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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Northern Illinois 1 439 0 68 439 6.46 439.0
2 Tulane 1 329 19 65 348 5.35 348.0
3 East Carolina 1 164 69 65 233 3.58 233.0
4 Georgia State 1 63 79 62 142 2.29 142.0
5 Appalachian State 1 207 97 81 304 3.75 304.0
6 New Mexico 1 169 101 53 270 5.09 270.0
7 Texas State 1 130 109 52 239 4.60 239.0
8 Sam Houston State 1 297 114 53 411 7.75 411.0
9 FIU 1 107 123 58 230 3.97 230.0
10 Florida Atlantic 1 246 147 59 393 6.66 393.0
11 Delaware 1 282 157 72 439 6.10 439.0
12 Memphis 2 311 208 111 519 4.68 259.5
13 Wisconsin 2 246 222 144 468 3.25 234.0
13 TCU 2 260 222 115 482 4.19 241.0
15 Nevada 2 442 224 134 666 4.97 333.0
16 Southern Miss 1 437 225 80 662 8.28 662.0
17 Missouri State 1 233 231 75 464 6.19 464.0
18 Louisiana Tech 1 160 239 58 399 6.88 399.0
19 Temple 2 393 241 129 634 4.91 317.0
19 Middle Tennessee State 1 276 241 66 517 7.83 517.0
21 Arkansas State 2 547 260 123 807 6.56 403.5
22 UTSA 2 255 265 121 520 4.30 260.0
23 UAB 2 479 268 138 747 5.41 373.5
24 Oregon State 2 244 269 105 513 4.89 256.5
25 Rice 2 400 290 147 690 4.69 345.0
26 UNLV 2 294 300 137 594 4.34 297.0
27 Texas 2 153 306 133 459 3.45 229.5
28 Boston College 2 281 307 139 588 4.23 294.0
29 North Dakota State 3 495 308 179 803 4.49 267.7
30 Kennesaw State 1 74 311 74 385 5.20 385.0
31 Louisiana-Monroe 1 249 321 65 570 8.77 570.0
32 Marshall 2 545 336 130 881 6.78 440.5
33 Central Michigan 2 405 338 135 743 5.50 371.5
34 Bowling Green 2 178 343 122 521 4.27 260.5
35 Western Kentucky 2 342 350 127 692 5.45 346.0
36 Kansas 2 420 353 144 773 5.37 386.5
37 Colorado 2 296 355 137 651 4.75 325.5
38 Michigan 2 184 363 124 547 4.41 273.5
39 UTEP 2 504 364 138 868 6.29 434.0
40 Ohio 2 170 371 122 541 4.43 270.5
41 Duke 2 238 382 115 620 5.39 310.0
42 Fresno State 2 304 390 137 694 5.07 347.0
42 Ball State 2 517 390 154 907 5.89 453.5
44 Troy 1 121 391 65 512 7.88 512.0
45 Western Michigan 2 210 393 133 603 4.53 301.5
46 Liberty 2 207 395 119 602 5.06 301.0
46 Washington State 2 216 395 124 611 4.93 305.5
48 Oklahoma State 2 445 397 171 842 4.92 421.0
49 Utah State 2 286 400 130 686 5.28 343.0
50 Kansas State 2 504 407 124 911 7.35 455.5
51 Toledo 2 312 409 140 721 5.15 360.5
52 Buffalo 2 216 415 122 631 5.17 315.5
53 Syracuse 3 481 418 175 899 5.14 299.7
54 Akron 2 468 426 141 894 6.34 447.0
55 Tulsa 2 613 427 158 1040 6.58 520.0
55 Colorado State 1 223 427 70 650 9.29 650.0
57 North Texas 2 197 429 136 626 4.60 313.0
57 USF 3 678 429 187 1107 5.92 369.0
59 North Carolina 2 336 434 151 770 5.10 385.0
60 New Mexico State 2 146 435 141 581 4.12 290.5
61 Oklahoma 2 251 437 116 688 5.93 344.0
62 Northwestern 2 319 444 132 763 5.78 381.5
63 Boise State 2 238 453 109 691 6.34 345.5
64 San Jose State 2 328 455 140 783 5.59 391.5
65 Georgia Southern 2 351 457 146 808 5.53 404.0
66 Minnesota 3 424 499 175 923 5.27 307.7
66 Kent State 3 431 499 174 930 5.34 310.0
