2022 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 James Madison 3 84 545 171 629 3.68 209.7
2 Minnesota 4 247 504 187 751 4.02 187.8
3 Alabama 4 250 555 242 805 3.33 201.3
4 Illinois 4 349 589 244 938 3.84 234.5
5 Iowa 4 292 653 274 945 3.45 236.3
6 San Jose State 3 465 509 196 974 4.97 324.7
7 Utah 4 445 531 218 976 4.48 244.0
8 Michigan 4 436 543 254 979 3.85 244.8
9 Rutgers 4 226 772 240 998 4.16 249.5
10 Virginia Tech 4 344 680 248 1024 4.13 256.0
11 Georgia 4 344 684 227 1028 4.53 257.0
12 LSU 4 445 586 227 1031 4.54 257.8
13 UAB 3 500 543 220 1043 4.74 347.7
14 North Carolina State 4 327 719 246 1046 4.25 261.5
15 Iowa State 4 303 761 242 1064 4.40 266.0
16 Temple 4 520 550 251 1070 4.26 267.5
17 Navy 3 207 871 190 1078 5.67 359.3
18 Kentucky 4 433 655 234 1088 4.65 272.0
19 TCU 3 302 817 210 1119 5.33 373.0
20 Oklahoma State 3 334 796 221 1130 5.11 376.7
21 Ohio State 4 445 687 236 1132 4.80 283.0
22 Air Force 4 522 629 205 1151 5.61 287.8
23 Boise State 5 509 672 280 1181 4.22 236.2
24 Army 3 589 607 208 1196 5.75 398.7
25 Stanford 3 492 709 191 1201 6.29 400.3
26 Missouri 4 434 771 256 1205 4.71 301.3
27 West Virginia 4 393 818 235 1211 5.15 302.8
28 Baylor 4 318 903 266 1221 4.59 305.3
29 Texas State 4 524 706 261 1230 4.71 307.5
30 Cincinnati 4 501 730 308 1231 4.00 307.8
30 Fresno State 3 517 714 207 1231 5.95 410.3
32 Florida State 4 579 663 253 1242 4.91 310.5
33 South Alabama 4 356 887 255 1243 4.87 310.8
34 Mississippi 4 477 773 295 1250 4.24 312.5
35 UCF 4 577 679 252 1256 4.98 314.0
36 Marshall 4 337 926 250 1263 5.05 315.8
37 Purdue 4 463 813 267 1276 4.78 319.0
38 Mississippi State 4 454 823 259 1277 4.93 319.3
38 Wisconsin 4 486 791 236 1277 5.41 319.3
40 Pittsburgh 4 394 892 250 1286 5.14 321.5
41 Tulane 5 680 618 321 1298 4.04 259.6
42 Syracuse 4 444 864 244 1308 5.36 327.0
43 Texas Tech 4 399 910 253 1309 5.17 327.3
44 Texas A&M 4 707 613 287 1320 4.60 330.0
45 Miami (Florida) 4 340 1004 219 1344 6.14 336.0
46 Western Kentucky 4 432 916 307 1348 4.39 337.0
47 Kansas State 4 605 773 274 1378 5.03 344.5
48 East Carolina 4 442 938 257 1380 5.37 345.0
49 Clemson 4 314 1071 271 1385 5.11 346.3
50 Auburn 4 506 883 261 1389 5.32 347.3
51 Virginia 4 532 868 279 1400 5.02 350.0
52 Louisville 4 653 748 265 1401 5.29 350.3
53 Rice 4 619 784 210 1403 6.68 350.8
54 Toledo 4 748 663 266 1411 5.30 352.8
55 Liberty 4 566 847 276 1413 5.12 353.3
56 Miami (Ohio) 4 334 1080 261 1414 5.42 353.5
57 Troy 4 581 838 293 1419 4.84 354.8
58 Notre Dame 4 569 853 268 1422 5.31 355.5
59 Massachusetts 4 664 762 248 1426 5.75 356.5
60 Oregon State 4 603 826 265 1429 5.39 357.3
61 Oklahoma 4 630 817 314 1447 4.61 361.8
62 USC 4 684 778 264 1462 5.54 365.5
63 Penn State 4 368 1100 296 1468 4.96 367.0
64 Appalachian State 4 516 960 250 1476 5.90 369.0
65 Coastal Carolina 4 386 1099 264 1485 5.63 371.3
66 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 525 964 281 1489 5.30 372.3
