2026 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 FIU 4 673 783 236 1456 6.17 364.0
2 Middle Tennessee State 4 626 947 239 1573 6.58 393.3
3 New Mexico 4 318 739 241 1057 4.39 264.3
3 Liberty 4 303 806 241 1109 4.60 277.3
3 Ohio 4 407 708 241 1115 4.63 278.8
3 Oregon State 4 602 762 241 1364 5.66 341.0
7 Arkansas State 4 829 696 242 1525 6.30 381.3
8 UTSA 4 616 713 243 1329 5.47 332.3
9 Louisiana Tech 4 415 750 244 1165 4.77 291.3
10 Boise State 4 393 971 245 1364 5.57 341.0
11 Georgia Southern 4 422 880 247 1302 5.27 325.5
12 USF 4 695 589 248 1284 5.18 321.0
13 Jacksonville State 4 538 812 250 1350 5.40 337.5
13 Western Kentucky 4 487 876 250 1363 5.45 340.8
15 Akron 4 874 785 251 1659 6.61 414.8
16 Utah State 4 446 753 254 1199 4.72 299.8
17 Miami (OH) 4 270 1014 255 1284 5.04 321.0
17 Sam Houston State 4 773 590 255 1363 5.35 340.8
19 Buffalo 4 511 800 257 1311 5.10 327.8
19 Central Michigan 4 768 607 257 1375 5.35 343.8
21 New Mexico State 4 481 774 258 1255 4.86 313.8
22 Nevada 4 699 516 260 1215 4.67 303.8
23 Florida Atlantic 4 1464 662 261 2126 8.15 531.5
24 South Alabama 4 453 1155 262 1608 6.14 402.0
25 East Carolina 4 548 779 263 1327 5.05 331.8
26 Georgia State 4 546 955 264 1501 5.69 375.3
27 UTEP 4 878 797 265 1675 6.32 418.8
27 Delaware 4 713 1030 265 1743 6.58 435.8
29 Louisiana 4 646 849 266 1495 5.62 373.8
29 Northern Illinois 4 1132 794 266 1926 7.24 481.5
31 Louisiana-Monroe 4 811 678 268 1489 5.56 372.3
32 UAB 4 859 440 270 1299 4.81 324.8
33 Ball State 4 669 817 271 1486 5.48 371.5
34 Toledo 4 490 858 273 1348 4.94 337.0
34 Temple 4 783 652 273 1435 5.26 358.8
34 Missouri State 4 568 999 273 1567 5.74 391.8
37 Troy 4 620 895 274 1515 5.53 378.8
38 Air Force 5 764 951 275 1715 6.24 343.0
39 UNLV 4 964 571 277 1535 5.54 383.8
40 Colorado State 4 1169 1226 278 2395 8.62 598.8
41 Texas State 4 468 970 279 1438 5.15 359.5
41 Marshall 4 803 813 279 1616 5.79 404.0
43 Massachusetts 4 676 669 282 1345 4.77 336.3
43 Coastal Carolina 4 800 988 282 1788 6.34 447.0
45 Tulsa 4 1178 598 284 1776 6.25 444.0
46 Fresno State 4 585 943 286 1528 5.34 382.0
47 Michigan 5 506 834 289 1340 4.64 268.0
48 Charlotte 4 875 1301 290 2176 7.50 544.0
49 Rice 4 674 878 291 1552 5.33 388.0
50 UCLA 5 370 941 293 1311 4.47 262.2
50 Hawaii 5 847 831 293 1678 5.73 335.6
52 Penn State 5 906 861 295 1767 5.99 353.4
52 Tulane 4 944 737 295 1681 5.70 420.3
54 Ohio State 5 509 1044 296 1553 5.25 310.6
55 Eastern Michigan 5 568 1227 297 1795 6.04 359.0
55 Texas A&M 5 768 1133 297 1901 6.40 380.2
55 Appalachian State 4 540 1056 297 1596 5.37 399.0
58 Kennesaw State 4 604 984 298 1588 5.33 397.0
58 Houston 5 718 1267 298 1985 6.66 397.0
58 North Texas 4 631 1024 298 1655 5.55 413.8
61 Tennessee 5 568 872 299 1440 4.82 288.0
62 Oklahoma 5 701 1090 304 1791 5.89 358.2
63 Bowling Green 5 859 811 307 1670 5.44 334.0
64 Memphis 5 942 688 309 1630 5.28 326.0
65 Nebraska 5 406 1083 311 1489 4.79 297.8
65 Minnesota 5 658 972 311 1630 5.24 326.0
67 Kent State 5 739 891 312 1630 5.22 326.0
67 Virginia Tech 5 564 1111 312 1675 5.37 335.0
