2023 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Iowa 14 1565 2390 970 3955 4.08 282.5
2 Ohio State 12 1454 1762 769 3216 4.18 268.0
3 Penn State 12 900 2179 733 3079 4.20 256.6
4 Michigan 15 1350 2355 865 3705 4.28 247.0
5 Notre Dame 12 1458 1978 751 3436 4.58 286.3
6 Nebraska 12 1115 2527 788 3642 4.62 303.5
7 SMU 13 1613 2489 870 4102 4.71 315.5
8 UCLA 12 960 2728 778 3688 4.74 307.3
9 Troy 13 1389 2685 848 4074 4.80 313.4
10 Georgia 13 1459 2328 786 3787 4.82 291.3
11 South Alabama 12 1416 2244 751 3660 4.87 305.0
12 Clemson 12 1478 2191 751 3669 4.89 305.8
13 Jacksonville State 12 1363 3019 895 4382 4.90 365.2
14 Miami (Ohio) 13 1774 2500 871 4274 4.91 328.8
14 Maryland 12 1483 2584 829 4067 4.91 338.9
16 Ohio 12 1151 2204 682 3355 4.92 279.6
17 Tennessee 12 1399 2619 802 4018 5.01 334.8
18 Air Force 12 1138 2316 688 3454 5.02 287.8
19 Toledo 13 1942 2465 874 4407 5.04 339.0
20 James Madison 12 1027 3104 818 4131 5.05 344.3
21 Alabama 13 1623 2568 827 4191 5.07 322.4
22 Oregon 13 1288 2970 836 4258 5.09 327.5
22 Rutgers 12 1700 2269 780 3969 5.09 330.8
24 Wisconsin 13 1756 2716 874 4472 5.12 344.0
25 Florida State 13 1988 2433 861 4421 5.13 340.1
26 Virginia Tech 13 1924 2194 800 4118 5.15 316.8
26 Northwestern 12 1890 2209 796 4099 5.15 341.6
28 Northern Illinois 12 1856 2081 762 3937 5.17 328.1
29 UTSA 13 1761 3037 926 4798 5.18 369.1
30 Ball State 11 1235 2294 679 3529 5.20 320.8
30 Kentucky 12 1378 2907 824 4285 5.20 357.1
32 Tulane 13 1516 2927 852 4443 5.21 341.8
32 Duke 12 1719 2653 839 4372 5.21 364.3
34 Bowling Green 12 1826 2088 750 3914 5.22 326.2
35 Texas 14 1153 3561 900 4714 5.24 336.7
36 Miami (Florida) 12 1340 2676 761 4016 5.28 334.7
36 Illinois 12 1790 2737 858 4527 5.28 377.3
38 Texas A&M 12 1321 2547 727 3868 5.32 322.3
39 Old Dominion 12 1716 3133 909 4849 5.33 404.1
40 Utah 12 1015 2851 724 3866 5.34 322.2
40 Wyoming 12 1789 2518 807 4307 5.34 358.9
40 Iowa State 12 1639 2803 832 4442 5.34 370.2
43 Akron 11 1694 2095 704 3789 5.38 344.5
44 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 2144 2685 894 4829 5.40 402.4
45 Oklahoma 13 1802 3260 935 5062 5.41 389.4
46 Missouri 12 1551 2624 767 4175 5.44 347.9
46 Mississippi State 11 1668 2331 735 3999 5.44 363.5
46 Pittsburgh 11 1803 2410 774 4213 5.44 383.0
49 Fresno State 12 2027 2428 817 4455 5.45 371.3
50 North Carolina State 12 1499 2627 755 4126 5.46 343.8
51 Louisville 13 1303 2970 781 4273 5.47 328.7
51 Middle Tennessee 11 1546 2800 795 4346 5.47 395.1
51 Florida Atlantic 11 1679 2728 806 4407 5.47 400.6
54 East Carolina 11 1390 2600 720 3990 5.54 362.7
55 South Carolina 11 1713 2712 797 4425 5.55 402.3
56 Syracuse 12 1872 2969 867 4841 5.58 403.4
57 Arizona 12 1459 2930 785 4389 5.59 365.8
58 Texas Tech 12 1940 2782 843 4722 5.60 393.5
59 San Jose State 12 2118 2305 788 4423 5.61 368.6
59 Rice 12 1909 2647 812 4556 5.61 379.7
61 Oregon State 12 1438 2947 780 4385 5.62 365.4
61 Mississippi 12 1893 2841 842 4734 5.62 394.5
63 Marshall 12 1916 2679 816 4595 5.63 382.9
64 Washington State 11 1652 2655 763 4307 5.64 391.5
65 Purdue 12 1687 2898 801 4585 5.72 382.1
66 Navy 11 1462 2555 701 4017 5.73 365.2
66 Liberty 14 1634 3583 911 5217 5.73 372.6
