2026 National Leaders Total Defense - Games Won Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Akron 1 14 180 49 194 3.96 194.0
2 Washington State 1 114 71 52 185 3.56 185.0
3 Rice 1 148 98 58 246 4.24 246.0
4 Sam Houston State 1 124 39 59 163 2.76 163.0
5 Charlotte 1 206 249 61 455 7.46 455.0
6 UTEP 1 112 99 62 211 3.40 211.0
7 Louisiana-Monroe 1 153 47 65 200 3.08 200.0
8 Michigan State 2 178 314 93 492 5.29 246.0
9 Maryland 2 77 231 102 308 3.02 154.0
10 Navy 2 137 485 106 622 5.87 311.0
11 Rutgers 2 248 314 112 562 5.02 281.0
12 Old Dominion 2 218 160 115 378 3.29 189.0
12 Sacramento State 2 197 252 115 449 3.90 224.5
14 Hawaii 2 219 427 116 646 5.57 323.0
15 Bowling Green 2 178 343 122 521 4.27 260.5
16 Temple 2 211 400 127 611 4.81 305.5
17 Georgia Tech 2 347 361 137 708 5.17 354.0
18 Kennesaw State 2 246 294 140 540 3.86 270.0
19 Arkansas 3 221 563 159 784 4.93 261.3
20 Kansas 3 212 428 161 640 3.98 213.3
21 Purdue 3 213 691 162 904 5.58 301.3
22 Missouri State 3 221 623 177 844 4.77 281.3
23 FIU 3 263 478 178 741 4.16 247.0
23 Kent State 3 251 554 178 805 4.52 268.3
25 Ball State 3 335 574 181 909 5.02 303.0
26 New Mexico State 3 127 717 186 844 4.54 281.3
27 Colorado State 3 545 735 187 1280 6.84 426.7
28 Central Michigan 3 415 484 188 899 4.78 299.7
29 Nevada 3 308 474 189 782 4.14 260.7
30 Western Kentucky 3 293 488 191 781 4.09 260.3
31 Vanderbilt 3 326 636 193 962 4.98 320.7
32 Coastal Carolina 3 495 585 201 1080 5.37 360.0
33 Utah State 3 347 568 204 915 4.49 305.0
33 Colorado 3 294 713 204 1007 4.94 335.7
35 Texas A&M 4 395 438 207 833 4.02 208.3
36 California 3 343 693 209 1036 4.96 345.3
37 Florida State 3 194 578 211 772 3.66 257.3
38 Penn State 4 366 412 216 778 3.60 194.5
39 Southern Miss 3 379 620 217 999 4.60 333.0
40 Eastern Michigan 4 434 716 225 1150 5.11 287.5
41 Kansas State 4 456 411 227 867 3.82 216.8
42 Georgia Southern 4 221 760 230 981 4.27 245.3
43 Middle Tennessee State 4 478 830 232 1308 5.64 327.0
44 South Alabama 4 383 1200 235 1583 6.74 395.8
45 NC State 4 400 843 237 1243 5.24 310.8
46 Oklahoma 4 469 648 239 1117 4.67 279.3
46 Arkansas State 4 551 739 239 1290 5.40 322.5
48 Georgia State 4 331 784 244 1115 4.57 278.8
49 East Carolina 4 500 464 248 964 3.89 241.0
50 Virginia 4 383 598 255 981 3.85 245.3
51 Iowa State 4 658 788 256 1446 5.65 361.5
52 Boston College 4 523 883 259 1406 5.43 351.5
53 UAB 4 729 426 265 1155 4.36 288.8
54 Massachusetts 4 299 834 266 1133 4.26 283.3
54 Delaware 4 509 1013 266 1522 5.72 380.5
56 Arizona State 4 429 767 269 1196 4.45 299.0
57 Troy 4 436 1078 270 1514 5.61 378.5
58 Louisiana 5 369 751 271 1120 4.13 224.0
58 Stanford 4 554 855 271 1409 5.20 352.3
58 Syracuse 4 411 1040 271 1451 5.35 362.8
61 Minnesota 5 308 770 274 1078 3.93 215.6
62 TCU 4 368 864 275 1232 4.48 308.0
63 Connecticut 4 365 983 276 1348 4.88 337.0
64 UCF 4 459 923 279 1382 4.95 345.5
65 San Jose State 4 475 1046 284 1521 5.36 380.3
66 Tulsa 4 597 782 285 1379 4.84 344.8
66 Mississippi State 4 419 996 285 1415 4.96 353.8
68 Michigan 5 480 761 288 1241 4.31 248.2