69 Illinois 5 646 1273 313 1919 6.13 383.8
70 Northwestern 5 757 1096 314 1853 5.90 370.6
70 Utah 5 586 1339 314 1925 6.13 385.0
72 Washington State 5 884 995 315 1879 5.97 375.8
72 Southern Miss 4 846 896 315 1742 5.53 435.5
74 Duke 5 646 866 316 1512 4.78 302.4
75 Kansas State 5 1041 955 319 1996 6.26 399.2
76 Clemson 5 627 1021 320 1648 5.15 329.6
76 Navy 5 538 1502 320 2040 6.38 408.0
78 Arkansas 5 979 1080 321 2059 6.41 411.8
79 Vanderbilt 5 871 1102 326 1973 6.05 394.6
80 Boston College 5 730 992 330 1722 5.22 344.4
80 Washington 5 733 1179 330 1912 5.79 382.4
82 Iowa 5 434 1240 331 1674 5.06 334.8
82 Iowa State 5 1024 1421 331 2445 7.39 489.0
84 BYU 5 554 974 332 1528 4.60 305.6
85 Purdue 5 971 1239 333 2210 6.64 442.0
85 Rutgers 5 1072 1289 333 2361 7.09 472.2
87 LSU 5 545 1040 334 1585 4.75 317.0
87 NC State 5 820 1211 334 2031 6.08 406.2
89 UCF 5 597 1429 339 2026 5.98 405.2
90 TCU 5 666 842 341 1508 4.42 301.6
91 Kansas 5 1046 939 342 1985 5.80 397.0
92 Oregon 5 738 1065 344 1803 5.24 360.6
93 North Dakota State 6 925 681 345 1606 4.66 267.7
94 Maryland 5 1017 1203 346 2220 6.42 444.0
95 Arizona 5 905 902 347 1807 5.21 361.4
95 West Virginia 5 971 1803 347 2774 7.99 554.8
97 Missouri 5 524 1302 348 1826 5.25 365.2
98 Michigan State 5 891 1063 350 1954 5.58 390.8
98 Arizona State 5 814 1227 350 2041 5.83 408.2
100 Florida State 5 1008 1253 351 2261 6.44 452.2
101 Wyoming 5 877 963 354 1840 5.20 368.0
102 Western Michigan 5 697 1112 355 1809 5.10 361.8
103 Wisconsin 5 488 965 356 1453 4.08 290.6
103 San Jose State 5 853 1058 356 1911 5.37 382.2
105 Texas 5 492 830 362 1322 3.65 264.4
105 Colorado 5 736 1269 362 2005 5.54 401.0
107 Georgia Tech 5 1084 1186 363 2270 6.25 454.0
108 North Carolina 5 801 1213 367 2014 5.49 402.8
109 Army 6 908 1596 371 2504 6.75 417.3
110 Texas Tech 5 555 1549 372 2104 5.66 420.8
111 Syracuse 6 766 1351 373 2117 5.68 352.8
112 Baylor 5 490 1311 374 1801 4.82 360.2
113 Sacramento State 6 1060 1163 375 2223 5.93 370.5
114 Georgia 6 568 1279 376 1847 4.91 307.8
115 Oklahoma State 5 935 1392 378 2327 6.16 465.4
116 Florida 6 886 1462 380 2348 6.18 391.3
117 SMU 6 877 1112 384 1989 5.18 331.5
118 Cincinnati 5 968 1533 386 2501 6.48 500.2
119 Virginia 6 1053 1278 389 2331 5.99 388.5
120 Miami (FL) 6 428 1808 391 2236 5.72 372.7
121 Indiana 6 449 1274 397 1723 4.34 287.2
122 USC 6 836 1468 398 2304 5.79 384.0
123 Alabama 6 768 1242 401 2010 5.01 335.0
124 Stanford 6 1170 1725 402 2895 7.20 482.5
125 San Diego State 5 801 1607 404 2408 5.96 481.6
126 Wake Forest 6 388 1440 405 1828 4.51 304.7
127 Mississippi State 6 781 1673 407 2454 6.03 409.0
128 Pittsburgh 6 537 1720 415 2257 5.44 376.2
128 California 6 1099 1430 415 2529 6.09 421.5
130 Kentucky 6 759 1483 417 2242 5.38 373.7
130 South Carolina 6 800 1542 417 2342 5.62 390.3
132 Old Dominion 6 906 1309 430 2215 5.15 369.2
132 James Madison 6 682 1562 430 2244 5.22 374.0
134 Ole Miss 6 886 1394 432 2280 5.28 380.0
135 Auburn 6 1093 1515 447 2608 5.83 434.7
136 Louisville 6 911 1638 454 2549 5.61 424.8