2023 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in November Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Penn State 4 242 561 217 803 3.70 200.8
2 Iowa 4 263 578 230 841 3.66 210.3
3 Ball State 4 353 556 210 909 4.33 227.3
4 Ohio State 4 552 488 230 1040 4.52 260.0
5 Ohio 3 313 484 168 797 4.74 265.7
6 Washington State 4 445 660 258 1105 4.28 276.3
7 Florida State 4 509 617 248 1126 4.54 281.5
8 Miami (Ohio) 3 441 413 198 854 4.31 284.7
9 Michigan 4 411 736 238 1147 4.82 286.8
10 Northern Illinois 3 323 550 181 873 4.82 291.0
11 Notre Dame 3 453 423 199 876 4.40 292.0
12 North Carolina State 4 380 808 222 1188 5.35 297.0
13 Troy 4 383 812 250 1195 4.78 298.8
14 Clemson 4 605 604 251 1209 4.82 302.3
15 Wyoming 4 304 913 266 1217 4.58 304.3
16 Mississippi State 4 672 548 257 1220 4.75 305.0
17 Appalachian State 4 391 831 270 1222 4.53 305.5
18 Wisconsin 4 518 717 259 1235 4.77 308.8
19 Buffalo 3 521 408 176 929 5.28 309.7
20 James Madison 4 347 894 241 1241 5.15 310.3
21 Utah 4 323 922 232 1245 5.37 311.3
22 Nebraska 4 483 769 257 1252 4.87 313.0
23 Oregon 4 346 908 247 1254 5.08 313.5
24 East Carolina 4 499 763 268 1262 4.71 315.5
25 South Carolina 4 696 571 288 1267 4.40 316.8
26 Tulane 4 401 875 255 1276 5.00 319.0
27 Texas 4 237 1040 253 1277 5.05 319.3
28 Akron 4 590 701 259 1291 4.98 322.8
29 Rice 4 657 638 249 1295 5.20 323.8
30 Alabama 4 671 630 228 1301 5.71 325.3
31 Bowling Green 4 562 752 265 1314 4.96 328.5
31 Oregon State 4 298 1016 243 1314 5.41 328.5
33 Miami (Florida) 4 470 847 232 1317 5.68 329.3
34 Kansas 4 608 710 259 1318 5.09 329.5
35 Maryland 4 681 638 284 1319 4.64 329.8
36 Kentucky 4 443 879 266 1322 4.97 330.5
37 Toledo 3 340 654 205 994 4.85 331.3
38 New Mexico State 4 485 844 237 1329 5.61 332.3
39 Liberty 4 351 979 264 1330 5.04 332.5
40 Virginia Tech 4 586 752 257 1338 5.21 334.5
41 Syracuse 4 572 775 253 1347 5.32 336.8
42 Louisville 4 430 919 231 1349 5.84 337.3
43 Arizona 4 533 821 282 1354 4.80 338.5
44 Georgia 4 665 690 253 1355 5.36 338.8
45 San Jose State 3 448 571 198 1019 5.15 339.7
46 Illinois 4 502 857 267 1359 5.09 339.8
47 UCLA 4 330 1038 265 1368 5.16 342.0
48 SMU 4 500 879 264 1379 5.22 344.8
49 Army 3 499 539 186 1038 5.58 346.0
50 Auburn 4 625 761 247 1386 5.61 346.5
50 Texas A&M 4 511 875 234 1386 5.92 346.5
52 South Alabama 4 398 989 256 1387 5.42 346.8
53 Western Kentucky 4 525 875 269 1400 5.20 350.0
54 Northwestern 4 600 808 269 1408 5.23 352.0
55 Middle Tennessee 4 403 1013 292 1416 4.85 354.0
56 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 764 660 288 1424 4.94 356.0
56 Air Force 4 629 795 236 1424 6.03 356.0
58 Colorado State 4 623 808 266 1431 5.38 357.8
59 Navy 4 313 1132 249 1445 5.80 361.3
60 Hawai'i 4 586 862 237 1448 6.11 362.0
61 Marshall 4 460 995 286 1455 5.09 363.8
62 Southern Mississippi 4 549 910 260 1459 5.61 364.8
63 Missouri 4 602 858 251 1460 5.82 365.0
64 UTSA 4 601 866 273 1467 5.37 366.8
65 Coastal Carolina 4 894 577 266 1471 5.53 367.8
66 Boise State 4 631 843 261 1474 5.65 368.5
