2023 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Florida 12 1867 2720 712 4587 6.44 382.3
2 Cincinnati 12 2123 2710 725 4833 6.67 402.8
3 New Mexico 12 2066 2824 727 4890 6.73 407.5
4 Ball State 12 1339 2451 732 3790 5.18 315.8
5 Ohio 13 1185 2376 737 3561 4.83 273.9
6 Air Force 13 1181 2429 738 3610 4.89 277.7
7 Army 12 2115 2255 743 4370 5.88 364.2
8 Southern Mississippi 12 2145 2904 749 5049 6.74 420.8
9 Massachusetts 12 2650 2474 754 5124 6.80 427.0
10 Arkansas 12 1853 2433 755 4286 5.68 357.2
11 Buffalo 12 2159 2246 760 4405 5.80 367.1
12 UTEP 12 2427 2216 765 4643 6.07 386.9
13 Utah 13 1076 2917 766 3993 5.21 307.2
14 Navy 12 1546 2698 768 4244 5.53 353.7
14 Baylor 12 2219 2837 768 5056 6.58 421.3
16 Charlotte 12 1938 2552 769 4490 5.84 374.2
16 Nevada 12 2253 3049 769 5302 6.89 441.8
18 Central Michigan 12 1918 2967 771 4885 6.34 407.1
19 Western Michigan 12 1905 2815 773 4720 6.11 393.3
20 Penn State 13 982 2237 774 3219 4.16 247.6
21 Kent State 12 2113 2574 775 4687 6.05 390.6
22 Akron 12 1773 2247 776 4020 5.18 335.0
23 East Carolina 12 1466 2630 781 4096 5.24 341.3
24 Texas A&M 13 1414 2696 786 4110 5.23 316.2
25 Nebraska 12 1115 2527 788 3642 4.62 303.5
26 Mississippi State 12 1751 2456 789 4207 5.33 350.6
27 Wake Forest 12 1852 2788 794 4640 5.84 386.7
27 San Diego State 12 1989 2894 794 4883 6.15 406.9
29 Boston College 13 2443 2563 796 5006 6.29 385.1
30 Clemson 13 1490 2252 797 3742 4.70 287.8
31 Connecticut 12 1772 3106 798 4878 6.11 406.5
32 Virginia Tech 13 1924 2194 800 4118 5.15 316.8
32 North Carolina State 13 1514 2803 800 4317 5.40 332.1
32 Arizona State 12 1602 3160 800 4762 5.95 396.8
35 Purdue 12 1687 2898 801 4585 5.72 382.1
36 Minnesota 13 1938 2851 805 4789 5.95 368.4
36 Sam Houston State 12 1955 2778 805 4733 5.88 394.4
38 Michigan State 12 1812 2854 806 4666 5.79 388.8
39 Miami (Florida) 13 1373 2808 808 4181 5.17 321.6
40 Notre Dame 13 1547 2045 809 3592 4.44 276.3
40 Bowling Green 13 1901 2338 809 4239 5.24 326.1
42 Pittsburgh 12 1802 2537 810 4339 5.36 361.6
43 Tulsa 12 1978 3358 811 5336 6.58 444.7
44 Northern Illinois 13 1929 2225 812 4154 5.12 319.5
44 Hawai'i 13 2222 2787 812 5009 6.17 385.3
44 Virginia 12 2214 2697 812 4911 6.05 409.3
47 South Alabama 13 1478 2594 813 4072 5.01 313.2
47 Indiana 12 1875 2854 813 4729 5.82 394.1
49 Rutgers 13 1783 2292 817 4075 4.99 313.5
50 Auburn 13 2015 2628 822 4643 5.65 357.2
51 Louisiana Tech 12 2794 2224 823 5018 6.10 418.2
52 Washington State 12 1810 2863 824 4673 5.67 389.4
53 Missouri 13 1597 2772 827 4369 5.28 336.1
54 Ohio State 13 1553 1897 828 3450 4.17 265.4
55 Vanderbilt 12 2104 3355 834 5459 6.55 454.9
56 Louisville 14 1397 3042 835 4439 5.32 317.1
57 Oregon State 13 1485 3066 839 4551 5.42 350.1
58 Kansas State 13 1917 2926 841 4843 5.76 372.5
58 Temple 12 2380 2919 841 5299 6.30 441.6
60 Stanford 12 1964 3576 843 5540 6.57 461.7
61 San Jose State 13 2212 2379 845 4591 5.43 353.2
62 UCLA 13 1050 2870 846 3920 4.63 301.5
62 UAB 12 2365 2855 846 5220 6.17 435.0
64 BYU 12 2132 2880 847 5012 5.92 417.7
65 Georgia 14 1591 2456 849 4047 4.77 289.1
66 Georgia Southern 13 2098 3049 850 5147 6.06 395.9
67 Houston 12 2023 3064 851 5087 5.98 423.9
