2024 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/08/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Kansas State 2 63 537 107 600 5.61 300.0
2 Syracuse 1 73 144 44 217 4.93 217.0
3 Tennessee 1 75 239 79 314 3.97 314.0
4 Mississippi 1 84 337 75 421 5.61 421.0
5 Nevada 1 100 308 69 408 5.91 408.0
6 Miami (Florida) 1 106 342 72 448 6.22 448.0
7 Georgia State 1 110 270 67 380 5.67 380.0
8 Northern Illinois 1 123 163 61 286 4.69 286.0
8 Fresno State 1 123 172 69 295 4.28 295.0
10 Boston College 1 129 332 70 461 6.59 461.0
11 North Carolina 1 139 381 77 520 6.75 520.0
12 Wyoming 1 140 318 67 458 6.84 458.0
13 Northwestern 1 149 380 68 529 7.78 529.0
14 Maryland 1 151 359 75 510 6.80 510.0
15 Pittsburgh 1 161 306 67 467 6.97 467.0
16 Akron 1 170 234 64 404 6.31 404.0
17 Penn State 1 176 182 64 358 5.59 358.0
18 UNLV 1 185 209 73 394 5.40 394.0
18 Colorado 1 185 238 69 423 6.13 423.0
20 UTSA 1 187 427 67 614 9.16 614.0
21 Vanderbilt 2 188 598 116 786 6.78 393.0
22 Boise State 2 198 570 133 768 5.77 384.0
23 Air Force 1 207 48 52 255 4.90 255.0
24 Tulane 1 215 181 56 396 7.07 396.0
25 Texas 2 222 330 133 552 4.15 276.0
25 Texas A&M 2 222 563 137 785 5.73 392.5
25 Charlotte 1 222 288 68 510 7.50 510.0
28 Auburn 2 225 383 127 608 4.79 304.0
28 Georgia Tech 2 225 486 115 711 6.18 355.5
30 Kansas 1 226 253 72 479 6.65 479.0
31 Jacksonville State 1 233 377 71 610 8.59 610.0
32 Florida International 1 234 180 65 414 6.37 414.0
33 USC 2 235 704 139 939 6.76 469.5
34 Arkansas State 1 237 253 73 490 6.71 490.0
34 San Jose State 1 237 390 95 627 6.60 627.0
34 South Alabama 1 237 430 69 667 9.67 667.0
37 TCU 1 238 137 61 375 6.15 375.0
38 Louisiana-Monroe 1 239 258 81 497 6.14 497.0
39 Oregon State 1 240 306 59 546 9.25 546.0
40 Georgia 3 248 746 193 994 5.15 331.3
41 Appalachian State 1 252 460 73 712 9.75 712.0
42 Middle Tennessee 1 258 397 73 655 8.97 655.0
43 Navy 1 265 201 65 466 7.17 466.0
44 Miami (Ohio) 1 270 158 64 428 6.69 428.0
45 Western Michigan 1 273 410 72 683 9.49 683.0
46 Ohio State 2 275 491 118 766 6.49 383.0
47 Washington State 1 276 184 57 460 8.07 460.0
48 Notre Dame 2 277 364 144 641 4.45 320.5
49 Marshall 1 280 289 57 569 9.98 569.0
50 California 2 282 570 142 852 6.00 426.0
51 Rice 1 288 120 69 408 5.91 408.0
52 Iowa 2 292 481 129 773 5.99 386.5
53 Nebraska 3 295 745 172 1040 6.05 346.7
53 East Carolina 1 295 147 66 442 6.70 442.0
55 Utah State 1 296 303 74 599 8.09 599.0
56 Colorado State 2 299 665 142 964 6.79 482.0
57 Michigan 2 319 540 139 859 6.18 429.5
57 Cincinnati 2 319 625 139 944 6.79 472.0
59 Tulsa 1 321 160 46 481 10.46 481.0
60 Washington 2 324 369 135 693 5.13 346.5
61 Houston 2 329 391 141 720 5.11 360.0
62 San Diego State 2 333 579 147 912 6.20 456.0
63 Western Kentucky 1 334 266 65 600 9.23 600.0
64 Duke 2 337 658 146 995 6.82 497.5
65 BYU 2 345 283 144 628 4.36 314.0
66 Virginia Tech 2 346 533 134 879 6.56 439.5
67 Wisconsin 2 354 472 122 826 6.77 413.0
68 Hawai'i 2 356 538 133 894 6.72 447.0
69 Oregon 2 362 474 141 836 5.93 418.0
70 SMU 3 369 881 224 1250 5.58 416.7
71 Virginia 2 371 576 137 947 6.91 473.5
72 Clemson 2 379 434 119 813 6.83 406.5
73 South Florida 2 387 598 131 985 7.52 492.5
74 Ball State 2 388 782 139 1170 8.42 585.0
75 Oklahoma 3 397 734 195 1131 5.80 377.0
76 Florida Atlantic 1 405 44 62 449 7.24 449.0
77 UAB 1 413 102 64 515 8.05 515.0
78 Temple 1 417 72 64 489 7.64 489.0
79 LSU 2 422 418 153 840 5.49 420.0
80 Texas Tech 2 434 414 141 848 6.01 424.0
81 Alabama 3 460 885 222 1345 6.06 448.3
82 UCLA 4 463 1174 266 1637 6.15 409.3
83 Illinois 2 468 433 132 901 6.83 450.5
84 Bowling Green 2 469 377 129 846 6.56 423.0
85 Mississippi State 3 480 1001 201 1481 7.37 493.7
86 Purdue 2 493 506 130 999 7.68 499.5
87 Wake Forest 2 495 720 164 1215 7.41 607.5
88 Baylor 3 505 836 222 1341 6.04 447.0
89 North Carolina State 2 518 465 134 983 7.34 491.5
90 South Carolina 4 520 985 271 1505 5.55 376.3
90 Michigan State 3 520 825 207 1345 6.50 448.3
92 Kentucky 4 524 856 247 1380 5.59 345.0
93 Arizona 3 530 657 197 1187 6.03 395.7
94 West Virginia 4 543 1099 245 1642 6.70 410.5
95 Oklahoma State 2 555 477 129 1032 8.00 516.0
96 Stanford 3 558 825 192 1383 7.20 461.0
97 Georgia Southern 2 590 668 135 1258 9.32 629.0
98 Arkansas 4 598 1118 273 1716 6.29 429.0
99 UCF 3 636 792 235 1428 6.08 476.0
100 Missouri 3 653 669 180 1322 7.34 440.7
101 Florida State 3 699 704 224 1403 6.26 467.7
102 Florida 4 743 1041 283 1784 6.30 446.0
103 Louisville 4 748 1001 290 1749 6.03 437.3
104 Kent State 3 966 1062 242 2028 8.38 676.0