2015 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Boston College 4 184 288 202 472 2.34 118.0
2 Appalachian State 3 218 521 177 739 4.18 246.3
3 Florida State 3 420 349 193 769 3.98 256.3
4 Clemson 3 344 438 199 782 3.93 260.7
5 Air Force 3 280 529 177 809 4.57 269.7
6 Michigan 4 328 487 235 815 3.47 203.8
7 North Carolina State 4 198 625 195 823 4.22 205.8
8 Kent State 4 326 548 254 874 3.44 218.5
9 Pittsburgh 3 276 599 185 875 4.73 291.7
10 LSU 3 330 589 206 919 4.46 306.3
11 West Virginia 3 460 462 196 922 4.70 307.3
12 Miami (Florida) 3 429 501 190 930 4.89 310.0
13 Utah State 3 321 611 196 932 4.76 310.7
14 Kansas State 3 235 711 217 946 4.36 315.3
15 Baylor 3 470 485 217 955 4.40 318.3
16 Louisiana-Monroe 3 539 459 182 998 5.48 332.7
17 Ohio State 4 487 526 278 1013 3.64 253.3
18 Missouri 4 435 585 265 1020 3.85 255.0
19 South Florida 3 404 630 212 1034 4.88 344.7
20 Duke 4 453 591 280 1044 3.73 261.0
21 Navy 3 384 671 208 1055 5.07 351.7
22 Northwestern 4 513 551 254 1064 4.19 266.0
23 Alabama 4 227 841 273 1068 3.91 267.0
24 Oklahoma 3 443 640 237 1083 4.57 361.0
25 Iowa State 3 557 529 207 1086 5.25 362.0
26 Georgia 4 429 664 263 1093 4.16 273.3
27 Washington State 3 544 561 202 1105 5.47 368.3
28 Penn State 4 362 765 269 1127 4.19 281.8
29 Boise State 4 177 954 272 1131 4.16 282.8
30 Houston 3 198 939 212 1137 5.36 379.0
31 Wisconsin 4 328 841 244 1169 4.79 292.3
32 Wake Forest 4 597 580 241 1177 4.88 294.3
33 Temple 3 255 923 216 1178 5.45 392.7
34 Iowa 4 336 843 263 1179 4.48 294.8
35 Connecticut 4 682 499 241 1181 4.90 295.3
36 Florida 4 420 773 266 1193 4.48 298.3
37 Oklahoma State 4 517 682 274 1199 4.38 299.8
38 Toledo 3 296 909 235 1205 5.13 401.7
39 Illinois 4 443 782 276 1225 4.44 306.3
39 Troy 3 713 512 225 1225 5.44 408.3
41 Minnesota 4 605 645 283 1250 4.42 312.5
41 Central Michigan 4 566 684 233 1250 5.36 312.5
43 Georgia Tech 4 617 639 256 1256 4.91 314.0
44 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 632 630 202 1262 6.25 420.7
45 Washington 4 418 866 299 1284 4.29 321.0
45 Vanderbilt 4 503 781 265 1284 4.85 321.0
47 San Jose State 4 945 378 264 1323 5.01 330.8
48 Stanford 4 530 794 276 1324 4.80 331.0
48 Oregon State 4 712 612 259 1324 5.11 331.0
50 Akron 4 413 920 279 1333 4.78 333.3
51 Charlotte 4 516 831 278 1347 4.85 336.8
52 Colorado 4 591 774 287 1365 4.76 341.3
53 Notre Dame 4 551 815 268 1366 5.10 341.5
54 North Carolina 4 915 454 279 1369 4.91 342.3
55 Colorado State 4 667 706 271 1373 5.07 343.3
56 Louisville 4 689 702 281 1391 4.95 347.8
57 Mississippi State 4 715 681 285 1396 4.90 349.0
58 Tulane 3 738 659 230 1397 6.07 465.7
59 Middle Tennessee 4 482 923 301 1405 4.67 351.3
60 Florida International 4 535 880 282 1415 5.02 353.8
61 Syracuse 4 408 1020 266 1428 5.37 357.0
62 Mississippi 4 622 809 329 1431 4.35 357.8
62 Arkansas 4 375 1056 221 1431 6.48 357.8