69 North Carolina 4 457 821 294 1278 4.35 319.5
69 Army 5 662 1084 294 1746 5.94 349.2
71 Tulane 4 705 1111 296 1816 6.14 454.0
72 Nebraska 5 503 826 297 1329 4.47 265.8
72 Auburn 4 378 1030 297 1408 4.74 352.0
74 Clemson 5 413 924 299 1337 4.47 267.4
75 Miami (OH) 5 396 1065 301 1461 4.85 292.2
76 Texas State 4 409 1269 316 1678 5.31 419.5
77 Oregon 5 468 1053 318 1521 4.78 304.2
78 Air Force 6 699 1069 319 1768 5.54 294.7
79 Buffalo 5 621 955 321 1576 4.91 315.2
79 San Diego State 4 491 1092 321 1583 4.93 395.8
81 Florida Atlantic 5 1048 954 322 2002 6.22 400.4
82 Oregon State 5 600 932 323 1532 4.74 306.4
83 Appalachian State 5 506 1268 329 1774 5.39 354.8
84 Florida 5 517 1166 330 1683 5.10 336.6
85 Washington 5 547 1039 331 1586 4.79 317.2
86 South Carolina 5 540 908 332 1448 4.36 289.6
87 Illinois 5 628 1098 333 1726 5.18 345.2
88 Oklahoma State 5 667 1015 338 1682 4.98 336.4
89 Wisconsin 5 444 781 341 1225 3.59 245.0
90 Cincinnati 5 643 1243 342 1886 5.51 377.2
91 LSU 6 465 773 343 1238 3.61 206.3
91 Fresno State 5 654 1038 343 1692 4.93 338.4
91 Marshall 5 713 1338 343 2051 5.98 410.2
94 Wyoming 5 796 982 346 1778 5.14 355.6
95 Ohio 6 567 1119 351 1686 4.80 281.0
96 Baylor 5 423 1102 352 1525 4.33 305.0
97 UNLV 5 710 1142 353 1852 5.25 370.4
98 Virginia Tech 6 561 1232 355 1793 5.05 298.8
99 West Virginia 5 702 1501 356 2203 6.19 440.6
100 Houston 6 410 1598 357 2008 5.62 334.7
101 Iowa 6 400 1111 361 1511 4.19 251.8
101 Ohio State 6 509 1005 361 1514 4.19 252.3
103 Duke 6 528 1085 369 1613 4.37 268.8
104 Louisville 5 689 1218 371 1907 5.14 381.4
105 Notre Dame 7 562 968 372 1530 4.11 218.6
106 Alabama 6 508 1333 373 1841 4.94 306.8
107 Tennessee 6 787 914 374 1701 4.55 283.5
107 Louisiana Tech 6 771 944 374 1715 4.59 285.8
109 SMU 6 604 1077 375 1681 4.48 280.2
110 Jacksonville State 6 915 1089 379 2004 5.29 334.0
111 Pittsburgh 6 373 1342 383 1715 4.48 285.8
112 USF 6 567 1126 385 1693 4.40 282.2
113 Missouri 6 390 1214 388 1604 4.13 267.3
114 North Dakota State 7 754 951 391 1705 4.36 243.6
115 Toledo 6 689 1168 393 1857 4.73 309.5
116 Boise State 7 677 1708 398 2385 5.99 340.7
117 Texas 6 578 1056 404 1634 4.04 272.3
118 Arizona 6 602 1237 409 1839 4.50 306.5
119 New Mexico 7 592 1174 413 1766 4.28 252.3
119 Ole Miss 6 682 1472 413 2154 5.22 359.0
121 Northwestern 6 798 1282 414 2080 5.02 346.7
122 Western Michigan 6 860 1115 419 1975 4.71 329.2
123 USC 7 843 1567 425 2410 5.67 344.3
124 North Texas 6 819 1375 432 2194 5.08 365.7
125 Georgia 7 496 1319 434 1815 4.18 259.3
125 Liberty 7 668 1298 434 1966 4.53 280.9
127 Memphis 7 1184 1306 444 2490 5.61 355.7
128 BYU 7 630 1297 449 1927 4.29 275.3
129 UTSA 7 1238 1494 482 2732 5.67 390.3
130 Wake Forest 7 505 1705 488 2210 4.53 315.7
131 Miami (FL) 8 486 2015 489 2501 5.11 312.6
131 James Madison 7 800 1655 489 2455 5.02 350.7
133 Kentucky 7 751 1807 494 2558 5.18 365.4
134 UCLA 8 698 1388 495 2086 4.21 260.8
135 Texas Tech 7 504 2108 499 2612 5.23 373.1
136 Indiana 8 602 1418 504 2020 4.01 252.5
137 Utah 8 811 1832 505 2643 5.23 330.4