Illinois leads all FBS defenses with 12.2 points allowed per game in the 2022 college football regular season. See the full top 25 below, or explore the interactive CFB Savant leaderboard with percentiles, filters, and player cards.
All 131 FBS teams ranked.
| # | Team | GP | PA/G | YA/G | Sacks/G | TO Forced/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IllinoisBig Ten | 12 | 12.2 | 296.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 2 | GeorgiaSEC | 13 | 12.8 | 342.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Air ForceMountain West | 12 | 13.2 | 273.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| 4 | MinnesotaBig Ten | 12 | 13.3 | 319.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 5 | MichiganBig Ten | 13 | 13.4 | 314.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
| 6 | IowaBig Ten | 12 | 14.4 | 293.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| 7 | MarshallSun Belt | 12 | 16.2 | 319.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 8 | TroySun Belt | 13 | 17.5 | 352.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| 9 | AlabamaSEC | 12 | 18.0 | 344.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
| 10 | Penn StateBig Ten | 12 | 18.0 | 350.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Boise StateMountain West | 13 | 18.5 | 314.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| 12 | KentuckySEC | 12 | 19.1 | 337.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Ohio StateBig Ten | 12 | 19.2 | 348.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| 14 | NC StateACC | 12 | 19.4 | 354.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 15 | South AlabamaSun Belt | 12 | 19.4 | 359.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 16 | Florida StateACC | 12 | 19.7 | 349.2 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| 17 | ClemsonACC | 13 | 20.1 | 361.1 | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| 18 | Kansas StateBig 12 | 13 | 20.1 | 404.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 19 | Iowa StateBig 12 | 12 | 20.2 | 285.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 20 | LouisvilleACC | 12 | 20.2 | 357.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| 21 | San Diego StateMountain West | 12 | 20.2 | 350.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| 22 | CincinnatiAmerican Athletic | 12 | 20.3 | 363.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| 23 | San José StateMountain West | 11 | 20.3 | 370.3 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 24 | UtahPac-12 | 13 | 20.4 | 359.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| 25 | Fresno StateMountain West | 13 | 20.5 | 364.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |