2026 National Leaders Total Defense - Games at Home Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Notre Dame 3 166 331 135 497 3.68 165.7
2 UAB 4 729 426 265 1155 4.36 288.8
3 Sam Houston State 4 712 457 277 1169 4.22 292.3
4 New Mexico 4 359 466 219 825 3.77 206.3
5 Northern Illinois 3 715 482 207 1197 5.78 399.0
6 Ohio State 4 397 510 239 907 3.79 226.8
7 North Dakota State 5 457 534 259 991 3.83 198.2
8 Ball State 3 589 560 208 1149 5.52 383.0
9 LSU 5 399 569 278 968 3.48 193.6
10 Louisiana Tech 4 503 587 244 1090 4.47 272.5
11 Liberty 4 425 593 240 1018 4.24 254.5
12 Bowling Green 4 730 598 239 1328 5.56 332.0
13 Arkansas State 4 766 607 240 1373 5.72 343.3
14 Massachusetts 4 527 608 252 1135 4.50 283.8
15 Rice 4 683 611 256 1294 5.05 323.5
16 Nevada 4 737 619 284 1356 4.77 339.0
17 Kent State 4 432 627 232 1059 4.56 264.8
18 East Carolina 4 448 637 256 1085 4.24 271.3
19 Louisiana 4 343 640 226 983 4.35 245.8
20 Kansas State 5 689 653 300 1342 4.47 268.4
21 San Jose State 4 711 660 272 1371 5.04 342.8
22 Wisconsin 4 325 667 276 992 3.59 248.0
23 Oklahoma 4 465 669 238 1134 4.76 283.5
24 Florida Atlantic 4 994 676 267 1670 6.25 417.5
25 FIU 4 511 678 244 1189 4.87 297.3
26 Texas A&M 5 551 690 261 1241 4.75 248.2
27 UTEP 4 769 695 250 1464 5.86 366.0
28 Hawaii 4 693 712 248 1405 5.67 351.3
29 Kansas 4 389 720 232 1109 4.78 277.3
29 Utah State 4 436 720 267 1156 4.33 289.0
31 Wyoming 4 721 731 280 1452 5.19 363.0
32 Georgia Tech 5 1228 734 343 1962 5.72 392.4
33 Tennessee 5 580 739 297 1319 4.44 263.8
34 Akron 3 353 747 191 1100 5.76 366.7
35 TCU 5 654 749 308 1403 4.56 280.6
36 Central Michigan 5 778 753 310 1531 4.94 306.2
37 UCLA 5 467 756 277 1223 4.42 244.6
38 Minnesota 5 520 758 287 1278 4.45 255.6
39 Ohio 4 391 762 233 1153 4.95 288.3
39 Washington State 4 652 762 255 1414 5.55 353.5
39 Marshall 4 682 762 267 1444 5.41 361.0
42 New Mexico State 4 693 763 261 1456 5.58 364.0
43 Sacramento State 5 846 766 291 1612 5.54 322.4
44 Boston College 4 645 771 275 1416 5.15 354.0
45 Jacksonville State 4 604 773 260 1377 5.30 344.3
46 Arizona 4 205 777 234 982 4.20 245.5
47 Western Kentucky 3 308 790 200 1098 5.49 366.0
47 Navy 3 309 790 158 1099 6.96 366.3
49 Georgia Southern 4 425 793 245 1218 4.97 304.5
50 Louisiana-Monroe 4 767 798 282 1565 5.55 391.3
51 Virginia Tech 4 316 800 228 1116 4.89 279.0
52 Missouri 4 251 811 251 1062 4.23 265.5
52 Southern Miss 4 569 811 286 1380 4.83 345.0
54 Army 4 427 819 237 1246 5.26 311.5
55 Clemson 5 524 820 312 1344 4.31 268.8
55 Missouri State 4 488 820 248 1308 5.27 327.0
57 Oregon State 4 475 821 275 1296 4.71 324.0
58 Georgia State 4 332 826 256 1158 4.52 289.5
59 Georgia 5 462 827 326 1289 3.95 257.8
59 Coastal Carolina 4 796 827 252 1623 6.44 405.8
61 Appalachian State 4 387 837 277 1224 4.42 306.0
62 Wake Forest 4 372 838 268 1210 4.51 302.5
63 Iowa 5 410 839 291 1249 4.29 249.8
64 Penn State 5 439 841 290 1280 4.41 256.0
65 Tulsa 4 754 845 305 1599 5.24 399.8
66 Miami (FL) 4 265 846 223 1111 4.98 277.8
67 Duke 5 357 847 288 1204 4.18 240.8
68 Western Michigan 4 531 849 285 1380 4.84 345.0
