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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Air Force 5 340 556 270 896 3.32 179.2
2 Tennessee 5 410 878 351 1288 3.67 257.6
3 Florida 4 319 498 204 817 4.00 204.3
4 Michigan 5 463 795 306 1258 4.11 251.6
5 Penn State 4 438 659 258 1097 4.25 274.3
6 Clemson 5 427 835 296 1262 4.26 252.4
6 UCLA 4 424 744 274 1168 4.26 292.0
8 Rutgers 4 410 624 242 1034 4.27 258.5
9 Syracuse 5 517 987 351 1504 4.28 300.8
10 Georgia 5 563 829 323 1392 4.31 278.4
11 Fresno State 5 555 835 320 1390 4.34 278.0
12 Notre Dame 13 1547 2045 809 3592 4.44 276.3
12 Duke 5 567 827 314 1394 4.44 278.8
14 Jacksonville State 5 456 1034 333 1490 4.47 298.0
15 Missouri 5 430 1059 332 1489 4.48 297.8
16 Arizona State 3 269 611 195 880 4.51 293.3
16 Ohio State 4 558 642 266 1200 4.51 300.0
16 Iowa 4 552 689 275 1241 4.51 310.3
19 Kentucky 5 477 1138 349 1615 4.63 323.0
20 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 862 967 394 1829 4.64 365.8
21 Arkansas 4 243 870 239 1113 4.66 278.3
21 Alabama 5 616 897 325 1513 4.66 302.6
21 California 4 409 806 261 1215 4.66 303.8
24 Miami (Florida) 5 400 984 296 1384 4.68 276.8
24 Oklahoma 4 265 981 266 1246 4.68 311.5
26 Maryland 4 440 804 265 1244 4.69 311.0
27 Utah 4 260 842 234 1102 4.71 275.5
28 Troy 5 586 922 318 1508 4.74 301.6
29 Nebraska 3 130 811 198 941 4.75 313.7
30 Oregon 4 549 602 242 1151 4.76 287.8
31 Ohio 5 264 1099 282 1363 4.83 272.6
31 UCF 4 634 588 253 1222 4.83 305.5
33 Auburn 5 642 874 313 1516 4.84 303.2
33 Mississippi 5 726 1089 375 1815 4.84 363.0
35 Oregon State 4 409 839 256 1248 4.88 312.0
36 Mississippi State 4 395 903 265 1298 4.90 324.5
37 Marshall 5 707 993 346 1700 4.91 340.0
38 Texas Tech 4 502 966 298 1468 4.93 367.0
39 Tulane 5 613 1005 326 1618 4.96 323.6
40 SMU 5 765 846 324 1611 4.97 322.2
40 South Florida 5 564 1131 341 1695 4.97 339.0
42 Texas State 5 628 1218 370 1846 4.99 369.2
43 Northern Illinois 5 723 822 309 1545 5.00 309.0
43 BYU 3 299 656 191 955 5.00 318.3
43 Iowa State 4 496 795 258 1291 5.00 322.8
46 South Alabama 5 500 1061 309 1561 5.05 312.2
47 West Virginia 4 411 851 249 1262 5.07 315.5
47 Old Dominion 5 635 1318 385 1953 5.07 390.6
49 Akron 4 360 949 257 1309 5.09 327.3
50 South Carolina 4 692 808 294 1500 5.10 375.0
51 Navy 4 617 601 238 1218 5.12 304.5
52 Boston College 5 805 728 299 1533 5.13 306.6
52 Virginia Tech 5 983 673 323 1656 5.13 331.2
54 Toledo 5 686 987 324 1673 5.16 334.6
55 Appalachian State 5 917 665 305 1582 5.19 316.4
55 Wyoming 5 729 1107 354 1836 5.19 367.2
57 East Carolina 4 568 812 265 1380 5.21 345.0
58 North Carolina 5 653 1174 350 1827 5.22 365.4
59 Indiana 3 519 470 189 989 5.23 329.7
59 Rice 5 674 1031 326 1705 5.23 341.0
61 Sam Houston State 4 789 555 256 1344 5.25 336.0
62 Kansas State 4 385 957 255 1342 5.26 335.5
63 Northwestern 4 672 676 256 1348 5.27 337.0
64 Florida Atlantic 4 633 959 300 1592 5.31 398.0
65 USC 4 592 776 257 1368 5.32 342.0
66 Pittsburgh 4 521 722 232 1243 5.36 310.8
67 Baylor 3 510 491 185 1001 5.41 333.7
