2018 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 9 | 850 | 1343 | 620 | 2193 | 3.54 | 243.7 |
| 2 | Michigan | 9 | 1034 | 1287 | 509 | 2321 | 4.56 | 257.9 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 8 | 774 | 1394 | 486 | 2168 | 4.46 | 271.0 |
| 4 | UAB | 9 | 667 | 1795 | 566 | 2462 | 4.35 | 273.6 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 8 | 856 | 1350 | 521 | 2206 | 4.23 | 275.8 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 9 | 1241 | 1314 | 567 | 2555 | 4.51 | 283.9 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 1215 | 1110 | 540 | 2325 | 4.31 | 290.6 |
| 8 | Alabama | 9 | 857 | 1761 | 582 | 2618 | 4.50 | 290.9 |
| 9 | BYU | 2 | 150 | 447 | 156 | 597 | 3.83 | 298.5 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 8 | 760 | 1645 | 511 | 2405 | 4.71 | 300.6 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 9 | 844 | 1881 | 606 | 2725 | 4.50 | 302.8 |
| 12 | Washington | 10 | 1171 | 1876 | 653 | 3047 | 4.67 | 304.7 |
| 13 | Marshall | 8 | 770 | 1686 | 570 | 2456 | 4.31 | 307.0 |
| 14 | Wyoming | 8 | 1064 | 1426 | 536 | 2490 | 4.65 | 311.3 |
| 15 | Iowa | 9 | 1108 | 1740 | 586 | 2848 | 4.86 | 316.4 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 8 | 876 | 1705 | 546 | 2581 | 4.73 | 322.6 |
| 17 | California | 9 | 1190 | 1736 | 603 | 2926 | 4.85 | 325.1 |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 1324 | 1284 | 572 | 2608 | 4.56 | 326.0 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 9 | 1197 | 1754 | 623 | 2951 | 4.74 | 327.9 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 8 | 1174 | 1487 | 517 | 2661 | 5.15 | 332.6 |
| 21 | Georgia | 9 | 1218 | 1778 | 581 | 2996 | 5.16 | 332.9 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 1094 | 1582 | 542 | 2676 | 4.94 | 334.5 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 935 | 2107 | 682 | 3042 | 4.46 | 338.0 |
| 24 | Virginia | 8 | 1291 | 1425 | 510 | 2716 | 5.33 | 339.5 |
| 25 | Nevada | 8 | 1006 | 1717 | 549 | 2723 | 4.96 | 340.4 |
| 25 | Ohio | 8 | 1104 | 1619 | 489 | 2723 | 5.57 | 340.4 |
| 27 | Troy | 8 | 1102 | 1637 | 556 | 2739 | 4.93 | 342.4 |
| 28 | Utah | 10 | 1007 | 2445 | 681 | 3452 | 5.07 | 345.2 |
| 29 | Charlotte | 8 | 976 | 1828 | 486 | 2804 | 5.77 | 350.5 |
| 30 | TCU | 9 | 1305 | 1875 | 639 | 3180 | 4.98 | 353.3 |
| 31 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 1046 | 1783 | 538 | 2829 | 5.26 | 353.6 |
| 32 | Temple | 8 | 1574 | 1256 | 638 | 2830 | 4.44 | 353.8 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | 8 | 754 | 2093 | 476 | 2847 | 5.98 | 355.9 |
| 34 | Central Michigan | 8 | 1699 | 1167 | 573 | 2866 | 5.00 | 358.3 |
| 35 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 1330 | 1898 | 646 | 3228 | 5.00 | 358.7 |
| 36 | Boise State | 9 | 1080 | 2165 | 564 | 3245 | 5.75 | 360.6 |
| 37 | Buffalo | 9 | 1432 | 1824 | 591 | 3256 | 5.51 | 361.8 |
| 38 | Penn State | 9 | 1576 | 1711 | 685 | 3287 | 4.80 | 365.2 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 1472 | 1456 | 528 | 2928 | 5.55 | 366.0 |
| 40 | LSU | 8 | 1340 | 1602 | 575 | 2942 | 5.12 | 367.8 |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 8 | 1534 | 1432 | 517 | 2966 | 5.74 | 370.8 |
