2018 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in November Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 482 | 260 | 181 | 742 | 4.10 | 247.3 | 
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 317 | 299 | 190 | 616 | 3.24 | 205.3 | 
| 3 | Army | 3 | 396 | 336 | 141 | 732 | 5.19 | 244.0 | 
| 4 | Ball State | 2 | 725 | 346 | 166 | 1071 | 6.45 | 535.5 | 
| 5 | Kent State | 3 | 979 | 392 | 215 | 1371 | 6.38 | 457.0 | 
| 6 | Bowling Green | 3 | 478 | 393 | 190 | 871 | 4.58 | 290.3 | 
| 7 | Penn State | 4 | 730 | 435 | 256 | 1165 | 4.55 | 291.3 | 
| 8 | Hawaii | 3 | 871 | 440 | 222 | 1311 | 5.91 | 437.0 | 
| 9 | Virginia | 4 | 981 | 446 | 266 | 1427 | 5.36 | 356.8 | 
| 10 | Alabama | 4 | 461 | 462 | 247 | 923 | 3.74 | 230.8 | 
| 11 | Central Michigan | 3 | 608 | 534 | 231 | 1142 | 4.94 | 380.7 | 
| 12 | Nevada | 3 | 330 | 539 | 199 | 869 | 4.37 | 289.7 | 
| 13 | Appalachian State | 4 | 408 | 540 | 230 | 948 | 4.12 | 237.0 | 
| 14 | Old Dominion | 3 | 502 | 552 | 209 | 1054 | 5.04 | 351.3 | 
| 15 | Michigan State | 4 | 357 | 555 | 257 | 912 | 3.55 | 228.0 | 
| 16 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 556 | 559 | 200 | 1115 | 5.58 | 371.7 | 
| 17 | Mississippi State | 4 | 388 | 563 | 258 | 951 | 3.69 | 237.8 | 
| 18 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 564 | 564 | 255 | 1128 | 4.42 | 282.0 | 
| 19 | Marshall | 4 | 381 | 570 | 260 | 951 | 3.66 | 237.8 | 
| 20 | Toledo | 3 | 527 | 578 | 214 | 1105 | 5.16 | 368.3 | 
| 21 | Akron | 4 | 1150 | 585 | 297 | 1735 | 5.84 | 433.8 | 
| 22 | Western Michigan | 3 | 429 | 602 | 179 | 1031 | 5.76 | 343.7 | 
| 23 | Arkansas State | 4 | 589 | 609 | 257 | 1198 | 4.66 | 299.5 | 
| 24 | Arkansas | 3 | 632 | 610 | 203 | 1242 | 6.12 | 414.0 | 
| 25 | Troy | 4 | 531 | 628 | 250 | 1159 | 4.64 | 289.8 | 
| 26 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1191 | 643 | 257 | 1834 | 7.14 | 458.5 | 
| 27 | New Mexico | 4 | 1232 | 648 | 278 | 1880 | 6.76 | 470.0 | 
| 28 | Colorado State | 3 | 766 | 654 | 208 | 1420 | 6.83 | 473.3 | 
| 29 | New Mexico State | 3 | 796 | 663 | 250 | 1459 | 5.84 | 486.3 | 
| 30 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 625 | 666 | 251 | 1291 | 5.14 | 322.8 | 
| 31 | Nebraska | 4 | 1021 | 677 | 298 | 1698 | 5.70 | 424.5 | 
| 32 | Kentucky | 4 | 942 | 682 | 247 | 1624 | 6.57 | 406.0 | 
| 33 | UCF | 4 | 1048 | 684 | 320 | 1732 | 5.41 | 433.0 | 
| 34 | USF | 4 | 1067 | 686 | 296 | 1753 | 5.92 | 438.3 | 
| 35 | California | 3 | 321 | 687 | 214 | 1008 | 4.71 | 336.0 | 
| 36 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 426 | 699 | 247 | 1125 | 4.55 | 281.3 | 
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 608 | 703 | 250 | 1311 | 5.24 | 327.8 | 
| 38 | Massachusetts | 3 | 863 | 714 | 211 | 1577 | 7.47 | 525.7 | 
| 39 | FIU | 4 | 976 | 729 | 272 | 1705 | 6.27 | 426.3 | 
| 40 | Buffalo | 4 | 704 | 739 | 255 | 1443 | 5.66 | 360.8 | 
| 41 | Florida | 4 | 705 | 740 | 271 | 1445 | 5.33 | 361.3 | 
| 42 | UAB | 4 | 474 | 749 | 252 | 1223 | 4.85 | 305.8 | 
