2024 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/20/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Texas State 1 101 246 72 347 4.82 347.0
2 Texas 1 108 175 71 283 3.99 283.0
3 BYU 1 117 144 72 261 3.63 261.0
4 USC 1 118 400 75 518 6.91 518.0
5 Northern Illinois 1 123 163 61 286 4.69 286.0
6 Minnesota 1 126 226 62 352 5.68 352.0
7 Syracuse 1 127 227 50 354 7.08 354.0
8 SMU 1 134 202 64 336 5.25 336.0
9 Central Michigan 1 137 242 58 379 6.53 379.0
10 California 1 138 437 86 575 6.69 575.0
11 Boston College 1 140 298 65 438 6.74 438.0
12 Auburn 1 141 240 66 381 5.77 381.0
13 Notre Dame 1 146 100 68 246 3.62 246.0
14 Clemson 1 169 278 60 447 7.45 447.0
15 New Mexico 1 172 375 67 547 8.16 547.0
16 Old Dominion 1 174 114 79 288 3.65 288.0
17 Tennessee 2 181 586 150 767 5.11 383.5
18 UNLV 1 185 209 73 394 5.40 394.0
19 UTSA 1 187 427 67 614 9.16 614.0
20 Air Force 1 207 48 52 255 4.90 255.0
21 New Mexico State 1 209 356 77 565 7.34 565.0
22 Mississippi 2 210 348 140 558 3.99 279.0
22 Penn State 2 210 367 121 577 4.77 288.5
24 Pittsburgh 2 219 594 137 813 5.93 406.5
25 Florida International 1 234 180 65 414 6.37 414.0
26 Arkansas State 1 237 253 73 490 6.71 490.0
27 TCU 1 238 137 61 375 6.15 375.0
28 Louisiana-Monroe 1 239 258 81 497 6.14 497.0
29 Ball State 1 243 507 71 750 10.56 750.0
30 Appalachian State 1 252 460 73 712 9.75 712.0
31 Georgia Tech 2 256 565 132 821 6.22 410.5
32 Middle Tennessee 1 258 397 73 655 8.97 655.0
33 Miami (Ohio) 1 270 158 64 428 6.69 428.0
34 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 272 83 64 355 5.55 355.0
35 Western Michigan 1 273 410 72 683 9.49 683.0
36 Ohio State 2 275 491 118 766 6.49 383.0
37 Washington State 1 276 184 57 460 8.07 460.0
38 Marshall 1 280 289 57 569 9.98 569.0
39 Iowa 2 292 481 129 773 5.99 386.5
40 Arizona 2 295 501 133 796 5.98 398.0
40 East Carolina 1 295 147 66 442 6.70 442.0
42 Colorado State 2 299 665 142 964 6.79 482.0
43 Tulsa 1 321 160 46 481 10.46 481.0
44 Northwestern 2 322 627 125 949 7.59 474.5
45 Maryland 2 331 542 140 873 6.24 436.5
46 Virginia Tech 2 332 554 150 886 5.91 443.0
47 Western Kentucky 1 334 266 65 600 9.23 600.0
48 Kansas State 4 335 1154 245 1489 6.08 372.3
49 Duke 2 337 658 146 995 6.82 497.5
50 West Virginia 2 351 500 131 851 6.50 425.5
51 Utah 3 361 726 183 1087 5.94 362.3
51 UCLA 3 361 822 194 1183 6.10 394.3
53 Nevada 2 374 427 136 801 5.89 400.5
54 Fresno State 2 375 370 125 745 5.96 372.5
55 Wyoming 2 381 576 138 957 6.93 478.5
56 Boise State 3 386 749 191 1135 5.94 378.3
57 South Carolina 3 388 700 199 1088 5.47 362.7
58 Vanderbilt 3 402 836 179 1238 6.92 412.7
59 Florida Atlantic 1 405 44 62 449 7.24 449.0
60 San Jose State 2 407 676 166 1083 6.52 541.5
61 Alabama 3 426 875 218 1301 5.97 433.7
62 Oregon State 2 428 502 126 930 7.38 465.0
62 Virginia 2 428 559 146 987 6.76 493.5
64 Houston 2 435 266 128 701 5.48 350.5
65 Charlotte 2 439 502 146 941 6.45 470.5
66 Rice 2 442 272 134 714 5.33 357.0
67 Akron 2 443 510 144 953 6.62 476.5
68 Kentucky 4 458 886 242 1344 5.55 336.0
69 Nebraska 4 461 960 238 1421 5.97 355.3
70 Cincinnati 3 466 712 203 1178 5.80 392.7
71 Illinois 2 468 433 132 901 6.83 450.5
72 Bowling Green 2 469 377 129 846 6.56 423.0
73 Oklahoma State 2 480 522 142 1002 7.06 501.0
74 Texas A&M 2 484 402 134 886 6.61 443.0
75 Navy 2 485 339 127 824 6.49 412.0
76 Wisconsin 3 490 690 193 1180 6.11 393.3
77 Oregon 3 494 635 208 1129 5.43 376.3
78 Wake Forest 2 495 720 164 1215 7.41 607.5
79 Baylor 3 505 836 222 1341 6.04 447.0
80 North Carolina State 2 518 465 134 983 7.34 491.5
81 Georgia 5 527 1176 329 1703 5.18 340.6
82 Michigan 4 546 826 252 1372 5.44 343.0
83 Stanford 3 558 825 192 1383 7.20 461.0
84 Oklahoma 5 577 1087 330 1664 5.04 332.8
85 Arkansas 4 579 1059 274 1638 5.98 409.5
86 South Florida 3 585 928 204 1513 7.42 504.3
87 San Diego State 3 586 841 226 1427 6.31 475.7
88 Texas Tech 4 588 987 279 1575 5.65 393.8
89 North Texas 2 590 190 128 780 6.09 390.0
89 Washington 3 590 589 205 1179 5.75 393.0
89 Georgia Southern 2 590 668 135 1258 9.32 629.0
92 Missouri 3 616 844 187 1460 7.81 486.7
93 Hawai'i 3 646 713 209 1359 6.50 453.0
94 Michigan State 4 658 1056 270 1714 6.35 428.5
95 UAB 2 730 282 132 1012 7.67 506.0
96 UCF 4 735 953 292 1688 5.78 422.0
97 Temple 2 744 334 139 1078 7.76 539.0
98 Louisville 4 748 1001 290 1749 6.03 437.3
99 Kent State 2 765 693 161 1458 9.06 729.0
100 Kansas 5 809 1025 319 1834 5.75 366.8
101 Florida State 4 900 956 286 1856 6.49 464.0
102 Utah State 3 912 715 210 1627 7.75 542.3
103 Florida 5 953 1393 347 2346 6.76 469.2
104 LSU 4 976 682 280 1658 5.92 414.5
105 Mississippi State 5 1066 1282 356 2348 6.60 469.6
106 Purdue 5 1077 1450 330 2527 7.66 505.4