2016 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Notre Dame 1 229 13 50 242 4.84 242.0
2 BYU 1 40 288 60 328 5.47 328.0
3 Massachusetts 1 247 184 83 431 5.19 431.0
4 Army 1 261 215 72 476 6.61 476.0
5 Michigan 9 981 1163 552 2144 3.88 238.2
6 Appalachian State 8 929 1303 538 2232 4.15 279.0
7 Temple 9 975 1303 509 2278 4.48 253.1
8 Louisville 8 831 1606 546 2437 4.46 304.6
9 Alabama 9 585 1854 590 2439 4.13 271.0
10 Arkansas State 8 895 1621 552 2516 4.56 314.5
11 Georgia 8 907 1623 500 2530 5.06 316.3
12 Ohio State 9 1098 1446 588 2544 4.33 282.7
13 LSU 8 1005 1599 516 2604 5.05 325.5
14 Miami (Ohio) 8 1003 1669 542 2672 4.93 334.0
15 San Diego State 9 1058 1660 570 2718 4.77 302.0
16 Southern Mississippi 8 1316 1437 459 2753 6.00 344.1
17 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 922 1866 561 2788 4.97 348.5
18 Georgia State 8 1395 1467 608 2862 4.71 357.8
19 Old Dominion 8 1226 1692 543 2918 5.37 364.8
20 Troy 8 1067 1856 566 2923 5.16 365.4
21 Florida 9 1422 1531 583 2953 5.07 328.1
22 Florida State 8 1008 1947 545 2955 5.42 369.4
23 Houston 8 956 2024 575 2980 5.18 372.5
24 South Carolina 8 1687 1302 553 2989 5.41 373.6
25 Vanderbilt 8 1270 1748 557 3018 5.42 377.3
26 Wake Forest 8 1316 1757 567 3073 5.42 384.1
27 Virginia Tech 9 1321 1753 624 3074 4.93 341.6
28 Auburn 8 1142 1933 586 3075 5.25 384.4
29 Clemson 9 1248 1865 624 3113 4.99 345.9
30 Nebraska 9 1194 1937 577 3131 5.43 347.9
31 Idaho 8 905 2233 536 3138 5.85 392.3
32 Fresno State 8 1927 1227 566 3154 5.57 394.3
33 Wisconsin 10 1013 2143 648 3156 4.87 315.6
33 Iowa 9 1315 1841 628 3156 5.03 350.7
33 Boise State 8 1806 1350 579 3156 5.45 394.5
36 Central Michigan 8 1512 1656 530 3168 5.98 396.0
37 Tulane 8 1510 1665 552 3175 5.75 396.9
38 Kent State 8 1613 1563 584 3176 5.44 397.0
39 Utah State 8 1835 1344 583 3179 5.45 397.4
40 Miami (Florida) 8 1255 1925 602 3180 5.28 397.5
41 USC 9 1159 2023 621 3182 5.12 353.6
42 Minnesota 9 1137 2052 643 3189 4.96 354.3
43 Ohio 9 852 2341 642 3193 4.97 354.8
44 Colorado State 8 1962 1241 525 3203 6.10 400.4
45 North Carolina State 8 870 2355 567 3225 5.69 403.1
46 Western Kentucky 9 883 2386 623 3269 5.25 363.2
47 Western Michigan 9 1532 1738 563 3270 5.81 363.3
48 UTSA 8 1140 2145 558 3285 5.89 410.6
49 San Jose State 8 2065 1229 529 3294 6.23 411.8
50 Washington 10 1332 1970 676 3302 4.88 330.2
51 Boston College 8 1241 2069 537 3310 6.16 413.8
52 Hawai'i 8 1996 1323 580 3319 5.72 414.9
53 Bowling Green 8 1367 1971 567 3338 5.89 417.3
54 UCF 8 1645 1703 661 3348 5.07 418.5
55 Michigan State 9 1500 1853 588 3353 5.70 372.6
56 Florida International 8 1508 1849 523 3357 6.42 419.6
57 Georgia Southern 8 1373 1987 563 3360 5.97 420.0
58 Air Force 8 1102 2269 542 3371 6.22 421.4
59 North Carolina 8 1802 1571 617 3373 5.47 421.6
60 Toledo 8 1287 2111 557 3398 6.10 424.8
61 South Alabama 8 1791 1614 567 3405 6.01 425.6
62 Kentucky 8 1678 1731 546 3409 6.24 426.1
63 Indiana 9 1446 1971 680 3417 5.03 379.7
