2024 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Minnesota 4 297 485 208 782 3.76 195.5
2 Missouri 5 482 604 268 1086 4.05 217.2
3 Michigan State 3 301 379 175 680 3.89 226.7
4 Alabama 5 574 562 333 1136 3.41 227.2
5 BYU 3 317 392 187 709 3.79 236.3
6 Tennessee 5 404 781 295 1185 4.02 237.0
7 Indiana 4 395 558 234 953 4.07 238.3
8 Houston 3 345 371 174 716 4.11 238.7
9 Ohio State 6 463 982 378 1445 3.82 240.8
10 Kansas 3 335 405 182 740 4.07 246.7
11 Mississippi 5 182 1054 341 1236 3.62 247.2
12 TCU 4 532 465 249 997 4.00 249.3
13 Utah 2 219 316 120 535 4.46 267.5
14 UCF 3 264 543 171 807 4.72 269.0
15 Miami (Florida) 5 404 942 301 1346 4.47 269.2
16 California 5 517 840 310 1357 4.38 271.4
17 Northwestern 3 173 644 182 817 4.49 272.3
18 Oklahoma 5 566 797 306 1363 4.45 272.6
19 Kentucky 4 566 533 206 1099 5.33 274.8
20 Baylor 3 408 418 181 826 4.56 275.3
21 Nebraska 4 258 856 250 1114 4.46 278.5
22 Florida 5 481 959 328 1440 4.39 288.0
23 Penn State 6 537 1199 396 1736 4.38 289.3
24 Northern Illinois 5 511 950 286 1461 5.11 292.2
25 Army 4 611 560 209 1171 5.60 292.8
26 Michigan 4 278 895 257 1173 4.56 293.3
27 Iowa 4 258 921 239 1179 4.93 294.8
28 Louisville 5 534 942 297 1476 4.97 295.2
29 Rice 4 634 548 257 1182 4.60 295.5
30 Georgia 5 802 678 302 1480 4.90 296.0
31 Arizona State 4 249 936 242 1185 4.90 296.3
32 South Carolina 5 495 987 307 1482 4.83 296.4
33 Oregon 3 401 494 187 895 4.79 298.3
34 Wisconsin 3 424 481 159 905 5.69 301.7
35 Washington 4 573 636 255 1209 4.74 302.3
36 Illinois 4 499 715 249 1214 4.88 303.5
37 Maryland 3 286 625 195 911 4.67 303.7
38 Memphis 5 440 1080 306 1520 4.97 304.0
39 Texas 7 754 1385 452 2139 4.73 305.6
40 Notre Dame 16 2209 2710 1035 4919 4.75 307.4
41 Auburn 4 356 882 262 1238 4.73 309.5
42 Vanderbilt 5 540 1016 303 1556 5.14 311.2
43 Georgia Tech 5 584 976 307 1560 5.08 312.0
44 UAB 4 781 484 266 1265 4.76 316.3
45 Fresno State 6 695 1207 418 1902 4.55 317.0
46 Texas A&M 5 694 894 314 1588 5.06 317.6
46 Air Force 5 949 639 280 1588 5.67 317.6
48 Arkansas 5 441 1154 334 1595 4.78 319.0
49 SMU 5 570 1026 331 1596 4.82 319.2
50 Duke 5 660 966 346 1626 4.70 325.2
51 Arizona 2 283 369 136 652 4.79 326.0
51 Iowa State 4 750 554 269 1304 4.85 326.0
53 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 786 853 302 1639 5.43 327.8
54 Boston College 5 617 1044 340 1661 4.89 332.2
55 Hawai'i 5 627 1041 308 1668 5.42 333.6
56 Florida Atlantic 4 707 628 260 1335 5.13 333.8
57 Central Michigan 4 634 703 244 1337 5.48 334.3
58 UCLA 3 215 798 200 1013 5.07 337.7
59 Kansas State 3 349 677 189 1026 5.43 342.0
60 Buffalo 5 789 924 348 1713 4.92 342.6
61 Connecticut 12 1536 2589 812 4125 5.08 343.8
62 Louisiana Tech 5 872 862 348 1734 4.98 346.8
63 North Carolina 5 637 1104 314 1741 5.54 348.2
64 East Carolina 5 608 1140 360 1748 4.86 349.6
65 UNLV 6 760 1340 433 2100 4.85 350.0
66 Eastern Michigan 4 492 915 257 1407 5.47 351.8
67 Virginia Tech 5 891 876 323 1767 5.47 353.4
68 James Madison 5 474 1303 350 1777 5.08 355.4
69 Liberty 4 728 698 265 1426 5.38 356.5
