2008 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 01/08/2009

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Army 12 1741 2333 724 4074 5.6 339.5
2 TCU 13 612 2219 739 2831 3.8 217.8
3 Eastern Michigan 12 2356 2547 748 4903 6.6 408.6
4 Tulane 12 2621 2074 751 4695 6.3 391.3
5 Louisville 12 1554 2872 753 4426 5.9 368.8
6 Miami (Ohio) 12 2500 2246 756 4746 6.3 395.5
7 Mississippi State 12 1811 2119 767 3930 5.1 327.5
8 Northern Illinois 13 1786 2094 775 3880 5.0 298.5
8 Memphis 13 1987 2612 775 4599 5.9 353.8
10 Tennessee 12 1237 1925 776 3162 4.1 263.5
11 Auburn 12 1667 2146 777 3813 4.9 317.8
12 San Jose State 12 1697 2043 781 3740 4.8 311.7
12 Arkansas State 12 1502 2536 781 4038 5.2 336.5
12 UAB 12 2004 3155 781 5159 6.6 429.9
15 Duke 12 1818 2465 790 4283 5.4 356.9
16 Connecticut 13 1427 2187 791 3614 4.6 278.0
16 Rutgers 13 1763 2487 791 4250 5.4 326.9
18 Florida State 13 1723 2111 792 3834 4.8 294.9
18 UCLA 12 2037 2012 792 4049 5.1 337.4
20 Virginia Tech 14 1462 2450 794 3912 4.9 279.4
21 USC 13 1136 1747 798 2883 3.6 221.8
22 Nebraska 13 1540 3008 803 4548 5.7 349.8
23 South Carolina 13 1725 2070 804 3795 4.7 291.9
24 New Mexico 12 1462 2562 805 4024 5.0 335.3
25 Illinois 12 1835 2369 806 4204 5.2 350.3
26 Kent State 12 2145 2598 807 4743 5.9 395.3
27 Oregon State 13 1706 2352 808 4058 5.0 312.2
27 Navy 13 1753 2754 808 4507 5.6 346.7
27 Arkansas 12 2049 2453 808 4502 5.6 375.2
30 New Mexico State 12 2642 1913 809 4555 5.6 379.6
30 Iowa State 12 2096 3320 809 5416 6.7 451.3
32 North Texas 12 2485 3306 811 5791 7.1 482.6
33 Wyoming 12 1682 2274 812 3956 4.9 329.7
33 Stanford 12 1835 2720 812 4555 5.6 379.6
35 South Florida 13 1238 2493 814 3731 4.6 287.0
36 Louisiana-Monroe 12 2549 2784 815 5333 6.5 444.4
37 Georgia 13 1590 2466 816 4056 5.0 312.0
37 Bowling Green 12 1951 2170 816 4121 5.1 343.4
39 Arizona 13 1704 2365 818 4069 5.0 313.0
39 Middle Tennessee 12 1842 2554 818 4396 5.4 366.3
41 Ohio 12 1891 2292 819 4183 5.1 348.6
42 Washington 12 2887 2534 820 5421 6.6 451.8
43 Virginia 12 1805 2194 821 3999 4.9 333.3
43 UNLV 12 2563 2521 821 5084 6.2 423.7
45 Utah 13 1289 2470 824 3759 4.6 289.2
46 Purdue 12 2098 2209 826 4307 5.2 358.9
47 Penn State 13 1212 2429 829 3641 4.4 280.1
47 Miami (Florida) 13 1943 2153 829 4096 4.9 315.1
47 Toledo 12 2140 2437 829 4577 5.5 381.4
50 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 2559 2596 832 5155 6.2 429.6
51 Arizona State 12 1516 2504 834 4020 4.8 335.0
52 Western Kentucky 12 1949 2554 835 4503 5.4 375.3
53 Kentucky 13 1810 2511 836 4321 5.2 332.4
53 Michigan 12 1643 2760 836 4403 5.3 366.9
53 Colorado 12 1995 2584 836 4579 5.5 381.6
56 Syracuse 12 2273 2701 838 4974 5.9 414.5
57 Wake Forest 13 1614 2243 840 3857 4.6 296.7
58 Ohio State 13 1433 2386 846 3819 4.5 293.8
58 LSU 13 1432 2800 846 4232 5.0 325.5
