2024 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 09/14/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Ohio State 2 75 201 112 276 2.46 138.0
2 Louisville 2 164 232 118 396 3.36 198.0
3 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 186 259 98 445 4.54 222.5
4 Tennessee 3 167 315 157 482 3.07 160.7
5 Army 2 214 303 106 517 4.88 258.5
6 Indiana 3 161 380 161 541 3.36 180.3
7 Louisiana-Monroe 2 151 394 120 545 4.54 272.5
8 Missouri 3 221 331 156 552 3.54 184.0
9 Minnesota 3 223 336 160 559 3.49 186.3
10 Louisiana Tech 2 213 348 132 561 4.25 280.5
11 Miami (Florida) 3 197 369 159 566 3.56 188.7
12 Rutgers 2 301 267 120 568 4.73 284.0
13 Northern Illinois 2 217 367 119 584 4.91 292.0
14 Marshall 2 302 288 152 590 3.88 295.0
15 James Madison 2 240 353 141 593 4.21 296.5
16 Iowa State 2 378 220 139 598 4.30 299.0
17 Georgia 3 332 274 173 606 3.50 202.0
18 USC 2 200 411 114 611 5.36 305.5
19 Penn State 2 206 415 132 621 4.70 310.5
20 Kentucky 3 186 459 135 645 4.78 215.0
21 Navy 2 166 483 134 649 4.84 324.5
22 Memphis 3 205 469 174 674 3.87 224.7
23 Stanford 2 129 557 126 686 5.44 343.0
24 Baylor 3 464 227 180 691 3.84 230.3
25 UCLA 2 174 534 132 708 5.36 354.0
26 BYU 3 317 392 187 709 3.79 236.3
27 Houston 3 345 371 174 716 4.11 238.7
28 Michigan State 3 235 492 181 727 4.02 242.3
29 Miami (Ohio) 2 365 364 129 729 5.65 364.5
30 Purdue 2 466 266 123 732 5.95 366.0
31 Texas 3 328 408 181 736 4.07 245.3
32 Kansas 3 335 405 182 740 4.07 246.7
33 Duke 3 341 401 201 742 3.69 247.3
34 Alabama 3 397 347 221 744 3.37 248.0
35 San Jose State 3 384 361 212 745 3.51 248.3
36 Utah 3 327 431 181 758 4.19 252.7
37 Mississippi 3 100 661 203 761 3.75 253.7
38 Nebraska 3 211 555 183 766 4.19 255.3
39 North Carolina 3 204 565 171 769 4.50 256.3
40 SMU 3 316 475 188 791 4.21 263.7
41 Oklahoma 3 233 561 191 794 4.16 264.7
42 Notre Dame 3 374 422 182 796 4.37 265.3
43 Iowa 3 169 634 173 803 4.64 267.7
44 Arizona State 3 196 614 182 810 4.45 270.0
44 Clemson 2 318 492 130 810 6.23 405.0
46 Boise State 2 248 565 142 813 5.73 406.5
47 Northwestern 3 173 644 182 817 4.49 272.3
48 Syracuse 2 374 447 133 821 6.17 410.5
49 Illinois 3 369 455 181 824 4.55 274.7
50 Washington 3 366 472 197 838 4.25 279.3
51 Bowling Green 2 416 423 123 839 6.82 419.5
52 California 3 314 552 195 866 4.44 288.7
53 Boston College 3 257 611 188 868 4.62 289.3
54 Arkansas 3 185 684 187 869 4.65 289.7
55 Rice 3 453 420 189 873 4.62 291.0
56 Fresno State 3 337 539 198 876 4.42 292.0
57 UNLV 3 304 588 181 892 4.93 297.3
58 Vanderbilt 3 272 622 183 894 4.89 298.0
59 Oregon 3 401 494 187 895 4.79 298.3
60 UAB 3 592 308 190 900 4.74 300.0
61 South Carolina 3 379 526 207 905 4.37 301.7
61 Wisconsin 3 424 481 159 905 5.69 301.7
63 East Carolina 3 219 687 222 906 4.08 302.0
64 UCF 3 192 716 181 908 5.02 302.7
65 Michigan 3 210 703 195 913 4.68 304.3
66 Liberty 3 334 596 188 930 4.95 310.0
67 TCU 3 469 463 205 932 4.55 310.7
68 Buffalo 3 370 564 213 934 4.38 311.3
69 Texas A&M 3 430 506 177 936 5.29 312.0