68 Clemson 3 492 507 188 999 5.31 333.0
69 Jacksonville State 2 220 509 123 729 5.93 364.5
70 SMU 3 578 510 193 1088 5.64 362.7
71 BYU 3 271 515 173 786 4.54 262.0
71 Tennessee 3 380 515 181 895 4.94 298.3
73 Sacramento State 3 519 517 179 1036 5.79 345.3
74 Coastal Carolina 2 387 525 135 912 6.76 456.0
75 Ohio State 3 320 526 177 846 4.78 282.0
76 Oregon 2 260 531 145 791 5.46 395.5
77 Massachusetts 3 459 535 203 994 4.90 331.3
78 Auburn 3 592 537 218 1129 5.18 376.3
79 Utah 2 169 538 131 707 5.40 353.5
80 Rutgers 2 513 541 131 1054 8.05 527.0
81 Virginia 3 520 542 198 1062 5.36 354.0
82 Louisiana 2 234 544 131 778 5.94 389.0
83 Arizona State 2 423 555 153 978 6.39 489.0
84 Miami (OH) 2 125 559 125 684 5.47 342.0
85 Hawaii 3 509 566 184 1075 5.84 358.3
86 Cincinnati 2 393 576 158 969 6.13 484.5
87 Texas Tech 2 253 580 155 833 5.37 416.5
88 Arizona 3 525 589 217 1114 5.13 371.3
89 Baylor 2 182 590 155 772 4.98 386.0
90 Old Dominion 3 441 592 202 1033 5.11 344.3
90 Air Force 3 446 592 169 1038 6.14 346.0
92 Ole Miss 3 577 594 220 1171 5.32 390.3
93 Virginia Tech 3 336 623 191 959 5.02 319.7
94 Arkansas 3 652 627 195 1279 6.56 426.3
95 Penn State 3 662 629 198 1291 6.52 430.3
96 Army 3 469 639 159 1108 6.97 369.3
96 Michigan State 3 512 639 200 1151 5.76 383.7
98 Vanderbilt 3 511 648 189 1159 6.13 386.3
99 Washington 3 503 651 188 1154 6.14 384.7
100 Georgia Tech 2 245 655 150 900 6.00 450.0
101 Eastern Michigan 3 298 661 173 959 5.54 319.7
102 Wyoming 3 397 664 203 1061 5.23 353.7
103 Maryland 3 682 689 207 1371 6.62 457.0
104 Houston 3 358 698 178 1056 5.93 352.0
105 NC State 3 573 712 192 1285 6.69 428.3
106 California 3 488 713 220 1201 5.46 400.3
107 LSU 3 309 715 201 1024 5.09 341.3
108 Nebraska 3 245 735 173 980 5.66 326.7
109 Florida State 3 589 738 197 1327 6.74 442.3
110 Purdue 3 516 749 196 1265 6.45 421.7
111 Indiana 3 219 752 195 971 4.98 323.7
112 Iowa State 3 673 762 184 1435 7.80 478.3
113 UCLA 3 175 766 190 941 4.95 313.7
114 Charlotte 2 486 768 159 1254 7.89 627.0
115 South Alabama 2 185 780 139 965 6.94 482.5
116 Texas A&M 4 700 822 239 1522 6.37 380.5
117 Miami (FL) 3 155 828 202 983 4.87 327.7
118 Missouri 3 208 832 204 1040 5.10 346.7
119 San Diego State 2 382 834 194 1216 6.27 608.0
120 Illinois 3 368 837 182 1205 6.62 401.7
121 Navy 3 256 838 198 1094 5.53 364.7
122 UCF 3 297 853 204 1150 5.64 383.3
123 Mississippi State 3 447 881 215 1328 6.18 442.7
124 Alabama 4 503 882 268 1385 5.17 346.3
125 Pittsburgh 3 220 895 195 1115 5.72 371.7
126 Georgia 4 328 907 242 1235 5.10 308.8
127 James Madison 3 243 913 214 1156 5.40 385.3
128 Iowa 3 310 920 218 1230 5.64 410.0
129 Wake Forest 4 297 935 273 1232 4.51 308.0
130 Kentucky 4 668 966 292 1634 5.60 408.5
131 Louisville 4 707 1029 302 1736 5.75 434.0
132 West Virginia 3 626 1042 195 1668 8.55 556.0
133 USC 4 490 1150 260 1640 6.31 410.0
134 South Carolina 4 501 1162 270 1663 6.16 415.8
135 Florida 4 564 1188 265 1752 6.61 438.0
136 Stanford 4 749 1220 276 1969 7.13 492.3