43rd in Scorning Defense

NCAA Defensive Stats (1 to MSU)

Rank	Name	Points/gm	Yards/gm
1	Oklahoma	4.67	223.33
2	Penn St.	6.67	212.33
2	South Fla.	6.67	227.67
4	Florida	7.33	224
5	Arizona St.	8.5	149.5
6	Kansas	8.67	282.67
7	Nebraska	9.33	306.67
7	North Carolina St.	9.33	168.33
9	Mississippi	10	293
10	Boston College	10.67	187.67
11	Air Force	11	256
11	North Carolina	11	198.67
13	Southern California	11.33	226.33
14	LSU	11.67	320
15	Cincinnati	12	271
15	Iowa	12	303.33
17	UCLA	12.67	251
17	Vanderbilt	12.67	260.67
19	Kentucky	13.5	283
20	California	13.67	273.33
20	Missouri	13.67	347.67
22	Boise St.	14	284.33
23	Pittsburgh	14.67	292.33
24	Alabama	15	185.33
24	Ohio St.	15	288.33
26	Central Mich.	15.33	300
27	Wake Forest	16	340
28	Tennessee	16.33	197.33
29	Arizona	16.67	248.67
29	Connecticut	16.67	260.33
31	Clemson	17	257
32	TCU	17.5	213
33	Indiana	17.67	312.33
33	Southern Miss.	17.67	251.67
35	Texas A&M	18	376
35	Stanford	18	345
35	Texas	18	328.33
38	Northern Ill.	18.67	330.33
38	Oregon St.	18.67	356.33
40	Arkansas St.	19	281.5
40	Kansas St.	19	286
40	Texas Tech	19	268
43	Bowling Green	19.33	334.33
43	Michigan	19.33	358.67
45	Mississippi St.	19.67	313.33
45	UNLV	19.67	371.67
45	Virginia Tech	19.67	364.33
48	Colorado St.	20	329
48	South Carolina	20	249.33
50	Louisville	20.5	223.5
51	Utah	20.67	306
52	Houston	21	348.5
52	Ohio	21	312.67
54	La.-Lafayette	21.67	362.33
54	Michigan St.	21.67	338.33
54	Wisconsin	21.67	333.67