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CFB Team Total Defense

Name: CFB Total Defense
Creator: CollegeFootballData.com

2026 season · through Week 8 · highlighting utah and cincinnati · lower is better. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition

This week's matchups138 of 138 FBS teams

RK
1	ND Notre Dame	7	6-1	FBS Independents	234.9#1	1644#138
T-2	MICH Michigan	7	4-3	Big Ten	250.1T-2	1751#137
T-2	NDSU North Dakota State	8	6-2	Mountain West	250.1T-2	2001#126
4	LSU LSU	8	6-2	SEC	258.4#4	2067#122
5	UNM New Mexico	7	6-1	Mountain West	260.3#5	1822#136
T-6	OSU Ohio State	7	6-1	Big Ten	264.3T-6	1850T-134
T-6	TCU TCU	7	3-4	Big 12	264.3T-6	1850T-134
8	IU Indiana	8	7-1	Big Ten	264.6#8	2117#117
9	NEB Nebraska	7	5-2	Big Ten	271.3#9	1899#133
10	UCLA UCLA	7	7-0	Big Ten	272.9#10	1910#132
11	OU Oklahoma	7	4-3	SEC	273.7#11	1916#131
12	UGA Georgia	7	6-1	SEC	276.4#12	1935#130
13	WIS Wisconsin	7	5-2	Big Ten	280.1#13	1961#129
14	IOWA Iowa	7	5-2	Big Ten	281.3#14	1969#128
15	TEX Texas	7	5-2	SEC	285.4#15	1998#127
16	TENN Tennessee	8	6-2	SEC	288.5#16	2308#103
17	MINN Minnesota	7	5-2	Big Ten	288.7#17	2021#125
18	LIB Liberty	7	6-1	Conference USA	292.4#18	2047#124
19	FIU Florida International	7	3-4	Conference USA	292.6#19	2048#123
20	AF Air Force	7	5-2	Mountain West	296.4#20	2075#121
21	MIA Miami	7	7-0	ACC	299.1#21	2094#120
22	DUKE Duke	7	5-2	ACC	301.3#22	2109#119
23	BYU BYU	7	6-1	Big 12	301.6#23	2111#118
24	SMU SMU	7	6-1	ACC	303.3#24	2123#116
25	KSU Kansas State	7	4-3	Big 12	305.3#25	2137#115
26	VT Virginia Tech	8	6-2	ACC	311.4#26	2491#87
27	UTAH Utah	7	7-0	Big 12	312.4#27	2187#114
28	PSU Penn State	7	3-4	Big Ten	313.6#28	2195#113
29	ARIZ Arizona	7	6-1	Big 12	314.9#29	2204#112
30	TA&M Texas A&M	8	4-4	SEC	315.6#30	2525#82
31	UAB UAB	7	4-3	American Athletic	316.9#31	2218#111
32	CLEM Clemson	7	4-3	ACC	317.0#32	2219#110
33	UL Louisiana	8	5-3	Sun Belt	317.3#33	2538#80
34	NEV Nevada	7	3-4	Mountain West	320.3#34	2242#109
35	WAKE Wake Forest	7	6-1	ACC	322.6#35	2258#108
36	LT Louisiana Tech	7	5-2	Sun Belt	323.4#36	2264#107
37	MASS Massachusetts	8	4-4	Mid-American	324.5#37	2596#74
38	USF South Florida	7	5-2	American Athletic	325.1#38	2276#106
39	ORE Oregon	7	4-3	Big Ten	325.4#39	2278#105
T-40	GASO Georgia Southern	7	3-4	Sun Belt	325.6T-40	2279#104
T-40	TOL Toledo	8	6-2	Mid-American	325.6T-40	2605#73
42	UVA Virginia	8	4-4	ACC	326.6#42	2613#70
43	ALA Alabama	8	6-2	SEC	330.4#43	2643#65
44	MIZ Missouri	7	5-2	SEC	330.6#44	2314#102
T-45	PITT Pittsburgh	8	5-3	ACC	331.3T-45	2650T-63