| 42 | FIU | 8 | 1543 | 1433 | 531 | 2976 | 5.60 | 372.0 |
| 43 | Missouri | 8 | 1051 | 1950 | 540 | 3001 | 5.56 | 375.1 |
| 43 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 1149 | 1852 | 475 | 3001 | 6.32 | 375.1 |
| 45 | USC | 9 | 1388 | 1996 | 646 | 3384 | 5.24 | 376.0 |
| 46 | Florida | 8 | 1407 | 1607 | 530 | 3014 | 5.69 | 376.8 |
| 47 | Iowa State | 9 | 1213 | 2205 | 650 | 3418 | 5.26 | 379.8 |
| 48 | Western Michigan | 8 | 1209 | 1850 | 512 | 3059 | 5.97 | 382.4 |
| 49 | Colorado | 9 | 1273 | 2171 | 642 | 3444 | 5.36 | 382.7 |
| 50 | UTEP | 8 | 1328 | 1734 | 544 | 3062 | 5.63 | 382.8 |
| 51 | Tulane | 8 | 1081 | 1983 | 572 | 3064 | 5.36 | 383.0 |
| 52 | Washington State | 9 | 1343 | 2107 | 591 | 3450 | 5.84 | 383.3 |
| 53 | North Texas | 8 | 965 | 2117 | 570 | 3082 | 5.41 | 385.3 |
| 54 | Wisconsin | 9 | 1503 | 1975 | 605 | 3478 | 5.75 | 386.4 |
| 55 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 1092 | 2008 | 560 | 3100 | 5.54 | 387.5 |
| 56 | Texas State | 8 | 1636 | 1497 | 565 | 3133 | 5.55 | 391.6 |
| 57 | Northwestern | 10 | 1416 | 2531 | 705 | 3947 | 5.60 | 394.7 |
| 58 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 1349 | 1844 | 592 | 3193 | 5.39 | 399.1 |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 1802 | 1791 | 608 | 3593 | 5.91 | 399.2 |
| 60 | Florida State | 8 | 1069 | 2150 | 660 | 3219 | 4.88 | 402.4 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 10 | 1587 | 2458 | 691 | 4045 | 5.85 | 404.5 |
| 62 | Rutgers | 9 | 1922 | 1738 | 652 | 3660 | 5.61 | 406.7 |
| 63 | Kansas State | 9 | 1288 | 2381 | 598 | 3669 | 6.14 | 407.7 |
| 64 | Akron | 8 | 1885 | 1378 | 606 | 3263 | 5.38 | 407.9 |
| 65 | Air Force | 8 | 948 | 2319 | 496 | 3267 | 6.59 | 408.4 |
| 66 | Bowling Green | 8 | 1949 | 1329 | 564 | 3278 | 5.81 | 409.8 |
| 67 | Maryland | 9 | 1885 | 1808 | 633 | 3693 | 5.83 | 410.3 |
| 67 | Louisiana | 9 | 1862 | 1831 | 613 | 3693 | 6.02 | 410.3 |
| 69 | Utah State | 8 | 1274 | 2026 | 622 | 3300 | 5.31 | 412.5 |
| 70 | Texas | 10 | 1440 | 2698 | 710 | 4138 | 5.83 | 413.8 |
| 71 | Toledo | 8 | 1304 | 2026 | 583 | 3330 | 5.71 | 416.3 |
| 72 | Army | 1 | 110 | 307 | 60 | 417 | 6.95 | 417.0 |
| 73 | Syracuse | 8 | 1334 | 2021 | 597 | 3355 | 5.62 | 419.4 |
| 74 | Oregon | 9 | 1486 | 2291 | 656 | 3777 | 5.76 | 419.7 |
| 75 | Arizona | 9 | 1277 | 2501 | 655 | 3778 | 5.77 | 419.8 |
| 76 | Auburn | 8 | 1439 | 1921 | 582 | 3360 | 5.77 | 420.0 |
| 77 | Arizona State | 9 | 1581 | 2203 | 632 | 3784 | 5.99 | 420.4 |
| 78 | Rice | 8 | 1248 | 2143 | 532 | 3391 | 6.37 | 423.9 |
| 79 | Tennessee | 8 | 1424 | 1986 | 567 | 3410 | 6.01 | 426.3 |
| 80 | Baylor | 9 | 1555 | 2284 | 590 | 3839 | 6.51 | 426.6 |
| 81 | Navy | 8 | 1509 | 1910 | 515 | 3419 | 6.64 | 427.4 |
| 82 | NC State | 8 | 954 | 2467 | 550 | 3421 | 6.22 | 427.6 |
| 83 | Boston College | 8 | 1329 | 2102 | 652 | 3431 | 5.26 | 428.9 |
| 84 | Memphis | 9 | 1591 | 2275 | 711 | 3866 | 5.44 | 429.6 |
| 84 | Stanford | 9 | 1219 | 2647 | 654 | 3866 | 5.91 | 429.6 |
| 86 | Tulsa | 8 | 2067 | 1371 | 584 | 3438 | 5.89 | 429.8 |