67 UCF 4 584 913 249 1497 6.01 374.3
68 Georgia Tech 4 847 665 267 1512 5.66 378.0
69 San Diego State 4 686 837 256 1523 5.95 380.8
70 Purdue 4 457 1083 264 1540 5.83 385.0
71 Pittsburgh 4 753 790 284 1543 5.43 385.8
72 UNLV 4 864 681 269 1545 5.74 386.3
73 Eastern Michigan 3 341 821 190 1162 6.12 387.3
74 Rutgers 4 689 861 244 1550 6.35 387.5
75 Western Michigan 3 631 532 187 1163 6.22 387.7
76 Tennessee 4 524 1040 278 1564 5.63 391.0
76 Wake Forest 4 828 736 266 1564 5.88 391.0
78 UTEP 3 804 372 197 1176 5.97 392.0
79 Old Dominion 4 726 843 290 1569 5.41 392.3
80 Iowa State 4 594 986 293 1580 5.39 395.0
81 Massachusetts 3 659 530 207 1189 5.74 396.3
82 West Virginia 4 548 1039 256 1587 6.20 396.8
83 Washington 4 530 1065 269 1595 5.93 398.8
84 Jacksonville State 3 319 893 230 1212 5.27 404.0
85 Arkansas 4 800 822 269 1622 6.03 405.5
85 Sam Houston State 4 491 1131 256 1622 6.34 405.5
87 Central Michigan 3 560 659 206 1219 5.92 406.3
88 Mississippi 4 740 889 274 1629 5.95 407.3
88 New Mexico 4 724 905 239 1629 6.82 407.3
90 North Carolina 4 698 938 314 1636 5.21 409.0
90 Nevada 4 841 795 276 1636 5.93 409.0
92 Colorado 4 797 840 261 1637 6.27 409.3
93 Connecticut 4 434 1208 236 1642 6.96 410.5
94 Florida Atlantic 4 489 1161 284 1650 5.81 412.5
95 Temple 4 728 939 278 1667 6.00 416.8
96 Kent State 4 828 855 257 1683 6.55 420.8
97 Texas State 4 729 956 263 1685 6.41 421.3
98 Duke 4 567 1126 291 1693 5.82 423.3
99 Kansas State 4 807 887 248 1694 6.83 423.5
100 Arkansas State 4 715 988 294 1703 5.79 425.8
101 Utah State 4 993 722 298 1715 5.76 428.8
102 Oklahoma 4 716 1005 304 1721 5.66 430.3
103 Charlotte 4 802 923 293 1725 5.89 431.3
104 Georgia Southern 4 725 1010 264 1735 6.57 433.8
105 California 4 451 1299 321 1750 5.45 437.5
105 LSU 4 713 1037 289 1750 6.06 437.5
107 Louisiana-Monroe 4 633 1119 289 1752 6.06 438.0
108 Houston 4 730 1028 291 1758 6.04 439.5
109 Boston College 4 1009 773 247 1782 7.21 445.5
110 Michigan State 4 803 982 282 1785 6.33 446.3
111 Tulsa 4 841 949 270 1790 6.63 447.5
112 Florida International 3 536 808 219 1344 6.14 448.0
113 Texas Tech 4 834 964 295 1798 6.09 449.5
114 Oklahoma State 4 701 1103 261 1804 6.91 451.0
115 Stanford 4 823 996 279 1819 6.52 454.8
116 Minnesota 4 909 912 272 1821 6.69 455.3
117 Indiana 4 522 1302 295 1824 6.18 456.0
118 Cincinnati 4 1103 727 229 1830 7.99 457.5
119 TCU 4 666 1198 302 1864 6.17 466.0
120 Virginia 4 896 970 269 1866 6.94 466.5
121 Baylor 4 663 1204 255 1867 7.32 466.8
122 UAB 4 756 1113 298 1869 6.27 467.3
123 BYU 4 896 985 290 1881 6.49 470.3
124 Memphis 4 742 1141 288 1883 6.54 470.8
125 Fresno State 4 1061 829 292 1890 6.47 472.5
126 South Florida 4 605 1305 301 1910 6.35 477.5
127 North Texas 4 1009 904 288 1913 6.64 478.3
128 Florida 4 822 1092 264 1914 7.25 478.5
129 USC 3 655 823 211 1478 7.00 492.7
130 Georgia State 4 788 1183 265 1971 7.44 492.8
131 Arizona State 4 767 1268 270 2035 7.54 508.8
132 Vanderbilt 3 534 994 203 1528 7.53 509.3
133 Louisiana Tech 3 971 672 209 1643 7.86 547.7