2020 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 01/11/2021

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Iowa 8 861 1649 578 2510 4.34 313.8
2 San Diego State 8 786 1482 520 2268 4.36 283.5
3 Marshall 10 955 1839 635 2794 4.40 279.4
4 Cincinnati 10 1111 2135 710 3246 4.57 324.6
5 West Virginia 10 1318 1596 626 2914 4.65 291.4
6 UAB 9 1241 1559 597 2800 4.69 311.1
7 Tulsa 9 1291 1706 638 2997 4.70 333.0
8 BYU 12 1446 2370 793 3816 4.81 318.0
9 Colorado State 4 434 1001 298 1435 4.82 358.8
10 Georgia 10 723 2487 661 3210 4.86 321.0
10 Northwestern 9 1313 1758 632 3071 4.86 341.2
12 Pittsburgh 11 1029 2706 765 3735 4.88 339.5
13 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 2032 1877 795 3909 4.92 355.4
14 Wyoming 6 752 1216 399 1968 4.93 328.0
15 Appalachian State 12 1811 2135 798 3946 4.94 328.8
16 San Jose State 8 962 1807 559 2769 4.95 346.1
17 Army 12 1375 1929 661 3304 5.00 275.3
18 Wisconsin 7 673 1426 419 2099 5.01 299.9
19 Clemson 12 1352 2570 781 3922 5.02 326.8
20 Alabama 13 1470 3109 909 4579 5.04 352.2
21 Western Kentucky 12 2055 2128 828 4183 5.05 348.6
22 Air Force 6 819 1001 360 1820 5.06 303.3
22 Penn State 9 1172 1787 585 2959 5.06 328.8
24 Georgia Southern 13 1458 2776 828 4234 5.11 325.7
25 Florida Atlantic 9 1391 1689 601 3080 5.12 342.2
26 Oklahoma 11 1156 2701 743 3857 5.19 350.6
27 Buffalo 7 1102 1421 483 2523 5.22 360.4
27 Texas 10 1402 2664 779 4066 5.22 406.6
29 Liberty 11 1461 2034 667 3495 5.24 317.7
30 Boise State 7 1146 1467 497 2613 5.26 373.3
31 Michigan State 7 1101 1676 527 2777 5.27 396.7
32 TCU 10 1275 2234 659 3509 5.32 350.9
32 Oklahoma State 11 1761 2408 784 4169 5.32 379.0
34 Texas A&M 10 920 2253 593 3173 5.35 317.3
34 Washington 4 645 740 259 1385 5.35 346.3
34 Toledo 6 775 1398 406 2173 5.35 362.2
34 Oregon 7 1187 1654 531 2841 5.35 405.9
38 Maryland 5 1150 1000 401 2150 5.36 430.0
39 Iowa State 12 1237 2848 761 4085 5.37 340.4
40 Purdue 6 869 1525 445 2394 5.38 399.0
41 Nevada 9 1243 2156 630 3399 5.40 377.7
42 Arizona State 4 733 1010 322 1743 5.41 435.8
43 UCLA 7 950 1919 527 2869 5.44 409.9
44 Nebraska 8 1356 1736 566 3092 5.46 386.5
45 Coastal Carolina 12 1772 2451 770 4223 5.48 351.9
45 Kentucky 11 1717 2471 764 4188 5.48 380.7
45 Ohio 3 581 586 213 1167 5.48 389.0
45 North Carolina State 12 2087 2893 909 4980 5.48 415.0
49 USC 6 920 1298 404 2218 5.49 369.7
50 Utah 5 539 1286 332 1825 5.50 365.0
50 Mississippi State 11 1390 2897 780 4287 5.50 389.7
52 Indiana 8 1097 1928 548 3025 5.52 378.1
52 Baylor 9 1624 1827 625 3451 5.52 383.4
54 Troy 11 1833 2623 806 4456 5.53 405.1
54 Michigan 6 1073 1503 466 2576 5.53 429.3
56 Notre Dame 12 1356 2767 742 4123 5.56 343.6
57 Miami (Florida) 11 1919 2573 803 4492 5.59 408.4
58 Western Michigan 6 944 1454 428 2398 5.60 399.7
59 Georgia State 10 1366 2737 731 4103 5.61 410.3
60 UTSA 12 1945 2655 818 4600 5.62 383.3
60 Auburn 11 1797 2669 794 4466 5.62 406.0
62 Tulane 12 1720 3344 900 5064 5.63 422.0
63 SMU 10 1803 2419 748 4222 5.64 422.2
