2016 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Michigan 4 399 372 215 771 3.59 192.8
2 Appalachian State 4 355 669 267 1024 3.84 256.0
3 Alabama 4 291 784 274 1075 3.92 268.8
4 San Diego State 5 418 713 280 1131 4.04 226.2
5 LSU 3 265 567 202 832 4.12 277.3
6 Florida 3 430 359 189 789 4.17 263.0
7 Georgia 4 319 758 249 1077 4.33 269.3
8 Notre Dame 4 477 812 290 1289 4.44 322.3
9 Army 4 480 595 237 1075 4.54 268.8
10 Colorado 4 459 777 271 1236 4.56 309.0
10 Wisconsin 4 550 751 285 1301 4.56 325.3
12 Ohio State 5 679 841 329 1520 4.62 304.0
12 Auburn 4 345 980 287 1325 4.62 331.3
14 Georgia State 5 758 1012 381 1770 4.65 354.0
15 Minnesota 5 684 1016 359 1700 4.74 340.0
16 North Carolina 4 661 814 310 1475 4.76 368.8
17 Miami (Ohio) 5 519 1046 327 1565 4.79 313.0
17 West Virginia 4 391 932 276 1323 4.79 330.8
19 Arkansas State 3 397 559 197 956 4.85 318.7
20 Penn State 4 612 881 307 1493 4.86 373.3
21 Temple 5 556 889 294 1445 4.91 289.0
22 Troy 3 271 742 205 1013 4.94 337.7
22 UCF 4 559 1137 343 1696 4.94 424.0
24 Houston 4 618 824 291 1442 4.96 360.5
24 North Texas 4 673 789 295 1462 4.96 365.5
26 North Carolina State 5 576 1323 380 1899 5.00 379.8
27 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 395 697 218 1092 5.01 364.0
28 USC 4 514 978 296 1492 5.04 373.0
28 UCLA 4 776 781 309 1557 5.04 389.3
30 South Carolina 4 820 643 289 1463 5.06 365.8
31 Ohio 5 520 1344 367 1864 5.08 372.8
32 Vanderbilt 4 550 824 267 1374 5.15 343.5
33 Stanford 4 648 762 273 1410 5.16 352.5
34 Connecticut 4 537 1139 324 1676 5.17 419.0
35 Boise State 5 987 976 379 1963 5.18 392.6
36 Washington 3 620 490 214 1110 5.19 370.0
37 Kent State 5 649 1045 323 1694 5.24 338.8
38 Louisville 4 409 909 251 1318 5.25 329.5
39 Nebraska 4 459 814 241 1273 5.28 318.3
39 Hawai'i 5 1240 761 379 2001 5.28 400.2
41 SMU 4 848 776 306 1624 5.31 406.0
41 TCU 4 679 1059 327 1738 5.31 434.5
43 Western Kentucky 5 556 1366 361 1922 5.32 384.4
44 Virginia Tech 4 451 1064 284 1515 5.33 378.8
45 Louisiana Tech 5 560 1384 363 1944 5.36 388.8
45 Utah State 4 892 689 295 1581 5.36 395.3
47 South Alabama 4 678 760 268 1438 5.37 359.5
48 Indiana 5 1009 1097 390 2106 5.40 421.2
49 Clemson 4 719 946 308 1665 5.41 416.3
50 Iowa 4 514 1044 287 1558 5.43 389.5
51 Northwestern 4 422 1168 292 1590 5.45 397.5
52 BYU 3 377 786 213 1163 5.46 387.7
53 Baylor 3 544 686 224 1230 5.49 410.0
54 Air Force 5 731 1127 338 1858 5.50 371.6
54 Illinois 5 1078 1033 384 2111 5.50 422.2
56 Charlotte 4 508 1063 285 1571 5.51 392.8
57 Texas A&M 4 899 930 328 1829 5.58 457.3
58 Western Michigan 4 622 883 269 1505 5.59 376.3
59 Central Michigan 5 962 875 327 1837 5.62 367.4
60 Fresno State 5 1413 649 366 2062 5.63 412.4
60 Tulsa 4 936 898 326 1834 5.63 458.5
62 Maryland 5 1295 821 375 2116 5.64 423.2
62 Miami (Florida) 5 993 1168 383 2161 5.64 432.2
64 Washington State 5 602 1189 315 1791 5.69 358.2