69 Arizona State 4 494 852 274 1346 4.91 336.5
70 Virginia 5 454 854 305 1308 4.29 261.6
71 Old Dominion 5 790 855 355 1645 4.63 329.0
72 Middle Tennessee State 4 422 857 222 1279 5.76 319.8
73 Toledo 5 703 859 338 1562 4.62 312.4
74 Kennesaw State 4 568 862 257 1430 5.56 357.5
75 Baylor 4 291 871 277 1162 4.19 290.5
76 Fresno State 4 807 880 294 1687 5.74 421.8
77 Eastern Michigan 4 514 881 262 1395 5.32 348.8
78 Oklahoma State 4 332 883 250 1215 4.86 303.8
79 Colorado 4 554 888 293 1442 4.92 360.5
80 BYU 5 476 890 329 1366 4.15 273.2
81 Miami (OH) 4 327 895 236 1222 5.18 305.5
82 Washington 5 705 917 308 1622 5.27 324.4
83 Arkansas 5 737 925 292 1662 5.69 332.4
83 Ole Miss 4 417 925 271 1342 4.95 335.5
83 Delaware 4 559 925 261 1484 5.69 371.0
86 South Carolina 5 562 927 323 1489 4.61 297.8
87 Oregon 5 488 932 313 1420 4.54 284.0
88 Air Force 5 545 933 270 1478 5.47 295.6
89 Memphis 5 883 938 325 1821 5.60 364.2
90 North Carolina 4 659 942 286 1601 5.60 400.3
91 Syracuse 4 311 943 249 1254 5.04 313.5
92 Michigan 6 543 946 362 1489 4.11 248.2
93 UTSA 4 738 949 276 1687 6.11 421.8
94 SMU 5 405 952 307 1357 4.42 271.4
95 California 5 979 953 308 1932 6.27 386.4
96 Charlotte 4 872 961 300 1833 6.11 458.3
97 Buffalo 5 635 964 321 1599 4.98 319.8
98 USF 5 445 968 312 1413 4.53 282.6
99 South Alabama 4 406 976 222 1382 6.23 345.5
100 Troy 4 369 980 254 1349 5.31 337.3
101 Iowa State 5 863 994 316 1857 5.88 371.4
102 UNLV 4 680 995 279 1675 6.00 418.8
103 Florida 4 424 1001 286 1425 4.98 356.3
104 Auburn 4 569 1010 289 1579 5.46 394.8
105 North Texas 4 315 1021 275 1336 4.86 334.0
105 James Madison 5 670 1021 354 1691 4.78 338.2
107 Mississippi State 4 620 1022 274 1642 5.99 410.5
108 Indiana 6 436 1027 360 1463 4.06 243.8
109 Michigan State 5 596 1034 302 1630 5.40 326.0
110 Temple 5 940 1037 317 1977 6.24 395.4
111 Tulane 4 712 1045 287 1757 6.12 439.3
112 Rutgers 5 1007 1055 314 2062 6.57 412.4
113 Texas 6 666 1060 409 1726 4.22 287.7
114 Northwestern 5 709 1066 357 1775 4.97 355.0
115 Connecticut 4 416 1080 301 1496 4.97 374.0
116 Vanderbilt 5 709 1100 330 1809 5.48 361.8
117 Louisville 5 743 1104 349 1847 5.29 369.4
118 Nebraska 6 561 1106 343 1667 4.86 277.8
119 Utah 5 369 1108 315 1477 4.69 295.4
120 Maryland 5 742 1112 327 1854 5.67 370.8
121 Houston 4 227 1127 233 1354 5.81 338.5
122 Boise State 4 442 1130 223 1572 7.05 393.0
123 NC State 5 484 1146 306 1630 5.33 326.0
124 Alabama 5 633 1152 300 1785 5.95 357.0
125 Illinois 5 663 1154 338 1817 5.38 363.4
126 Pittsburgh 6 328 1157 361 1485 4.11 247.5
127 Cincinnati 5 835 1175 359 2010 5.60 402.0
128 Florida State 5 511 1197 354 1708 4.82 341.6
129 UCF 5 643 1242 346 1885 5.45 377.0
130 Purdue 5 642 1260 285 1902 6.67 380.4
131 Kentucky 5 411 1263 327 1674 5.12 334.8
132 Stanford 5 675 1283 338 1958 5.79 391.6
133 San Diego State 5 662 1338 395 2000 5.06 400.0
134 USC 6 745 1352 361 2097 5.81 349.5
135 Colorado State 5 1100 1389 315 2489 7.90 497.8
136 Texas Tech 5 371 1394 348 1765 5.07 353.0
137 Texas State 5 549 1527 390 2076 5.32 415.2
138 West Virginia 5 794 1662 323 2456 7.60 491.2