2021 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 UAB 8 713 1532 545 2245 4.12 280.6
2 Wisconsin 9 535 1705 529 2240 4.23 248.9
3 Cincinnati 9 1289 1449 631 2738 4.34 304.2
4 Liberty 2 430 176 139 606 4.36 303.0
5 Oklahoma State 10 899 1734 602 2633 4.37 263.3
6 Georgia 10 797 2243 674 3040 4.51 304.0
7 Appalachian State 9 1045 1696 583 2741 4.70 304.6
8 Penn State 9 1337 1867 677 3204 4.73 356.0
9 Michigan 10 1243 2001 682 3244 4.76 324.4
10 Illinois 9 1391 1688 636 3079 4.84 342.1
11 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 1376 1621 610 2997 4.91 333.0
11 Clemson 8 940 1965 592 2905 4.91 363.1
13 San Diego State 9 852 2171 614 3023 4.92 335.9
14 Iowa 10 1219 2178 689 3397 4.93 339.7
15 North Carolina State 8 1122 1585 543 2707 4.99 338.4
16 Toledo 8 1299 1635 584 2934 5.02 366.8
17 Utah 10 1103 2133 643 3236 5.03 323.6
17 California 9 1250 1800 606 3050 5.03 338.9
19 Marshall 8 1419 1537 584 2956 5.06 369.5
20 Oregon 10 1338 2225 699 3563 5.10 356.3
20 Middle Tennessee 8 927 2059 586 2986 5.10 373.3
22 UCF 8 1493 1558 596 3051 5.12 381.4
23 San Jose State 8 1118 1938 596 3056 5.13 382.0
24 Ohio State 9 1004 2142 612 3146 5.14 349.6
25 Houston 9 984 1967 572 2951 5.16 327.9
25 Texas A&M 8 985 2073 593 3058 5.16 382.3
27 UTEP 8 1171 1632 542 2803 5.17 350.4
27 Arizona State 9 1242 1966 620 3208 5.17 356.4
29 Washington 9 1803 1346 606 3149 5.20 349.9
29 Pittsburgh 9 755 2524 630 3279 5.20 364.3
31 Alabama 10 970 2520 667 3490 5.23 349.0
31 Wyoming 8 1437 1384 539 2821 5.23 352.6
33 Army 3 394 492 169 886 5.24 295.3
34 North Texas 8 983 1772 520 2755 5.30 344.4
34 Western Kentucky 9 1231 2423 690 3654 5.30 406.0
36 Boise State 8 1188 1549 515 2737 5.31 342.1
37 Tulsa 8 1194 1791 558 2985 5.35 373.1
37 Florida State 8 1311 1843 589 3154 5.35 394.3
39 Louisville 8 1032 2058 577 3090 5.36 386.3
40 Memphis 8 1553 1617 590 3170 5.37 396.3
41 South Alabama 8 1339 1484 525 2823 5.38 352.9
41 Baylor 10 1207 2390 669 3597 5.38 359.7
43 Nebraska 9 1305 2028 618 3333 5.39 370.3
44 Coastal Carolina 8 920 1770 497 2690 5.41 336.3
44 Troy 8 1350 1665 557 3015 5.41 376.9
44 Georgia State 8 1013 2195 593 3208 5.41 401.0
47 Minnesota 9 1095 1727 520 2822 5.43 313.6
47 Air Force 8 816 1756 474 2572 5.43 321.5
49 Fresno State 8 1133 1840 544 2973 5.47 371.6
50 Miami (Ohio) 8 964 2080 554 3044 5.49 380.5
51 Miami (Florida) 8 1172 2024 580 3196 5.51 399.5
52 Kansas State 9 1352 1984 603 3336 5.53 370.7
52 Nevada 8 1483 1841 601 3324 5.53 415.5
54 Syracuse 8 1172 1747 527 2919 5.54 364.9
54 Old Dominion 8 944 2268 580 3212 5.54 401.5
54 Central Michigan 8 1147 2088 584 3235 5.54 404.4
57 Auburn 8 1132 2172 595 3304 5.55 413.0
58 New Mexico 8 1411 1641 549 3052 5.56 381.5
59 Florida 8 1383 1435 506 2818 5.57 352.3
60 Hawai'i 8 1077 2408 622 3485 5.60 435.6
61 UCLA 9 1303 2094 606 3397 5.61 377.4
62 Purdue 9 1442 1728 564 3170 5.62 352.2
62 Colorado State 8 1584 1577 562 3161 5.62 395.1
64 East Carolina 8 1270 1475 488 2745 5.63 343.1