70 Rutgers 4 831 599 246 1430 5.81 357.5
71 Florida State 4 558 875 254 1433 5.64 358.3
72 Toledo 5 680 1118 371 1798 4.85 359.6
73 Pittsburgh 5 521 1278 359 1799 5.01 359.8
74 UTSA 5 581 1238 332 1819 5.48 363.8
75 Syracuse 5 631 1193 311 1824 5.86 364.8
76 Tulsa 4 471 995 273 1466 5.37 366.5
77 Texas State 5 613 1223 357 1836 5.14 367.2
78 Massachusetts 11 2122 1938 656 4060 6.19 369.1
79 Marshall 4 774 703 278 1477 5.31 369.3
80 Virginia 4 591 889 268 1480 5.52 370.0
81 Boise State 6 816 1419 399 2235 5.60 372.5
81 USC 4 609 881 247 1490 6.03 372.5
83 Western Kentucky 5 972 892 337 1864 5.53 372.8
84 Colorado 3 437 686 204 1123 5.50 374.3
85 Mississippi State 4 840 659 304 1499 4.93 374.8
86 LSU 5 405 1472 325 1877 5.78 375.4
87 Temple 4 681 826 290 1507 5.20 376.8
88 Navy 4 712 797 274 1509 5.51 377.3
89 North Carolina State 5 848 1039 322 1887 5.86 377.4
90 Tulane 5 898 990 326 1888 5.79 377.6
91 San Diego State 5 843 1053 363 1896 5.22 379.2
92 Georgia State 4 682 851 241 1533 6.36 383.3
93 Ohio 5 563 1364 334 1927 5.77 385.4
94 San Jose State 6 843 1476 465 2319 4.99 386.5
95 Louisiana-Monroe 4 593 956 276 1549 5.61 387.3
96 Bowling Green 5 968 972 321 1940 6.04 388.0
97 Sam Houston State 5 759 1187 343 1946 5.67 389.2
98 Purdue 3 807 370 198 1177 5.94 392.3
99 Troy 4 764 806 250 1570 6.28 392.5
100 Miami (Ohio) 5 947 1016 331 1963 5.93 392.6
101 Kennesaw State 4 547 1024 255 1571 6.16 392.8
102 Nevada 6 912 1468 397 2380 5.99 396.7
103 Colorado State 6 922 1463 404 2385 5.90 397.5
104 Wyoming 5 824 1177 328 2001 6.10 400.2
105 Oregon State 11 2096 2319 685 4415 6.45 401.4
106 Stanford 4 423 1190 264 1613 6.11 403.3
107 Old Dominion 4 742 876 314 1618 5.15 404.5
108 Coastal Carolina 5 1035 993 332 2028 6.11 405.6
109 Southern Mississippi 4 892 770 261 1662 6.37 415.5
110 South Florida 5 686 1397 360 2083 5.79 416.6
111 West Virginia 4 548 1136 249 1684 6.76 421.0
112 Clemson 5 1165 957 331 2122 6.41 424.4
113 UTEP 4 956 750 281 1706 6.07 426.5
114 Akron 4 827 884 273 1711 6.27 427.8
115 South Alabama 5 720 1447 330 2167 6.57 433.4
116 North Texas 5 719 1449 362 2168 5.99 433.6
117 Florida International 4 851 892 313 1743 5.57 435.8
118 Middle Tennessee 4 635 1114 267 1749 6.55 437.3
119 Cincinnati 3 414 902 202 1316 6.51 438.7
120 Wake Forest 4 706 1050 278 1756 6.32 439.0
121 Washington State 12 2067 3203 834 5270 6.32 439.2
122 Arkansas State 5 982 1216 331 2198 6.64 439.6
123 Appalachian State 3 533 808 191 1341 7.02 447.0
124 Charlotte 4 735 1068 265 1803 6.80 450.8
125 Western Michigan 5 1117 1166 342 2283 6.68 456.6
126 Utah State 5 1090 1209 363 2299 6.33 459.8
127 Oklahoma State 3 472 916 227 1388 6.11 462.7
128 Georgia Southern 5 983 1358 341 2341 6.87 468.2
129 Jacksonville State 5 1027 1316 373 2343 6.28 468.6
130 Texas Tech 4 763 1180 281 1943 6.91 485.8
131 Ball State 4 670 1326 257 1996 7.77 499.0
132 New Mexico State 4 878 1143 288 2021 7.02 505.3
133 New Mexico 5 1292 1426 333 2718 8.16 543.6
134 Kent State 4 1173 1257 311 2430 7.81 607.5