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CFB Team Total Defense

Name: CFB Total Defense
Creator: CollegeFootballData.com

2026 season · through Week 9 · highlighting louisiana-tech and troy · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition

This week's matchups138 of 138 FBS teams

RK
1	ND Notre Dame	8	7-1	FBS Independents	236.1#1	1889#138
2	NDSU North Dakota State	9	7-2	Mountain West	248.8#2	2239#128
3	MICH Michigan	8	5-3	Big Ten	250.0#3	2000#137
4	UNM New Mexico	8	7-1	Mountain West	257.5#4	2060#136
5	LSU LSU	8	6-2	SEC	258.4#5	2067#135
6	IU Indiana	9	8-1	Big Ten	259.1#6	2332#122
7	UCLA UCLA	8	8-0	Big Ten	260.8#7	2086#134
8	NEB Nebraska	8	5-3	Big Ten	270.8#8	2166#133
9	TEX Texas	8	6-2	SEC	273.1#9	2185#132
10	UGA Georgia	8	7-1	SEC	273.4#10	2187#131
11	OSU Ohio State	8	6-2	Big Ten	273.5#11	2188#130
12	IOWA Iowa	8	6-2	Big Ten	275.5#12	2204#129
13	LIB Liberty	8	7-1	Conference USA	282.1#13	2257#127
14	TCU TCU	8	4-4	Big 12	287.6#14	2301#126
15	TENN Tennessee	8	6-2	SEC	288.5#15	2308#125
16	DUKE Duke	8	6-2	ACC	290.3#16	2322#124
17	WIS Wisconsin	8	5-3	Big Ten	290.4#17	2323#123
18	PSU Penn State	8	4-4	Big Ten	296.3#18	2370#121
19	BYU BYU	8	7-1	Big 12	298.8#19	2390#120
20	OU Oklahoma	8	4-4	SEC	304.6#20	2437#119
21	FIU Florida International	8	3-5	Conference USA	304.9#21	2439#118
22	MINN Minnesota	8	5-3	Big Ten	305.0#22	2440#117
23	AF Air Force	8	6-2	Mountain West	305.4#23	2443#116
24	USF South Florida	8	6-2	American Athletic	306.6#24	2453#115
25	UAB UAB	8	4-4	American Athletic	306.9#25	2455#114
26	SMU SMU	8	6-2	ACC	307.6#26	2461#113
27	VT Virginia Tech	8	6-2	ACC	311.4#27	2491#112
T-28	GASO Georgia Southern	8	4-4	Sun Belt	312.6T-28	2501T-110
T-28	MIA Miami	8	8-0	ACC	312.6T-28	2501T-110
30	TA&M Texas A&M	8	4-4	SEC	315.6#30	2525#109
31	UL Louisiana	8	5-3	Sun Belt	317.3#31	2538#108
32	KSU Kansas State	8	4-4	Big 12	318.0#32	2544#107
33	NEV Nevada	8	3-5	Mountain West	318.1#33	2545#106
34	PITT Pittsburgh	9	6-3	ACC	320.9#34	2888#75
35	WAKE Wake Forest	8	7-1	ACC	323.5#35	2588#105
36	MASS Massachusetts	8	4-4	Mid-American	324.5#36	2596#104
37	MIZ Missouri	8	6-2	SEC	325.3#37	2602#103
38	TOL Toledo	8	6-2	Mid-American	325.6#38	2605#102
39	CLEM Clemson	8	5-3	ACC	329.3#39	2634#101
T-40	ALA Alabama	8	6-2	SEC	330.4T-40	2643T-98
T-40	JXST Jacksonville State	8	6-2	Conference USA	330.4T-40	2643T-98
T-40	UTAH Utah	8	8-0	Big 12	330.4T-40	2643T-98
43	LT Louisiana Tech	8	6-2	Sun Belt	332.6#43	2661#97
44	BAY Baylor	8	5-3	Big 12	332.8#44	2662#96
45	OHIO Ohio	8	6-2	Mid-American	333.4#45	2667#95
46	USU Utah State	8	3-5	Pac-12	333.9#46	2671#94
