- No. 5 in the nation in rushing defense (51.0 yards per game)
- Giving up just 1.63 yards per rush
- Has allowed zero passing touchdowns (one of only seven teams in FBS to achieve that)
- Has allowed only two touchdowns total (both rushing TDs)
- No. 3 in the nation in tackles for loss (10 per game)
- No. 12 in the country in total defense (226.0 yards per game)
- No. 13 nationally in scoring defense (11.3 points per game)
University Southern California Trojans
Lockdown defense
Lockdown defense
Lost amid the weekend's game is the USC defense's stellar run so far in the 2009 season. Check out these astounding stats for the Trojan D in the first quarter of the '09 campaign:
