2024 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in November Only through 12/14/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Sam Houston State 3 563 274 202 837 4.14 279.0
2 Tulane 3 438 287 168 725 4.32 241.7
3 Western Kentucky 4 1188 431 276 1619 5.87 404.8
4 Nevada 4 1113 444 252 1557 6.18 389.3
5 Western Michigan 4 851 563 240 1414 5.89 353.5
6 Ohio State 5 523 589 295 1112 3.77 222.4
7 Charlotte 3 832 614 215 1446 6.73 482.0
8 Indiana 4 161 621 230 782 3.40 195.5
9 LSU 4 713 631 216 1344 6.22 336.0
10 Texas 4 398 638 237 1036 4.37 259.0
11 UCF 4 389 646 242 1035 4.28 258.8
11 Notre Dame 4 652 646 281 1298 4.62 324.5
13 Central Michigan 4 553 650 249 1203 4.83 300.8
14 Florida International 3 527 653 209 1180 5.65 393.3
15 Iowa 4 577 659 263 1236 4.70 309.0
16 Louisiana Tech 4 545 661 270 1206 4.47 301.5
17 Oregon 4 359 668 248 1027 4.14 256.8
18 BYU 4 468 684 235 1152 4.90 288.0
19 Maryland 4 799 690 283 1489 5.26 372.3
20 Miami (Ohio) 4 326 697 263 1023 3.89 255.8
21 Army 4 576 702 216 1278 5.92 319.5
22 Texas State 4 649 704 258 1353 5.24 338.3
23 Wyoming 4 948 711 233 1659 7.12 414.8
24 Northern Illinois 4 460 713 248 1173 4.73 293.3
25 Ohio 4 224 723 240 947 3.95 236.8
25 Kansas State 4 605 723 272 1328 4.88 332.0
27 Bowling Green 4 416 726 238 1142 4.80 285.5
28 Oklahoma 4 422 736 255 1158 4.54 289.5
29 James Madison 4 506 739 246 1245 5.06 311.3
30 Colorado State 4 747 747 262 1494 5.70 373.5
31 Alabama 4 521 748 239 1269 5.31 317.3
32 Cincinnati 4 649 749 242 1398 5.78 349.5
33 Mississippi State 4 897 759 307 1656 5.39 414.0
34 Toledo 4 599 765 282 1364 4.84 341.0
35 Hawai'i 4 935 767 282 1702 6.04 425.5
36 Rice 4 646 773 262 1419 5.42 354.8
37 Kentucky 4 883 780 284 1663 5.86 415.8
38 Colorado 4 545 782 301 1327 4.41 331.8
39 Michigan 4 303 792 235 1095 4.66 273.8
39 Georgia Tech 3 449 792 191 1241 6.50 413.7
41 Kent State 4 1063 794 283 1857 6.56 464.3
42 Wisconsin 4 828 795 274 1623 5.92 405.8
43 Florida State 4 782 814 255 1596 6.26 399.0
44 Penn State 5 513 815 295 1328 4.50 265.6
45 UNLV 4 297 818 237 1115 4.70 278.8
46 Houston 4 521 833 276 1354 4.91 338.5
46 North Carolina 4 604 833 260 1437 5.53 359.3
48 Minnesota 4 388 840 250 1228 4.91 307.0
49 Auburn 4 516 850 278 1366 4.91 341.5
50 SMU 4 443 854 295 1297 4.40 324.3
51 Marshall 5 1006 855 341 1861 5.46 372.2
51 Texas A&M 4 816 855 281 1671 5.95 417.8
53 Temple 4 1012 856 286 1868 6.53 467.0
54 Massachusetts 4 1011 859 258 1870 7.25 467.5
55 Fresno State 4 607 862 327 1469 4.49 367.3
55 Middle Tennessee 4 788 862 262 1650 6.30 412.5
57 Akron 4 703 872 265 1575 5.94 393.8
58 Old Dominion 4 825 875 273 1700 6.23 425.0
59 Navy 4 516 878 266 1394 5.24 348.5
60 Appalachian State 4 727 882 267 1609 6.03 402.3
61 Tennessee 5 642 884 322 1526 4.74 305.2
62 Nebraska 4 485 885 218 1370 6.28 342.5
63 Liberty 4 570 890 270 1460 5.41 365.0
64 South Alabama 4 694 892 298 1586 5.32 396.5
65 USC 4 601 896 248 1497 6.04 374.3
66 Louisiana-Monroe 5 1137 900 340 2037 5.99 407.4
67 Northwestern 4 633 902 244 1535 6.29 383.8
67 Washington State 4 851 902 299 1753 5.86 438.3
69 Miami (Florida) 4 544 903 259 1447 5.59 361.8
70 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 579 904 285 1483 5.20 370.8
71 Missouri 4 526 908 248 1434 5.78 358.5
72 Louisville 4 535 914 291 1449 4.98 362.3
72 Eastern Michigan 4 689 914 266 1603 6.03 400.8
74 Georgia State 5 1175 915 347 2090 6.02 418.0
75 TCU 4 643 922 295 1565 5.31 391.3
76 Arkansas State 4 1005 927 261 1932 7.40 483.0
77 Jacksonville State 4 597 929 288 1526 5.30 381.5
78 Kennesaw State 4 729 943 287 1672 5.83 418.0
79 Air Force 5 485 947 263 1432 5.44 286.4
79 Iowa State 5 892 947 306 1839 6.01 367.8
79 Ball State 4 693 947 267 1640 6.14 410.0
82 Virginia 4 674 956 267 1630 6.10 407.5
83 Clemson 5 893 957 333 1850 5.56 370.0
84 Troy 4 308 959 226 1267 5.61 316.8
85 North Texas 4 927 960 313 1887 6.03 471.8
86 San Jose State 4 686 961 310 1647 5.31 411.8
87 North Carolina State 4 568 965 247 1533 6.21 383.3
88 Georgia Southern 4 675 969 271 1644 6.07 411.0
89 Georgia 5 880 971 345 1851 5.37 370.2
90 Illinois 4 561 972 308 1533 4.98 383.3
91 Oregon State 4 742 979 257 1721 6.70 430.3
92 UTEP 4 655 981 305 1636 5.36 409.0
93 East Carolina 4 713 986 300 1699 5.66 424.8
94 Michigan State 4 464 993 260 1457 5.60 364.3
95 Rutgers 4 442 996 256 1438 5.62 359.5
96 Virginia Tech 4 457 1001 274 1458 5.32 364.5
97 Baylor 4 670 1003 260 1673 6.43 418.3
98 Duke 4 511 1004 298 1515 5.08 378.8
99 Washington 4 706 1016 289 1722 5.96 430.5
100 Mississippi 4 389 1022 255 1411 5.53 352.8
101 Wake Forest 4 671 1032 292 1703 5.83 425.8
102 Utah State 4 622 1035 285 1657 5.81 414.3
103 California 4 493 1038 292 1531 5.24 382.8
104 Utah 4 481 1047 289 1528 5.29 382.0
105 San Diego State 5 1370 1053 344 2423 7.04 484.6
106 UCLA 5 464 1055 300 1519 5.06 303.8
107 Vanderbilt 4 722 1066 263 1788 6.80 447.0
108 Syracuse 5 1006 1073 325 2079 6.40 415.8
109 Southern Mississippi 4 986 1076 260 2062 7.93 515.5
110 Arkansas 4 503 1096 292 1599 5.48 399.8
111 UTSA 4 588 1104 280 1692 6.04 423.0
112 New Mexico State 4 616 1107 269 1723 6.41 430.8
113 South Carolina 5 563 1108 324 1671 5.16 334.2
114 Coastal Carolina 5 819 1134 347 1953 5.63 390.6
115 West Virginia 4 725 1139 279 1864 6.68 466.0
116 Arizona State 5 590 1148 311 1738 5.59 347.6
116 UAB 5 858 1148 375 2006 5.35 401.2
118 Arizona 4 871 1150 263 2021 7.68 505.3
119 Kansas 4 575 1151 248 1726 6.96 431.5
120 Boston College 4 238 1165 263 1403 5.33 350.8
121 Connecticut 4 531 1174 301 1705 5.66 426.3
122 Buffalo 4 439 1186 268 1625 6.06 406.3
123 Memphis 4 307 1194 256 1501 5.86 375.3
124 Texas Tech 4 498 1198 288 1696 5.89 424.0
125 Stanford 4 580 1200 268 1780 6.64 445.0
126 Boise State 5 457 1262 306 1719 5.62 343.8
127 South Florida 5 934 1305 387 2239 5.79 447.8
128 Pittsburgh 5 729 1310 345 2039 5.91 407.8
129 Purdue 5 896 1375 340 2271 6.68 454.2
130 Florida 5 724 1386 378 2110 5.58 422.0
131 New Mexico 4 682 1396 323 2078 6.43 519.5
132 Oklahoma State 4 572 1436 306 2008 6.56 502.0
133 Tulsa 4 1014 1439 298 2453 8.23 613.3
134 Florida Atlantic 5 797 1450 346 2247 6.49 449.4