2024 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Northwestern 3 173 644 182 817 4.49 272.3
2 Mississippi 5 182 1054 341 1236 3.62 247.2
3 UCLA 3 215 798 200 1013 5.07 337.7
4 Utah 2 219 316 120 535 4.46 267.5
5 Arizona State 4 249 936 242 1185 4.90 296.3
6 Nebraska 4 258 856 250 1114 4.46 278.5
6 Iowa 4 258 921 239 1179 4.93 294.8
8 UCF 3 264 543 171 807 4.72 269.0
9 Michigan 4 278 895 257 1173 4.56 293.3
10 Arizona 2 283 369 136 652 4.79 326.0
11 Maryland 3 286 625 195 911 4.67 303.7
12 Minnesota 4 297 485 208 782 3.76 195.5
13 Michigan State 3 301 379 175 680 3.89 226.7
14 BYU 3 317 392 187 709 3.79 236.3
15 Kansas 3 335 405 182 740 4.07 246.7
16 Houston 3 345 371 174 716 4.11 238.7
17 Kansas State 3 349 677 189 1026 5.43 342.0
18 Auburn 4 356 882 262 1238 4.73 309.5
19 Indiana 4 395 558 234 953 4.07 238.3
20 Oregon 3 401 494 187 895 4.79 298.3
21 Tennessee 5 404 781 295 1185 4.02 237.0
21 Miami (Florida) 5 404 942 301 1346 4.47 269.2
23 LSU 5 405 1472 325 1877 5.78 375.4
24 Baylor 3 408 418 181 826 4.56 275.3
25 Ohio State 5 410 727 320 1137 3.55 227.4
26 Cincinnati 3 414 902 202 1316 6.51 438.7
27 Stanford 4 423 1190 264 1613 6.11 403.3
28 Wisconsin 3 424 481 159 905 5.69 301.7
29 Colorado 3 437 686 204 1123 5.50 374.3
30 Memphis 5 440 1080 306 1520 4.97 304.0
31 Arkansas 5 441 1154 334 1595 4.78 319.0
32 Tulsa 4 471 995 273 1466 5.37 366.5
33 Oklahoma State 3 472 916 227 1388 6.11 462.7
34 James Madison 5 474 1303 350 1777 5.08 355.4
35 Florida 5 481 959 328 1440 4.39 288.0
36 Missouri 5 482 604 268 1086 4.05 217.2
37 Eastern Michigan 4 492 915 257 1407 5.47 351.8
38 South Carolina 5 495 987 307 1482 4.83 296.4
39 Illinois 4 499 715 249 1214 4.88 303.5
40 Northern Illinois 5 511 950 286 1461 5.11 292.2
41 California 5 517 840 310 1357 4.38 271.4
42 Pittsburgh 5 521 1278 359 1799 5.01 359.8
43 TCU 4 532 465 249 997 4.00 249.3
44 Appalachian State 3 533 808 191 1341 7.02 447.0
45 Louisville 5 534 942 297 1476 4.97 295.2
46 Penn State 6 537 1199 396 1736 4.38 289.3
47 Vanderbilt 5 540 1016 303 1556 5.14 311.2
48 Kennesaw State 4 547 1024 255 1571 6.16 392.8
49 West Virginia 4 548 1136 249 1684 6.76 421.0
50 Florida State 4 558 875 254 1433 5.64 358.3
51 Ohio 5 563 1364 334 1927 5.77 385.4
52 Oklahoma 5 566 797 306 1363 4.45 272.6
52 Kentucky 4 566 533 206 1099 5.33 274.8
54 SMU 5 570 1026 331 1596 4.82 319.2
55 Washington 4 573 636 255 1209 4.74 302.3
56 Alabama 5 574 562 333 1136 3.41 227.2
57 UTSA 5 581 1238 332 1819 5.48 363.8
58 Georgia Tech 5 584 976 307 1560 5.08 312.0
59 Virginia 4 591 889 268 1480 5.52 370.0
60 Louisiana-Monroe 4 593 956 276 1549 5.61 387.3
61 East Carolina 5 608 1140 360 1748 4.86 349.6
62 USC 4 609 881 247 1490 6.03 372.5
63 Army 4 611 560 209 1171 5.60 292.8
64 Texas State 5 613 1223 357 1836 5.14 367.2
65 Boston College 5 617 1044 340 1661 4.89 332.2
66 Hawai'i 5 627 1041 308 1668 5.42 333.6
67 Syracuse 5 631 1193 311 1824 5.86 364.8
68 Rice 4 634 548 257 1182 4.60 295.5
68 Central Michigan 4 634 703 244 1337 5.48 334.3