64 Florida State 4 396 1181 277 1577 5.69 394.3
66 Kentucky 4 752 766 266 1518 5.71 379.5
66 Buffalo 5 1279 936 388 2215 5.71 443.0
68 UNLV 5 900 1257 376 2157 5.74 431.4
68 Cincinnati 4 910 934 321 1844 5.74 461.0
70 Oklahoma 5 524 1774 399 2298 5.76 459.6
71 Wake Forest 4 719 959 290 1678 5.79 419.5
71 Middle Tennessee 4 693 1282 341 1975 5.79 493.8
73 Northern Illinois 4 762 1060 314 1822 5.80 455.5
74 Mississippi State 4 795 1129 330 1924 5.83 481.0
75 Old Dominion 4 725 996 292 1721 5.89 430.3
75 Oklahoma State 4 907 984 321 1891 5.89 472.8
77 Texas State 4 921 912 309 1833 5.93 458.3
78 Virginia 4 640 1132 297 1772 5.97 443.0
79 Michigan State 5 1064 1144 368 2208 6.00 441.6
80 Boston College 4 385 1060 240 1445 6.02 361.3
80 Eastern Michigan 5 943 1361 383 2304 6.02 460.8
82 UTSA 4 604 1157 292 1761 6.03 440.3
83 South Florida 5 1006 1385 395 2391 6.05 478.2
84 Pittsburgh 4 581 1054 270 1635 6.06 408.8
85 Akron 5 1257 972 367 2229 6.07 445.8
86 East Carolina 4 777 960 285 1737 6.09 434.3
87 Marshall 5 1143 1164 378 2307 6.10 461.4
88 New Mexico 5 685 1278 319 1963 6.15 392.6
89 Oregon State 5 1195 1197 388 2392 6.16 478.4
90 Bowling Green 4 828 1002 295 1830 6.20 457.5
91 Tulane 4 761 955 276 1716 6.22 429.0
91 Texas 5 1175 1361 408 2536 6.22 507.2
93 Tennessee 4 1101 802 304 1903 6.26 475.8
93 Memphis 5 1327 1269 415 2596 6.26 519.2
95 Georgia Tech 4 750 906 264 1656 6.27 414.0
96 Florida International 5 893 1055 310 1948 6.28 389.6
96 Utah 5 625 1404 323 2029 6.28 405.8
96 Syracuse 4 757 982 277 1739 6.28 434.8
96 Arizona 4 892 953 294 1845 6.28 461.3
100 San Jose State 5 1213 828 324 2041 6.30 408.2
101 Colorado State 4 921 773 268 1694 6.32 423.5
101 California 4 1240 840 329 2080 6.32 520.0
103 New Mexico State 4 854 1148 316 2002 6.34 500.5
103 Iowa State 4 1033 976 317 2009 6.34 502.3
105 Kansas 4 901 936 289 1837 6.36 459.3
106 Kansas State 5 601 1760 368 2361 6.42 472.2
107 Wyoming 4 551 1233 277 1784 6.44 446.0
108 Massachusetts 5 1014 1403 373 2417 6.48 483.4
109 Toledo 4 595 1080 256 1675 6.54 418.8
110 Georgia Southern 4 1075 803 285 1878 6.59 469.5
111 Mississippi 4 937 1035 299 1972 6.60 493.0
112 Ball State 4 838 1225 310 2063 6.65 515.8
113 Navy 4 808 1166 296 1974 6.67 493.5
114 Nevada 4 1127 710 275 1837 6.68 459.3
114 Idaho 4 569 1287 278 1856 6.68 464.0
116 Arizona State 5 664 1962 390 2626 6.73 525.2
117 Duke 4 874 830 253 1704 6.74 426.0
118 UTEP 4 863 941 266 1804 6.78 451.0
119 Florida Atlantic 4 863 1145 295 2008 6.81 502.0
120 Rutgers 4 1362 626 290 1988 6.86 497.0
120 Oregon 4 1108 1329 355 2437 6.86 609.3
122 Louisiana-Monroe 5 1331 1144 351 2475 7.05 495.0
123 Missouri 4 1393 941 324 2334 7.20 583.5
124 Purdue 5 1494 941 336 2435 7.25 487.0
125 Southern Mississippi 4 762 801 213 1563 7.34 390.8
126 Arkansas 4 1112 753 247 1865 7.55 466.3
127 Texas Tech 4 1044 1213 298 2257 7.57 564.3
128 Rice 4 716 1512 264 2228 8.44 557.0