2026 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Pittsburgh 1 20 186 53 206 3.89 206.0
2 Miami (FL) 1 22 312 62 334 5.39 334.0
3 Navy 1 42 386 77 428 5.56 428.0
4 Penn State 1 44 103 54 147 2.72 147.0
5 Alabama 1 63 146 64 209 3.27 209.0
6 Virginia Tech 1 64 359 64 423 6.61 423.0
7 Old Dominion 1 89 327 86 416 4.84 416.0
8 TCU 1 90 232 57 322 5.65 322.0
9 James Madison 1 91 230 65 321 4.94 321.0
10 Arizona State 1 92 163 60 255 4.25 255.0
11 Iowa State 1 93 191 59 284 4.81 284.0
11 Missouri 1 93 230 72 323 4.49 323.0
13 Vanderbilt 1 98 240 68 338 4.97 338.0
14 Delaware 1 100 239 69 339 4.91 339.0
15 LSU 2 103 468 121 571 4.72 285.5
16 Western Michigan 1 106 170 48 276 5.75 276.0
17 Notre Dame 2 111 340 106 451 4.25 225.5
17 Wisconsin 1 111 239 61 350 5.74 350.0
17 Duke 1 111 271 68 382 5.62 382.0
20 UCLA 1 119 291 87 410 4.71 410.0
21 Connecticut 1 125 350 78 475 6.09 475.0
22 Tulsa 1 127 241 86 368 4.28 368.0
23 Middle Tennessee State 1 129 181 61 310 5.08 310.0
24 Army 1 130 239 55 369 6.71 369.0
24 Baylor 1 130 259 76 389 5.12 389.0
26 North Texas 1 134 231 46 365 7.93 365.0
27 South Carolina 1 135 258 61 393 6.44 393.0
28 Iowa 1 138 117 53 255 4.81 255.0
29 Troy 1 139 91 47 230 4.89 230.0
30 Fresno State 1 140 412 68 552 8.12 552.0
31 Ohio State 1 141 195 78 336 4.31 336.0
32 Air Force 1 146 228 60 374 6.23 374.0
33 Arizona 1 148 217 56 365 6.52 365.0
34 Georgia Southern 1 150 197 74 347 4.69 347.0
34 Toledo 1 150 247 83 397 4.78 397.0
36 Nevada 1 157 173 67 330 4.93 330.0
36 West Virginia 1 157 197 70 354 5.06 354.0
38 Wake Forest 1 158 220 68 378 5.56 378.0
39 Mississippi State 2 162 561 142 723 5.09 361.5
40 FIU 2 164 302 123 466 3.79 233.0
41 Cincinnati 1 165 223 73 388 5.32 388.0
42 Texas 2 166 348 110 514 4.67 257.0
43 Houston 1 168 257 60 425 7.08 425.0
44 Illinois 1 170 206 57 376 6.60 376.0
45 Liberty 1 173 118 49 291 5.94 291.0
46 Texas Tech 1 176 282 75 458 6.11 458.0
47 BYU 2 179 450 127 629 4.95 314.5
48 New Mexico 2 180 268 106 448 4.23 224.0
48 Northwestern 1 180 168 62 348 5.61 348.0
50 Colorado 1 182 241 73 423 5.79 423.0
51 USC 2 185 289 96 474 4.94 237.0
52 UNLV 1 195 223 60 418 6.97 418.0
53 Maryland 2 198 470 127 668 5.26 334.0
54 Central Michigan 1 205 159 69 364 5.28 364.0
55 Jacksonville State 1 209 164 67 373 5.57 373.0
56 Louisiana 1 214 269 71 483 6.80 483.0
57 Charlotte 2 217 638 134 855 6.38 427.5
58 Oklahoma 2 221 227 115 448 3.90 224.0
59 Florida 2 222 547 156 769 4.93 384.5
60 Oklahoma State 2 224 418 116 642 5.53 321.0
61 UTSA 1 228 172 83 400 4.82 400.0
62 Michigan 2 232 278 129 510 3.95 255.0
63 Michigan State 2 238 430 108 668 6.19 334.0