64 Washington State 9 1384 1925 588 3309 5.63 367.7
66 Iowa State 9 1310 1818 555 3128 5.64 347.6
67 Texas State 8 1489 1922 601 3411 5.68 426.4
68 Boston College 8 1651 1320 522 2971 5.69 371.4
69 Bowling Green 8 1558 1642 561 3200 5.70 400.0
70 Indiana 9 1501 2057 621 3558 5.73 395.3
71 Utah State 9 1629 1842 605 3471 5.74 385.7
71 LSU 8 1212 2047 568 3259 5.74 407.4
71 Mississippi 8 1504 2151 637 3655 5.74 456.9
74 UTSA 9 1098 2335 597 3433 5.75 381.4
75 Tulane 8 1176 2182 582 3358 5.77 419.8
75 Tennessee 8 1606 2169 654 3775 5.77 471.9
77 Ball State 8 1334 2018 580 3352 5.78 419.0
78 Michigan State 9 1116 3039 718 4155 5.79 461.7
79 SMU 8 1105 2113 555 3218 5.80 402.3
80 Louisiana Tech 8 1480 1703 548 3183 5.81 397.9
81 Mississippi State 8 957 1861 483 2818 5.83 352.3
82 Florida Atlantic 8 872 2421 563 3293 5.85 411.6
83 Virginia Tech 8 1406 1865 556 3271 5.88 408.9
84 Southern Mississippi 8 1515 1416 497 2931 5.90 366.4
85 West Virginia 9 1250 2026 552 3276 5.93 364.0
85 Georgia Southern 8 1119 2100 543 3219 5.93 402.4
85 Oklahoma 9 1236 2389 611 3625 5.93 402.8
88 Kent State 9 1682 2563 710 4245 5.98 471.7
89 Kentucky 8 981 2004 498 2985 5.99 373.1
90 Ohio 8 1182 2237 570 3419 6.00 427.4
91 UNLV 8 1388 1717 513 3105 6.05 388.1
92 Oregon State 9 1476 2130 595 3606 6.06 400.7
93 South Carolina 8 1590 1653 534 3243 6.07 405.4
94 North Carolina 9 1362 2439 625 3801 6.08 422.3
95 Western Michigan 8 1267 1583 468 2850 6.09 356.3
95 Arizona 9 1608 1799 559 3407 6.09 378.6
97 Arkansas 8 1393 2043 562 3436 6.11 429.5
97 Texas 9 1866 2140 656 4006 6.11 445.1
97 Connecticut 2 644 267 149 911 6.11 455.5
100 Temple 8 1953 1704 593 3657 6.17 457.1
101 Wake Forest 10 1925 2383 696 4308 6.19 430.8
102 Eastern Michigan 8 1588 1925 567 3513 6.20 439.1
103 Maryland 9 1626 2432 651 4058 6.23 450.9
104 Navy 8 1021 1818 454 2839 6.25 354.9
105 Colorado 9 1748 2317 635 4065 6.40 451.7
106 Rutgers 9 1606 2313 606 3919 6.47 435.4
107 Louisiana-Monroe 8 1439 2338 580 3777 6.51 472.1
108 Stanford 9 2212 1943 634 4155 6.55 461.7
109 Rice 8 1034 2360 517 3394 6.56 424.3
110 Northwestern 9 2138 1941 621 4079 6.57 453.2
111 Buffalo 8 1672 1823 530 3495 6.59 436.9
111 Georgia Tech 8 1445 2472 594 3917 6.59 489.6
113 USC 9 1579 2105 557 3684 6.61 409.3
114 South Florida 8 1556 2072 546 3628 6.64 453.5
115 Missouri 8 1821 1733 532 3554 6.68 444.3
116 Texas Tech 9 1569 2489 607 4058 6.69 450.9
117 Northern Illinois 9 1844 2257 603 4101 6.80 455.7
118 Virginia 8 1866 2049 575 3915 6.81 489.4
119 Arkansas State 8 2320 1472 551 3792 6.88 474.0
120 Akron 8 2228 1568 550 3796 6.90 474.5
121 Vanderbilt 8 1543 2249 547 3792 6.93 474.0
122 New Mexico State 1 281 124 58 405 6.98 405.0
123 Florida International 8 2112 1990 577 4102 7.11 512.8
124 TCU 9 2120 2247 593 4367 7.36 485.2
125 Massachusetts 4 938 999 260 1937 7.45 484.3
126 Kansas 9 2339 2166 604 4505 7.46 500.6
127 Charlotte 8 1311 2635 516 3946 7.65 493.3
128 Duke 8 1747 2778 591 4525 7.66 565.6