67 TCU 3 299 945 230 1244 5.41 414.7
69 Liberty 5 678 1268 359 1946 5.42 389.2
70 Georgia Southern 5 766 923 311 1689 5.43 337.8
71 Kansas 4 458 749 222 1207 5.44 301.8
72 UTSA 5 798 1099 348 1897 5.45 379.4
73 Texas 4 391 970 249 1361 5.47 340.3
74 James Madison 5 608 1210 332 1818 5.48 363.6
75 Arizona 4 473 992 266 1465 5.51 366.3
76 Cincinnati 3 329 593 167 922 5.52 307.3
76 Wisconsin 4 372 1223 289 1595 5.52 398.8
76 Florida International 4 908 871 322 1779 5.52 444.8
79 North Carolina State 5 706 1068 320 1774 5.54 354.8
80 Louisville 5 350 1203 280 1553 5.55 310.6
80 Houston 3 329 736 192 1065 5.55 355.0
82 Wake Forest 4 417 1007 255 1424 5.58 356.0
83 San Jose State 5 817 982 321 1799 5.60 359.8
83 Vanderbilt 4 590 966 278 1556 5.60 389.0
85 Washington State 3 285 806 194 1091 5.62 363.7
86 Colorado State 4 475 1278 311 1753 5.64 438.3
87 Florida State 5 878 970 326 1848 5.67 369.6
88 Louisiana Tech 4 955 807 310 1762 5.68 440.5
89 Texas A&M 5 522 1185 300 1707 5.69 341.4
89 Purdue 3 398 830 216 1228 5.69 409.3
91 Washington 5 842 1080 337 1922 5.70 384.4
92 Minnesota 4 445 878 230 1323 5.75 330.8
93 New Mexico State 6 666 1427 360 2093 5.81 348.8
93 Illinois 3 545 763 225 1308 5.81 436.0
95 LSU 5 725 1149 322 1874 5.82 374.8
95 Middle Tennessee 4 557 969 262 1526 5.82 381.5
97 Virginia 4 720 854 270 1574 5.83 393.5
98 Memphis 5 445 1367 310 1812 5.85 362.4
99 Michigan State 3 375 750 192 1125 5.86 375.0
100 Temple 4 781 733 258 1514 5.87 378.5
101 Army 11 1884 2134 683 4018 5.88 365.3
102 Miami (Ohio) 5 839 1237 352 2076 5.90 415.2
103 Bowling Green 5 814 910 290 1724 5.94 344.8
104 Oklahoma State 4 549 959 251 1508 6.01 377.0
105 Hawai'i 5 728 1109 305 1837 6.02 367.4
105 San Diego State 4 578 1181 292 1759 6.02 439.8
107 Colorado 3 586 795 229 1381 6.03 460.3
108 Coastal Carolina 5 1046 850 314 1896 6.04 379.2
109 Louisiana-Monroe 4 576 1067 270 1643 6.09 410.8
110 Arkansas State 5 761 1383 349 2144 6.14 428.8
111 Southern Mississippi 4 854 622 240 1476 6.15 369.0
112 Connecticut 11 1713 2876 742 4589 6.18 417.2
113 Eastern Michigan 5 1239 1051 368 2290 6.22 458.0
114 Utah State 5 941 1395 373 2336 6.26 467.2
115 Ball State 4 483 1048 242 1531 6.33 382.8
116 New Mexico 4 606 977 249 1583 6.36 395.8
117 Western Michigan 4 652 952 252 1604 6.37 401.0
118 Kent State 4 807 890 265 1697 6.40 424.3
119 Tulsa 4 497 1208 264 1705 6.46 426.3
120 Charlotte 4 565 1096 256 1661 6.49 415.3
121 Georgia State 5 577 1553 326 2130 6.53 426.0
121 Western Kentucky 5 1101 1209 354 2310 6.53 462.0
123 UAB 4 758 962 262 1720 6.56 430.0
123 Stanford 3 545 774 201 1319 6.56 439.7
125 UNLV 5 674 1554 339 2228 6.57 445.6
126 Georgia Tech 5 1101 1039 321 2140 6.67 428.0
127 North Texas 4 965 1047 298 2012 6.75 503.0
128 UTEP 4 800 942 256 1742 6.80 435.5
129 Boise State 5 836 1403 318 2239 7.04 447.8
130 Massachusetts 10 2206 2142 617 4348 7.05 434.8
131 Buffalo 4 958 1091 282 2049 7.27 512.3
132 Central Michigan 4 559 1368 255 1927 7.56 481.8
133 Nevada 4 772 1362 246 2134 8.67 533.5