2024 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in October Only through 11/20/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Massachusetts 3 760 321 185 1081 5.84 360.3
2 Washington 3 582 345 184 927 5.04 309.0
3 Florida International 4 839 392 261 1231 4.72 307.8
4 Notre Dame 3 399 444 183 843 4.61 281.0
5 Eastern Michigan 3 696 477 160 1173 7.33 391.0
6 Texas 3 311 478 202 789 3.91 263.0
7 Navy 3 610 479 192 1089 5.67 363.0
8 UAB 3 878 483 205 1361 6.64 453.7
9 Utah 3 536 491 194 1027 5.29 342.3
10 Connecticut 3 341 498 209 839 4.01 279.7
11 Florida 3 395 499 199 894 4.49 298.0
12 Western Kentucky 3 493 510 202 1003 4.97 334.3
13 Air Force 3 789 514 180 1303 7.24 434.3
14 Appalachian State 3 596 519 168 1115 6.64 371.7
15 Florida State 3 605 520 209 1125 5.38 375.0
16 Iowa State 3 581 526 186 1107 5.95 369.0
17 Liberty 3 596 529 184 1125 6.11 375.0
18 Rice 3 473 536 211 1009 4.78 336.3
19 Wisconsin 4 567 548 236 1115 4.72 278.8
20 Duke 3 618 554 220 1172 5.33 390.7
21 Colorado 3 463 556 191 1019 5.34 339.7
22 Michigan State 3 465 560 168 1025 6.10 341.7
23 Ohio 3 437 566 184 1003 5.45 334.3
24 Middle Tennessee 3 791 569 207 1360 6.57 453.3
25 Georgia State 3 677 572 190 1249 6.57 416.3
26 Michigan 3 464 584 190 1048 5.52 349.3
26 Louisiana-Monroe 3 685 584 223 1269 5.69 423.0
28 Virginia Tech 3 399 587 221 986 4.46 328.7
29 South Florida 2 238 592 161 830 5.16 415.0
30 Kentucky 3 668 594 189 1262 6.68 420.7
31 Ohio State 3 392 603 179 995 5.56 331.7
32 Penn State 3 363 604 186 967 5.20 322.3
33 Oklahoma State 3 987 609 203 1596 7.86 532.0
34 TCU 3 455 611 211 1066 5.05 355.3
35 BYU 3 564 625 206 1189 5.77 396.3
36 South Alabama 3 315 630 189 945 5.00 315.0
37 Army 3 307 633 193 940 4.87 313.3
38 James Madison 4 520 642 263 1162 4.42 290.5
39 East Carolina 3 717 647 219 1364 6.23 454.7
40 New Mexico 3 660 651 211 1311 6.21 437.0
41 Clemson 3 177 652 183 829 4.53 276.3
42 LSU 3 460 658 203 1118 5.51 372.7
43 Kansas 3 633 662 207 1295 6.26 431.7
44 Auburn 3 292 666 195 958 4.91 319.3
45 Fresno State 3 308 667 202 975 4.83 325.0
46 Jacksonville State 4 735 669 267 1404 5.26 351.0
47 Arizona State 3 482 675 203 1157 5.70 385.7
48 Florida Atlantic 2 293 676 160 969 6.06 484.5
49 Indiana 3 279 679 193 958 4.96 319.3
49 Cincinnati 3 510 679 199 1189 5.97 396.3
49 Georgia Southern 3 523 679 213 1202 5.64 400.7
52 Mississippi 3 382 681 232 1063 4.58 354.3
53 Nebraska 3 357 687 179 1044 5.83 348.0
54 Central Michigan 3 704 688 203 1392 6.86 464.0
55 Houston 3 376 696 176 1072 6.09 357.3
56 Syracuse 3 282 700 139 982 7.06 327.3
56 Washington State 3 352 700 186 1052 5.66 350.7
58 Arkansas 3 494 702 210 1196 5.70 398.7
59 Temple 3 405 706 205 1111 5.42 370.3
60 Bowling Green 4 513 712 254 1225 4.82 306.3
61 Boston College 3 618 714 193 1332 6.90 444.0
62 UCLA 3 261 717 174 978 5.62 326.0
63 Oklahoma 3 320 720 190 1040 5.47 346.7
63 San Diego State 3 388 720 212 1108 5.23 369.3
65 Louisiana Tech 4 491 728 248 1219 4.92 304.8
66 South Carolina 3 297 732 212 1029 4.85 343.0