T-45	USC USC	8	6-2	Big Ten	331.3T-45	2650T-63
47	NMSU New Mexico State	7	3-4	Conference USA	332.3#47	2326#101
48	BC Boston College	7	4-3	ACC	333.3#48	2333#100
49	OHIO Ohio	8	6-2	Mid-American	333.4#49	2667#60
50	TROY Troy	7	3-4	Sun Belt	334.7#50	2343#99
51	WASH Washington	7	4-3	Big Ten	336.1#51	2353#98
52	SYR Syracuse	7	3-4	ACC	337.1#52	2360#97
53	SC South Carolina	7	4-3	SEC	337.9#53	2365#96
54	BAY Baylor	7	4-3	Big 12	340.1#54	2381#95
55	SHSU Sam Houston	7	1-6	Conference USA	341.7#55	2392#94
56	USU Utah State	7	2-5	Pac-12	344.0#56	2408#93
57	ORST Oregon State	7	5-2	Pac-12	344.3#57	2410#92
58	JXST Jacksonville State	7	5-2	Conference USA	346.0#58	2422#91
59	ODU Old Dominion	8	2-6	Sun Belt	348.5#59	2788T-50
60	ECU East Carolina	7	3-4	American Athletic	349.0#60	2443#90
61	KU Kansas	7	3-4	Big 12	350.0#61	2450#89
62	BOIS Boise State	7	6-1	Pac-12	350.4#62	2453#88
63	JMU James Madison	8	7-1	Sun Belt	352.6#63	2821#47
64	MSU Michigan State	8	2-6	Big Ten	355.1#64	2841#44
65	GAST Georgia State	7	4-3	Sun Belt	356.1#65	2493#86
66	UCF UCF	7	4-3	Big 12	357.7#66	2504#85
T-67	ARK Arkansas	7	3-4	SEC	357.9T-67	2505#84
T-67	HOU Houston	8	6-2	Big 12	357.9T-67	2863#42
69	CMU Central Michigan	8	3-5	Mid-American	359.0#69	2872#41
70	ASU Arizona State	7	4-3	Big 12	359.6#70	2517#83
71	APP App State	7	5-2	Sun Belt	362.4#71	2537#81
72	UK Kentucky	8	7-1	SEC	362.6#72	2901#38
73	OKST Oklahoma State	7	5-2	Big 12	364.0#73	2548#79
74	NU Northwestern	7	6-1	Big Ten	364.6#74	2552#78
75	NAVY Navy	7	2-5	American Athletic	365.1#75	2556#77
76	MD Maryland	7	2-5	Big Ten	366.6#76	2566#76
77	VAN Vanderbilt	8	3-5	SEC	366.9#77	2935#35
78	M-OH Miami (OH)	8	5-3	Mid-American	367.0#78	2936T-33
79	WMU Western Michigan	8	5-3	Mid-American	368.6#79	2949#31
80	WYO Wyoming	8	5-3	Mountain West	369.0#80	2952#30
T-81	HAW Hawai'i	8	2-6	Mountain West	370.1T-81	2961#29
T-81	ISU Iowa State	7	3-4	Big 12	370.1T-81	2591#75
83	KENT Kent State	8	3-5	Mid-American	370.9#83	2967#28
84	SAC Sacramento State	8	1-7	Mid-American	371.5#84	2972#27
85	UNC North Carolina	7	4-3	ACC	372.7#85	2609#72
86	TTU Texas Tech	7	6-1	Big 12	372.9#86	2610#71
87	ARMY Army	7	5-2	American Athletic	374.0#87	2618#69
88	WKU Western Kentucky	7	3-4	Conference USA	375.0#88	2625#68
89	FLA Florida	7	5-2	SEC	375.7#89	2630#67
90	EMU Eastern Michigan	9	4-5	Mid-American	376.3#90	3387#5
91	UNT North Texas	7	5-2	American Athletic	377.3#91	2641#66
92	BUF Buffalo	8	5-3	Mid-American	377.5#92	3020#23
93	MEM Memphis	8	6-2	American Athletic	378.5#93	3028#22
T-94	KENN Kennesaw State	7	1-6	Conference USA	380.0T-94	2660T-61
