The 2011 Alabama Defense is regarded as one of the best defenses in college football history. Headlined by many stars, such as Dont’a Hightower, Dre Kirkpatrick, and Mark Barron to name some, the Tide’s defense led them to a national title in 2011. Alabama led the nation in all major defensive categories: PPG allowed: 8.8 Rush YPG allowed: 74.9 Pass YPG allowed: 116.4 Total YPG allowed: 191.4 They allowed 9 total TDs all year, including only 6 in SEC play. They only allowed 2 offensive TDs in a game twice (Arkansas and Georgia Southern). The cherry on top was allowing only 92 yards in the national title game to LSU.