70 Middle Tennessee 4 635 1114 267 1749 6.55 437.3
71 North Carolina 5 637 1104 314 1741 5.54 348.2
72 Duke 5 660 966 346 1626 4.70 325.2
73 Ball State 4 670 1326 257 1996 7.77 499.0
74 Toledo 5 680 1118 371 1798 4.85 359.6
75 Temple 4 681 826 290 1507 5.20 376.8
76 Georgia State 4 682 851 241 1533 6.36 383.3
77 South Florida 5 686 1397 360 2083 5.79 416.6
78 Texas A&M 5 694 894 314 1588 5.06 317.6
79 Fresno State 6 695 1207 418 1902 4.55 317.0
80 Wake Forest 4 706 1050 278 1756 6.32 439.0
81 Florida Atlantic 4 707 628 260 1335 5.13 333.8
82 Navy 4 712 797 274 1509 5.51 377.3
83 North Texas 5 719 1449 362 2168 5.99 433.6
84 South Alabama 5 720 1447 330 2167 6.57 433.4
85 Liberty 4 728 698 265 1426 5.38 356.5
86 Charlotte 4 735 1068 265 1803 6.80 450.8
87 Old Dominion 4 742 876 314 1618 5.15 404.5
88 Iowa State 4 750 554 269 1304 4.85 326.0
89 Texas 7 754 1385 452 2139 4.73 305.6
90 Sam Houston State 5 759 1187 343 1946 5.67 389.2
91 UNLV 6 760 1340 433 2100 4.85 350.0
92 Texas Tech 4 763 1180 281 1943 6.91 485.8
93 Troy 4 764 806 250 1570 6.28 392.5
94 Marshall 4 774 703 278 1477 5.31 369.3
95 UAB 4 781 484 266 1265 4.76 316.3
96 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 786 853 302 1639 5.43 327.8
97 Buffalo 5 789 924 348 1713 4.92 342.6
98 Georgia 5 802 678 302 1480 4.90 296.0
99 Purdue 3 807 370 198 1177 5.94 392.3
100 Boise State 6 816 1419 399 2235 5.60 372.5
101 Wyoming 5 824 1177 328 2001 6.10 400.2
102 Akron 4 827 884 273 1711 6.27 427.8
103 Rutgers 4 831 599 246 1430 5.81 357.5
104 Mississippi State 4 840 659 304 1499 4.93 374.8
105 San Diego State 5 843 1053 363 1896 5.22 379.2
105 San Jose State 6 843 1476 465 2319 4.99 386.5
107 North Carolina State 5 848 1039 322 1887 5.86 377.4
108 Florida International 4 851 892 313 1743 5.57 435.8
109 Louisiana Tech 5 872 862 348 1734 4.98 346.8
110 New Mexico State 4 878 1143 288 2021 7.02 505.3
111 Virginia Tech 5 891 876 323 1767 5.47 353.4
112 Southern Mississippi 4 892 770 261 1662 6.37 415.5
113 Tulane 5 898 990 326 1888 5.79 377.6
114 Nevada 6 912 1468 397 2380 5.99 396.7
115 Colorado State 6 922 1463 404 2385 5.90 397.5
116 Miami (Ohio) 5 947 1016 331 1963 5.93 392.6
117 Air Force 5 949 639 280 1588 5.67 317.6
118 UTEP 4 956 750 281 1706 6.07 426.5
119 Bowling Green 5 968 972 321 1940 6.04 388.0
120 Western Kentucky 5 972 892 337 1864 5.53 372.8
121 Arkansas State 5 982 1216 331 2198 6.64 439.6
122 Georgia Southern 5 983 1358 341 2341 6.87 468.2
123 Jacksonville State 5 1027 1316 373 2343 6.28 468.6
124 Coastal Carolina 5 1035 993 332 2028 6.11 405.6
125 Utah State 5 1090 1209 363 2299 6.33 459.8
126 Western Michigan 5 1117 1166 342 2283 6.68 456.6
127 Clemson 5 1165 957 331 2122 6.41 424.4
128 Kent State 4 1173 1257 311 2430 7.81 607.5
129 New Mexico 5 1292 1426 333 2718 8.16 543.6
130 Connecticut 12 1536 2589 812 4125 5.08 343.8
131 Notre Dame 15 1995 2479 973 4474 4.60 298.3
132 Washington State 12 2067 3203 834 5270 6.32 439.2
133 Oregon State 11 2096 2319 685 4415 6.45 401.4
134 Massachusetts 11 2122 1938 656 4060 6.19 369.1