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