64 UCLA 4 793 653 310 1446 4.66 361.5
65 Ohio 4 609 841 273 1450 5.31 362.5
66 Marshall 4 755 701 321 1456 4.54 364.0
67 Buffalo 4 735 731 276 1466 5.31 366.5
68 Texas A&M 4 717 751 288 1468 5.10 367.0
69 Georgia State 3 559 917 248 1476 5.95 492.0
70 Kentucky 4 673 806 276 1479 5.36 369.8
71 Northern Illinois 4 652 838 314 1490 4.75 372.5
72 Utah 4 539 954 273 1493 5.47 373.3
73 North Texas 3 672 822 232 1494 6.44 498.0
74 Virginia Tech 4 821 680 250 1501 6.00 375.3
75 Arizona State 4 722 783 301 1505 5.00 376.3
76 New Mexico 4 479 1052 284 1531 5.39 382.8
76 California 4 672 859 276 1531 5.55 382.8
78 Louisiana Tech 4 448 1086 278 1534 5.52 383.5
79 Georgia Southern 4 634 912 260 1546 5.95 386.5
80 UCF 4 531 1021 265 1552 5.86 388.0
81 Cincinnati 4 691 869 267 1560 5.84 390.0
82 Rutgers 4 472 1096 256 1568 6.13 392.0
83 Tennessee 4 583 993 298 1576 5.29 394.0
84 Michigan State 4 475 1108 280 1583 5.65 395.8
85 San Diego State 4 556 1028 279 1584 5.68 396.0
86 Arkansas State 4 673 942 302 1615 5.35 403.8
87 TCU 4 679 944 294 1623 5.52 405.8
88 Kansas 3 763 864 234 1627 6.95 542.3
89 Florida Atlantic 4 716 918 312 1634 5.24 408.5
90 USC 4 656 984 316 1640 5.19 410.0
91 South Carolina 4 687 958 255 1645 6.45 411.3
92 Old Dominion 4 918 728 294 1646 5.60 411.5
93 Auburn 4 866 788 297 1654 5.57 413.5
94 Hawai'i 4 892 763 328 1655 5.05 413.8
95 BYU 4 740 916 284 1656 5.83 414.0
96 Army 4 626 1047 263 1673 6.36 418.3
97 East Carolina 4 920 764 299 1684 5.63 421.0
98 Arizona 4 649 1047 315 1696 5.38 424.0
99 Massachusetts 3 914 783 248 1697 6.84 565.7
100 Wyoming 4 829 893 259 1722 6.65 430.5
101 Tulsa 3 810 916 249 1726 6.93 575.3
102 New Mexico State 3 701 1029 246 1730 7.03 576.7
103 UNLV 4 813 929 305 1742 5.71 435.5
104 Western Michigan 4 895 855 259 1750 6.76 437.5
105 Purdue 4 698 1063 317 1761 5.56 440.3
105 South Alabama 4 905 856 284 1761 6.20 440.3
107 Fresno State 4 761 1016 301 1777 5.90 444.3
108 Virginia 4 640 1141 280 1781 6.36 445.3
109 UTSA 4 731 1051 283 1782 6.30 445.5
110 Nebraska 4 294 1518 281 1812 6.45 453.0
111 Memphis 4 480 1335 313 1815 5.80 453.8
112 Southern Mississippi 4 824 1008 289 1832 6.34 458.0
113 Rice 4 837 996 237 1833 7.73 458.3
114 Maryland 4 801 1068 330 1869 5.66 467.3
115 Miami (Ohio) 4 730 1153 317 1883 5.94 470.8
116 Western Kentucky 4 798 1097 310 1895 6.11 473.8
117 Oregon 4 694 1205 305 1899 6.23 474.8
118 Bowling Green 4 787 1125 314 1912 6.09 478.0
119 Ball State 4 786 1129 305 1915 6.28 478.8
120 Nevada 4 761 1159 309 1920 6.21 480.0
121 Texas 4 825 1107 331 1932 5.84 483.0
122 Indiana 4 554 1442 310 1996 6.44 499.0
123 Eastern Michigan 4 1493 508 313 2001 6.39 500.3
124 UTEP 4 786 1333 256 2119 8.28 529.8
125 Idaho 4 1256 936 255 2192 8.60 548.0
126 Texas Tech 4 1019 1206 342 2225 6.51 556.3
127 Texas State 4 991 1349 306 2340 7.65 585.0
128 SMU 4 1118 1294 292 2412 8.26 603.0