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