Clemson ranked #1 in scoring defense and yardage in October

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Here is a breakdown of some defensive stats for the Clemson football team. Clemson's defense gave up only 9 points a game in October which is tops in the nation. They also held opponents to the lowest yardage amount in the nation at 212.8 yards per game.

Some other impressive stats include a nation's best third down defensive conversion rate at .230 percentage and a whopping 9.8 tackles for loss per game.

The Tigers are still ranked #2 in total defense, now behind Wisconsin after Saturday's slate of games. Wisconsin has given up 252.8 yards per game while Clemson is at 268.6 yards per game.

Clemson will have a chance to be the No. 1 total defense if they play a lights out game against Wake Forest on Thursday night.

Total Defense for Season

1	Wisconsin	8	823	1207	470	2030	4.32	253.8


2	Clemson	        8	811	1338	508	2149	4.23	268.6


3	Penn State	8	617	1570	521	2187	4.20	273.4


4	Alabama	        8	625	1593	498	2218	4.45	277.3


5	Michigan State	8	763	1472	479	2235	4.67	279.4

Total Defense in October

1	Clemson	        4	379	472	243	851	3.50	212.8


2	Florida	        3	322	335	189	657	3.48	219.0


3	Arkansas	3	406	402	169	808	4.78	269.3


4	Michigan State	4	450	629	250	1079	4.32	269.8


5	C Michigan	4	326	760	245	1086	4.43	271.5

The Tigers are also ranked the No. 10 team in the nation this season in terms of scoring defense at 18.3 points per game (146 total points).

Scoring Defense for Season

1	Mississippi	9	13	9	12	0	1	119	13.2


2	Alabama	        8	12	10	10	0	0	112	14.0


3	Wisconsin	8	13	7	12	1	0	113	14.1


4	LSU	        9	17	8	17	0	0	143	15.9


5	Houston         8	15	7	15	0	1	128	16.0


6	Stanford	9	17	9	16	0	0	145	16.1


7	Marshall	8	16	7	15	0	0	132	16.5


8	Louisville	9	17	14	15	0	0	159	17.7


9	Penn State	8	16	10	14	0	1	142	17.8


10	Clemson	        8	19	5	17	0	0	146	18.3

Scoring Defense for October

1	Clemson   	4	4	3	3	0	0	36	9.0


2	Mississippi	4	6	3	5	0	0	50	12.5


3	Alabama	        4	7	3	5	0	0	56	14.0


4	Louisiana Tech	3	4	5	4	0	0	43	14.3


4	Kansas State	3	6	1	4	0	0	43	14.3

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