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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Miami (FL) 2 58 207 98 265 2.70 132.5
2 Pittsburgh 3 78 553 163 631 3.87 210.3
3 Houston 3 86 792 180 878 4.88 292.7
4 Alabama 2 96 537 105 633 6.03 316.5
5 Georgia 2 120 214 132 334 2.53 167.0
6 South Carolina 2 121 261 111 382 3.44 191.0
7 SMU 2 130 342 122 472 3.87 236.0
8 LSU 3 138 342 150 480 3.20 160.0
9 Kentucky 2 147 512 140 659 4.71 329.5
10 Mississippi State 2 151 419 131 570 4.35 285.0
11 Auburn 2 153 504 157 657 4.18 328.5
12 Arizona 3 173 696 190 869 4.57 289.7
13 Duke 3 182 628 174 810 4.66 270.0
13 Florida 2 182 424 153 606 3.96 303.0
15 Virginia Tech 3 183 633 173 816 4.72 272.0
16 North Dakota State 3 194 439 168 633 3.77 211.0
17 Iowa 3 198 332 166 530 3.19 176.7
18 Texas Tech 3 204 731 197 935 4.75 311.7
19 Maryland 3 208 545 177 753 4.25 251.0
20 Utah 3 225 493 191 718 3.76 239.3
21 Louisville 2 227 514 140 741 5.29 370.5
22 NC State 3 228 670 168 898 5.35 299.3
23 Indiana 3 231 379 175 610 3.49 203.3
24 TCU 3 238 555 164 793 4.84 264.3
25 Syracuse 2 241 417 134 658 4.91 329.0
26 Arkansas 3 245 590 161 835 5.19 278.3
27 BYU 3 246 616 200 862 4.31 287.3
28 Iowa State 3 250 429 178 679 3.81 226.3
29 Ohio State 3 257 378 193 635 3.29 211.7
30 Arizona State 3 258 501 182 759 4.17 253.0
31 Missouri 3 262 513 192 775 4.04 258.3
32 Kansas 3 267 484 166 751 4.52 250.3
33 Air Force 3 269 459 145 728 5.02 242.7
34 Wake Forest 2 275 485 151 760 5.03 380.0
35 USC 3 287 523 152 810 5.33 270.0
36 Kansas State 3 288 260 167 548 3.28 182.7
37 Michigan 3 289 371 176 660 3.75 220.0
38 Texas A&M 3 292 327 160 619 3.87 206.3
39 Oklahoma State 3 300 502 162 802 4.95 267.3
40 Baylor 3 305 556 206 861 4.18 287.0
40 Ole Miss 2 305 486 129 791 6.13 395.5
42 Army 2 311 357 110 668 6.07 334.0
43 Cincinnati 3 315 724 186 1039 5.59 346.3
44 Washington 3 317 511 189 828 4.38 276.0
45 FIU 4 320 659 244 979 4.01 244.8
46 Nebraska 3 323 354 168 677 4.03 225.7
47 Vanderbilt 3 326 636 193 962 4.98 320.7
48 Texas 3 327 536 180 863 4.79 287.7
48 Wisconsin 3 327 541 183 868 4.74 289.3
50 UCLA 3 328 447 202 775 3.84 258.3
51 USF 4 331 838 262 1169 4.46 292.3
52 Oregon 3 332 599 185 931 5.03 310.3
53 Penn State 3 333 270 172 603 3.51 201.0
53 Oklahoma 3 333 313 171 646 3.78 215.3
55 New Mexico 4 335 673 230 1008 4.38 252.0
56 Michigan State 3 339 548 160 887 5.54 295.7
57 Minnesota 3 351 459 171 810 4.74 270.0
58 Colorado 3 355 728 208 1083 5.21 361.0
59 Clemson 3 357 629 205 986 4.81 328.7
59 West Virginia 3 357 740 204 1097 5.38 365.7
61 James Madison 3 369 557 209 926 4.43 308.7
62 Louisiana 4 370 673 234 1043 4.46 260.8
63 Old Dominion 3 388 524 214 912 4.26 304.0
64 Virginia 3 391 429 190 820 4.32 273.3
65 Illinois 3 393 653 205 1046 5.10 348.7
66 Delaware 4 402 1107 285 1509 5.29 377.3
67 Boise State 4 403 1115 216 1518 7.03 379.5
68 Florida State 3 404 730 205 1134 5.53 378.0
69 UCF 3 413 568 216 981 4.54 327.0
70 Tennessee 3 414 453 193 867 4.49 289.0
71 Northwestern 3 417 723 228 1140 5.00 380.0
