2017 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 New Mexico 1 127 137 51 264 5.18 264.0
2 San Diego State 2 360 205 100 565 5.65 282.5
3 Clemson 5 526 899 348 1425 4.09 285.0
4 Alabama 5 688 909 371 1597 4.30 319.4
5 Miami (Florida) 4 430 861 291 1291 4.44 322.8
6 Duke 3 348 639 191 987 5.17 329.0
7 Ohio State 5 376 1303 360 1679 4.66 335.8
8 Florida State 4 593 756 285 1349 4.73 337.3
9 Auburn 7 1111 1260 471 2371 5.03 338.7
10 Wyoming 1 166 177 67 343 5.12 343.0
11 Wisconsin 3 437 633 202 1070 5.30 356.7
12 Washington State 5 975 812 309 1787 5.78 357.4
13 Michigan 4 790 643 245 1433 5.85 358.3
14 Notre Dame 7 1021 1501 486 2522 5.19 360.3
15 Virginia 3 380 706 211 1086 5.15 362.0
16 USC 4 861 598 238 1459 6.13 364.8
17 Georgia 6 1009 1185 433 2194 5.07 365.7
18 Florida 2 508 226 106 734 6.92 367.0
19 Appalachian State 1 221 147 64 368 5.75 368.0
20 California 3 488 623 220 1111 5.05 370.3
21 LSU 4 742 744 263 1486 5.65 371.5
22 Troy 2 309 476 137 785 5.73 392.5
23 Massachusetts 1 254 139 71 393 5.54 393.0
24 Iowa 5 940 1031 380 1971 5.19 394.2
25 Minnesota 3 809 375 196 1184 6.04 394.7
26 Penn State 4 446 1153 286 1599 5.59 399.8
27 Navy 3 528 679 184 1207 6.56 402.3
28 Mississippi State 4 782 847 224 1629 7.27 407.3
29 Pittsburgh 5 702 1339 323 2041 6.32 408.2
30 Northwestern 3 299 928 224 1227 5.48 409.0
31 Georgia Tech 4 757 881 274 1638 5.98 409.5
32 Indiana 4 657 990 308 1647 5.35 411.8
33 Oregon State 3 481 762 208 1243 5.98 414.3
34 Virginia Tech 3 493 756 186 1249 6.72 416.3
35 Syracuse 4 656 1017 274 1673 6.11 418.3
36 North Carolina State 2 542 295 146 837 5.73 418.5
37 Iowa State 4 561 1120 255 1681 6.59 420.3
38 Fresno State 4 613 1069 261 1682 6.44 420.5
39 Tennessee 3 766 497 216 1263 5.85 421.0
40 Air Force 1 90 338 55 428 7.78 428.0
41 Rutgers 4 658 1073 263 1731 6.58 432.8
42 Texas 4 568 1189 317 1757 5.54 439.3
43 Purdue 2 389 495 155 884 5.70 442.0
44 Michigan State 4 646 1131 272 1777 6.53 444.3
45 North Carolina 4 873 908 309 1781 5.76 445.3
46 Arkansas 5 1241 1008 340 2249 6.61 449.8
47 BYU 4 995 821 294 1816 6.18 454.0
48 Texas A&M 4 938 883 305 1821 5.97 455.3
49 Oklahoma 5 935 1344 342 2279 6.66 455.8
49 Arizona State 4 927 896 271 1823 6.73 455.8
51 Cincinnati 2 353 564 123 917 7.46 458.5
52 Louisiana Tech 1 327 132 60 459 7.65 459.0
53 Kentucky 3 996 391 210 1387 6.60 462.3
54 Utah 3 493 900 205 1393 6.80 464.3
55 TCU 4 676 1186 268 1862 6.95 465.5
56 Temple 3 864 534 225 1398 6.21 466.0
57 Maryland 6 1541 1267 466 2808 6.03 468.0
57 Colorado 2 447 489 132 936 7.09 468.0
59 South Carolina 3 515 896 257 1411 5.49 470.3
60 Stanford 5 919 1433 337 2352 6.98 470.4
61 Boston College 4 1183 708 316 1891 5.98 472.8
62 Washington 2 398 553 150 951 6.34 475.5
63 Oregon 3 607 829 217 1436 6.62 478.7
64 Houston 2 167 796 169 963 5.70 481.5
65 Louisiana-Monroe 2 636 332 136 968 7.12 484.0
66 Marshall 1 144 341 69 485 7.03 485.0
67 Western Michigan 2 528 450 137 978 7.14 489.0
68 Illinois 4 1175 797 318 1972 6.20 493.0
68 UCLA 4 1053 919 284 1972 6.94 493.0
70 Nevada 2 296 691 157 987 6.29 493.5
71 West Virginia 4 963 1020 281 1983 7.06 495.8
72 Miami (Ohio) 1 333 170 62 503 8.11 503.0
73 South Alabama 1 163 342 78 505 6.47 505.0
74 Utah State 2 397 614 147 1011 6.88 505.5
75 Kansas State 3 392 1132 236 1524 6.46 508.0
76 Louisville 3 727 810 227 1537 6.77 512.3
77 Texas Tech 4 1011 1053 304 2064 6.79 516.0
78 Georgia State 1 166 360 53 526 9.92 526.0
79 Tulsa 3 802 783 213 1585 7.44 528.3
80 South Florida 1 160 373 84 533 6.35 533.0
81 Georgia Southern 1 351 184 79 535 6.77 535.0
81 Kansas 3 515 1090 227 1605 7.07 535.0
83 Nebraska 4 1127 1056 306 2183 7.13 545.8
84 San Jose State 1 315 233 100 548 5.48 548.0
85 Wake Forest 3 745 920 267 1665 6.24 555.0
86 UCF 4 597 1626 333 2223 6.68 555.8
87 Florida Atlantic 1 357 207 84 564 6.71 564.0
87 Colorado State 2 549 579 144 1128 7.83 564.0
89 Tulane 3 834 859 201 1693 8.42 564.3
90 Mississippi 4 1378 890 309 2268 7.34 567.0
91 Akron 1 247 322 65 569 8.75 569.0
92 Bowling Green 2 518 625 156 1143 7.33 571.5
93 Old Dominion 1 271 311 89 582 6.54 582.0
94 Army 1 270 316 69 586 8.49 586.0
95 Florida International 1 148 439 78 587 7.53 587.0
95 Toledo 1 254 333 62 587 9.47 587.0
97 Missouri 2 633 545 151 1178 7.80 589.0
98 Oklahoma State 3 673 1096 253 1769 6.99 589.7
99 Baylor 3 730 1079 202 1809 8.96 603.0
100 Connecticut 3 621 1211 250 1832 7.33 610.7
101 Vanderbilt 2 919 307 161 1226 7.61 613.0
102 East Carolina 4 1248 1240 288 2488 8.64 622.0
103 SMU 3 790 1108 229 1898 8.29 632.7
104 Arizona 1 331 311 78 642 8.23 642.0
105 Rice 1 287 369 73 656 8.99 656.0
106 UNLV 1 190 474 84 664 7.90 664.0
107 Memphis 2 582 747 159 1329 8.36 664.5
108 Kent State 1 353 312 78 665 8.53 665.0
109 UTEP 1 180 496 74 676 9.14 676.0