2024 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 12/30/2024

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 Washington 12 1897 2001 780 3898 5.00 324.8
3 Rice 12 1927 2086 796 4013 5.04 334.4
4 Notre Dame 13 1729 2110 847 3839 4.53 295.3
5 Massachusetts 12 2375 2119 723 4494 6.22 374.5
6 Wisconsin 12 1980 2132 751 4112 5.48 342.7
7 Minnesota 12 1351 2140 732 3491 4.77 290.9
8 Florida International 12 2296 2155 849 4451 5.24 370.9
9 UAB 12 2555 2164 823 4719 5.73 393.3
10 Texas 14 1459 2196 877 3655 4.17 261.1
11 Kentucky 12 1942 2204 715 4146 5.80 345.5
12 Louisiana-Monroe 12 2401 2207 821 4608 5.61 384.0
13 Liberty 11 1627 2219 710 3846 5.42 349.6
14 Northern Illinois 13 1458 2242 784 3700 4.72 284.6
15 Louisiana Tech 13 1762 2247 857 4009 4.68 308.4
16 Air Force 12 1841 2262 692 4103 5.93 341.9
17 Houston 12 1631 2266 749 3897 5.20 324.8
18 Oregon 13 1639 2284 803 3923 4.89 301.8
19 Indiana 13 1043 2289 778 3332 4.28 256.3
20 Alabama 12 1677 2294 816 3971 4.87 330.9
21 Temple 12 2713 2300 823 5013 6.09 417.8
22 Sam Houston State 13 1879 2301 874 4180 4.78 321.5
23 Iowa State 14 2637 2318 865 4955 5.73 353.9
24 Central Michigan 12 2037 2326 773 4363 5.64 363.6
25 Duke 12 1794 2337 873 4131 4.73 344.3
26 Missouri 13 1771 2357 760 4128 5.43 317.5
27 Appalachian State 11 2174 2363 693 4537 6.55 412.5
28 BYU 13 1642 2372 818 4014 4.91 308.8
29 Texas State 12 1761 2397 813 4158 5.11 346.5
30 Utah 12 1553 2403 784 3956 5.05 329.7
31 TCU 13 2086 2407 899 4493 5.00 345.6
32 Bowling Green 13 1897 2410 813 4307 5.30 331.3
33 Florida State 12 2216 2415 803 4631 5.77 385.9
34 Tennessee 13 1351 2461 836 3812 4.56 293.2
35 Western Kentucky 14 3097 2465 940 5562 5.92 397.3
36 LSU 12 1759 2471 721 4230 5.87 352.5
37 South Carolina 12 1276 2483 794 3759 4.73 313.3
37 Michigan State 12 1501 2483 743 3984 5.36 332.0
39 Tulane 14 2041 2488 860 4529 5.27 323.5
40 Georgia State 12 2524 2500 806 5024 6.23 418.7
41 Penn State 14 1405 2515 861 3920 4.55 280.0
42 Hawai'i 12 1988 2535 792 4523 5.71 376.9
43 Auburn 12 1413 2556 813 3969 4.88 330.8
44 Oregon State 12 2230 2569 736 4799 6.52 399.9
44 San Diego State 12 2487 2569 852 5056 5.93 421.3
46 Virginia Tech 12 1745 2571 821 4316 5.26 359.7
47 Nevada 13 2507 2582 843 5089 6.04 391.5
48 Marshall 13 2327 2588 909 4915 5.41 378.1
49 Southern Mississippi 12 2792 2598 795 5390 6.78 449.2
50 Army 14 1568 2603 783 4171 5.33 297.9
51 Colorado 13 1968 2607 902 4575 5.07 351.9
52 Michigan 12 1111 2620 759 3731 4.92 310.9
53 UCF 12 1444 2624 788 4068 5.16 339.0
54 Wyoming 12 2300 2627 762 4927 6.47 410.6
55 Iowa 13 1499 2640 826 4139 5.01 318.4
56 Oklahoma 13 1496 2641 837 4137 4.94 318.2
57 Eastern Michigan 12 1954 2651 745 4605 6.18 383.8
58 Troy 12 1744 2659 737 4403 5.97 366.9
59 Illinois 12 1799 2662 817 4461 5.46 371.8
60 Cincinnati 12 1952 2673 762 4625 6.07 385.4
61 Charlotte 12 2524 2674 826 5198 6.29 433.2
62 UTEP 12 2154 2678 853 4832 5.66 402.7
63 James Madison 13 1500 2684 859 4184 4.87 321.8
64 Louisville 12 1625 2696 818 4321 5.28 360.1
65 Toledo 13 1959 2703 951 4662 4.90 358.6
66 Georgia 13 1661 2713 854 4374 5.12 336.5
67 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 2159 2719 907 4878 5.38 348.4
