2026 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 New Mexico 1 53 198 63 251 3.98 251.0
2 Appalachian State 1 92 331 76 423 5.57 423.0
3 Duke 1 111 271 68 382 5.62 382.0
4 Southern Miss 1 118 299 81 417 5.15 417.0
5 Baylor 1 139 223 78 362 4.64 362.0
6 Miami (FL) 3 146 941 198 1087 5.49 362.3
7 Liberty 1 173 118 49 291 5.94 291.0
8 Notre Dame 2 188 456 128 644 5.03 322.0
9 Georgia 2 209 383 120 592 4.93 296.0
10 Pittsburgh 3 211 1083 207 1294 6.25 431.3
11 BYU 2 212 491 141 703 4.99 351.5
12 Buffalo 2 216 415 122 631 5.17 315.5
13 UCLA 2 221 265 111 486 4.38 243.0
14 Wake Forest 2 233 544 142 777 5.47 388.5
15 Virginia Tech 2 239 344 123 583 4.74 291.5
16 Tennessee 3 249 558 173 807 4.66 269.0
17 Georgia State 1 250 265 68 515 7.57 515.0
18 LSU 4 254 857 244 1111 4.55 277.8
19 SMU 1 265 177 60 442 7.37 442.0
20 Utah 2 279 545 128 824 6.44 412.0
21 Delaware 1 282 157 72 439 6.10 439.0
22 Missouri 2 299 524 138 823 5.96 411.5
23 North Texas 3 303 886 203 1189 5.86 396.3
23 Miami (OH) 2 303 789 151 1092 7.23 546.0
25 James Madison 3 307 824 221 1131 5.12 377.0
26 Marshall 1 310 263 67 573 8.55 573.0
27 Toledo 2 324 378 140 702 5.01 351.0
28 UTSA 2 342 346 144 688 4.78 344.0
29 Minnesota 4 353 813 240 1166 4.86 291.5
29 Wisconsin 4 353 982 273 1335 4.89 333.8
31 Louisiana 2 361 607 148 968 6.54 484.0
32 Nebraska 4 365 775 247 1140 4.62 285.0
33 Jacksonville State 2 374 261 133 635 4.77 317.5
34 Northwestern 2 376 537 128 913 7.13 456.5
35 NC State 3 377 874 185 1251 6.76 417.0
36 Massachusetts 2 382 229 136 611 4.49 305.5
37 Eastern Michigan 3 387 928 187 1315 7.03 438.3
38 TCU 3 394 397 207 791 3.82 263.7
38 Louisiana-Monroe 2 394 513 155 907 5.85 453.5
40 Missouri State 2 395 636 150 1031 6.87 515.5
41 Middle Tennessee State 2 405 422 127 827 6.51 413.5
42 Ohio 2 409 561 146 970 6.64 485.0
43 Syracuse 3 429 785 189 1214 6.42 404.7
44 Iowa 5 434 1240 331 1674 5.06 334.8
45 Boise State 4 436 1149 217 1585 7.30 396.3
46 Michigan 4 447 533 244 980 4.02 245.0
47 Connecticut 2 455 325 138 780 5.65 390.0
48 Air Force 3 464 587 166 1051 6.33 350.3
49 Western Kentucky 2 467 539 126 1006 7.98 503.0
50 Kentucky 3 481 730 208 1211 5.82 403.7
51 Utah State 3 486 779 210 1265 6.02 421.7
52 Fresno State 3 491 1023 234 1514 6.47 504.7
53 USF 2 496 337 137 833 6.08 416.5
54 Texas Tech 4 497 1289 291 1786 6.14 446.5
55 Temple 3 500 670 205 1170 5.71 390.0
56 Illinois 3 501 819 198 1320 6.67 440.0
57 Kansas State 2 504 407 124 911 7.35 455.5
58 Texas 5 507 904 349 1411 4.04 282.2
59 Sam Houston State 2 516 365 119 881 7.40 440.5
60 East Carolina 3 519 847 233 1366 5.86 455.3
61 Wyoming 2 524 270 148 794 5.36 397.0
62 Texas State 4 526 1477 315 2003 6.36 500.8
63 Troy 3 527 463 197 990 5.03 330.0
64 FIU 5 538 1010 302 1548 5.13 309.6
65 Indiana 6 542 1294 409 1836 4.49 306.0
66 Vanderbilt 3 545 711 196 1256 6.41 418.7
67 South Carolina 4 550 1040 282 1590 5.64 397.5
68 Arizona State 3 551 798 203 1349 6.65 449.7
69 Houston 4 554 1202 253 1756 6.94 439.0
70 Kennesaw State 3 557 676 203 1233 6.07 411.0
