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