70 Virginia Tech 3 571 371 179 942 5.26 314.0
71 Tulane 3 499 447 184 946 5.14 315.3
72 Massachusetts 3 346 601 168 947 5.64 315.7
73 Kansas State 3 241 708 182 949 5.21 316.3
74 Texas State 3 217 735 215 952 4.43 317.3
75 Central Michigan 3 516 457 176 973 5.53 324.3
76 Coastal Carolina 3 394 596 187 990 5.29 330.0
77 Air Force 3 394 613 186 1007 5.41 335.7
78 Auburn 3 292 728 210 1020 4.86 340.0
79 Hawai'i 3 432 593 191 1025 5.37 341.7
80 Ohio 3 315 718 197 1033 5.24 344.3
81 Oregon State 3 394 642 169 1036 6.13 345.3
82 Florida State 3 518 524 191 1042 5.46 347.3
83 Arizona 3 518 525 200 1043 5.22 347.7
84 South Florida 3 337 713 203 1050 5.17 350.0
85 Toledo 3 314 739 213 1053 4.94 351.0
86 Pittsburgh 3 370 689 216 1059 4.90 353.0
87 Ball State 2 305 765 126 1070 8.49 535.0
88 San Diego State 3 575 498 208 1073 5.16 357.7
89 Temple 3 701 373 188 1074 5.71 358.0
90 Florida Atlantic 3 671 439 183 1110 6.07 370.0
91 Colorado 3 437 686 204 1123 5.50 374.3
92 North Carolina State 3 402 733 181 1135 6.27 378.3
93 Sam Houston State 3 487 649 199 1136 5.71 378.7
94 LSU 3 462 678 181 1140 6.30 380.0
95 Southern Mississippi 3 619 534 197 1153 5.85 384.3
96 Akron 3 554 608 193 1162 6.02 387.3
97 Mississippi State 3 641 523 226 1164 5.15 388.0
97 Maryland 3 332 832 199 1164 5.85 388.0
99 Tulsa 3 384 798 202 1182 5.85 394.0
99 Wyoming 3 505 677 198 1182 5.97 394.0
101 South Alabama 3 362 821 200 1183 5.92 394.3
102 Georgia State 3 411 776 182 1187 6.52 395.7
103 Virginia 3 416 776 223 1192 5.35 397.3
104 Florida International 3 672 531 227 1203 5.30 401.0
105 West Virginia 3 368 842 193 1210 6.27 403.3
106 Old Dominion 3 646 573 245 1219 4.98 406.3
107 Florida 3 515 707 209 1222 5.85 407.3
108 Troy 3 709 518 183 1227 6.70 409.0
109 Arkansas State 3 699 530 184 1229 6.68 409.7
110 Eastern Michigan 3 449 804 195 1253 6.43 417.7
111 Colorado State 3 406 856 201 1262 6.28 420.7
112 Georgia Tech 4 394 876 246 1270 5.16 317.5
113 Kennesaw State 3 395 892 194 1287 6.63 429.0
114 Charlotte 3 513 780 197 1293 6.56 431.0
115 UTEP 3 670 627 210 1297 6.18 432.3
116 Cincinnati 3 414 902 202 1316 6.51 438.7
117 Connecticut 3 514 803 229 1317 5.75 439.0
118 Western Michigan 3 608 718 216 1326 6.14 442.0
119 Appalachian State 3 533 808 191 1341 7.02 447.0
120 New Mexico State 3 555 795 198 1350 6.82 450.0
121 Utah State 3 607 759 226 1366 6.04 455.3
122 UTSA 3 433 938 206 1371 6.66 457.0
123 Western Kentucky 3 582 798 179 1380 7.71 460.0
124 Texas Tech 3 545 839 215 1384 6.44 461.3
125 Oklahoma State 3 472 916 227 1388 6.11 462.7
126 Washington State 3 489 903 236 1392 5.90 464.0
127 North Texas 3 449 967 223 1416 6.35 472.0
127 Wake Forest 3 530 886 219 1416 6.47 472.0
129 Georgia Southern 3 710 757 212 1467 6.92 489.0
130 Nevada 4 528 942 249 1470 5.90 367.5
131 Jacksonville State 3 679 930 239 1609 6.73 536.3
132 Middle Tennessee 3 475 1152 210 1627 7.75 542.3
133 New Mexico 3 835 862 202 1697 8.40 565.7
134 Kent State 3 864 848 229 1712 7.48 570.7