2021 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Air Force 4 396 653 211 1049 4.97 262.3
2 Georgia 4 333 731 260 1064 4.09 266.0
3 Wisconsin 5 328 758 294 1086 3.69 217.2
4 UTEP 4 332 768 250 1100 4.40 275.0
5 Colorado State 4 454 656 268 1110 4.14 277.5
6 Oklahoma State 4 411 703 234 1114 4.76 278.5
7 Ohio State 4 234 955 281 1189 4.23 297.3
8 Mississippi State 4 432 779 211 1211 5.74 302.8
9 Army 3 414 803 164 1217 7.42 405.7
10 Wyoming 4 759 468 258 1227 4.76 306.8
11 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 513 718 243 1231 5.07 307.8
12 Washington 4 764 482 253 1246 4.92 311.5
13 Toledo 4 559 701 270 1260 4.67 315.0
14 California 4 492 769 242 1261 5.21 315.3
15 Michigan 4 482 787 236 1269 5.38 317.3
16 UAB 4 468 809 255 1277 5.01 319.3
17 San Diego State 4 554 728 278 1282 4.61 320.5
18 Iowa 4 456 836 279 1292 4.63 323.0
19 Purdue 4 621 685 232 1306 5.63 326.5
20 Houston 4 257 1055 269 1312 4.88 328.0
21 Alabama 4 236 1080 250 1316 5.26 329.0
22 Florida 4 739 580 247 1319 5.34 329.8
23 Marshall 4 802 525 287 1327 4.62 331.8
24 Minnesota 4 435 899 253 1334 5.27 333.5
25 Western Michigan 4 512 837 240 1349 5.62 337.3
26 Miami (Ohio) 4 268 1102 268 1370 5.11 342.5
27 Illinois 4 764 614 270 1378 5.10 344.5
28 Southern Mississippi 4 741 642 231 1383 5.99 345.8
29 Miami (Florida) 3 407 983 217 1390 6.41 463.3
30 Ball State 4 504 897 300 1401 4.67 350.3
31 East Carolina 4 575 835 260 1410 5.42 352.5
32 New Mexico State 3 540 875 188 1415 7.53 471.7
33 Clemson 4 438 980 279 1418 5.08 354.5
34 Penn State 4 697 733 290 1430 4.93 357.5
35 Memphis 4 805 627 283 1432 5.06 358.0
36 Florida State 4 768 671 266 1439 5.41 359.8
37 Coastal Carolina 4 482 958 249 1440 5.78 360.0
38 Oregon 4 506 945 306 1451 4.74 362.8
39 Cincinnati 5 702 757 346 1459 4.22 291.8
40 Pittsburgh 4 391 1070 257 1461 5.68 365.3
41 Iowa State 4 540 928 254 1468 5.78 367.0
41 Kansas State 4 667 801 245 1468 5.99 367.0
43 Texas A&M 4 352 1121 288 1473 5.11 368.3
44 Middle Tennessee 4 516 964 301 1480 4.92 370.0
45 Florida Atlantic 4 384 1098 277 1482 5.35 370.5
46 New Mexico 4 882 602 289 1484 5.13 371.0
47 SMU 4 561 933 259 1494 5.77 373.5
48 Nebraska 4 539 958 301 1497 4.97 374.3
49 Eastern Michigan 4 698 820 286 1518 5.31 379.5
50 Louisiana Tech 4 644 876 275 1520 5.53 380.0
51 UTSA 4 310 1214 279 1524 5.46 381.0
51 Appalachian State 4 617 907 271 1524 5.62 381.0
53 Troy 4 488 1047 264 1535 5.81 383.8
54 Rice 4 638 904 248 1542 6.22 385.5
55 Boise State 4 653 900 271 1553 5.73 388.3
56 Fresno State 4 572 982 287 1554 5.41 388.5
56 Baylor 4 478 1076 279 1554 5.57 388.5
58 South Carolina 4 790 781 281 1571 5.59 392.8
59 Old Dominion 4 413 1163 290 1576 5.43 394.0
60 USC 4 557 1020 261 1577 6.04 394.3
61 Tulsa 4 710 879 282 1589 5.63 397.3
62 Arkansas 4 843 763 257 1606 6.25 401.5
63 Stanford 4 812 796 271 1608 5.93 402.0
64 North Carolina State 4 534 1079 289 1613 5.58 403.3
65 Boston College 4 985 630 251 1615 6.43 403.8
66 Connecticut 4 616 1002 317 1618 5.10 404.5
67 Texas State 4 788 831 283 1619 5.72 404.8
68 Arizona 4 768 860 267 1628 6.10 407.0
68 Utah State 4 642 986 261 1628 6.24 407.0
70 Northern Illinois 4 523 1113 257 1636 6.37 409.0
71 Kentucky 4 578 1066 265 1644 6.20 411.0
71 North Carolina 4 821 823 264 1644 6.23 411.0
73 Ohio 4 662 986 280 1648 5.89 412.0
74 Louisville 4 381 1269 298 1650 5.54 412.5
75 Arizona State 4 585 1072 287 1657 5.77 414.3
76 North Texas 4 602 1067 290 1669 5.76 417.3
77 Indiana 4 575 1111 293 1686 5.75 421.5
78 West Virginia 4 639 1049 249 1688 6.78 422.0
79 UNLV 4 483 1206 278 1689 6.08 422.3
80 South Florida 4 730 960 292 1690 5.79 422.5
81 Liberty 5 800 893 365 1693 4.64 338.6
82 South Alabama 5 782 912 335 1694 5.06 338.8
83 Notre Dame 4 573 1124 275 1697 6.17 424.3
84 Navy 5 652 1058 275 1710 6.22 342.0
85 Auburn 4 623 1091 311 1714 5.51 428.5
86 Georgia State 4 607 1115 299 1722 5.76 430.5
87 Virginia Tech 4 885 843 285 1728 6.06 432.0
88 Utah 4 646 1111 283 1757 6.21 439.3
89 Northwestern 4 1092 686 296 1778 6.01 444.5
90 Central Michigan 4 680 1099 294 1779 6.05 444.8
91 Colorado 4 814 966 276 1780 6.45 445.0
91 Akron 4 981 799 268 1780 6.64 445.0
93 Oregon State 4 711 1070 281 1781 6.34 445.3
94 Syracuse 5 789 1016 347 1805 5.20 361.0
95 San Jose State 5 740 1071 351 1811 5.16 362.2
95 Michigan State 4 463 1348 338 1811 5.36 452.8
97 Rutgers 4 699 1129 259 1828 7.06 457.0
98 UCF 5 1032 799 364 1831 5.03 366.2
99 Texas 4 959 879 306 1838 6.01 459.5
100 Charlotte 4 686 1162 246 1848 7.51 462.0
101 Tennessee 4 709 1141 342 1850 5.41 462.5
102 Georgia Southern 4 597 1269 281 1866 6.64 466.5
103 Washington State 5 871 1005 342 1876 5.49 375.2
104 LSU 4 896 990 288 1886 6.55 471.5
105 Maryland 4 841 1082 287 1923 6.70 480.8
106 Kansas 4 1039 889 260 1928 7.42 482.0
107 Wake Forest 4 1138 803 300 1941 6.47 485.3
107 Massachusetts 4 951 990 249 1941 7.80 485.3
109 Temple 4 1056 902 301 1958 6.50 489.5
110 Kent State 4 843 1129 321 1972 6.14 493.0
111 UCLA 5 793 1185 327 1978 6.05 395.6
112 Missouri 4 1187 800 285 1987 6.97 496.8
113 Nevada 5 452 1557 373 2009 5.39 401.8
114 Tulane 4 755 1255 296 2010 6.79 502.5
115 Hawai'i 4 614 1417 349 2031 5.82 507.8
116 Florida International 4 869 1199 297 2068 6.96 517.0
117 Bowling Green 5 1050 1042 385 2092 5.43 418.4
118 Duke 4 706 1393 296 2099 7.09 524.8
119 Texas Tech 5 776 1337 294 2113 7.19 422.6
120 BYU 5 783 1346 355 2129 6.00 425.8
121 Virginia 4 998 1134 304 2132 7.01 533.0
122 Western Kentucky 5 721 1417 365 2138 5.86 427.6
123 Arkansas State 4 1394 798 273 2192 8.03 548.0
124 Georgia Tech 4 855 1341 320 2196 6.86 549.0
125 Buffalo 5 1125 1099 327 2224 6.80 444.8
126 Oklahoma 5 681 1569 327 2250 6.88 450.0
127 TCU 5 1091 1281 336 2372 7.06 474.4
128 Mississippi 5 1066 1337 393 2403 6.11 480.6
129 Louisiana-Monroe 5 1192 1253 377 2445 6.49 489.0
130 Vanderbilt 5 824 1625 368 2449 6.65 489.8