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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Arkansas State 2 129 331 151 460 3.05 230.0
2 Florida State 1 89 163 74 252 3.41 252.0
3 Miami (Florida) 1 95 134 65 229 3.52 229.0
4 LSU 1 67 153 62 220 3.55 220.0
5 Louisiana-Monroe 1 240 0 66 240 3.64 240.0
6 Southern Mississippi 1 157 95 69 252 3.65 252.0
7 UCF 1 29 205 64 234 3.66 234.0
8 North Carolina State 1 156 158 81 314 3.88 314.0
9 Minnesota 1 39 264 74 303 4.09 303.0
10 Alabama 3 135 831 235 966 4.11 322.0
11 Washington 2 351 138 118 489 4.14 244.5
12 San Diego State 2 120 477 137 597 4.36 298.5
13 Georgia State 1 149 138 65 287 4.42 287.0
14 Utah 1 117 224 77 341 4.43 341.0
15 Tennessee 1 61 257 70 318 4.54 318.0
16 Washington State 1 150 129 61 279 4.57 279.0
17 Baylor 2 394 416 177 810 4.58 405.0
18 Georgia Tech 1 149 175 70 324 4.63 324.0
19 North Carolina 1 129 154 61 283 4.64 283.0
19 Maryland 1 177 171 75 348 4.64 348.0
21 BYU 1 166 207 79 373 4.72 373.0
22 Georgia 1 175 146 67 321 4.79 321.0
23 Florida 2 405 193 123 598 4.86 299.0
24 Tulsa 1 83 272 72 355 4.93 355.0
24 Kansas State 2 286 448 149 734 4.93 367.0
26 Ohio 2 201 525 147 726 4.94 363.0
27 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 251 377 126 628 4.98 314.0
28 Houston 1 127 128 51 255 5.00 255.0
29 Clemson 3 411 566 193 977 5.06 325.7
30 Toledo 1 297 119 82 416 5.07 416.0
31 UTSA 1 219 77 58 296 5.10 296.0
32 Temple 2 293 381 131 674 5.15 337.0
32 Arkansas 1 159 243 78 402 5.15 402.0
34 Boston College 1 128 229 69 357 5.17 357.0
35 Georgia Southern 1 126 218 66 344 5.21 344.0
36 Wake Forest 1 -20 396 72 376 5.22 376.0
37 Stanford 1 118 280 76 398 5.24 398.0
38 Pittsburgh 1 248 214 86 462 5.37 462.0
39 Texas State 1 178 179 65 357 5.49 357.0
40 Oklahoma 2 402 340 135 742 5.50 371.0
41 Wyoming 2 458 181 116 639 5.51 319.5
42 Ohio State 1 205 265 85 470 5.53 470.0
42 Old Dominion 1 170 300 85 470 5.53 470.0
44 Miami (Ohio) 1 199 136 60 335 5.58 335.0
45 Virginia Tech 2 218 566 140 784 5.60 392.0
46 Vanderbilt 1 141 235 67 376 5.61 376.0
46 Troy 2 296 490 140 786 5.61 393.0
48 Louisville 1 177 217 70 394 5.63 394.0
49 New Mexico 1 246 118 64 364 5.69 364.0
50 Kentucky 1 266 105 65 371 5.71 371.0
51 West Virginia 2 277 526 140 803 5.74 401.5
52 Iowa 1 109 222 57 331 5.81 331.0
53 Western Michigan 2 221 392 105 613 5.84 306.5
54 South Carolina 1 208 261 80 469 5.86 469.0
55 Army 2 208 403 103 611 5.93 305.5
56 Navy 3 593 643 208 1236 5.94 412.0
57 Michigan 1 149 222 62 371 5.98 371.0
58 Colorado 2 454 456 152 910 5.99 455.0
59 Wisconsin 2 174 541 119 715 6.01 357.5
60 Indiana 1 256 214 76 470 6.18 470.0
61 Boise State 1 140 375 83 515 6.20 515.0
62 Western Kentucky 2 78 920 160 998 6.24 499.0
63 South Florida 1 91 390 77 481 6.25 481.0
64 Penn State 2 363 627 158 990 6.27 495.0
65 South Alabama 2 606 317 146 923 6.32 461.5
66 Mississippi State 1 170 263 66 433 6.56 433.0
67 TCU 2 584 323 137 907 6.62 453.5
68 Air Force 1 68 245 47 313 6.66 313.0
69 Eastern Michigan 1 206 188 59 394 6.68 394.0
70 Texas A&M 1 218 195 61 413 6.77 413.0
70 New Mexico State 1 282 239 77 521 6.77 521.0
72 North Texas 1 480 53 78 533 6.83 533.0
73 Central Michigan 1 261 320 85 581 6.84 581.0
74 Middle Tennessee 1 205 295 73 500 6.85 500.0
75 Oklahoma State 2 403 544 138 947 6.86 473.5
75 Nebraska 1 230 291 76 521 6.86 521.0
77 Appalachian State 1 127 247 54 374 6.93 374.0
78 Northwestern 1 169 269 61 438 7.18 438.0
79 Hawai'i 1 110 432 74 542 7.32 542.0
80 Auburn 1 228 296 71 524 7.38 524.0
81 Colorado State 1 225 381 82 606 7.39 606.0
82 USC 1 211 254 62 465 7.50 465.0
83 Idaho 2 247 711 127 958 7.54 479.0
84 Memphis 1 262 336 78 598 7.67 598.0
85 Louisiana Tech 2 535 580 133 1115 8.38 557.5