2024 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Ohio State 13 1314 1835 776 3149 4.06 242.2
2 Indiana 13 1043 2289 778 3332 4.28 256.3
3 Northern Illinois 12 1341 2031 728 3372 4.63 281.0
4 Minnesota 12 1351 2140 732 3491 4.77 290.9
5 Louisiana Tech 12 1441 2182 784 3623 4.62 301.9
6 Texas 14 1459 2196 877 3655 4.17 261.1
7 Michigan 12 1111 2620 759 3731 4.92 310.9
8 South Carolina 12 1276 2483 794 3759 4.73 313.3
9 Iowa 12 1410 2353 760 3763 4.95 313.6
10 Mississippi 12 1002 2764 835 3766 4.51 313.8
11 Nebraska 12 1269 2516 702 3785 5.39 315.4
12 BYU 12 1640 2164 776 3804 4.90 317.0
13 Tennessee 13 1351 2461 836 3812 4.56 293.2
14 Oklahoma 12 1270 2549 784 3819 4.87 318.3
15 Missouri 12 1605 2226 704 3831 5.44 319.3
16 Miami (Florida) 12 1321 2517 740 3838 5.19 319.8
17 Notre Dame 13 1729 2110 847 3839 4.53 295.3
18 Liberty 11 1627 2219 710 3846 5.42 349.6
19 Houston 12 1631 2266 749 3897 5.20 324.8
20 Washington 12 1897 2001 780 3898 5.00 324.8
21 Penn State 14 1405 2515 861 3920 4.55 280.0
22 Oregon 13 1639 2284 803 3923 4.89 301.8
23 Bowling Green 12 1769 2178 750 3947 5.26 328.9
24 Army 13 1519 2434 733 3953 5.39 304.1
25 Utah 12 1553 2403 784 3956 5.05 329.7
26 Auburn 12 1413 2556 813 3969 4.88 330.8
27 Alabama 12 1677 2294 816 3971 4.87 330.9
28 Michigan State 12 1501 2483 743 3984 5.36 332.0
29 Rice 12 1927 2086 796 4013 5.04 334.4
30 Kansas State 12 1379 2684 781 4063 5.20 338.6
31 UCF 12 1444 2624 788 4068 5.16 339.0
32 UCLA 12 1154 2936 756 4090 5.41 340.8
33 Air Force 12 1841 2262 692 4103 5.93 341.9
34 Wisconsin 12 1980 2132 751 4112 5.48 342.7
35 Duke 12 1794 2337 873 4131 4.73 344.3
36 Kentucky 12 1942 2204 715 4146 5.80 345.5
37 Georgia Tech 12 1442 2709 732 4151 5.67 345.9
38 Texas State 12 1761 2397 813 4158 5.11 346.5
39 Miami (Ohio) 13 1779 2399 880 4178 4.75 321.4
40 Sam Houston State 13 1879 2301 874 4180 4.78 321.5
41 James Madison 13 1500 2684 859 4184 4.87 321.8
42 Toledo 12 1658 2566 853 4224 4.95 352.0
43 LSU 12 1759 2471 721 4230 5.87 352.5
44 Ohio 14 1268 2976 864 4244 4.91 303.1
44 Colorado 12 1788 2456 837 4244 5.07 353.7
46 Fresno State 12 1651 2604 864 4255 4.92 354.6
47 TCU 12 1972 2312 840 4284 5.10 357.0
48 Connecticut 12 1624 2685 844 4309 5.11 359.1
49 Virginia Tech 12 1745 2571 821 4316 5.26 359.7
50 Louisville 12 1625 2696 818 4321 5.28 360.1
51 Boston College 12 1363 2963 790 4326 5.48 360.5
52 Northwestern 12 1559 2782 781 4341 5.56 361.8
53 Navy 12 1871 2492 808 4363 5.40 363.6
53 Central Michigan 12 2037 2326 773 4363 5.64 363.6
55 Georgia 13 1661 2713 854 4374 5.12 336.5
56 Texas A&M 12 1652 2723 800 4375 5.47 364.6
57 Arizona State 13 1528 2852 849 4380 5.16 336.9
58 California 13 1428 2959 879 4387 4.99 337.5
59 Arkansas 12 1462 2930 810 4392 5.42 366.0
60 Troy 12 1744 2659 737 4403 5.97 366.9
61 Iowa State 13 2329 2102 793 4431 5.59 340.8
62 Syracuse 12 1844 2592 720 4436 6.16 369.7
63 Florida International 12 2296 2155 849 4451 5.24 370.9
64 USC 12 1685 2774 769 4459 5.80 371.6
65 Illinois 12 1799 2662 817 4461 5.46 371.8
66 Pittsburgh 12 1386 3099 879 4485 5.10 373.8
67 Massachusetts 12 2375 2119 723 4494 6.22 374.5
68 Vanderbilt 12 1640 2860 747 4500 6.02 375.0