64 Arkansas 10 1921 2596 799 4517 5.65 451.7
65 Memphis 11 1596 3181 841 4777 5.68 434.3
66 Rice 5 704 1004 300 1708 5.69 341.6
66 California 4 677 791 258 1468 5.69 367.0
68 Hawai'i 9 1905 1774 645 3679 5.70 408.8
69 Texas Tech 10 1864 2585 777 4449 5.73 444.9
70 Southern Mississippi 10 1809 2208 697 4017 5.76 401.7
70 Florida International 5 1178 936 367 2114 5.76 422.8
72 Louisville 11 1979 2081 703 4060 5.78 369.1
72 Houston 8 1340 1848 552 3188 5.78 398.5
74 North Carolina 12 1851 2960 829 4811 5.80 400.9
75 Syracuse 11 2300 2803 877 5103 5.82 463.9
76 Tennessee 10 1416 2658 699 4074 5.83 407.4
77 Ohio State 8 781 2432 549 3213 5.85 401.6
77 Central Michigan 6 783 1783 439 2566 5.85 427.7
79 Georgia Tech 10 1892 2701 784 4593 5.86 459.3
80 Rutgers 9 1833 2209 687 4042 5.88 449.1
81 Wake Forest 9 1650 2271 663 3921 5.91 435.7
82 Ball State 8 1090 2349 579 3439 5.94 429.9
83 Navy 10 2047 1808 644 3855 5.99 385.5
84 Middle Tennessee 9 1997 2017 663 4014 6.05 446.0
85 Miami (Ohio) 3 378 803 195 1181 6.06 393.7
85 Colorado 6 1087 1435 416 2522 6.06 420.3
85 Florida 12 2046 3090 847 5136 6.06 428.0
85 South Florida 9 1911 2062 656 3973 6.06 441.4
89 Missouri 10 1622 2458 669 4080 6.10 408.0
90 UTEP 8 1123 1927 499 3050 6.11 381.3
90 Boston College 11 1885 2700 750 4585 6.11 416.8
90 Louisiana Tech 10 1983 2290 699 4273 6.11 427.3
90 Kansas State 10 1772 2675 728 4447 6.11 444.7
94 Fresno State 6 1274 1306 420 2580 6.14 430.0
95 Virginia Tech 11 1996 2926 795 4922 6.19 447.5
95 UCF 10 1926 2992 794 4918 6.19 491.8
97 East Carolina 9 1812 2214 648 4026 6.21 447.3
98 Duke 11 2345 2548 783 4893 6.25 444.8
99 Arkansas State 11 1717 3454 821 5171 6.30 470.1
100 Texas State 12 2694 3245 939 5939 6.32 494.9
101 Virginia 10 1385 3044 693 4429 6.39 442.9
102 Eastern Michigan 6 1433 1509 460 2942 6.40 490.3
103 Temple 7 1460 1571 473 3031 6.41 433.0
104 South Alabama 11 1919 2881 745 4800 6.44 436.4
105 Florida State 9 1793 2314 635 4107 6.47 456.3
106 Oregon State 7 1523 1573 477 3096 6.49 442.3
107 Kent State 4 1048 648 261 1696 6.50 424.0
108 Illinois 8 1841 1893 572 3734 6.53 466.8
109 Charlotte 6 1284 1233 384 2517 6.55 419.5
110 South Carolina 10 1954 2561 688 4515 6.56 451.5
110 Utah State 6 1348 1564 444 2912 6.56 485.3
112 Stanford 6 1332 1300 400 2632 6.58 438.7
113 Northern Illinois 6 1041 1472 379 2513 6.63 418.8
113 Kansas 9 2126 2007 623 4133 6.63 459.2
115 Mississippi 10 2069 3121 778 5190 6.67 519.0
116 Bowling Green 5 1551 828 356 2379 6.68 475.8
117 Washington State 4 619 1228 276 1847 6.69 461.8
118 Arizona 5 1353 1012 351 2365 6.74 473.0
119 New Mexico 7 1149 1981 460 3130 6.80 447.1
120 Louisiana-Monroe 10 2493 2153 678 4646 6.85 464.6
121 Minnesota 7 1450 1461 422 2911 6.90 415.9
122 Massachusetts 4 1094 834 279 1928 6.91 482.0
123 North Texas 10 2692 2529 752 5221 6.94 522.1
124 UNLV 6 1530 1363 404 2893 7.16 482.2
125 LSU 10 1690 3230 678 4920 7.26 492.0
126 Vanderbilt 9 1719 2668 603 4387 7.28 487.4
127 Akron 6 1489 1270 365 2759 7.56 459.8