72 North Carolina 3 424 587 212 1011 4.77 337.0
73 Purdue 3 429 710 172 1139 6.62 379.7
74 Navy 3 431 511 169 942 5.57 314.0
75 Tulsa 4 439 1029 302 1468 4.86 367.0
76 Troy 4 447 790 236 1237 5.24 309.3
77 Sacramento State 3 449 602 175 1051 6.01 350.3
78 Massachusetts 4 462 786 254 1248 4.91 312.0
79 Georgia Southern 4 468 739 246 1207 4.91 301.8
80 Boston College 3 477 516 195 993 5.09 331.0
81 Appalachian State 4 481 892 271 1373 5.07 343.3
82 Rutgers 3 483 500 172 983 5.72 327.7
83 Texas State 4 484 1393 319 1877 5.88 469.3
84 Miami (OH) 4 489 1145 257 1634 6.36 408.5
85 Hawaii 3 513 755 199 1268 6.37 422.7
86 San Jose State 4 520 950 281 1470 5.23 367.5
87 Toledo 4 529 728 281 1257 4.47 314.3
88 Liberty 4 538 610 242 1148 4.74 287.0
89 UNLV 4 554 1073 268 1627 6.07 406.8
90 Utah State 4 559 913 291 1472 5.06 368.0
90 Kent State 4 559 1057 250 1616 6.46 404.0
92 California 3 562 442 174 1004 5.77 334.7
93 East Carolina 4 570 794 287 1364 4.75 341.0
94 Oregon State 4 571 874 285 1445 5.07 361.3
95 Georgia State 4 572 791 239 1363 5.70 340.8
96 Florida Atlantic 4 584 1041 272 1625 5.97 406.3
97 Nevada 4 591 739 271 1330 4.91 332.5
98 Temple 4 600 1149 261 1749 6.70 437.3
99 New Mexico State 4 607 899 260 1506 5.79 376.5
100 Akron 4 611 1030 244 1641 6.73 410.3
101 UTEP 4 617 877 247 1494 6.05 373.5
102 Northern Illinois 4 618 926 262 1544 5.89 386.0
102 Charlotte 4 618 929 275 1547 5.63 386.8
102 Marshall 4 618 1185 266 1803 6.78 450.8
105 Stanford 3 627 568 210 1195 5.69 398.3
106 Wyoming 3 632 480 195 1112 5.70 370.7
107 Western Michigan 4 646 768 265 1414 5.34 353.5
108 Eastern Michigan 4 648 947 263 1595 6.06 398.8
109 North Texas 4 659 850 251 1509 6.01 377.3
110 Central Michigan 4 661 834 258 1495 5.79 373.8
111 UAB 4 666 488 232 1154 4.97 288.5
111 Kennesaw State 4 666 786 250 1452 5.81 363.0
113 Louisiana Tech 4 668 828 282 1496 5.30 374.0
114 Georgia Tech 3 670 374 202 1044 5.17 348.0
115 Ohio 4 674 878 254 1552 6.11 388.0
116 Notre Dame 8 683 1207 439 1890 4.31 236.3
116 Buffalo 4 683 1022 268 1705 6.36 426.3
118 Fresno State 4 687 925 266 1612 6.06 403.0
119 San Diego State 4 690 961 292 1651 5.65 412.8
120 Washington State 4 693 828 264 1521 5.76 380.3
121 Rice 4 732 784 254 1516 5.97 379.0
122 Arkansas State 4 735 828 251 1563 6.23 390.8
123 Missouri State 4 749 1010 289 1759 6.09 439.8
123 Memphis 4 749 1014 270 1763 6.53 440.8
125 Jacksonville State 4 751 538 262 1289 4.92 322.3
125 Coastal Carolina 4 751 757 255 1508 5.91 377.0
127 Sam Houston State 4 761 581 264 1342 5.08 335.5
128 Tulane 4 764 924 278 1688 6.07 422.0
129 Ball State 4 796 1101 255 1897 7.44 474.3
130 South Alabama 4 800 809 215 1609 7.48 402.3
131 Middle Tennessee State 4 849 737 251 1586 6.32 396.5
132 UTSA 4 853 950 322 1803 5.60 450.8
133 Western Kentucky 4 882 874 251 1756 7.00 439.0
134 Colorado State 4 920 896 247 1816 7.35 454.0
135 Southern Miss 4 941 776 291 1717 5.90 429.3
136 Louisiana-Monroe 4 969 1020 291 1989 6.84 497.3
137 Bowling Green 4 1049 682 240 1731 7.21 432.8
138 Connecticut 8 1119 1993 577 3112 5.39 389.0