2017 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Michigan 4 277 536 231 813 3.52 203.3
2 UTSA 3 258 363 176 621 3.53 207.0
3 Georgia 5 452 768 321 1220 3.80 244.0
4 Wisconsin 4 297 691 247 988 4.00 247.0
5 Michigan State 4 384 609 235 993 4.23 248.3
6 Alabama 5 369 876 294 1245 4.23 249.0
7 Clemson 5 460 790 323 1250 3.87 250.0
8 Washington 5 511 769 331 1280 3.87 256.0
9 Auburn 5 584 712 344 1296 3.77 259.2
10 Georgia Tech 4 407 633 224 1040 4.64 260.0
11 Washington State 5 643 733 298 1376 4.62 275.2
12 Minnesota 4 439 694 251 1133 4.51 283.3
13 Penn State 5 637 809 354 1446 4.08 289.2
14 Duke 5 400 1055 290 1455 5.02 291.0
15 Northern Illinois 4 420 753 308 1173 3.81 293.3
16 South Florida 5 372 1097 353 1469 4.16 293.8
17 Utah 4 348 838 278 1186 4.27 296.5
18 Eastern Michigan 4 518 684 273 1202 4.40 300.5
19 Appalachian State 4 591 620 254 1211 4.77 302.8
20 Mississippi State 5 750 783 295 1533 5.20 306.6
21 Kansas State 4 482 752 269 1234 4.59 308.5
22 UCF 3 251 677 195 928 4.76 309.3
23 LSU 5 630 921 320 1551 4.85 310.2
24 Virginia Tech 5 578 999 327 1577 4.82 315.4
25 Southern Mississippi 4 532 732 258 1264 4.90 316.0
26 Wake Forest 5 662 922 355 1584 4.46 316.8
27 San Diego State 5 655 931 307 1586 5.17 317.2
28 Louisville 5 523 1065 322 1588 4.93 317.6
29 TCU 4 378 916 251 1294 5.16 323.5
30 Oregon 5 475 1186 377 1661 4.41 332.2
31 Air Force 4 795 535 219 1330 6.07 332.5
32 Oklahoma 4 537 794 276 1331 4.82 332.8
33 Florida State 3 379 622 199 1001 5.03 333.7
34 Nebraska 5 529 1140 326 1669 5.12 333.8
35 Ohio State 5 673 1005 362 1678 4.64 335.6
36 Fresno State 4 428 928 254 1356 5.34 339.0
37 Troy 5 544 1155 334 1699 5.09 339.8
38 Virginia 4 516 849 269 1365 5.07 341.3
39 Navy 4 518 853 242 1371 5.67 342.8
40 Texas 4 386 991 262 1377 5.26 344.3
41 Wyoming 5 923 805 363 1728 4.76 345.6
41 New Mexico 5 627 1101 349 1728 4.95 345.6
41 Western Michigan 5 817 911 321 1728 5.38 345.6
44 Boise State 4 463 924 293 1387 4.73 346.8
45 Vanderbilt 5 1023 716 343 1739 5.07 347.8
46 Arkansas 4 571 821 254 1392 5.48 348.0
47 Middle Tennessee 5 671 1070 364 1741 4.78 348.2
48 Miami (Ohio) 5 808 938 327 1746 5.34 349.2
49 Kentucky 5 370 1377 335 1747 5.21 349.4
50 Syracuse 5 660 1128 348 1788 5.14 357.6
51 UAB 4 719 716 286 1435 5.02 358.8
52 Idaho 4 831 606 273 1437 5.26 359.3
53 Western Kentucky 4 447 1000 281 1447 5.15 361.8
54 Rutgers 5 750 1071 327 1821 5.57 364.2
55 Army 5 860 962 290 1822 6.28 364.4
56 Houston 4 623 835 293 1458 4.98 364.5
57 Buffalo 5 1044 782 355 1826 5.14 365.2
58 Colorado 5 664 1170 353 1834 5.20 366.8
59 Oklahoma State 5 680 1168 375 1848 4.93 369.6
60 North Carolina State 5 428 1424 327 1852 5.66 370.4
61 Ball State 5 744 1116 328 1860 5.67 372.0
62 Texas State 5 707 1166 339 1873 5.53 374.6
63 Miami (Florida) 3 389 739 242 1128 4.66 376.0
63 Arizona 4 472 1032 280 1504 5.37 376.0
65 Iowa 5 674 1210 355 1884 5.31 376.8
66 Iowa State 4 462 1056 288 1518 5.27 379.5
