2020 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in October Only through 01/11/2021

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 San Diego State 2 183 218 120 401 3.34 200.5
2 Wisconsin 1 131 87 47 218 4.64 218.0
3 West Virginia 4 309 677 252 986 3.91 246.5
4 Northwestern 2 141 359 123 500 4.07 250.0
5 Notre Dame 4 381 657 228 1038 4.55 259.5
6 Marshall 3 178 617 189 795 4.21 265.0
7 UTEP 2 235 304 128 539 4.21 269.5
8 Coastal Carolina 4 467 655 217 1122 5.17 280.5
9 Clemson 5 576 855 310 1431 4.62 286.2
10 Oklahoma State 3 446 423 206 869 4.22 289.7
11 Liberty 4 453 716 252 1169 4.64 292.3
12 Appalachian State 2 141 449 139 590 4.24 295.0
13 UAB 4 461 736 265 1197 4.52 299.3
14 Cincinnati 3 163 739 223 902 4.04 300.7
15 Army 4 544 666 245 1210 4.94 302.5
16 Georgia 4 323 900 265 1223 4.62 305.8
17 Mississippi State 4 541 715 248 1256 5.06 314.0
18 Georgia Southern 4 397 866 255 1263 4.95 315.8
19 BYU 5 547 1092 324 1639 5.06 327.8
20 Iowa 2 247 412 155 659 4.25 329.5
21 Western Kentucky 5 801 854 329 1655 5.03 331.0
22 Air Force 3 337 657 162 994 6.14 331.3
23 Florida Atlantic 3 320 691 206 1011 4.91 337.0
24 Boise State 2 526 161 143 687 4.80 343.5
25 Iowa State 4 471 914 272 1385 5.09 346.3
26 Ohio State 2 254 441 113 695 6.15 347.5
27 Nevada 2 254 455 140 709 5.06 354.5
28 South Alabama 3 432 641 184 1073 5.83 357.7
29 Rutgers 2 159 557 148 716 4.84 358.0
30 Wake Forest 4 627 809 291 1436 4.93 359.0
31 Troy 4 534 903 307 1437 4.68 359.3
32 Rice 2 218 502 123 720 5.85 360.0
33 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 591 490 208 1081 5.20 360.3
34 Kentucky 5 769 1039 367 1808 4.93 361.6
35 UTSA 5 971 845 334 1816 5.44 363.2
36 TCU 4 565 888 254 1453 5.72 363.3
37 Michigan State 2 258 470 157 728 4.64 364.0
38 Wyoming 2 199 530 136 729 5.36 364.5
39 Indiana 2 371 364 155 735 4.74 367.5
40 Penn State 2 249 488 141 737 5.23 368.5
41 Duke 4 636 840 283 1476 5.22 369.0
42 San Jose State 2 355 386 141 741 5.26 370.5
43 Florida 3 362 758 220 1120 5.09 373.3
44 Baylor 3 540 619 218 1159 5.32 386.3
45 Michigan 2 255 520 142 775 5.46 387.5
46 Pittsburgh 4 316 1235 307 1551 5.05 387.8
47 Missouri 4 545 1015 249 1560 6.27 390.0
48 Charlotte 4 758 811 249 1569 6.30 392.3
49 Auburn 5 789 1178 366 1967 5.37 393.4
50 Oklahoma 4 485 1111 264 1596 6.05 399.0
51 Hawai'i 2 401 401 145 802 5.53 401.0
52 Alabama 5 704 1309 359 2013 5.61 402.6
53 Temple 4 854 762 281 1616 5.75 404.0
54 Kansas State 4 690 928 314 1618 5.15 404.5
55 South Carolina 4 641 978 271 1619 5.97 404.8
56 Tulsa 3 373 843 233 1216 5.22 405.3
56 Miami (Florida) 3 465 751 228 1216 5.33 405.3
58 Texas A&M 4 419 1205 245 1624 6.63 406.0
59 Boston College 5 836 1200 347 2036 5.87 407.2
60 East Carolina 4 802 827 280 1629 5.82 407.3
61 Louisiana Tech 5 949 1102 362 2051 5.67 410.2
62 South Florida 4 772 870 291 1642 5.64 410.5
63 Tennessee 4 676 980 276 1656 6.00 414.0
64 Louisville 4 972 688 266 1660 6.24 415.0
65 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1017 647 261 1664 6.38 416.0
66 North Carolina 5 785 1305 343 2090 6.09 418.0
67 Florida International 2 421 427 161 848 5.27 424.0
68 Colorado State 1 84 348 79 432 5.47 432.0
69 Arkansas 4 770 960 307 1730 5.64 432.5
70 Navy 5 1144 1020 324 2164 6.68 432.8
71 Houston 4 667 1075 281 1742 6.20 435.5
72 Massachusetts 1 309 127 57 436 7.65 436.0
73 SMU 4 904 853 288 1757 6.10 439.3
74 LSU 4 708 1053 257 1761 6.85 440.3
75 Illinois 2 267 619 141 886 6.28 443.0
76 Texas 4 629 1144 334 1773 5.31 443.3
77 North Carolina State 4 629 1176 335 1805 5.39 451.3
78 Virginia 5 705 1587 345 2292 6.64 458.4
79 UNLV 2 434 487 125 921 7.37 460.5
80 Middle Tennessee 4 1053 794 296 1847 6.24 461.8
81 Fresno State 2 472 452 157 924 5.89 462.0
82 Purdue 2 372 560 152 932 6.13 466.0
83 Georgia State 4 398 1474 317 1872 5.91 468.0
84 Virginia Tech 5 1032 1341 350 2373 6.78 474.6
85 Southern Mississippi 3 515 917 221 1432 6.48 477.3
86 UCF 4 672 1243 309 1915 6.20 478.8
87 Texas Tech 4 716 1201 306 1917 6.26 479.3
88 North Texas 3 761 707 223 1468 6.58 489.3
89 Nebraska 1 215 276 69 491 7.12 491.0
90 Tulane 4 643 1325 318 1968 6.19 492.0
91 Maryland 2 587 401 148 988 6.68 494.0
92 Georgia Tech 4 904 1073 304 1977 6.50 494.3
93 Florida State 4 891 1097 262 1988 7.59 497.0
94 Arkansas State 5 937 1604 391 2541 6.50 508.2
95 Utah State 2 578 442 147 1020 6.94 510.0
96 Mississippi 5 1190 1369 379 2559 6.75 511.8
97 Syracuse 4 1035 1022 336 2057 6.12 514.3
98 Texas State 4 791 1275 322 2066 6.42 516.5
99 Kansas 4 908 1162 304 2070 6.81 517.5
100 Vanderbilt 3 642 982 211 1624 7.70 541.3
101 Minnesota 2 537 619 122 1156 9.48 578.0
102 New Mexico 1 98 481 77 579 7.52 579.0
103 Memphis 4 627 1733 331 2360 7.13 590.0