68 Texas State 12 1849 2920 831 4769 5.74 397.4
69 California 12 1627 3380 870 5007 5.76 417.3
69 Colorado State 11 1831 2811 806 4642 5.76 422.0
71 Washington 15 2222 3879 1057 6101 5.77 406.7
72 Buffalo 11 2009 1937 681 3946 5.79 358.7
73 Coastal Carolina 12 1998 2589 791 4587 5.80 382.3
74 Auburn 12 1941 2484 761 4425 5.81 368.8
74 North Carolina 12 2019 2951 856 4970 5.81 414.2
74 Western Kentucky 12 2315 2773 875 5088 5.81 424.0
77 Arkansas 11 1789 2206 685 3995 5.83 363.2
77 Appalachian State 13 2359 2583 848 4942 5.83 380.2
77 Kansas 12 2026 2674 806 4700 5.83 391.7
80 Eastern Michigan 12 2248 2575 825 4823 5.85 401.9
80 TCU 11 1770 2867 792 4637 5.85 421.5
80 Utah State 12 2674 2532 890 5206 5.85 433.8
83 UCF 12 2443 2412 829 4855 5.86 404.6
84 Sam Houston State 11 1708 2734 757 4442 5.87 403.8
85 West Virginia 12 1861 2855 796 4716 5.92 393.0
86 Kansas State 12 1911 2705 778 4616 5.93 384.7
86 BYU 11 2048 2618 787 4666 5.93 424.2
88 Minnesota 13 1938 2851 805 4789 5.95 368.4
88 Michigan State 11 1737 2736 752 4473 5.95 406.6
90 Houston 12 2023 3064 851 5087 5.98 423.9
91 Wake Forest 11 1748 2641 729 4389 6.02 399.0
91 Indiana 11 1803 2833 770 4636 6.02 421.5
93 Arizona State 11 1515 3021 751 4536 6.04 412.4
94 Charlotte 11 1829 2493 714 4322 6.05 392.9
95 USC 13 2424 3203 923 5627 6.10 432.8
96 Western Michigan 11 1854 2585 727 4439 6.11 403.5
96 Louisiana-Monroe 11 1930 3109 825 5039 6.11 458.1
98 South Florida 12 1849 3380 854 5229 6.12 435.8
99 UTEP 11 2362 1971 707 4333 6.13 393.9
100 Florida International 11 2125 2737 791 4862 6.15 442.0
101 Central Michigan 11 1873 2474 705 4347 6.17 395.2
102 Georgia Southern 12 1900 3035 799 4935 6.18 411.3
103 LSU 12 1930 3166 822 5096 6.20 424.7
104 Boston College 12 2175 2433 742 4608 6.21 384.0
105 Army 10 1852 1904 604 3756 6.22 375.6
105 New Mexico State 14 2124 3515 906 5639 6.22 402.8
105 Virginia 11 2067 2625 754 4692 6.22 426.5
108 Georgia State 12 1784 3225 804 5009 6.23 417.4
109 Arkansas State 12 2305 3151 874 5456 6.24 454.7
110 Colorado 12 2117 3323 868 5440 6.27 453.3
111 Kent State 11 2010 2524 722 4534 6.28 412.2
112 Boise State 13 1846 3363 827 5209 6.30 400.7
112 Connecticut 11 1718 2960 743 4678 6.30 425.3
112 Louisiana Tech 11 2609 2085 745 4694 6.30 426.7
115 UNLV 13 2086 3322 857 5408 6.31 416.0
116 UAB 11 2218 2839 797 5057 6.35 459.7
117 San Diego State 11 1967 2572 714 4539 6.36 412.6
118 Georgia Tech 12 2681 2710 842 5391 6.40 449.3
119 Hawai'i 12 2098 2672 744 4770 6.41 397.5
120 Temple 11 2250 2809 780 5059 6.49 459.9
121 Oklahoma State 13 2212 3582 890 5794 6.51 445.7
122 Memphis 12 1982 3445 831 5427 6.53 452.3
123 Stanford 11 1795 3297 774 5092 6.58 462.9
124 North Texas 11 2892 2438 801 5330 6.65 484.5
125 Florida 11 1821 2654 672 4475 6.66 406.8
126 Baylor 11 2076 2797 725 4873 6.72 443.0
127 Vanderbilt 11 1969 3212 767 5181 6.75 471.0
128 Cincinnati 11 1998 2533 668 4531 6.78 411.9
129 Nevada 11 2103 2736 710 4839 6.82 439.9
130 Southern Mississippi 11 1963 2860 706 4823 6.83 438.5
131 Tulsa 11 1876 3208 742 5084 6.85 462.2
132 New Mexico 11 1968 2642 656 4610 7.03 419.1
133 Massachusetts 11 2555 2343 694 4898 7.06 445.3