64 Virginia 1 247 190 68 437 6.43 437.0
65 Minnesota 1 252 227 68 479 7.04 479.0
66 Boston College 1 254 85 61 339 5.56 339.0
66 Boise State 2 254 762 115 1016 8.83 508.0
68 Temple 2 255 697 137 952 6.95 476.0
69 SMU 1 265 177 60 442 7.37 442.0
70 Texas A&M 2 271 506 117 777 6.64 388.5
71 Marshall 2 272 567 141 839 5.95 419.5
72 California 1 277 184 54 461 8.54 461.0
73 Florida Atlantic 1 281 343 67 624 9.31 624.0
74 North Carolina 2 292 390 137 682 4.98 341.0
75 Texas State 2 296 618 144 914 6.35 457.0
76 Utah State 2 301 535 148 836 5.65 418.0
77 Miami (OH) 2 303 789 151 1092 7.23 546.0
78 Georgia State 1 304 86 57 390 6.84 390.0
78 Buffalo 1 304 269 67 573 8.55 573.0
80 UCF 2 306 494 156 800 5.13 400.0
81 Kansas 2 310 387 137 697 5.09 348.5
82 Syracuse 2 312 305 120 617 5.14 308.5
82 Louisiana Tech 2 312 634 152 946 6.22 473.0
84 Oregon 2 330 498 148 828 5.59 414.0
85 San Jose State 2 332 527 144 859 5.97 429.5
85 Colorado State 1 332 227 58 559 9.64 559.0
87 Ole Miss 2 334 465 138 799 5.79 399.5
88 Rice 2 335 476 128 811 6.34 405.5
89 Kentucky 2 342 424 147 766 5.21 383.0
90 Sacramento State 2 345 559 122 904 7.41 452.0
90 Louisiana-Monroe 1 345 417 79 762 9.65 762.0
92 Auburn 2 346 585 175 931 5.32 465.5
93 UTEP 2 355 477 128 832 6.50 416.0
93 East Carolina 2 355 527 153 882 5.76 441.0
95 Memphis 1 357 221 75 578 7.71 578.0
96 Northern Illinois 2 373 575 142 948 6.68 474.0
97 Coastal Carolina 2 374 434 138 808 5.86 404.0
98 UAB 2 375 292 115 667 5.80 333.5
98 Eastern Michigan 2 375 576 134 951 7.10 475.5
100 Oregon State 2 383 502 147 885 6.02 442.5
101 San Diego State 2 385 397 140 782 5.59 391.0
102 Stanford 2 389 630 138 1019 7.38 509.5
103 NC State 2 390 432 126 822 6.52 411.0
104 Arkansas 2 394 511 125 905 7.24 452.5
104 Akron 2 394 560 132 954 7.23 477.0
106 Florida State 2 402 750 133 1152 8.66 576.0
107 Louisville 2 409 558 158 967 6.12 483.5
108 Sam Houston State 2 418 291 139 709 5.10 354.5
109 Kent State 2 423 749 138 1172 8.49 586.0
110 Washington State 2 429 460 138 889 6.44 444.5
111 Ball State 2 449 682 136 1131 8.32 565.5
112 Arkansas State 2 466 525 131 991 7.56 495.5
113 Western Kentucky 2 467 539 126 1006 7.98 503.0
114 Georgia Tech 2 482 272 142 754 5.31 377.0
115 Wyoming 2 493 274 133 767 5.77 383.5
116 Kennesaw State 2 498 431 137 929 6.78 464.5
117 Missouri State 2 503 466 156 969 6.21 484.5
118 Ohio 2 514 467 144 981 6.81 490.5
119 Clemson 2 523 470 163 993 6.09 496.5
120 Rutgers 3 534 726 187 1260 6.74 420.0
121 Purdue 2 555 501 148 1056 7.14 528.0
122 Southern Miss 2 556 493 156 1049 6.72 524.5
123 Bowling Green 2 629 424 130 1053 8.10 526.5
124 Tulane 3 633 654 214 1287 6.01 429.0