58 UCF 12 1519 2492 846 4011 4.7 334.3
61 Georgia Tech 13 1564 2512 847 4076 4.8 313.5
61 Pittsburgh 13 1614 2509 847 4123 4.9 317.2
61 Texas 13 1086 3372 847 4458 5.3 342.9
64 Mississippi 13 1125 2882 848 4007 4.7 308.2
65 Utah State 12 1923 3013 850 4936 5.8 411.3
66 Notre Dame 13 1744 2544 852 4288 5.0 329.8
66 Idaho 12 2501 3149 852 5650 6.6 470.8
68 Vanderbilt 13 1881 2274 853 4155 4.9 319.6
69 Wisconsin 13 1733 2545 854 4278 5.0 329.1
69 UTEP 12 2394 3243 854 5637 6.6 469.8
71 Alabama 14 1038 2651 858 3689 4.3 263.5
72 Iowa 13 1222 2565 860 3787 4.4 291.3
72 Akron 12 2246 2525 860 4771 5.5 397.6
74 Colorado State 13 2476 2855 865 5331 6.2 410.1
75 Clemson 13 1656 2243 870 3899 4.5 299.9
76 Michigan State 13 1852 2774 872 4626 5.3 355.8
76 Texas A&M 12 2631 2912 872 5543 6.4 461.9
78 Minnesota 13 1863 3124 873 4987 5.7 383.6
79 Fresno State 13 2730 2611 874 5341 6.1 410.8
80 Air Force 13 1840 2599 875 4439 5.1 341.5
80 Southern Mississippi 13 1803 2942 875 4745 5.4 365.0
82 BYU 13 1807 2812 882 4619 5.2 355.3
83 Nevada 13 1152 4051 883 5203 5.9 400.2
84 Florida International 12 1874 2555 885 4429 5.0 369.1
84 Washington State 13 3219 2545 885 5764 6.5 443.4
86 SMU 12 2707 3047 888 5754 6.5 479.5
87 Boston College 14 1277 2477 889 3754 4.2 268.1
87 North Carolina State 13 1849 3233 889 5082 5.7 390.9
89 Baylor 12 1655 3063 890 4718 5.3 393.2
90 Texas Tech 13 1825 3149 891 4974 5.6 382.6
91 San Diego State 12 2970 2559 894 5529 6.2 460.8
92 Florida 14 1476 2518 896 3994 4.5 285.3
93 Indiana 12 2060 3126 897 5186 5.8 432.2
94 Temple 12 1989 2665 899 4654 5.2 387.8
95 West Virginia 13 1711 2565 903 4276 4.7 328.9
95 Central Michigan 13 1775 3734 903 5509 6.1 423.8
97 Louisiana Tech 13 1357 3545 905 4902 5.4 377.1
98 Maryland 13 1907 2837 914 4744 5.2 364.9
99 Marshall 12 1973 3044 923 5017 5.4 418.1
100 Hawai'i 14 1989 3063 924 5052 5.5 360.9
101 Boise State 13 1534 2472 925 4006 4.3 308.2
101 Tulsa 14 1813 3495 925 5308 5.7 379.1
103 Northwestern 13 1643 2784 926 4427 4.8 340.5
103 Western Michigan 13 1826 3313 926 5139 5.5 395.3
103 Kansas State 12 2612 3137 926 5749 6.2 479.1
106 California 13 1589 2509 927 4098 4.4 315.2
106 Kansas 13 1600 3557 927 5157 5.6 396.7
108 Florida Atlantic 13 2328 2877 931 5205 5.6 400.4
109 Troy 13 1824 2441 939 4265 4.5 328.1
109 Oklahoma State 13 1792 3480 939 5272 5.6 405.5
109 Rice 13 2376 3503 939 5879 6.3 452.2
112 East Carolina 14 1903 2759 942 4662 4.9 333.0
113 North Carolina 13 1812 2938 950 4750 5.0 365.4
114 Ball State 14 2282 2873 951 5155 5.4 368.2
115 Cincinnati 14 1610 2897 959 4507 4.7 321.9
116 Buffalo 14 2422 3293 961 5715 5.9 408.2
117 Houston 13 2277 3098 966 5375 5.6 413.5
118 Oklahoma 14 1627 3521 996 5148 5.2 367.7
119 Oregon 13 1552 3513 1033 5065 4.9 389.6
120 Missouri 14 1751 4010 1093 5761 5.3 411.5