Sentence:  Arkansas combined 280 yards rushing with 64 yards passing ( on 5 completions in 7 tosses ) and a tough <WSD>defense</WSD> to whip TCU , and A+M , with a 38 - point bulge against Texas Tech ran up its biggest total loop play since 1950 . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring