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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Appalachian State 4 240 579 239 819 3.43 204.8
2 Notre Dame 4 431 482 232 913 3.94 228.3
3 Utah 4 313 627 232 940 4.05 235.0
4 Georgia 4 342 615 269 957 3.56 239.3
5 Minnesota 4 459 534 219 993 4.53 248.3
6 Oklahoma State 4 364 653 251 1017 4.05 254.3
7 Illinois 3 379 406 208 785 3.77 261.7
8 Alabama 4 250 810 270 1060 3.93 265.0
9 Clemson 4 281 827 265 1108 4.18 277.0
10 Wisconsin 4 336 787 240 1123 4.68 280.8
11 Boise State 4 411 743 235 1154 4.91 288.5
12 Houston 4 397 780 262 1177 4.49 294.3
13 LSU 4 319 879 258 1198 4.64 299.5
14 North Texas 4 480 737 235 1217 5.18 304.3
14 Air Force 4 348 869 230 1217 5.29 304.3
16 Army 4 492 745 249 1237 4.97 309.3
17 Coastal Carolina 4 438 812 248 1250 5.04 312.5
18 Middle Tennessee 4 323 938 257 1261 4.91 315.3
19 West Virginia 4 554 721 239 1275 5.33 318.8
20 Cincinnati 4 585 699 286 1284 4.49 321.0
21 BYU 3 427 537 191 964 5.05 321.3
22 Utah State 4 524 763 264 1287 4.88 321.8
23 UAB 4 338 955 272 1293 4.75 323.3
24 Texas A&M 4 583 713 291 1296 4.45 324.0
25 Arizona State 4 474 827 272 1301 4.78 325.3
26 Fresno State 3 409 577 193 986 5.11 328.7
27 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 501 815 293 1316 4.49 329.0
27 Oregon 4 439 877 240 1316 5.48 329.0
29 San Diego State 4 206 1125 265 1331 5.02 332.8
30 East Carolina 4 695 640 228 1335 5.86 333.8
31 UNLV 4 926 411 241 1337 5.55 334.3
32 Michigan 4 461 883 302 1344 4.45 336.0
33 Tulane 4 421 927 286 1348 4.71 337.0
34 Washington State 3 484 531 186 1015 5.46 338.3
35 Boston College 4 666 690 271 1356 5.00 339.0
36 Miami (Florida) 4 584 773 284 1357 4.78 339.3
37 North Carolina State 4 624 736 284 1360 4.79 340.0
38 Kentucky 4 486 875 226 1361 6.02 340.3
39 Iowa State 4 647 737 249 1384 5.56 346.0
40 Arizona 4 653 733 237 1386 5.85 346.5
41 Kansas State 4 548 839 281 1387 4.94 346.8
42 Oregon State 4 689 705 243 1394 5.74 348.5
43 Tulsa 4 484 912 276 1396 5.06 349.0
44 California 3 522 532 223 1054 4.73 351.3
45 Penn State 4 460 949 292 1409 4.83 352.3
46 Iowa 4 475 936 284 1411 4.97 352.8
47 UCLA 3 443 616 225 1059 4.71 353.0
48 Florida State 4 438 996 291 1434 4.93 358.5
49 Washington 4 895 545 274 1440 5.26 360.0
50 Liberty 3 492 592 186 1084 5.83 361.3
51 Central Michigan 4 467 989 290 1456 5.02 364.0
52 Mississippi State 4 497 972 279 1469 5.27 367.3
53 Bowling Green 3 508 600 176 1108 6.30 369.3
54 Baylor 4 405 1073 234 1478 6.32 369.5
55 Western Kentucky 4 398 1081 314 1479 4.71 369.8
56 Georgia Southern 4 587 895 266 1482 5.57 370.5
57 Syracuse 3 383 731 180 1114 6.19 371.3
58 Georgia State 4 406 1080 294 1486 5.05 371.5
59 UTSA 4 824 669 254 1493 5.88 373.3
60 Toledo 4 641 855 294 1496 5.09 374.0
61 Louisville 4 808 690 272 1498 5.51 374.5
62 Western Michigan 4 755 746 228 1501 6.58 375.3
63 Oklahoma 3 488 641 221 1129 5.11 376.3
64 South Carolina 4 796 725 252 1521 6.04 380.3
