2024 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Connecticut 1 68 470 80 538 6.73 538.0
2 Miami (Florida) 1 99 380 70 479 6.84 479.0
3 Texas State 1 101 246 72 347 4.82 347.0
4 Northern Illinois 1 123 163 61 286 4.69 286.0
5 Ohio 1 126 354 70 480 6.86 480.0
6 Central Michigan 1 137 242 58 379 6.53 379.0
7 Old Dominion 1 174 114 79 288 3.65 288.0
8 Rutgers 1 182 249 62 431 6.95 431.0
9 Air Force 1 207 48 52 255 4.90 255.0
10 Mississippi 2 210 348 140 558 3.99 279.0
11 Troy 1 211 161 59 372 6.31 372.0
12 Arizona State 2 221 560 131 781 5.96 390.5
13 Pittsburgh 3 225 915 230 1140 4.96 380.0
14 Florida International 1 234 180 65 414 6.37 414.0
14 Bowling Green 1 234 204 57 438 7.68 438.0
16 Arkansas State 1 237 253 73 490 6.71 490.0
17 TCU 1 238 137 61 375 6.15 375.0
18 Louisiana-Monroe 1 239 258 81 497 6.14 497.0
19 UTEP 1 241 219 68 460 6.76 460.0
20 Minnesota 2 243 470 123 713 5.80 356.5
20 Ball State 1 243 507 71 750 10.56 750.0
22 Iowa State 1 245 219 57 464 8.14 464.0
23 Fresno State 1 252 198 56 450 8.04 450.0
23 Appalachian State 1 252 460 73 712 9.75 712.0
25 Buffalo 1 255 263 83 518 6.24 518.0
26 Notre Dame 2 270 241 128 511 3.99 255.5
26 Miami (Ohio) 1 270 158 64 428 6.69 428.0
28 BYU 2 271 391 141 662 4.70 331.0
29 Army 1 273 189 47 462 9.83 462.0
29 Western Michigan 1 273 410 72 683 9.49 683.0
31 Washington State 1 276 184 57 460 8.07 460.0
32 Marshall 1 280 289 57 569 9.98 569.0
33 Syracuse 2 281 576 117 857 7.32 428.5
34 Texas Tech 3 287 872 214 1159 5.42 386.3
35 Iowa 2 292 481 129 773 5.99 386.5
36 East Carolina 1 295 147 66 442 6.70 442.0
37 Colorado State 2 299 665 142 964 6.79 482.0
38 Indiana 2 308 402 122 710 5.82 355.0
39 Tulsa 1 321 160 46 481 10.46 481.0
40 Texas 3 325 647 205 972 4.74 324.0
41 Western Kentucky 1 334 266 65 600 9.23 600.0
42 Tennessee 3 337 903 214 1240 5.79 413.3
42 Duke 2 337 658 146 995 6.82 497.5
44 Boston College 3 355 954 211 1309 6.20 436.3
45 UCLA 3 361 822 194 1183 6.10 394.3
46 Kansas State 4 373 949 258 1322 5.12 330.5
47 USC 2 376 578 136 954 7.01 477.0
48 San Jose State 2 377 417 156 794 5.09 397.0
49 Missouri 2 380 568 129 948 7.35 474.0
50 SMU 3 387 600 202 987 4.89 329.0
51 Florida Atlantic 1 405 44 62 449 7.24 449.0
52 Temple 1 417 72 64 489 7.64 489.0
53 Auburn 3 423 768 219 1191 5.44 397.0
54 Charlotte 2 434 500 148 934 6.31 467.0
55 Massachusetts 2 439 572 134 1011 7.54 505.5
56 Akron 2 443 510 144 953 6.62 476.5
57 Middle Tennessee 2 444 624 146 1068 7.32 534.0
58 Penn State 4 451 845 269 1296 4.82 324.0
59 Nebraska 4 461 960 238 1421 5.97 355.3
60 Virginia Tech 3 462 834 219 1296 5.92 432.0
61 Cincinnati 3 466 712 203 1178 5.80 392.7
61 UTSA 3 466 1071 217 1537 7.08 512.3
63 Illinois 2 468 433 132 901 6.83 450.5
64 San Diego State 2 472 584 159 1056 6.64 528.0
65 Utah 4 484 1008 261 1492 5.72 373.0
66 Wisconsin 3 490 690 193 1180 6.11 393.3
67 Rice 2 495 279 141 774 5.49 387.0
68 Georgia Tech 4 498 1243 279 1741 6.24 435.3
69 North Texas 2 500 334 138 834 6.04 417.0
70 Baylor 3 505 836 222 1341 6.04 447.0
71 Ohio State 4 510 663 247 1173 4.75 293.3
72 Oklahoma State 3 513 960 213 1473 6.92 491.0
73 Boise State 3 514 532 178 1046 5.88 348.7
74 Hawai'i 2 523 392 143 915 6.40 457.5
75 South Florida 3 524 806 202 1330 6.58 443.3
76 South Carolina 4 527 1011 266 1538 5.78 384.5
77 West Virginia 3 531 794 187 1325 7.09 441.7
78 Northwestern 3 534 797 178 1331 7.48 443.7
79 UNLV 3 537 722 233 1259 5.40 419.7
80 Virginia 3 539 882 214 1421 6.64 473.7
81 California 4 544 1208 294 1752 5.96 438.0
82 Maryland 3 550 735 219 1285 5.87 428.3
83 Georgia 6 558 1534 403 2092 5.19 348.7
84 Wyoming 3 566 743 194 1309 6.75 436.3
85 Tulane 2 571 235 136 806 5.93 403.0
86 Arizona 3 576 863 198 1439 7.27 479.7
87 Stanford 4 584 1164 251 1748 6.96 437.0
88 Georgia Southern 2 590 668 135 1258 9.32 629.0
89 Alabama 4 593 947 281 1540 5.48 385.0
90 North Carolina State 3 596 811 210 1407 6.70 469.0
91 Utah State 2 609 536 141 1145 8.12 572.5
92 Michigan 5 623 1001 311 1624 5.22 324.8
93 Houston 3 624 433 186 1057 5.68 352.3
94 Arkansas 4 638 1064 281 1702 6.06 425.5
95 UAB 2 640 401 138 1041 7.54 520.5
96 Navy 3 652 651 215 1303 6.06 434.3
97 Michigan State 4 658 1056 270 1714 6.35 428.5
98 Oklahoma 6 676 1221 393 1897 4.83 316.2
98 Washington 3 676 580 204 1256 6.16 418.7
100 Oregon State 3 698 697 207 1395 6.74 465.0
101 Kentucky 5 708 1077 320 1785 5.58 357.0
102 Wake Forest 3 723 1000 234 1723 7.36 574.3
103 Nevada 3 725 595 199 1320 6.63 440.0
104 LSU 3 734 548 211 1282 6.08 427.3
105 UCF 4 735 953 292 1688 5.78 422.0
106 Louisville 4 748 1001 290 1749 6.03 437.3
107 Kent State 2 765 693 161 1458 9.06 729.0
108 Florida 5 784 1538 352 2322 6.60 464.4
109 Oregon 4 786 861 282 1647 5.84 411.8
110 Texas A&M 4 792 806 273 1598 5.85 399.5
111 Kansas 6 851 1291 361 2142 5.93 357.0
112 Clemson 4 882 948 281 1830 6.51 457.5
113 Vanderbilt 5 899 1319 329 2218 6.74 443.6
114 Florida State 5 965 1228 357 2193 6.14 438.6
115 Purdue 6 1310 1799 405 3109 7.68 518.2
116 Mississippi State 6 1388 1476 445 2864 6.44 477.3