 | 448.5 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 |  CLEM | 34.0 | 23.0 | 431.5 | 216.5 | 215.0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 |  KENT | 20.0 | 14.0 | 353.0 | 190.0 | 163.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 |  MIAU | 47.0 | 20.0 | 557.0 | 124.0 | 433.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  TOL | 55.0 | 21.0 | 553.0 | 428.0 | 125.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 |  NIU | 37.0 | 22.0 | 460.0 | 83.0 | 377.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  BGSU | 34.0 | 27.0 | 500.0 | 138.0 | 362.0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 |  EMU | 40.0 | 17.0 | 498.0 | 11.0 | 487.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 |  OU | 51.0 | 20.0 | 417.0 | 105.0 | 312.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 |  TAMU | 44.0 | 20.0 | 447.0 | 241.0 | 206.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 |  BALL | 50.0 | 24.0 | 613.0 | 223.0 | 390.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 |  FLA | 39.0 | 16.5 | 469.0 | 90.5 | 378.5 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 |  AUB | 17.0 | 19.0 | 388.5 | 165.0 | 223.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 |  OSU | 23.0 | 22.0 | 489.0 | 70.0 | 419.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 |  MICH | 33.0 | 25.0 | 468.0 | 126.0 | 342.0 | 2 | 2 |
