NCAA - Best of 1980's Defense

Defense          Run Yards  Ave TD Pass Comp Comp% Yards  Ave Int Int% TD  TD%  Rate Run/G Pass/G Tot/G Play
87 Miami         501  1389  2.8 10  261  111  42.5  1440  5.5   7  2.7 10  3.8  62.1 115.8  120.0 235.8  3.6
85 Oklahoma      491  1590  3.2 10  270  119  44.1  1263  4.7  12  4.4  8  3.0  49.7 132.5  105.3 237.8  3.6
86 Penn St       467  1583  3.4 13  260  126  48.5  1603  6.2  14  5.4  6  2.3  53.4 131.9  133.6 265.5  4.3
81 Clemson       464  1622  3.5  9  269  133  49.4  1717  6.4  16  5.9 10  3.7  57.5 135.2  143.1 278.3  4.5
81 Pittsburgh    545  1477  2.7 14  241  128  53.1  1993  8.3  10  4.1 10  4.1  77.3 123.1  166.1 289.2  4.2
82 SMU           543  2113  3.9 24  227  117  51.5  1473  6.5  12  5.3  8  3.5  61.8 176.1  122.8 298.8  4.6
81 Texas         590  2037  3.5 16  180   91  50.6  1565  8.7   8  4.4 14  7.8  87.8 169.8  130.4 300.2  4.6
85 Michigan      490  2116  4.3 14  275  122  44.4  1511  5.5  11  4.0 11  4.0  58.6 176.3  125.9 302.3  4.6
84 BYU           568  2256  4.0 18  270  126  46.7  1535  5.7  18  6.7 12  4.4  51.7 188.0  127.9 315.9  4.5
83 Nebraska      511  1989  3.9 22  260  141  54.2  1909  7.3   9  3.5  9  3.5  75.0 165.8  159.1 324.8  4.9
84 Washington    611  2403  3.9 19  209  114  54.5  1498  7.2   7  3.3 13  6.2  84.2 200.3  124.8 325.1  4.7
80 Georgia       476  2003  4.2 22  302  162  53.6  2005  6.6  19  6.3  8  2.6  57.1 166.9  167.1 334.0  5.1
88 Notre Dame    504  1864  3.7 22  307  156  50.8  2216  7.2   8  2.6  8  2.6  72.3 155.3  184.7 340.0  5.0
88 W. Virginia   576  2361  4.1 28  239  132  55.2  1736  7.3   9  3.8  8  3.3  73.8 196.8  144.7 341.4  4.9
87 Florida St    547  2417  4.4 21  254  145  57.1  1723  6.8   7  2.8 10  3.9  79.6 201.4  143.6 345.0  5.1
83 Auburn        574  2465  4.3 23  227  137  60.4  1856  8.2   8  3.5 10  4.4  86.4 205.4  154.7 360.1  5.3
                8458        3.7    4051       50.9        6.7      4.3     3.8       165.0        305.9
                     31685     285      2060       27043      175     155       67.0        140.8        4.6

     Net Yards                  Net Yards/Game               Points                   
    1 87 Miami      2829       1 87 Miami      235.8        1 86 Penn St     170
    2 85 Oklahoma   2853       2 85 Oklahoma   237.8        2 85 Oklahoma    174
    3 86 Penn St    3186       3 86 Penn St    265.5        3 81 Clemson     184
    4 81 Clemson    3339       4 81 Clemson    278.3        4 85 Michigan    223
    5 81 Pittsburgh 3470       5 81 Pittsburgh 289.2        5 87 Miami       231
                                                          

     Points/Game                Rushing Attempts             Rushing Yards            
    1 86 Penn St     14.2      1 81 Clemson     464         1 87 Miami      1389
    2 85 Oklahoma    14.5      2 86 Penn St     467         2 81 Pittsburgh 1477
    3 81 Clemson     15.3      3 80 Georgia     476         3 86 Penn St    1583
    4 85 Michigan    18.6      4 85 Michigan    490         4 85 Oklahoma   1590
    5 87 Miami       19.3      5 85 Oklahoma    491         5 81 Clemson    1622
                                                          