67 Northern Illinois 4 525 735 260 1260 4.85 315.0
68 Georgia 3 245 736 197 981 4.98 327.0
69 Charlotte 4 748 738 275 1486 5.40 371.5
70 Kansas State 3 315 740 199 1055 5.30 351.7
71 Kent State 3 670 749 208 1419 6.82 473.0
72 Southern Mississippi 4 914 752 274 1666 6.08 416.5
73 Miami (Florida) 3 312 754 181 1066 5.89 355.3
74 Tennessee 3 350 759 225 1109 4.93 369.7
74 Troy 3 560 759 212 1319 6.22 439.7
76 Alabama 4 679 760 280 1439 5.14 359.8
77 Sam Houston State 4 479 766 272 1245 4.58 311.3
78 New Mexico State 3 561 767 215 1328 6.18 442.7
79 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 577 769 250 1346 5.38 336.5
80 Oregon 4 540 771 246 1311 5.33 327.8
81 Miami (Ohio) 4 415 772 288 1187 4.12 296.8
81 Georgia Tech 4 542 772 249 1314 5.28 328.5
83 North Carolina State 3 356 782 211 1138 5.39 379.3
84 North Carolina 3 517 796 218 1313 6.02 437.7
85 SMU 3 263 797 218 1060 4.86 353.3
86 Illinois 3 582 803 195 1385 7.10 461.7
87 Wyoming 3 426 806 197 1232 6.25 410.7
88 Missouri 4 712 809 241 1521 6.31 380.3
89 Akron 3 434 813 212 1247 5.88 415.7
90 Boise State 3 338 815 193 1153 5.97 384.3
91 Minnesota 3 313 816 197 1129 5.73 376.3
92 UTSA 3 205 820 194 1025 5.28 341.7
92 Toledo 4 680 820 298 1500 5.03 375.0
94 Marshall 3 491 831 230 1322 5.75 440.7
95 Texas A&M 3 217 833 211 1050 4.98 350.0
96 Coastal Carolina 3 565 834 222 1399 6.30 466.3
97 North Texas 3 672 845 204 1517 7.44 505.7
98 Iowa 4 585 851 266 1436 5.40 359.0
99 Maryland 3 284 859 189 1143 6.05 381.0
100 Pittsburgh 3 216 862 250 1078 4.31 359.3
101 Texas State 4 597 863 264 1460 5.53 365.0
102 Memphis 3 345 869 209 1214 5.81 404.7
103 Kennesaw State 4 835 874 277 1709 6.17 427.3
104 Buffalo 3 513 883 205 1396 6.81 465.3
105 Oregon State 4 831 892 263 1723 6.55 430.8
106 Arizona 4 615 913 253 1528 6.04 382.0
107 Texas Tech 3 493 919 203 1412 6.96 470.7
107 Tulsa 3 505 919 212 1424 6.72 474.7
109 UTEP 4 603 938 273 1541 5.64 385.3
110 Baylor 3 488 942 231 1430 6.19 476.7
111 Vanderbilt 4 430 946 224 1376 6.14 344.0
112 UCF 4 735 972 301 1707 5.67 426.8
113 Colorado State 4 659 988 294 1647 5.60 411.8
114 Northwestern 4 609 989 286 1598 5.59 399.5
115 Mississippi State 3 641 990 205 1631 7.96 543.7
116 Utah State 4 1165 1002 292 2167 7.42 541.8
117 Stanford 4 717 1016 263 1733 6.59 433.3
118 Nevada 4 696 1018 279 1714 6.14 428.5
119 Tulane 4 344 1019 254 1363 5.37 340.8
120 Purdue 3 536 1030 206 1566 7.60 522.0
121 California 4 371 1044 264 1415 5.36 353.8
122 Hawai'i 4 549 1048 268 1597 5.96 399.3
123 West Virginia 4 357 1062 230 1419 6.17 354.8
124 Louisville 4 711 1075 286 1786 6.24 446.5
125 San Jose State 4 558 1080 293 1638 5.59 409.5
126 Rutgers 4 636 1095 265 1731 6.53 432.8
127 Old Dominion 4 504 1103 272 1607 5.91 401.8
128 Arkansas State 4 765 1108 280 1873 6.69 468.3
129 Virginia 4 571 1123 267 1694 6.34 423.5
130 Wake Forest 4 476 1159 296 1635 5.52 408.8
131 Western Michigan 4 534 1165 262 1699 6.48 424.8
131 Ball State 4 551 1165 270 1716 6.36 429.0
133 USC 4 488 1255 298 1743 5.85 435.8
134 UNLV 4 582 1256 334 1838 5.50 459.5