65 Pittsburgh 4 282 1241 288 1523 5.29 380.8
66 UCF 4 598 933 309 1531 4.95 382.8
67 Troy 4 832 705 295 1537 5.21 384.3
68 Missouri 4 481 1059 252 1540 6.11 385.0
69 Southern Mississippi 4 774 774 266 1548 5.82 387.0
70 Ohio State 4 567 982 256 1549 6.05 387.3
71 Navy 3 392 783 178 1175 6.60 391.7
72 New Mexico 4 529 1039 260 1568 6.03 392.0
73 Indiana 4 768 801 264 1569 5.94 392.3
74 Purdue 4 646 943 263 1589 6.04 397.3
75 Auburn 4 509 1081 284 1590 5.60 397.5
75 Virginia Tech 4 555 1035 277 1590 5.74 397.5
77 Wyoming 4 678 916 281 1594 5.67 398.5
78 Arkansas State 4 926 674 278 1600 5.76 400.0
79 Florida 4 664 959 279 1623 5.82 405.8
80 Marshall 4 617 1012 297 1629 5.48 407.3
81 Old Dominion 4 531 1105 290 1636 5.64 409.0
82 Hawai'i 4 664 984 284 1648 5.80 412.0
82 Texas 4 779 869 282 1648 5.84 412.0
84 Miami (Ohio) 4 696 978 286 1674 5.85 418.5
85 Nebraska 3 528 728 197 1256 6.38 418.7
86 San Jose State 3 338 925 237 1263 5.33 421.0
87 South Alabama 4 807 883 262 1690 6.45 422.5
88 Buffalo 3 547 724 203 1271 6.26 423.7
89 Temple 4 897 802 292 1699 5.82 424.8
90 UTEP 4 839 864 292 1703 5.83 425.8
91 Tennessee 4 683 1022 313 1705 5.45 426.3
92 Mississippi 4 722 987 325 1709 5.26 427.3
93 North Carolina 4 634 1084 281 1718 6.11 429.5
94 SMU 4 544 1180 296 1724 5.82 431.0
95 Memphis 4 748 990 307 1738 5.66 434.5
96 Texas Tech 3 457 849 238 1306 5.49 435.3
97 Massachusetts 4 905 840 260 1745 6.71 436.3
98 Louisiana Tech 4 762 986 254 1748 6.88 437.0
99 Wake Forest 4 900 853 270 1753 6.49 438.3
100 Louisiana-Monroe 4 523 1242 281 1765 6.28 441.3
100 Vanderbilt 3 660 664 183 1324 7.23 441.3
102 Nevada 4 1058 709 319 1767 5.54 441.8
102 Maryland 4 602 1165 293 1767 6.03 441.8
104 Ohio 4 520 1251 290 1771 6.11 442.8
105 Arkansas 4 540 1241 305 1781 5.84 445.3
106 Ball State 4 771 1015 292 1786 6.12 446.5
107 Northwestern 4 720 1070 262 1790 6.83 447.5
108 Texas State 4 701 1091 318 1792 5.64 448.0
109 Florida Atlantic 4 488 1323 286 1811 6.33 452.8
110 Rutgers 4 795 1021 293 1816 6.20 454.0
111 Colorado 4 767 1079 300 1846 6.15 461.5
112 Rice 4 396 1456 269 1852 6.88 463.0
113 Virginia 3 738 658 204 1396 6.84 465.3
114 Kent State 4 573 1332 313 1905 6.09 476.3
115 South Florida 4 826 1112 254 1938 7.63 484.5
116 USC 3 709 770 202 1479 7.32 493.0
117 Connecticut 3 558 927 232 1485 6.40 495.0
118 Eastern Michigan 4 890 1105 281 1995 7.10 498.8
118 TCU 4 1029 966 257 1995 7.76 498.8
120 Kansas 4 993 1008 275 2001 7.28 500.3
121 Charlotte 4 838 1172 276 2010 7.28 502.5
122 Akron 4 1247 769 282 2016 7.15 504.0
123 Florida International 4 1243 791 280 2034 7.26 508.5
124 Georgia Tech 4 789 1256 244 2045 8.38 511.3
125 Colorado State 4 1130 921 294 2051 6.98 512.8
126 Michigan State 4 426 1648 304 2074 6.82 518.5
126 Northern Illinois 4 1126 948 284 2074 7.30 518.5
128 New Mexico State 4 874 1282 271 2156 7.96 539.0
129 Stanford 4 1180 1014 278 2194 7.89 548.5
130 Duke 4 1041 1385 295 2426 8.22 606.5