| 42 | Indiana | 3 | 740 | 749 | 231 | 1489 | 6.45 | 496.3 | 
| 44 | Duke | 4 | 1163 | 760 | 308 | 1923 | 6.24 | 480.8 | 
| 45 | Cincinnati | 4 | 422 | 767 | 239 | 1189 | 4.97 | 297.3 | 
| 45 | Missouri | 4 | 463 | 767 | 246 | 1230 | 5.00 | 307.5 | 
| 47 | Michigan | 4 | 622 | 768 | 242 | 1390 | 5.74 | 347.5 | 
| 47 | Tulsa | 4 | 1002 | 768 | 298 | 1770 | 5.94 | 442.5 | 
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1043 | 769 | 255 | 1812 | 7.11 | 453.0 | 
| 50 | Rutgers | 4 | 786 | 772 | 294 | 1558 | 5.30 | 389.5 | 
| 51 | Georgia | 4 | 417 | 776 | 235 | 1193 | 5.08 | 298.3 | 
| 52 | Minnesota | 4 | 783 | 780 | 246 | 1563 | 6.35 | 390.8 | 
| 53 | Southern Miss | 4 | 269 | 782 | 251 | 1051 | 4.19 | 262.8 | 
| 54 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 639 | 787 | 267 | 1426 | 5.34 | 356.5 | 
| 55 | Iowa | 4 | 559 | 797 | 283 | 1356 | 4.79 | 339.0 | 
| 56 | BYU | 4 | 418 | 802 | 293 | 1220 | 4.16 | 305.0 | 
| 57 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 715 | 808 | 242 | 1523 | 6.29 | 380.8 | 
| 58 | Temple | 4 | 820 | 816 | 319 | 1636 | 5.13 | 409.0 | 
| 59 | Notre Dame | 4 | 427 | 821 | 295 | 1248 | 4.23 | 312.0 | 
| 60 | Kansas | 4 | 733 | 825 | 261 | 1558 | 5.97 | 389.5 | 
| 61 | Texas State | 4 | 800 | 826 | 297 | 1626 | 5.47 | 406.5 | 
| 62 | Ohio | 4 | 465 | 827 | 233 | 1292 | 5.55 | 323.0 | 
| 63 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 477 | 849 | 211 | 1326 | 6.28 | 442.0 | 
| 64 | Illinois | 4 | 958 | 857 | 262 | 1815 | 6.93 | 453.8 | 
| 65 | North Texas | 3 | 384 | 864 | 222 | 1248 | 5.62 | 416.0 | 
| 66 | Washington | 4 | 347 | 865 | 249 | 1212 | 4.87 | 303.0 | 
| 66 | Air Force | 4 | 536 | 865 | 232 | 1401 | 6.04 | 350.3 | 
| 68 | Oregon State | 4 | 1243 | 875 | 281 | 2118 | 7.54 | 529.5 | 
| 69 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 748 | 876 | 282 | 1624 | 5.76 | 406.0 | 
| 70 | TCU | 4 | 542 | 877 | 297 | 1419 | 4.78 | 354.8 | 
| 71 | LSU | 4 | 628 | 883 | 302 | 1511 | 5.00 | 377.8 | 
| 72 | Navy | 4 | 852 | 886 | 267 | 1738 | 6.51 | 434.5 | 
| 73 | SMU | 4 | 901 | 887 | 310 | 1788 | 5.77 | 447.0 | 
| 74 | Auburn | 4 | 684 | 889 | 263 | 1573 | 5.98 | 393.3 | 
| 75 | Louisiana | 4 | 728 | 893 | 270 | 1621 | 6.00 | 405.3 | 
| 76 | Stanford | 3 | 407 | 896 | 224 | 1303 | 5.82 | 434.3 | 
| 76 | Georgia State | 4 | 1023 | 896 | 240 | 1919 | 8.00 | 479.8 | 
| 78 | Fresno State | 4 | 500 | 899 | 263 | 1399 | 5.32 | 349.8 | 
| 78 | Houston | 4 | 1121 | 899 | 324 | 2020 | 6.23 | 505.0 | 
| 80 | Ole Miss | 4 | 918 | 901 | 285 | 1819 | 6.38 | 454.8 | 
| 81 | USC | 4 | 579 | 912 | 280 | 1491 | 5.33 | 372.8 | 
| 81 | Connecticut | 4 | 1493 | 912 | 279 | 2405 | 8.62 | 601.3 | 
| 83 | Florida State | 4 | 949 | 921 | 318 | 1870 | 5.88 | 467.5 | 
| 84 | Ohio State | 4 | 738 | 922 | 288 | 1660 | 5.76 | 415.0 | 
| 85 | Purdue | 4 | 910 | 930 | 286 | 1840 | 6.43 | 460.0 | 
| 86 | Wisconsin | 4 | 532 | 931 | 279 | 1463 | 5.24 | 365.8 | 
