Statistics – Team
- 3rd Down Conversion Pct
- 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
- 4th Down Conversion Pct
- 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense
- Blocked Kicks
- Blocked Kicks Allowed
- Blocked Punts
- Blocked Punts Allowed
- Completion Percentage
- Defensive TDs
- Fewest Penalties
- Fewest Penalties Per Game
- Fewest Penalty Yards
- Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game
- First Downs Defense
- First Downs Offense
Total Defense
Last updated - January 25, 2018 Through games of December 16, 2017
| Rank | Team | G | Plays | YDS | Yds/Play | Off TDs | Opp TDs | YPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Mo. St. | 12 | 732 | 2554 | 3.49 | 13 | 13 | 212.8 |
| 2 | Sioux Falls | 12 | 780 | 2932 | 3.76 | 18 | 18 | 244.3 |
| 3 | Central Wash. | 12 | 774 | 3119 | 4.03 | 23 | 28 | 259.9 |
| 4 | Shippensburg | 12 | 779 | 3226 | 4.14 | 18 | 20 | 268.8 |
| 5 | Benedict | 9 | 586 | 2432 | 4.15 | 19 | 20 | 270.2 |
| 6 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 12 | 798 | 3263 | 4.09 | 17 | 21 | 271.9 |
| 7 | Morehouse | 10 | 615 | 2723 | 4.43 | 27 | 33 | 272.3 |
| 8 | Winston-Salem | 10 | 663 | 2734 | 4.12 | 22 | 28 | 273.4 |
| 9 | Minnesota St. | 14 | 891 | 3842 | 4.31 | 23 | 25 | 274.4 |
| 10 | Carson-Newman | 11 | 670 | 3057 | 4.56 | 22 | 26 | 277.9 |
| 11 | Minn. Duluth | 12 | 718 | 3353 | 4.67 | 25 | 30 | 279.4 |
| 12 | Ferris St. | 13 | 858 | 3654 | 4.26 | 23 | 23 | 281.1 |
| 13 | Fairmont St. | 11 | 763 | 3093 | 4.05 | 17 | 19 | 281.2 |
| 14 | West Ga. | 13 | 874 | 3697 | 4.23 | 21 | 22 | 284.4 |
| 15 | Kutztown | 11 | 703 | 3138 | 4.46 | 24 | 28 | 285.3 |
| 16 | North Ala. | 10 | 681 | 2862 | 4.20 | 18 | 20 | 286.2 |
| 17 | Albany St. (GA) | 10 | 605 | 2874 | 4.75 | 23 | 25 | 287.4 |
| 18 | Indiana (PA) | 14 | 960 | 4025 | 4.19 | 26 | 27 | 287.5 |
| 19 | Grand Valley St. | 11 | 751 | 3217 | 4.28 | 18 | 18 | 292.5 |
| 20 | Missouri S&T | 11 | 729 | 3237 | 4.44 | 29 | 35 | 294.3 |
| 21 | Charleston (WV) | 10 | 627 | 2943 | 4.69 | 25 | 27 | 294.3 |
| 22 | St. Cloud St. | 11 | 677 | 3245 | 4.79 | 27 | 31 | 295.0 |
| 23 | Ashland | 13 | 817 | 3839 | 4.70 | 25 | 25 | 295.3 |
| 24 | Bemidji St. | 11 | 803 | 3292 | 4.10 | 24 | 25 | 299.3 |
| 25 | Tuskegee | 11 | 704 | 3328 | 4.73 | 24 | 26 | 302.5 |
| 26 | Tex. A&M-Commerce | 15 | 1092 | 4551 | 4.17 | 28 | 30 | 303.4 |
| 27 | Findlay | 13 | 773 | 3982 | 5.15 | 28 | 32 | 306.3 |
| 28 | Fort Hays St. | 12 | 839 | 3679 | 4.38 | 20 | 22 | 306.6 |
| 29 | Harding | 15 | 860 | 4602 | 5.35 | 41 | 42 | 306.8 |
| 30 | Augustana (SD) | 11 | 785 | 3390 | 4.32 | 26 | 33 | 308.2 |
| 31 | Winona St. | 12 | 837 | 3702 | 4.42 | 20 | 22 | 308.5 |
| 32 | Florida Tech | 11 | 732 | 3424 | 4.68 | 30 | 34 | 311.3 |
| 33 | Newberry | 11 | 696 | 3460 | 4.97 | 25 | 29 | 314.5 |
| 34 | UVa-Wise | 11 | 781 | 3473 | 4.45 | 34 | 39 | 315.7 |
| 35 | Saginaw Valley | 11 | 687 | 3505 | 5.10 | 34 | 36 | 318.6 |
| 36 | Catawba | 11 | 710 | 3517 | 4.95 | 21 | 22 | 319.7 |
| 37 | Virginia St. | 11 | 744 | 3533 | 4.75 | 29 | 33 | 321.2 |
| 38 | Lane | 10 | 604 | 3234 | 5.35 | 32 | 36 | 323.4 |
| 39 | Bowie St. | 11 | 770 | 3600 | 4.68 | 30 | 33 | 327.3 |
| 40 | Hillsdale | 11 | 664 | 3616 | 5.45 | 26 | 27 | 328.7 |
| 41 | Fort Valley St. | 10 | 641 | 3299 | 5.15 | 28 | 30 | 329.9 |
| 42 | Lincoln (MO) | 10 | 605 | 3308 | 5.47 | 38 | 43 | 330.8 |
| 43 | Johnson C. Smith | 10 | 681 | 3322 | 4.88 | 32 | 35 | 332.2 |
| 44 | Tiffin | 11 | 715 | 3667 | 5.13 | 31 | 32 | 333.4 |
| 45 | West Florida | 15 | 1028 | 5010 | 4.87 | 38 | 42 | 334.0 |
| 46 | Upper Iowa | 11 | 785 | 3687 | 4.70 | 30 | 35 | 335.2 |
| 47 | MSU Moorhead | 11 | 742 | 3710 | 5.00 | 36 | 37 | 337.3 |
| 48 | Assumption | 13 | 980 | 4429 | 4.52 | 26 | 26 | 340.7 |
| 49 | Tusculum | 10 | 663 | 3430 | 5.17 | 29 | 31 | 343.0 |
| 50 | Shepherd | 11 | 769 | 3783 | 4.92 | 33 | 38 | 343.9 |