47	ARIZ Arizona	8	6-2	Big 12	334.5#47	2676#93
48	ECU East Carolina	8	4-4	American Athletic	336.5#48	2692#92
49	SHSU Sam Houston	8	1-7	Conference USA	338.1#49	2705#91
50	BC Boston College	8	4-4	ACC	339.4#50	2715#90
51	SC South Carolina	8	5-3	SEC	340.5#51	2724#89
52	ORE Oregon	8	5-3	Big Ten	341.8#52	2734#88
53	KU Kansas	8	3-5	Big 12	342.0#53	2736#87
54	WASH Washington	8	5-3	Big Ten	342.5#54	2740#86
55	TROY Troy	8	4-4	Sun Belt	343.9#55	2751#85
56	NMSU New Mexico State	8	3-5	Conference USA	344.9#56	2759#84
57	USC USC	9	7-2	Big Ten	346.0#57	3114#50
58	ODU Old Dominion	9	2-7	Sun Belt	347.3#58	3126#47
59	SYR Syracuse	8	4-4	ACC	347.6#59	2781#83
60	ASU Arizona State	8	4-4	Big 12	350.0#60	2800#82
61	UVA Virginia	9	4-5	ACC	350.1#61	3151#42
62	ORST Oregon State	8	5-3	Pac-12	350.3#62	2802#81
63	JMU James Madison	9	7-2	Sun Belt	352.2#63	3170#38
64	MSU Michigan State	8	2-6	Big Ten	355.1#64	2841#80
65	HOU Houston	8	6-2	Big 12	357.9#65	2863#79
66	WMU Western Michigan	9	6-3	Mid-American	358.1#66	3223#34
67	GAST Georgia State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	358.5#67	2868#78
68	CMU Central Michigan	8	3-5	Mid-American	359.0#68	2872#77
69	BOIS Boise State	8	7-1	Pac-12	360.3#69	2882#76
70	KENT Kent State	9	3-6	Mid-American	360.6#70	3245#32
71	ARK Arkansas	8	3-5	SEC	361.9#71	2895#74
72	UK Kentucky	8	7-1	SEC	362.6#72	2901#73
73	SAC Sacramento State	9	2-7	Mid-American	363.8#73	3274#29
74	NCSU NC State	8	4-4	ACC	366.1#74	2929#72
75	VAN Vanderbilt	8	3-5	SEC	366.9#75	2935#71
76	M-OH Miami (OH)	8	5-3	Mid-American	367.0#76	2936#70
77	FLA Florida	8	5-3	SEC	368.5#77	2948#69
78	WYO Wyoming	8	5-3	Mountain West	369.0#78	2952#68
79	HAW Hawai'i	8	2-6	Mountain West	370.1#79	2961#67
80	ILL Illinois	8	5-3	Big Ten	370.6#80	2965#66
T-81	APP App State	8	5-3	Sun Belt	371.6T-81	2973T-64
T-81	MD Maryland	8	2-6	Big Ten	371.6T-81	2973T-64
83	NAVY Navy	8	2-6	American Athletic	372.8#83	2982#63
84	NU Northwestern	8	6-2	Big Ten	374.1#84	2993#62
85	UCF UCF	8	4-4	Big 12	375.9#85	3007#61
86	EMU Eastern Michigan	9	4-5	Mid-American	376.3#86	3387#18
87	SJSU San José State	9	4-5	Mountain West	376.8#87	3391#17
88	MEM Memphis	9	7-2	American Athletic	377.0#88	3393#16
89	WSU Washington State	9	1-8	Pac-12	377.2#89	3395T-14
90	BUF Buffalo	8	5-3	Mid-American	377.5#90	3020#60
91	BGSU Bowling Green	9	2-7	Mid-American	377.9#91	3401#13
92	MSST Mississippi State	8	4-4	SEC	378.0#92	3024#59
93	UNC North Carolina	8	4-4	ACC	378.1#93	3025#58
94	TTU Texas Tech	8	7-1	Big 12	379.9#94	3039#57
95	KENN Kennesaw State	8	2-6	Conference USA	380.0#95	3040#56
96	RICE Rice	8	1-7	American Athletic	383.3#96	3066#55