67 Maryland 4 527 992 282 1519 5.39 379.8
68 Marshall 4 555 967 287 1522 5.30 380.5
69 Florida 4 564 961 266 1525 5.73 381.3
70 BYU 5 845 1063 362 1908 5.27 381.6
71 Tennessee 5 1263 646 341 1909 5.60 381.8
72 Northwestern 4 580 957 298 1537 5.16 384.3
73 Utah State 5 956 971 357 1927 5.40 385.4
74 Notre Dame 5 721 1208 384 1929 5.02 385.8
75 Purdue 4 528 1018 273 1546 5.66 386.5
76 Texas A&M 5 479 1458 341 1937 5.68 387.4
77 Tulane 4 839 714 249 1553 6.24 388.3
78 USC 5 736 1207 366 1943 5.31 388.6
79 Coastal Carolina 4 716 853 250 1569 6.28 392.3
80 Georgia State 3 498 684 183 1182 6.46 394.0
81 Louisiana Tech 5 842 1144 343 1986 5.79 397.2
82 North Texas 5 642 1362 378 2004 5.30 400.8
83 Cincinnati 5 1189 817 361 2006 5.56 401.2
84 Florida International 4 675 933 282 1608 5.70 402.0
85 Ohio 5 610 1407 374 2017 5.39 403.4
86 New Mexico State 5 810 1217 370 2027 5.48 405.4
87 South Carolina 5 768 1269 378 2037 5.39 407.4
88 Massachusetts 6 1182 1273 423 2455 5.80 409.2
89 Boston College 5 1295 770 383 2065 5.39 413.0
90 Indiana 4 628 1027 321 1655 5.16 413.8
91 South Alabama 5 645 1461 344 2106 6.12 421.2
92 Akron 5 839 1275 345 2114 6.13 422.8
93 Florida Atlantic 5 1107 1012 377 2119 5.62 423.8
93 Rice 5 611 1508 333 2119 6.36 423.8
95 Toledo 4 914 782 265 1696 6.40 424.0
96 Old Dominion 4 717 983 310 1700 5.48 425.0
97 Georgia Southern 3 778 498 202 1276 6.32 425.3
98 Colorado State 5 746 1387 342 2133 6.24 426.6
99 Illinois 4 718 992 304 1710 5.63 427.5
100 Central Michigan 5 956 1188 379 2144 5.66 428.8
101 Mississippi 4 917 803 292 1720 5.89 430.0
101 Charlotte 5 944 1206 357 2150 6.02 430.0
103 SMU 5 533 1625 355 2158 6.08 431.6
104 Pittsburgh 5 850 1317 311 2167 6.97 433.4
105 Arkansas State 3 592 728 221 1320 5.97 440.0
106 Stanford 5 948 1273 360 2221 6.17 444.2
107 California 5 873 1369 399 2242 5.62 448.4
108 West Virginia 4 904 900 295 1804 6.12 451.0
109 Temple 5 997 1265 367 2262 6.16 452.4
110 Missouri 4 779 1031 300 1810 6.03 452.5
111 Texas Tech 4 580 1239 322 1819 5.65 454.8
112 Hawai'i 5 895 1384 326 2279 6.99 455.8
113 North Carolina 5 1109 1225 376 2334 6.21 466.8
114 Baylor 5 1171 1188 373 2359 6.32 471.8
115 Nevada 5 711 1670 403 2381 5.91 476.2
116 Kent State 5 1117 1277 344 2394 6.96 478.8
117 Louisiana-Monroe 4 946 971 304 1917 6.31 479.3
118 Kansas 4 690 1238 295 1928 6.54 482.0
119 Arizona State 5 953 1468 350 2421 6.92 484.2
120 UNLV 4 769 1190 323 1959 6.07 489.8
121 Oregon State 5 1011 1440 379 2451 6.47 490.2
122 UTEP 5 1344 1165 358 2509 7.01 501.8
123 UCLA 5 1421 1112 395 2533 6.41 506.6
124 San Jose State 6 1740 1302 509 3042 5.98 507.0
125 Bowling Green 5 1153 1404 382 2557 6.69 511.4
126 Memphis 4 769 1285 343 2054 5.99 513.5
127 Connecticut 4 648 1519 319 2167 6.79 541.8
128 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 1196 1058 324 2254 6.96 563.5
129 Tulsa 5 1599 1273 349 2872 8.23 574.4
130 East Carolina 5 1488 1586 390 3074 7.88 614.8