| 87 | Washington State | 4 | 572 | 934 | 253 | 1506 | 5.95 | 376.5 | 
| 88 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 544 | 936 | 259 | 1480 | 5.71 | 370.0 | 
| 89 | Kansas State | 4 | 359 | 937 | 243 | 1296 | 5.33 | 324.0 | 
| 90 | Baylor | 4 | 597 | 939 | 276 | 1536 | 5.57 | 384.0 | 
| 91 | Charlotte | 4 | 550 | 949 | 243 | 1499 | 6.17 | 374.8 | 
| 92 | Iowa State | 4 | 717 | 953 | 308 | 1670 | 5.42 | 417.5 | 
| 93 | Tennessee | 4 | 496 | 961 | 292 | 1457 | 4.99 | 364.3 | 
| 94 | North Carolina | 4 | 1068 | 965 | 312 | 2033 | 6.52 | 508.3 | 
| 95 | Louisville | 4 | 1322 | 976 | 287 | 2298 | 8.01 | 574.5 | 
| 96 | Maryland | 4 | 993 | 990 | 288 | 1983 | 6.89 | 495.8 | 
| 97 | Wake Forest | 4 | 571 | 992 | 322 | 1563 | 4.85 | 390.8 | 
| 98 | San Diego State | 4 | 487 | 997 | 261 | 1484 | 5.69 | 371.0 | 
| 99 | Clemson | 4 | 284 | 1003 | 281 | 1287 | 4.58 | 321.8 | 
| 100 | UTEP | 4 | 669 | 1005 | 286 | 1674 | 5.85 | 418.5 | 
| 101 | Oregon | 4 | 627 | 1023 | 305 | 1650 | 5.41 | 412.5 | 
| 102 | Arizona State | 4 | 707 | 1026 | 280 | 1733 | 6.19 | 433.3 | 
| 103 | Syracuse | 4 | 638 | 1028 | 294 | 1666 | 5.67 | 416.5 | 
| 104 | Colorado | 4 | 611 | 1033 | 297 | 1644 | 5.54 | 411.0 | 
| 105 | Boise State | 4 | 424 | 1041 | 255 | 1465 | 5.75 | 366.3 | 
| 106 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1029 | 1051 | 303 | 2080 | 6.86 | 520.0 | 
| 107 | Northwestern | 4 | 448 | 1090 | 275 | 1538 | 5.59 | 384.5 | 
| 107 | Arizona | 3 | 299 | 1090 | 216 | 1389 | 6.43 | 463.0 | 
| 109 | Tulane | 4 | 607 | 1092 | 315 | 1699 | 5.39 | 424.8 | 
| 110 | Texas | 4 | 572 | 1107 | 283 | 1679 | 5.93 | 419.8 | 
| 111 | Utah | 5 | 674 | 1126 | 356 | 1800 | 5.06 | 360.0 | 
| 112 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 672 | 1150 | 300 | 1822 | 6.07 | 455.5 | 
| 113 | NC State | 4 | 569 | 1151 | 277 | 1720 | 6.21 | 430.0 | 
| 114 | UCLA | 4 | 719 | 1172 | 284 | 1891 | 6.66 | 472.8 | 
| 115 | UNLV | 4 | 533 | 1176 | 278 | 1709 | 6.15 | 427.3 | 
| 116 | Memphis | 4 | 382 | 1186 | 325 | 1568 | 4.82 | 392.0 | 
| 117 | South Carolina | 4 | 1033 | 1189 | 334 | 2222 | 6.65 | 555.5 | 
| 118 | San Jose State | 4 | 1065 | 1192 | 306 | 2257 | 7.38 | 564.3 | 
| 119 | Texas Tech | 4 | 804 | 1193 | 319 | 1997 | 6.26 | 499.3 | 
| 120 | Rice | 4 | 566 | 1208 | 286 | 1774 | 6.20 | 443.5 | 
| 121 | Liberty | 4 | 881 | 1212 | 322 | 2093 | 6.50 | 523.3 | 
| 122 | Texas A&M | 4 | 412 | 1219 | 282 | 1631 | 5.78 | 407.8 | 
| 123 | South Alabama | 4 | 632 | 1220 | 263 | 1852 | 7.04 | 463.0 | 
| 124 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 532 | 1234 | 378 | 1766 | 4.67 | 353.2 | 
| 125 | Boston College | 4 | 604 | 1260 | 318 | 1864 | 5.86 | 466.0 | 
| 125 | UTSA | 4 | 882 | 1260 | 283 | 2142 | 7.57 | 535.5 | 
| 127 | West Virginia | 4 | 729 | 1289 | 290 | 2018 | 6.96 | 504.5 | 
| 128 | Utah State | 4 | 497 | 1308 | 289 | 1805 | 6.25 | 451.3 | 
| 129 | East Carolina | 4 | 778 | 1311 | 299 | 2089 | 6.99 | 522.3 | 
| 130 | Oklahoma | 4 | 759 | 1582 | 311 | 2341 | 7.53 | 585.3 |