68 Coastal Carolina 13 2181 2753 853 4934 5.78 379.5
69 Kansas 13 2100 2817 854 4917 5.76 378.2
70 Arizona 13 1537 3116 855 4653 5.44 357.9
71 West Virginia 13 1864 3086 856 4950 5.78 380.8
72 Illinois 12 1790 2737 858 4527 5.28 377.3
73 Northwestern 13 2052 2378 862 4430 5.14 340.8
73 Rice 13 1990 2751 862 4741 5.50 364.7
75 South Carolina 12 1793 2955 863 4748 5.50 395.7
76 Michigan 15 1350 2355 865 3705 4.28 247.0
76 Middle Tennessee 12 1753 2994 865 4747 5.49 395.6
78 TCU 12 1856 3044 867 4900 5.65 408.3
79 Colorado 12 2117 3323 868 5440 6.27 453.3
80 North Texas 12 3062 2655 872 5717 6.56 476.4
81 Wisconsin 13 1756 2716 874 4472 5.12 344.0
81 Colorado State 12 1995 2996 874 4991 5.71 415.9
83 James Madison 13 1089 3250 875 4339 4.96 333.8
84 Florida International 12 2290 2950 876 5240 5.98 436.7
85 Tennessee 13 1478 2879 877 4357 4.97 335.2
86 Memphis 13 2018 3484 879 5502 6.26 423.2
86 Georgia State 13 1896 3633 879 5529 6.29 425.3
88 Kentucky 13 1470 3126 880 4596 5.22 353.5
89 UCF 13 2526 2557 882 5083 5.76 391.0
89 LSU 13 2093 3323 882 5416 6.14 416.6
91 Alabama 14 1749 2675 883 4424 5.01 316.0
92 Wyoming 13 1879 2772 886 4651 5.25 357.8
93 Louisiana-Monroe 12 2051 3299 887 5350 6.03 445.8
94 Florida Atlantic 12 1791 2977 889 4768 5.36 397.3
95 Duke 13 1845 2740 890 4585 5.15 352.7
95 Marshall 13 2022 2873 890 4895 5.50 376.5
97 Boise State 14 1887 3505 892 5392 6.04 385.1
98 Oregon 14 1436 3022 893 4458 4.99 318.4
99 Maryland 13 1631 2712 894 4343 4.86 334.1
100 Texas 14 1153 3561 900 4714 5.24 336.7
100 Eastern Michigan 13 2452 2769 900 5221 5.80 401.6
102 Fresno State 13 2160 2661 901 4821 5.35 370.8
103 Georgia Tech 13 2877 2805 903 5682 6.29 437.1
104 Iowa State 13 1745 2976 904 4721 5.22 363.2
105 Texas State 13 1967 3202 906 5169 5.71 397.6
106 Troy 14 1493 2821 907 4314 4.76 308.1
107 Mississippi 13 1986 2983 910 4969 5.46 382.2
108 Liberty 14 1634 3583 911 5217 5.73 372.6
109 Tulane 14 1578 3200 918 4778 5.20 341.3
110 Texas Tech 13 2085 2979 923 5064 5.49 389.5
110 USC 13 2424 3203 923 5627 6.10 432.8
112 Appalachian State 14 2498 2804 924 5302 5.74 378.7
113 Florida State 14 2131 2516 925 4647 5.02 331.9
113 Syracuse 13 1926 3021 925 4947 5.35 380.5
115 UTSA 13 1761 3037 926 4798 5.18 369.1
115 South Florida 13 1868 3754 926 5622 6.07 432.5
117 SMU 14 1707 2551 927 4258 4.59 304.1
118 UNLV 14 2265 3552 928 5817 6.27 415.5
119 Miami (Ohio) 14 1851 2774 933 4625 4.96 330.4
120 Oklahoma 13 1802 3260 935 5062 5.41 389.4
120 North Carolina 13 2121 3136 935 5257 5.62 404.4
122 Toledo 14 2083 2562 936 4645 4.96 331.8
122 Arkansas State 13 2395 3372 936 5767 6.16 443.6
124 Western Kentucky 13 2470 2986 939 5456 5.81 419.7
125 California 13 1734 3649 942 5383 5.71 414.1
126 Jacksonville State 13 1450 3136 951 4586 4.82 352.8
127 Oklahoma State 14 2335 3850 955 6185 6.48 441.8
128 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 2221 2795 962 5016 5.21 385.8
129 New Mexico State 15 2156 3730 964 5886 6.11 392.4
130 Iowa 14 1565 2390 970 3955 4.08 282.5
131 Utah State 13 2775 2855 973 5630 5.79 433.1
132 Old Dominion 13 1842 3257 977 5099 5.22 392.2
133 Washington 15 2222 3879 1057 6101 5.77 406.7