     Rushing Yards/Game         Rushing Touchdowns           Rushing Average          
    1 87 Miami      115.8      1 81 Clemson       9         1 81 Pittsburgh   2.7
    2 81 Pittsburgh 123.1      2 87 Miami        10         2 87 Miami        2.8
    3 86 Penn St    131.9      3 85 Oklahoma     10         3 85 Oklahoma     3.2
    4 85 Oklahoma   132.5      4 86 Penn St      13         4 86 Penn St      3.4
    5 81 Clemson    135.2      5 81 Pittsburgh   14         5 81 Texas        3.5
                                                          

     Rushing Touchdown%         Pass Attempts                Pass Completions         
    1 81 Clemson      1.9      1 81 Texas       180         1 81 Texas        91
    2 87 Miami        2.0      2 84 Washington  209         2 87 Miami       111
    3 85 Oklahoma     2.0      3 83 Auburn      227         3 84 Washington  114
    4 81 Pittsburgh   2.6      4 82 SMU         227         4 82 SMU         117
    5 81 Texas        2.7      5 88 W. Virgini  239         5 85 Oklahoma    119
                                                          

     Passing Yards              Pass Yards/Game              Passing Int's            
    1 85 Oklahoma   1263       1 85 Oklahoma   105.3        1 80 Georgia      19
    2 87 Miami      1440       2 87 Miami      120.0        2 84 BYU          18
    3 82 SMU        1473       3 82 SMU        122.8        3 81 Clemson      16
    4 84 Washington 1498       4 84 Washington 124.8        4 86 Penn St      14
    5 85 Michigan   1511       5 85 Michigan   125.9        5 85 Oklahoma     12
                                                          

     Passing TD's               Yards/Pass Attempt           Yards/Completion         
    1 86 Penn St       6       1 85 Oklahoma     4.7        1 85 Oklahoma    10.6
    2 80 Georgia       8       2 85 Michigan     5.5        2 87 Florida St  11.9
    3 85 Oklahoma      8       3 87 Miami        5.5        3 84 BYU         12.2
    4 82 SMU           8       4 84 BYU          5.7        4 80 Georgia     12.4
    5 88 W. Virgini    8       5 86 Penn St      6.2        5 85 Michigan    12.4
                                                          

     Passing Comp%              Passing Int%                 Passing TD%              
    1 87 Miami       42.5      1 84 BYU          6.7        1 86 Penn St      2.3
    2 85 Oklahoma    44.1      2 80 Georgia      6.3        2 88 Notre Dame   2.6
    3 85 Michigan    44.4      3 81 Clemson      5.9        3 80 Georgia      2.6
    4 84 BYU         46.7      4 86 Penn St      5.4        4 85 Oklahoma     3.0
    5 86 Penn St     48.5      5 82 SMU          5.3        5 88 W. Virgini   3.3
                                                          

     Sacks                      Sack%                        Passing Rating           
    1 81 Pittsburgh   35       1 81 Pittsburgh  12.7        1 85 Oklahoma    49.7
    2 87 Miami        30       2 87 Miami       10.3        2 84 BYU         51.7
    3 85 Oklahoma     24       3 81 Texas       10.0        3 86 Penn St     53.4
    4 83 Nebraska     21       4 85 Oklahoma     8.2        4 80 Georgia     57.1
    5 86 Penn St      20       5 83 Nebraska     7.5        5 81 Clemson     57.5
                                                          

     First Downs                Fumbles                      Penalties                
    1 85 Oklahoma    148       1 81 Pittsburgh   42         1 87 Miami        55
    2 87 Miami       152       2 81 Clemson      35         2 81 Texas        61
    3 86 Penn St     164       3 84 Washington   32         3 83 Auburn       61
    4 81 Clemson     166       4 81 Texas        29         4 88 W. Virgini   61
    5 81 Pittsburgh  167       5 80 Georgia      28         5 84 Washington   63