T-94	NCSU NC State	7	3-4	ACC	380.0T-94	2660T-61
96	SJSU San José State	8	4-4	Mountain West	381.1#96	3049#20
97	UNLV UNLV	7	4-3	Mountain West	381.3#97	2669#59
98	ILL Illinois	7	4-3	Big Ten	382.4#98	2677#58
99	BGSU Bowling Green	8	2-6	Mid-American	383.1#99	3065#19
100	RICE Rice	8	1-7	American Athletic	383.3#100	3066#18
101	FRES Fresno State	7	4-3	Pac-12	384.3#101	2690#57
102	ARST Arkansas State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	386.0#102	3088#16
103	WSU Washington State	8	1-7	Pac-12	386.1#103	3089#15
104	UTSA UTSA	8	7-1	American Athletic	391.5#104	3132#11
105	COLO Colorado	7	2-5	Big 12	391.7#105	2742#56
106	MSST Mississippi State	7	4-3	SEC	392.0#106	2744#55
107	CONN UConn	7	4-3	FBS Independents	392.6#107	2748#54
108	MISS Ole Miss	7	5-2	SEC	394.1#108	2759#53
109	AUB Auburn	7	4-3	SEC	396.9#109	2778#52
110	UTEP UTEP	7	1-6	Mountain West	398.3#110	2788T-50
111	DEL Delaware	7	3-4	Conference USA	398.6#111	2790#49
112	TXST Texas State	7	4-3	Pac-12	399.7#112	2798#48
113	CAL California	8	3-5	ACC	401.3#113	3210#10
114	MTSU Middle Tennessee	7	4-3	Conference USA	403.4#114	2824#46
115	TEM Temple	7	2-5	American Athletic	404.6#115	2832#45
116	TLSA Tulsa	8	4-4	American Athletic	405.4#116	3243#9
117	GT Georgia Tech	7	2-5	ACC	407.6#117	2853#43
118	AKR Akron	8	1-7	Mid-American	412.5#118	3300#7
119	PUR Purdue	7	3-4	Big Ten	413.1#119	2892#40
120	USA South Alabama	7	4-3	Sun Belt	413.6#120	2895#39
121	RUTG Rutgers	7	2-5	Big Ten	416.7#121	2917#37
122	TULN Tulane	7	3-4	American Athletic	417.1#122	2920#36
123	CCU Coastal Carolina	7	2-5	Sun Belt	419.4#123	2936T-33
124	LOU Louisville	7	4-3	ACC	419.9#124	2939#32
125	BALL Ball State	8	3-5	Mid-American	422.9#125	3383#6
126	NIU Northern Illinois	7	0-7	Mountain West	427.3#126	2991#26
127	CIN Cincinnati	7	5-2	Big 12	429.4#127	3006#25
128	MRSH Marshall	7	4-3	Sun Belt	430.0#128	3010#24
129	FSU Florida State	7	3-4	ACC	434.9#129	3044#21
130	MOST Missouri State	7	2-5	Conference USA	438.1#130	3067#17
131	USM Southern Miss	7	2-5	Sun Belt	442.4#131	3097#14
132	ULM UL Monroe	7	1-6	Sun Belt	442.7#132	3099#13
133	STAN Stanford	8	4-4	ACC	442.8#133	3542#4
134	FAU Florida Atlantic	7	5-2	American Athletic	443.9#134	3107#12
135	SDSU San Diego State	8	3-5	Pac-12	461.5#135	3692#2
136	CLT Charlotte	7	1-6	American Athletic	465.1#136	3256#8
137	WVU West Virginia	8	5-3	Big 12	483.9#137	3871#1
138	CSU Colorado State	7	3-4	Pac-12	517.4#138	3622#3

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 8. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.