71 Ohio State 5 568 1175 321 1743 5.43 348.6
72 Clemson 3 571 726 226 1297 5.74 432.3
73 Oregon State 3 573 704 203 1277 6.29 425.7
74 New Mexico State 2 577 281 128 858 6.70 429.0
75 Louisville 3 586 783 219 1369 6.25 456.3
75 Kansas 3 586 786 215 1372 6.38 457.3
75 Arkansas State 2 586 372 126 958 7.60 479.0
78 Oklahoma State 3 587 666 220 1253 5.70 417.7
79 West Virginia 3 594 1119 189 1713 9.06 571.0
80 Mississippi State 6 610 1669 400 2279 5.70 379.8
80 Sacramento State 3 610 762 186 1372 7.38 457.3
82 Western Michigan 4 618 935 266 1553 5.84 388.3
83 Tulsa 3 629 682 234 1311 5.60 437.0
84 Alabama 4 635 795 270 1430 5.30 357.5
84 Washington 4 635 906 262 1541 5.88 385.3
86 Texas A&M 4 665 1022 250 1687 6.75 421.8
86 Army 4 665 1193 264 1858 7.04 464.5
88 UCF 5 667 1331 344 1998 5.81 399.6
89 Hawaii 3 674 414 181 1088 6.01 362.7
90 Georgia Southern 5 675 1075 308 1750 5.68 350.0
90 Old Dominion 5 675 1080 372 1755 4.72 351.0
92 Nevada 3 680 423 212 1103 5.20 367.7
93 UTEP 4 706 1049 261 1755 6.72 438.8
94 Navy 5 716 1354 329 2070 6.29 414.0
95 Louisiana Tech 4 742 1024 279 1766 6.33 441.5
96 Oklahoma 6 756 1131 356 1887 5.30 314.5
97 North Dakota State 5 767 485 291 1252 4.30 250.4
98 Arkansas 4 772 937 255 1709 6.70 427.3
99 Virginia 4 780 926 259 1706 6.59 426.5
100 San Jose State 4 784 752 279 1536 5.51 384.0
101 USC 6 785 1176 362 1961 5.42 326.8
102 UAB 4 796 502 237 1298 5.48 324.5
103 Colorado 5 797 1284 366 2081 5.69 416.2
104 South Alabama 4 811 786 250 1597 6.39 399.3
105 Charlotte 5 836 1565 371 2401 6.47 480.2
106 North Carolina 5 843 1191 358 2034 5.68 406.8
107 Memphis 3 846 557 215 1403 6.53 467.7
108 Arizona 4 853 733 289 1586 5.49 396.5
109 Rice 5 872 1173 349 2045 5.86 409.0
110 Washington State 5 880 1306 338 2186 6.47 437.2
111 Ole Miss 5 882 1212 356 2094 5.88 418.8
112 Boston College 5 883 818 330 1701 5.15 340.2
113 Kent State 5 886 1277 317 2163 6.82 432.6
114 Cincinnati 5 889 1575 362 2464 6.81 492.8
115 Georgia Tech 4 898 837 292 1735 5.94 433.8
116 Florida 6 904 1467 404 2371 5.87 395.2
117 San Diego State 5 919 1284 367 2203 6.00 440.6
118 Akron 4 921 915 246 1836 7.46 459.0
119 Colorado State 4 937 1087 253 2024 8.00 506.0
120 Rutgers 4 957 1026 269 1983 7.37 495.8
121 Ball State 4 965 1155 277 2120 7.65 530.0
122 Bowling Green 5 975 805 297 1780 5.99 356.0
123 Tulane 4 978 629 293 1607 5.48 401.8
124 UNLV 4 984 626 253 1610 6.36 402.5
125 Maryland 5 997 1226 347 2223 6.41 444.6
126 Florida Atlantic 3 1000 749 211 1749 8.29 583.0
127 Coastal Carolina 4 1018 901 294 1919 6.53 479.8
128 Penn State 6 1030 882 368 1912 5.20 318.7
129 Purdue 6 1065 1543 383 2608 6.81 434.7
130 Oregon 7 1068 1563 492 2631 5.35 375.9
131 Auburn 6 1084 1649 471 2733 5.80 455.5
132 Iowa State 6 1117 1612 390 2729 7.00 454.8
133 Michigan State 7 1129 1493 458 2622 5.72 374.6
134 Central Michigan 6 1174 1137 386 2311 5.99 385.2
135 Florida State 5 1218 1405 345 2623 7.60 524.6
136 Stanford 5 1243 1438 341 2681 7.86 536.2
137 California 6 1296 1275 378 2571 6.80 428.5
138 Northern Illinois 5 1330 1040 332 2370 7.14 474.0