| 87 | West Virginia | 9 | 1394 | 2476 | 641 | 3870 | 6.04 | 430.0 |
| 88 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 1908 | 1545 | 545 | 3453 | 6.34 | 431.6 |
| 89 | Colorado State | 8 | 1588 | 1912 | 543 | 3500 | 6.45 | 437.5 |
| 90 | SMU | 8 | 1799 | 1702 | 630 | 3501 | 5.56 | 437.6 |
| 91 | Massachusetts | 2 | 437 | 439 | 149 | 876 | 5.88 | 438.0 |
| 92 | Minnesota | 9 | 1832 | 2131 | 599 | 3963 | 6.62 | 440.3 |
| 93 | South Carolina | 8 | 1697 | 1830 | 623 | 3527 | 5.66 | 440.9 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 3 | 611 | 712 | 255 | 1323 | 5.19 | 441.0 |
| 95 | UTSA | 8 | 1376 | 2156 | 567 | 3532 | 6.23 | 441.5 |
| 96 | Arkansas | 8 | 1619 | 1917 | 533 | 3536 | 6.63 | 442.0 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 8 | 1685 | 1860 | 514 | 3545 | 6.90 | 443.1 |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 1374 | 2173 | 589 | 3547 | 6.02 | 443.4 |
| 99 | Kent State | 8 | 1793 | 1781 | 594 | 3574 | 6.02 | 446.8 |
| 100 | Texas Tech | 9 | 1442 | 2582 | 679 | 4024 | 5.93 | 447.1 |
| 101 | Purdue | 9 | 1588 | 2457 | 690 | 4045 | 5.86 | 449.4 |
| 102 | USF | 8 | 2028 | 1573 | 623 | 3601 | 5.78 | 450.1 |
| 103 | New Mexico | 8 | 1728 | 1878 | 588 | 3606 | 6.13 | 450.8 |
| 104 | UCF | 9 | 2123 | 1984 | 738 | 4107 | 5.57 | 456.3 |
| 105 | Indiana | 9 | 1636 | 2481 | 650 | 4117 | 6.33 | 457.4 |
| 105 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 2233 | 1426 | 472 | 3659 | 7.75 | 457.4 |
| 107 | UCLA | 9 | 1870 | 2260 | 659 | 4130 | 6.27 | 458.9 |
| 108 | Kansas | 9 | 1621 | 2518 | 631 | 4139 | 6.56 | 459.9 |
| 109 | Old Dominion | 8 | 1790 | 1896 | 597 | 3686 | 6.17 | 460.8 |
| 110 | East Carolina | 8 | 1539 | 2149 | 576 | 3688 | 6.40 | 461.0 |
| 111 | Duke | 8 | 2135 | 1565 | 604 | 3700 | 6.13 | 462.5 |
| 112 | North Carolina | 8 | 1894 | 1808 | 590 | 3702 | 6.27 | 462.8 |
| 113 | Nebraska | 9 | 2021 | 2178 | 685 | 4199 | 6.13 | 466.6 |
| 114 | Hawaii | 8 | 1617 | 2124 | 574 | 3741 | 6.52 | 467.6 |
| 114 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 1748 | 1993 | 571 | 3741 | 6.55 | 467.6 |
| 116 | Georgia State | 8 | 2012 | 1732 | 488 | 3744 | 7.67 | 468.0 |
| 117 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1437 | 3302 | 729 | 4739 | 6.50 | 473.9 |
| 118 | Ball State | 8 | 2138 | 1657 | 625 | 3795 | 6.07 | 474.4 |
| 119 | Wake Forest | 8 | 1568 | 2234 | 621 | 3802 | 6.12 | 475.3 |
| 120 | Houston | 8 | 1914 | 1941 | 669 | 3855 | 5.76 | 481.9 |
| 121 | Ole Miss | 8 | 1978 | 1891 | 570 | 3869 | 6.79 | 483.6 |
| 122 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 1924 | 2433 | 671 | 4357 | 6.49 | 484.1 |
| 123 | UNLV | 8 | 1518 | 2369 | 568 | 3887 | 6.84 | 485.9 |
| 124 | San Jose State | 8 | 1792 | 2178 | 624 | 3970 | 6.36 | 496.3 |
| 125 | Louisville | 8 | 2423 | 1620 | 562 | 4043 | 7.19 | 505.4 |
| 126 | Illinois | 9 | 2479 | 2181 | 635 | 4660 | 7.34 | 517.8 |
| 127 | Oregon State | 9 | 2703 | 2172 | 627 | 4875 | 7.78 | 541.7 |
| 128 | Liberty | 4 | 934 | 1316 | 340 | 2250 | 6.62 | 562.5 |
| 129 | Connecticut | 8 | 2833 | 2128 | 555 | 4961 | 8.94 | 620.1 |