It is not even a month after the season and we are already on high octane for arguing and criticism. Might as well get this party to continue.
Here are the scoring defenses of note for the 2022 season. These numbers, which I pulled from the NCAA stats webpage, include the postseason.
www.ncaa.com
For context about KU's numbers,
Here are the scoring defenses of note for the 2022 season. These numbers, which I pulled from the NCAA stats webpage, include the postseason.
NCAA College Football FBS current team Stats | NCAA.com
Discover the current NCAA FBS Football leaders in every stats category, as well as historic leaders.
www.ncaa.com
| Ranking for scoring average | Team | Points per game | Yards per game (ranking) |
| 1 | Illinois | 12.77 | 273.5 (3) |
| 10 | Penn State | 18.23 | 323.5 (17) |
| 18 | Iowa State | 20.25 | 285.6 (4) |
| 20 | Cincinnati & Florida State | 20.62 | 335.5 (29) & 321.8 (15) |
| 28 | Texas | 21.62 | 368.4 (54) |
| 29 | Kansas State | 21.86 | 375.1 (64) |
| 30 | San Jose State | 22.00 | 339.9 (33) |
| 40 | Mississippi State & Syracuse | 23.08 | 344.5 (35) & 328.6 (21) |
| 50 | Western Michigan | 24.08 | 352.2 (39) |
| 60 | Memphis & New Mexico | 26.00 | 363.4 (51) & 360.2 (46) |
| 69 | Baylor | 26.85 | 371.0 (58) |
| 70 | Ball State & Colorado State | 26.92 | 398.4 (82) & 355.0 (42) |
| 80 | Central Michigan | 28.17 | 372.8 (61) |
| 89 | Oklahoma State | 28.92 | 435.7 (115) |
| 90 | TCU | 29.00 | 408.2 (95) |
| 93 | Texas Tech | 29.15 | 425.5 (108) |
| 99 | Oklahoma | 30.00 | 463.6 (123) |
| 100 | Boston College | 30.33 | 377.8 (67) |
| 116 | West Virginia | 32.92 | 412.2 (98) |
| 124 | Kansas | 35.46 | 469.4 (127) |
For context about KU's numbers,
- 2021 regular season: 42.2 and 486.9
- 2022 regular season: 33.8 and 451.6
