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