2023 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Connecticut 1 59 230 56 289 5.16 289.0
2 Army 1 231 121 60 352 5.87 352.0
3 Massachusetts 2 444 332 137 776 5.66 388.0
4 Penn State 9 544 1578 516 2122 4.11 235.8
5 Ohio 8 921 1277 455 2198 4.83 274.8
6 Ohio State 9 995 1255 562 2250 4.00 250.0
7 Ball State 8 856 1403 490 2259 4.61 282.4
8 Buffalo 8 1201 1155 478 2356 4.93 294.5
9 Texas A&M 8 892 1511 486 2403 4.94 300.4
10 Michigan 10 887 1560 559 2447 4.38 244.7
11 Virginia Tech 8 941 1521 477 2462 5.16 307.8
12 Clemson 8 1063 1417 501 2480 4.95 310.0
13 South Alabama 8 978 1533 504 2511 4.98 313.9
14 Bowling Green 8 1087 1428 519 2515 4.85 314.4
15 James Madison 8 481 2040 543 2521 4.64 315.1
16 North Carolina State 8 808 1735 480 2543 5.30 317.9
17 Miami (Ohio) 9 1012 1537 581 2549 4.39 283.2
18 Northern Illinois 8 1206 1403 503 2609 5.19 326.1
19 SMU 9 942 1705 603 2647 4.39 294.1
20 Georgia 9 1028 1627 526 2655 5.05 295.0
21 Nebraska 9 985 1716 590 2701 4.58 300.1
22 Akron 8 1413 1298 519 2711 5.22 338.9
23 Iowa 10 1013 1701 695 2714 3.91 271.4
23 Air Force 8 841 1873 468 2714 5.80 339.3
25 East Carolina 8 898 1818 516 2716 5.26 339.5
26 UCLA 9 626 2126 572 2752 4.81 305.8
27 San Jose State 8 1395 1397 524 2792 5.33 349.0
28 Miami (Florida) 8 973 1824 512 2797 5.46 349.6
29 Florida State 9 1253 1546 599 2799 4.67 311.0
30 Troy 9 907 1899 589 2806 4.76 311.8
31 Wyoming 8 1150 1665 532 2815 5.29 351.9
32 Charlotte 8 1373 1456 513 2829 5.51 353.6
33 Wisconsin 9 1384 1493 585 2877 4.92 319.7
34 Missouri 8 1167 1713 495 2880 5.82 360.0
35 Louisville 9 1047 1839 555 2886 5.20 320.7
36 Utah 9 816 2075 532 2891 5.43 321.2
37 UTSA 8 963 1938 578 2901 5.02 362.6
37 UTEP 8 1627 1274 509 2901 5.70 362.6
39 Mississippi State 8 1356 1553 524 2909 5.55 363.6
40 Alabama 9 1133 1778 558 2911 5.22 323.4
41 Eastern Michigan 8 1213 1718 532 2931 5.51 366.4
42 Central Michigan 8 1359 1599 516 2958 5.73 369.8
43 Toledo 9 1397 1575 612 2972 4.86 330.2
44 Kentucky 8 993 1988 531 2981 5.61 372.6
45 Kent State 8 1306 1684 510 2990 5.86 373.8
46 Navy 8 929 2097 530 3026 5.71 378.3
47 Rice 8 1316 1720 536 3036 5.66 379.5
48 Coastal Carolina 8 1135 1903 539 3038 5.64 379.8
49 Rutgers 9 1373 1668 575 3041 5.29 337.9
50 Tennessee 8 1068 2001 526 3069 5.83 383.6
51 Northwestern 9 1380 1702 606 3082 5.09 342.4
52 Jacksonville State 8 994 2102 618 3096 5.01 387.0
52 Pittsburgh 8 1281 1815 578 3096 5.36 387.0
54 Maryland 9 1191 1908 629 3099 4.93 344.3
55 Western Michigan 8 1253 1863 521 3116 5.98 389.5
56 San Diego State 8 1411 1713 502 3124 6.22 390.5
57 Auburn 8 1373 1754 509 3127 6.14 390.9
58 Old Dominion 8 1207 1939 592 3146 5.31 393.3
58 Western Kentucky 8 1369 1777 585 3146 5.38 393.3
60 Boise State 9 1051 2102 574 3153 5.49 350.3
61 Mississippi 8 1260 1894 535 3154 5.90 394.3
62 Tulane 9 965 2195 592 3160 5.34 351.1
63 Nevada 8 1481 1687 523 3168 6.06 396.0
64 Hawai'i 8 1494 1678 507 3172 6.26 396.5
65 Arkansas 8 1610 1563 516 3173 6.15 396.6
66 Florida Atlantic 8 1158 2018 589 3176 5.39 397.0