97	MISS Ole Miss	8	6-2	SEC	383.9#97	3071#54
98	ARST Arkansas State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	386.0#98	3088#53
99	COLO Colorado	8	3-5	Big 12	386.1#99	3089#52
100	CONN UConn	8	4-4	FBS Independents	388.4#100	3107#51
101	WKU Western Kentucky	8	3-5	Conference USA	390.0#101	3120#49
102	ISU Iowa State	8	4-4	Big 12	390.5#102	3124#48
103	OKST Oklahoma State	8	5-3	Big 12	391.1#103	3129#46
104	UTSA UTSA	8	7-1	American Athletic	391.5#104	3132#45
105	FRES Fresno State	8	5-3	Pac-12	392.5#105	3140#44
106	MTSU Middle Tennessee	8	4-4	Conference USA	392.8#106	3142#43
107	CAL California	9	3-6	ACC	393.0#107	3537#8
108	UNLV UNLV	8	5-3	Mountain West	395.3#108	3162#41
109	UNT North Texas	8	6-2	American Athletic	395.5#109	3164#40
110	UTEP UTEP	8	1-7	Mountain West	396.1#110	3169#39
111	ARMY Army	8	5-3	American Athletic	396.5#111	3172#37
112	TEM Temple	8	2-6	American Athletic	398.0#112	3184#36
113	USA South Alabama	8	4-4	Sun Belt	401.3#113	3210#35
114	TLSA Tulsa	8	4-4	American Athletic	405.4#114	3243#33
115	AUB Auburn	8	4-4	SEC	408.1#115	3265#31
116	DEL Delaware	8	4-4	Conference USA	408.4#116	3267#30
117	TXST Texas State	8	4-4	Pac-12	410.3#117	3282#28
118	LOU Louisville	8	5-3	ACC	411.3#118	3290#27
119	CCU Coastal Carolina	8	3-5	Sun Belt	412.0#119	3296#26
120	AKR Akron	8	1-7	Mid-American	412.5#120	3300#25
121	GT Georgia Tech	8	2-6	ACC	414.3#121	3314#24
122	RUTG Rutgers	8	2-6	Big Ten	418.0#122	3344#23
123	PUR Purdue	8	3-5	Big Ten	418.6#123	3349#22
124	MOST Missouri State	8	3-5	Conference USA	418.9#124	3351#21
125	TULN Tulane	8	4-4	American Athletic	421.9#125	3375#20
126	BALL Ball State	8	3-5	Mid-American	422.9#126	3383#19
127	FSU Florida State	8	3-5	ACC	424.4#127	3395T-14
128	MRSH Marshall	8	5-3	Sun Belt	427.4#128	3419#12
129	USM Southern Miss	8	3-5	Sun Belt	432.0#129	3456#11
130	NIU Northern Illinois	8	0-8	Mountain West	433.0#130	3464#10
131	ULM UL Monroe	8	1-7	Sun Belt	434.8#131	3478#9
132	CIN Cincinnati	8	5-3	Big 12	442.5#132	3540#7
133	SDSU San Diego State	9	4-5	Pac-12	451.0#133	4059#3
134	STAN Stanford	9	4-5	ACC	454.1#134	4087#1
135	CLT Charlotte	8	1-7	American Athletic	465.4#135	3723#6
136	FAU Florida Atlantic	8	5-3	American Athletic	468.9#136	3751#5
137	WVU West Virginia	8	5-3	Big 12	483.9#137	3871#4
138	CSU Colorado State	8	3-5	Pac-12	510.8#138	4086#2

Ranks among 138 FBS teams with a value. Equal values share a rank (T-5). — means not available from source and is left out of ranking.

Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 9. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.