69 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 2049 2462 840 4511 5.37 347.0
70 Hawai'i 12 1988 2535 792 4523 5.71 376.9
71 North Carolina 12 1733 2791 797 4524 5.68 377.0
72 Tulane 14 2041 2488 860 4529 5.27 323.5
73 Maryland 12 1641 2896 811 4537 5.59 378.1
73 Appalachian State 11 2174 2363 693 4537 6.55 412.5
75 SMU 14 1403 3161 977 4564 4.67 326.0
76 Rutgers 12 1769 2809 761 4578 6.02 381.5
77 Baylor 12 1862 2731 823 4593 5.58 382.8
78 Eastern Michigan 12 1954 2651 745 4605 6.18 383.8
79 UTSA 12 1323 3283 808 4606 5.70 383.8
80 Louisiana-Monroe 12 2401 2207 821 4608 5.61 384.0
80 North Carolina State 12 1715 2893 779 4608 5.92 384.0
82 Cincinnati 12 1952 2673 762 4625 6.07 385.4
83 Florida State 12 2216 2415 803 4631 5.77 385.9
84 San Jose State 12 1865 2792 910 4657 5.12 388.1
85 Boise State 13 1496 3209 838 4705 5.61 361.9
86 Kansas 12 1842 2869 772 4711 6.10 392.6
87 UAB 12 2555 2164 823 4719 5.73 393.3
88 Colorado State 12 1860 2867 826 4727 5.72 393.9
89 Oregon State 12 2230 2569 736 4799 6.52 399.9
90 Memphis 13 1453 3348 824 4801 5.83 369.3
91 UTEP 12 2154 2678 853 4832 5.66 402.7
92 East Carolina 12 2010 2829 907 4839 5.34 403.3
93 Buffalo 12 1744 3107 850 4851 5.71 404.3
94 Coastal Carolina 12 2162 2705 837 4867 5.81 405.6
95 Florida 13 1943 2957 933 4900 5.25 376.9
95 Virginia 12 1743 3157 814 4900 6.02 408.3
97 UNLV 14 1610 3302 974 4912 5.04 350.9
98 Marshall 13 2327 2588 909 4915 5.41 378.1
99 Old Dominion 12 2071 2854 859 4925 5.73 410.4
100 Wyoming 12 2300 2627 762 4927 6.47 410.6
101 Kennesaw State 12 2111 2841 819 4952 6.05 412.7
102 Arizona 12 2088 2868 785 4956 6.31 413.0
103 Stanford 12 1602 3367 777 4969 6.40 414.1
104 Akron 12 2200 2773 819 4973 6.07 414.4
105 Florida Atlantic 12 2202 2798 828 5000 6.04 416.7
106 Temple 12 2713 2300 823 5013 6.09 417.8
107 Georgia State 12 2524 2500 806 5024 6.23 418.7
108 San Diego State 12 2487 2569 852 5056 5.93 421.3
109 South Alabama 13 1848 3235 885 5083 5.74 391.0
110 Nevada 13 2507 2582 843 5089 6.04 391.5
111 Washington State 12 2084 3064 853 5148 6.04 429.0
112 Charlotte 12 2524 2674 826 5198 6.29 433.2
113 Wake Forest 12 1886 3334 869 5220 6.01 435.0
114 Clemson 14 2249 2989 944 5238 5.55 374.1
115 South Florida 12 1895 3344 887 5239 5.91 436.6
116 New Mexico State 12 2343 3019 840 5362 6.38 446.8
117 Middle Tennessee 12 2364 3026 808 5390 6.67 449.2
117 Southern Mississippi 12 2792 2598 795 5390 6.78 449.2
119 Western Michigan 13 2502 2894 844 5396 6.39 415.1
120 West Virginia 13 1877 3521 830 5398 6.50 415.2
121 Texas Tech 12 1759 3664 852 5423 6.37 451.9
122 Purdue 12 2400 3032 803 5432 6.76 452.7
123 Ball State 12 2104 3355 780 5459 7.00 454.9
124 Mississippi State 12 2603 2874 864 5477 6.34 456.4
125 North Texas 12 2346 3133 891 5479 6.15 456.6
126 Jacksonville State 14 2447 3055 984 5502 5.59 393.0
127 Arkansas State 12 2706 2818 798 5524 6.92 460.3
128 Western Kentucky 14 3097 2465 940 5562 5.92 397.3
129 Georgia Southern 13 2210 3362 885 5572 6.30 428.6
130 Utah State 12 2574 3067 871 5641 6.48 470.1
131 New Mexico 12 2555 3350 867 5905 6.81 492.1
132 Tulsa 12 2169 3792 843 5961 7.07 496.8
133 Oklahoma State 12 2580 3427 882 6007 6.81 500.6
134 Kent State 12 3179 3013 885 6192 7.00 516.0