68 Miami (Ohio) 14 1920 2720 955 4640 4.86 331.4
69 Baylor 12 1862 2731 823 4593 5.58 382.8
70 Mississippi 12 1002 2764 835 3766 4.51 313.8
71 Navy 13 2029 2767 892 4796 5.38 368.9
72 Akron 12 2200 2773 819 4973 6.07 414.4
73 Northwestern 12 1559 2782 781 4341 5.56 361.8
74 Miami (Florida) 13 1466 2787 807 4253 5.27 327.2
75 Connecticut 13 1720 2795 886 4515 5.10 347.3
76 Florida Atlantic 12 2202 2798 828 5000 6.04 416.7
77 Fresno State 13 1812 2811 943 4623 4.90 355.6
78 Nebraska 13 1316 2817 769 4133 5.37 317.9
79 Kennesaw State 12 2111 2841 819 4952 6.05 412.7
80 Arizona State 13 1528 2852 849 4380 5.16 336.9
81 Old Dominion 12 2071 2854 859 4925 5.73 410.4
82 Arizona 12 2088 2868 785 4956 6.31 413.0
83 Georgia Tech 13 1588 2869 791 4457 5.63 342.8
83 Kansas 12 1842 2869 772 4711 6.10 392.6
85 Mississippi State 12 2603 2874 864 5477 6.34 456.4
86 Western Michigan 13 2502 2894 844 5396 6.39 415.1
87 Maryland 12 1641 2896 811 4537 5.59 378.1
88 Kansas State 13 1543 2921 849 4464 5.26 343.4
89 UCLA 12 1154 2936 756 4090 5.41 340.8
90 North Carolina 13 1943 2942 867 4885 5.63 375.8
91 Syracuse 13 1953 2955 794 4908 6.18 377.5
92 Florida 13 1943 2957 933 4900 5.25 376.9
93 California 13 1428 2959 879 4387 4.99 337.5
94 Coastal Carolina 13 2419 2961 901 5380 5.97 413.8
95 Ohio 14 1268 2976 864 4244 4.91 303.1
96 Clemson 14 2249 2989 944 5238 5.55 374.1
97 Rutgers 13 2116 3004 833 5120 6.15 393.8
98 Kent State 12 3179 3013 885 6192 7.00 516.0
99 Texas A&M 13 1757 3018 870 4775 5.49 367.3
100 New Mexico State 12 2343 3019 840 5362 6.38 446.8
101 Middle Tennessee 12 2364 3026 808 5390 6.67 449.2
102 San Jose State 13 1921 3027 980 4948 5.05 380.6
103 Purdue 12 2400 3032 803 5432 6.76 452.7
104 North Carolina State 13 2041 3040 847 5081 6.00 390.8
105 Colorado State 13 2077 3051 885 5128 5.79 394.5
106 Jacksonville State 14 2447 3055 984 5502 5.59 393.0
107 East Carolina 13 2208 3059 968 5267 5.44 405.2
108 Vanderbilt 13 1830 3064 816 4894 6.00 376.5
109 USC 13 1836 3066 841 4902 5.83 377.1
110 Utah State 12 2574 3067 871 5641 6.48 470.1
111 Buffalo 12 1744 3107 850 4851 5.71 404.3
112 North Texas 12 2346 3133 891 5479 6.15 456.6
113 Virginia 12 1743 3157 814 4900 6.02 408.3
114 SMU 14 1403 3161 977 4564 4.67 326.0
115 Boston College 13 1494 3195 854 4689 5.49 360.7
116 Boise State 13 1496 3209 838 4705 5.61 361.9
117 Arkansas 13 1679 3210 881 4889 5.55 376.1
118 South Alabama 13 1848 3235 885 5083 5.74 391.0
119 Arkansas State 13 2752 3251 872 6003 6.88 461.8
120 UNLV 14 1610 3302 974 4912 5.04 350.9
121 Wake Forest 12 1886 3334 869 5220 6.01 435.0
122 Memphis 13 1453 3348 824 4801 5.83 369.3
123 New Mexico 12 2555 3350 867 5905 6.81 492.1
124 Ball State 12 2104 3355 780 5459 7.00 454.9
125 Georgia Southern 13 2210 3362 885 5572 6.30 428.6
126 Stanford 12 1602 3367 777 4969 6.40 414.1
127 Oklahoma State 12 2580 3427 882 6007 6.81 500.6
128 Pittsburgh 13 1466 3450 954 4916 5.15 378.2
129 UTSA 13 1421 3456 877 4877 5.56 375.2
130 Washington State 13 2237 3517 913 5754 6.30 442.6
131 West Virginia 13 1877 3521 830 5398 6.50 415.2
132 South Florida 13 2056 3624 981 5680 5.79 436.9
133 Tulsa 12 2169 3792 843 5961 7.07 496.8
134 Texas Tech 13 1977 4005 918 5982 6.52 460.2