67 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 1359 1828 568 3187 5.61 398.4
68 Arizona 9 1064 2124 589 3188 5.41 354.2
69 Duke 8 1278 1913 576 3191 5.54 398.9
70 Marshall 8 1315 1880 544 3195 5.87 399.4
71 Wake Forest 8 1435 1781 539 3216 5.97 402.0
72 Illinois 9 1245 1974 633 3219 5.09 357.7
73 Middle Tennessee 8 1196 2025 603 3221 5.34 402.6
74 Colorado State 8 1520 1718 563 3238 5.75 404.8
75 South Carolina 8 1101 2147 569 3248 5.71 406.0
76 Louisiana Tech 8 1839 1417 513 3256 6.35 407.0
77 Liberty 9 956 2315 552 3271 5.93 363.4
78 Utah State 8 1834 1460 600 3294 5.49 411.8
79 Oregon State 9 1076 2227 583 3303 5.67 367.0
80 Oregon 10 887 2420 651 3307 5.08 330.7
80 New Mexico 8 1460 1847 478 3307 6.92 413.4
82 Texas State 8 1339 1984 536 3323 6.20 415.4
83 Virginia 8 1494 1843 542 3337 6.16 417.1
84 Texas 10 762 2591 651 3353 5.15 335.3
85 Purdue 9 1289 2068 585 3357 5.74 373.0
86 Sam Houston State 8 1166 2223 549 3389 6.17 423.6
87 Georgia State 8 1319 2080 553 3399 6.15 424.9
88 Iowa State 9 1249 2181 646 3430 5.31 381.1
88 North Carolina 8 1468 1962 585 3430 5.86 428.8
90 Fresno State 8 1605 1826 581 3431 5.91 428.9
91 Syracuse 8 1409 2034 574 3443 6.00 430.4
92 Georgia Southern 8 1332 2126 539 3458 6.42 432.3
93 Florida International 8 1382 2079 554 3461 6.25 432.6
94 Minnesota 9 1493 1973 575 3466 6.03 385.1
95 Boston College 8 1638 1835 497 3473 6.99 434.1
96 UAB 8 1607 1893 584 3500 5.99 437.5
97 Kansas State 9 1532 1969 586 3501 5.97 389.0
98 Michigan State 9 1437 2104 614 3541 5.77 393.4
99 Georgia Tech 8 1776 1766 582 3542 6.09 442.8
99 LSU 8 1368 2174 560 3542 6.33 442.8
101 Southern Mississippi 8 1291 2282 509 3573 7.02 446.6
102 Washington State 9 1525 2057 630 3582 5.69 398.0
103 UNLV 9 1591 1998 589 3589 6.09 398.8
104 Texas Tech 9 1583 2013 625 3596 5.75 399.6
105 Arkansas State 8 1634 1989 587 3623 6.17 452.9
106 Tulsa 8 1481 2150 547 3631 6.64 453.9
107 TCU 9 1557 2099 637 3656 5.74 406.2
108 West Virginia 9 1453 2235 607 3688 6.08 409.8
109 Memphis 8 1573 2117 569 3690 6.49 461.3
110 North Texas 8 2097 1608 574 3705 6.45 463.1
111 Louisiana-Monroe 8 1475 2232 617 3707 6.01 463.4
112 Kansas 9 1642 2068 632 3710 5.87 412.2
113 Appalachian State 9 1581 2139 619 3720 6.01 413.3
114 Indiana 9 1356 2384 624 3740 5.99 415.6
115 Florida 8 1548 2222 508 3770 7.42 471.3
116 Temple 8 1599 2186 583 3785 6.49 473.1
117 New Mexico State 9 1490 2303 604 3793 6.28 421.4
118 Oklahoma 9 1537 2279 669 3816 5.70 424.0
119 UCF 9 1892 1969 629 3861 6.14 429.0
120 Arizona State 9 1333 2549 605 3882 6.42 431.3
121 Vanderbilt 8 1514 2389 556 3903 7.02 487.9
122 Cincinnati 9 1794 2117 558 3911 7.01 434.6
123 South Florida 8 1304 2623 585 3927 6.71 490.9
124 Houston 9 1694 2328 659 4022 6.10 446.9
125 Baylor 9 1709 2346 583 4055 6.96 450.6
126 BYU 9 1833 2224 656 4057 6.18 450.8
127 Colorado 9 1531 2528 639 4059 6.35 451.0
128 California 9 1325 2843 681 4168 6.12 463.1
129 Washington 10 1380 2799 720 4179 5.80 417.9
130 Stanford 9 1419 2802 642 4221 6.57 469.0
131 USC 9 1832 2427 666 4259 6.39 473.2
132 Oklahoma State 10 1786 2891 704 4677 6.64 467.7