64 Northern Illinois 8 1465 1957 625 3422 5.48 427.8
65 Virginia 8 1576 1855 551 3431 6.23 428.9
66 Connecticut 8 1357 2076 600 3433 5.72 429.1
67 Louisiana-Monroe 8 1710 1728 562 3438 6.12 429.8
68 UTEP 8 1651 1793 536 3444 6.43 430.5
69 Stanford 9 1348 2106 594 3454 5.81 383.8
70 Akron 8 1895 1578 583 3473 5.96 434.1
71 Charlotte 8 1070 2423 620 3493 5.63 436.6
72 Marshall 8 1704 1793 579 3497 6.04 437.1
73 North Texas 8 1648 1866 580 3514 6.06 439.3
74 UNLV 8 1640 1893 582 3533 6.07 441.6
75 Penn State 10 1467 2074 733 3541 4.83 354.1
75 UCLA 9 1657 1884 724 3541 4.89 393.4
77 Colorado 10 1537 2013 720 3550 4.93 355.0
78 New Mexico 8 1419 2134 493 3553 7.21 444.1
79 Georgia Tech 8 1490 2075 555 3565 6.42 445.6
80 Texas State 8 1771 1803 602 3574 5.94 446.8
81 Cincinnati 8 1723 1874 668 3597 5.38 449.6
82 Buffalo 8 2024 1590 577 3614 6.26 451.8
83 Northwestern 9 1240 2395 675 3635 5.39 403.9
84 SMU 8 1934 1703 574 3637 6.34 454.6
85 Tulsa 8 1586 2078 646 3664 5.67 458.0
86 Duke 8 1657 2053 526 3710 7.05 463.8
87 Eastern Michigan 8 1543 2171 606 3714 6.13 464.3
88 Washington State 9 1286 2429 617 3715 6.02 412.8
89 Nevada 8 2552 1204 536 3756 7.01 469.5
90 Mississippi 8 2176 1599 583 3775 6.48 471.9
91 Louisiana Tech 9 1158 2621 666 3779 5.67 419.9
92 West Virginia 9 1461 2325 678 3786 5.58 420.7
93 Middle Tennessee 8 1403 2388 674 3791 5.62 473.9
94 Illinois 9 2156 1641 687 3797 5.53 421.9
95 Mississippi State 8 1601 2206 580 3807 6.56 475.9
96 Memphis 8 1817 2010 648 3827 5.91 478.4
97 East Carolina 8 2095 1742 595 3837 6.45 479.6
98 Utah 9 1238 2606 629 3844 6.11 427.1
99 Pittsburgh 8 976 2886 628 3862 6.15 482.8
100 Arkansas 8 2061 1802 491 3863 7.87 482.9
101 New Mexico State 8 1807 2092 616 3899 6.33 487.4
102 TCU 9 1809 2142 735 3951 5.38 439.0
103 Navy 9 1633 2331 607 3964 6.53 440.4
104 South Florida 8 1502 2477 647 3979 6.15 497.4
105 Oregon State 9 2056 1939 670 3995 5.96 443.9
106 Rice 8 1406 2605 522 4011 7.68 501.4
107 Kansas State 9 1134 2915 655 4049 6.18 449.9
108 Oklahoma 9 1471 2603 673 4074 6.05 452.7
109 Texas A&M 8 1901 2188 674 4089 6.07 511.1
110 Missouri 8 2057 2042 637 4099 6.43 512.4
111 Maryland 9 2149 1959 682 4108 6.02 456.4
112 Florida Atlantic 8 1961 2222 584 4183 7.16 522.9
113 Ball State 8 1419 2765 612 4184 6.84 523.0
114 Purdue 9 2355 1832 632 4187 6.63 465.2
115 Texas 9 1825 2395 738 4220 5.72 468.9
116 Wyoming 9 2051 2206 618 4257 6.89 473.0
117 Tennessee 8 2262 2026 641 4288 6.69 536.0
118 Iowa State 9 2011 2290 686 4301 6.27 477.9
119 Rutgers 9 2636 1677 648 4313 6.66 479.2
120 Arizona 9 1889 2437 686 4326 6.31 480.7
121 Oklahoma State 9 2016 2320 699 4336 6.20 481.8
122 Syracuse 8 2094 2243 587 4337 7.39 542.1
123 Kansas 9 2133 2232 678 4365 6.44 485.0
124 Baylor 9 2069 2396 733 4465 6.09 496.1
125 California 9 2385 2321 695 4706 6.77 522.9
126 Arizona State 9 1736 3151 675 4887 7.24 543.0
127 Oregon 9 2448 2565 729 5013 6.88 557.0
128 Texas Tech 9 2243 2815 695 5058 7.28 562.0