67 Wake Forest 4 559 947 291 1506 5.18 376.5
68 Arizona State 4 730 778 284 1508 5.31 377.0
69 Boston College 4 625 889 272 1514 5.57 378.5
70 Arkansas State 4 456 1061 236 1517 6.43 379.3
71 Texas 4 540 980 310 1520 4.90 380.0
72 California 4 530 999 276 1529 5.54 382.3
73 Tulsa 4 785 756 277 1541 5.56 385.3
74 Washington State 4 450 1097 284 1547 5.45 386.8
75 Louisiana-Monroe 4 568 984 260 1552 5.97 388.0
75 Oregon 4 346 1206 251 1552 6.18 388.0
77 Northwestern 4 643 918 267 1561 5.85 390.3
78 Michigan State 4 509 1061 285 1570 5.51 392.5
79 Duke 4 562 1010 277 1572 5.68 393.0
80 Southern Mississippi 4 639 936 301 1575 5.23 393.8
81 UCLA 5 408 1188 347 1596 4.60 319.2
82 SMU 4 722 878 283 1600 5.65 400.0
83 Arkansas 4 397 1210 272 1607 5.91 401.8
84 Central Michigan 4 477 1132 298 1609 5.40 402.3
85 Kansas 4 552 1058 287 1610 5.61 402.5
85 Florida International 3 557 1053 223 1610 7.22 536.7
87 Tennessee 4 391 1237 310 1628 5.25 407.0
88 Ball State 4 676 959 303 1635 5.40 408.8
89 Maryland 4 598 1041 315 1639 5.20 409.8
90 Georgia Tech 4 838 810 307 1648 5.37 412.0
91 Colorado State 4 651 1006 286 1657 5.79 414.3
92 Arizona 4 913 751 254 1664 6.55 416.0
93 UTEP 5 881 784 313 1665 5.32 333.0
94 BYU 5 799 878 343 1677 4.89 335.4
95 Western Michigan 4 709 982 245 1691 6.90 422.8
96 Florida 4 813 883 277 1696 6.12 424.0
97 Memphis 4 509 1195 298 1704 5.72 426.0
97 Northern Illinois 4 548 1156 262 1704 6.50 426.0
99 Washington 5 540 1167 324 1707 5.27 341.4
100 Indiana 4 598 1119 308 1717 5.57 429.3
101 Georgia Southern 4 860 859 283 1719 6.07 429.8
102 Buffalo 4 726 1008 231 1734 7.51 433.5
103 Louisiana Tech 4 922 851 282 1773 6.29 443.3
104 Old Dominion 4 738 1036 325 1774 5.46 443.5
105 New Mexico 5 566 1212 324 1778 5.49 355.6
106 Kent State 4 635 1156 283 1791 6.33 447.8
107 UNLV 5 547 1251 342 1798 5.26 359.6
108 Eastern Michigan 4 661 1140 286 1801 6.30 450.3
109 Georgia State 4 634 1180 286 1814 6.34 453.5
110 South Carolina 5 927 900 342 1827 5.34 365.4
111 South Florida 4 982 882 270 1864 6.90 466.0
112 Colorado 4 1293 578 263 1871 7.11 467.8
113 Akron 4 844 1090 290 1934 6.67 483.5
114 Wyoming 5 693 1247 342 1940 5.67 388.0
115 Middle Tennessee 5 539 1422 376 1961 5.22 392.2
116 North Carolina 4 866 1115 308 1981 6.43 495.3
117 Florida Atlantic 5 739 1269 340 2008 5.91 401.6
118 New Mexico State 5 994 1015 348 2009 5.77 401.8
119 San Diego State 5 854 1169 355 2023 5.70 404.6
120 Utah State 5 942 1099 354 2041 5.77 408.2
121 Houston 5 676 1368 361 2044 5.66 408.8
122 Nebraska 4 934 1122 325 2056 6.33 514.0
123 Bowling Green 4 623 1457 316 2080 6.58 520.0
124 Nevada 5 890 1201 344 2091 6.08 418.2
125 Ohio 4 648 1505 289 2153 7.45 538.3
126 UTSA 5 938 1268 366 2206 6.03 441.2
127 Connecticut 5 856 1355 362 2211 6.11 442.2
128 Vanderbilt 5 790 1496 358 2286 6.39 457.2
129 North Texas 5 1034 1310 371 2344 6.32 468.8
130 Hawai'i 5 1304 1099 328 2403 7.33 480.6
131 Charlotte 5 1268 1532 357 2800 7.84 560.0