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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Minnesota 1 66 140 58 206 3.55 206.0
2 Central Michigan 1 13 227 66 240 3.64 240.0
3 Baylor 2 204 447 175 651 3.72 325.5
4 Maryland 1 122 137 67 259 3.87 259.0
5 Wisconsin 1 60 159 54 219 4.06 219.0
6 Pittsburgh 2 138 567 171 705 4.12 352.5
7 Iowa State 1 128 187 73 315 4.32 315.0
8 Western Michigan 1 121 121 54 242 4.48 242.0
9 Clemson 1 66 204 60 270 4.50 270.0
10 Georgia State 1 74 293 81 367 4.53 367.0
11 Liberty 1 125 254 83 379 4.57 379.0
12 Texas Tech 1 54 290 73 344 4.71 344.0
13 Navy 1 124 108 49 232 4.73 232.0
14 Missouri 1 211 95 64 306 4.78 306.0
15 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 358 218 120 576 4.80 288.0
16 Washington State 1 147 209 73 356 4.88 356.0
17 Wake Forest 2 223 438 134 661 4.93 330.5
18 Miami (Ohio) 1 89 228 64 317 4.95 317.0
19 Michigan State 1 104 170 55 274 4.98 274.0
20 Arizona State 1 157 137 58 294 5.07 294.0
21 USC 1 88 177 52 265 5.10 265.0
22 Oregon State 1 110 273 75 383 5.11 383.0
23 Toledo 1 159 276 85 435 5.12 435.0
24 Arkansas 1 125 198 63 323 5.13 323.0
25 California 1 144 265 79 409 5.18 409.0
26 Tulsa 1 71 176 47 247 5.26 247.0
27 Oklahoma State 2 104 689 150 793 5.29 396.5
28 Old Dominion 1 244 285 99 529 5.34 529.0
29 Alabama 3 323 708 192 1031 5.37 343.7
30 Utah State 2 300 430 134 730 5.45 365.0
31 Mississippi 1 279 40 58 319 5.50 319.0
32 Army 2 391 320 129 711 5.51 355.5
33 Cincinnati 2 387 431 148 818 5.53 409.0
34 North Texas 1 203 230 78 433 5.55 433.0
35 West Virginia 1 249 109 64 358 5.59 358.0
36 UCF 1 205 171 67 376 5.61 376.0
37 Penn State 1 353 98 78 451 5.78 451.0
38 Georgia 3 236 1027 218 1263 5.79 421.0
39 Florida 1 288 148 75 436 5.81 436.0
40 Michigan 2 294 506 137 800 5.84 400.0
41 Coastal Carolina 1 335 181 88 516 5.86 516.0
42 San Diego State 2 209 573 133 782 5.88 391.0
43 Auburn 1 115 283 67 398 5.94 398.0
44 Iowa 2 332 483 137 815 5.95 407.5
44 Rutgers 1 148 304 76 452 5.95 452.0
46 Marshall 1 220 278 83 498 6.00 498.0
47 UTEP 1 181 286 76 467 6.14 467.0
48 BYU 1 223 189 66 412 6.24 412.0
49 Purdue 1 281 378 105 659 6.28 659.0
50 Middle Tennessee 1 235 212 71 447 6.30 447.0
51 Notre Dame 1 234 371 95 605 6.37 605.0
52 Kentucky 1 173 211 60 384 6.40 384.0
53 Kansas State 1 170 138 48 308 6.42 308.0
54 Kent State 2 677 229 139 906 6.52 453.0
55 Louisville 1 157 239 60 396 6.60 396.0
56 South Carolina 1 128 205 50 333 6.66 333.0
56 Air Force 1 232 194 64 426 6.66 426.0
58 Houston 2 335 417 111 752 6.77 376.0
59 UAB 1 199 195 58 394 6.79 394.0
60 Ohio State 1 226 237 68 463 6.81 463.0
60 Oklahoma 1 191 306 73 497 6.81 497.0
62 Oregon 2 513 412 134 925 6.90 462.5
63 Fresno State 1 98 303 58 401 6.91 401.0
64 UTSA 2 147 910 152 1057 6.95 528.5
65 Appalachian State 2 403 632 148 1035 6.99 517.5
66 Mississippi State 1 260 252 72 512 7.11 512.0
67 LSU 1 183 259 62 442 7.13 442.0
68 Western Kentucky 2 565 610 162 1175 7.25 587.5
69 Ball State 1 259 205 62 464 7.48 464.0
70 Utah 2 184 720 120 904 7.53 452.0
71 Northern Illinois 2 394 511 117 905 7.74 452.5
72 Nevada 1 352 162 66 514 7.79 514.0
73 Tennessee 1 93 534 80 627 7.84 627.0
74 North Carolina 1 301 242 66 543 8.23 543.0
75 Wyoming 1 319 337 78 656 8.41 656.0
76 Eastern Michigan 1 233 295 61 528 8.66 528.0
77 Virginia Tech 1 206 275 53 481 9.08 481.0