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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Liberty 1 173 118 49 291 5.94 291.0
2 North Dakota State 2 365 169 122 534 4.38 267.0
2 UTSA 1 231 169 83 400 4.82 400.0
4 Texas Tech 1 255 172 70 427 6.10 427.0
5 Georgia 1 192 174 74 366 4.95 366.0
6 Kentucky 1 155 188 63 343 5.44 343.0
7 Wake Forest 1 158 220 68 378 5.56 378.0
8 Indiana 1 78 235 68 313 4.60 313.0
9 New Mexico 1 61 238 58 299 5.16 299.0
10 Notre Dame 1 121 239 67 360 5.37 360.0
11 Jacksonville State 2 374 261 133 635 4.77 317.5
12 BYU 1 170 293 83 463 5.58 463.0
13 USF 2 459 301 125 760 6.08 380.0
14 Texas 2 241 310 138 551 3.99 275.5
15 Air Force 2 334 341 101 675 6.68 337.5
16 Arizona 2 476 361 128 837 6.54 418.5
17 SMU 2 403 377 131 780 5.95 390.0
18 Boise State 1 119 378 63 497 7.89 497.0
19 Memphis 2 507 396 135 903 6.69 451.5
20 Ole Miss 2 509 408 148 917 6.20 458.5
21 Duke 2 300 409 121 709 5.86 354.5
22 Tennessee 2 195 411 118 606 5.14 303.0
23 Ohio State 2 257 417 128 674 5.27 337.0
24 Toledo 2 330 418 161 748 4.65 374.0
25 USC 2 280 424 125 704 5.63 352.0
26 Michigan 3 315 444 177 759 4.29 253.0
27 Alabama 2 356 446 133 802 6.03 401.0
28 Iowa 2 232 461 136 693 5.10 346.5
28 Wyoming 3 713 461 203 1174 5.78 391.3
28 Houston 2 394 461 121 855 7.07 427.5
31 James Madison 2 251 464 150 715 4.77 357.5
32 Ohio 2 514 467 144 981 6.81 490.5
33 North Texas 2 471 499 117 970 8.29 485.0
34 UAB 4 796 502 237 1298 5.48 324.5
34 UNLV 3 808 502 192 1310 6.82 436.7
36 Virginia Tech 2 186 512 130 698 5.37 349.0
37 TCU 4 536 533 230 1069 4.65 267.3
38 Northwestern 2 376 537 128 913 7.13 456.5
39 Tulane 4 1003 550 277 1553 5.61 388.3
40 Missouri 2 396 601 152 997 6.56 498.5
41 Troy 4 631 607 240 1238 5.16 309.5
42 LSU 2 218 609 141 827 5.87 413.5
43 Nebraska 3 226 611 182 837 4.60 279.0
43 Oregon 3 602 611 211 1213 5.75 404.3
45 Massachusetts 4 839 621 270 1460 5.41 365.0
46 Boston College 4 684 625 266 1309 4.92 327.3
47 Louisiana Tech 2 312 634 152 946 6.22 473.0
48 Washington 3 503 651 188 1154 6.14 384.7
49 Marshall 3 708 660 202 1368 6.77 456.0
50 Minnesota 3 701 661 208 1362 6.55 454.0
51 Appalachian State 3 515 680 239 1195 5.00 398.3
52 Oregon State 3 573 704 203 1277 6.29 425.7
53 Penn State 4 873 719 251 1592 6.34 398.0
54 Florida 3 551 720 203 1271 6.26 423.7
55 Wisconsin 3 371 725 198 1096 5.54 365.3
56 Clemson 3 571 726 226 1297 5.74 432.3
57 Syracuse 4 596 728 236 1324 5.61 331.0
58 Florida Atlantic 3 1000 749 211 1749 8.29 583.0
59 Oklahoma 4 565 755 236 1320 5.59 330.0
60 South Alabama 4 870 764 242 1634 6.75 408.5
61 Baylor 3 372 765 228 1137 4.99 379.0
61 Western Michigan 3 483 765 201 1248 6.21 416.0
63 Louisiana 3 647 771 229 1418 6.19 472.7
64 Nevada 5 982 781 342 1763 5.15 352.6
65 Arkansas State 4 1013 785 254 1798 7.08 449.5
66 Kansas State 4 873 804 259 1677 6.47 419.3
67 Illinois 3 411 828 185 1239 6.70 413.0
68 Fresno State 3 618 830 209 1448 6.93 482.7
69 Tulsa 4 1020 845 301 1865 6.20 466.3
70 Middle Tennessee State 4 997 854 258 1851 7.17 462.8
71 Georgia Southern 4 669 859 263 1528 5.81 382.0
72 Buffalo 3 573 867 204 1440 7.06 480.0
73 Army 3 557 869 187 1426 7.63 475.3
74 Oklahoma State 3 568 879 202 1447 7.16 482.3
75 South Carolina 3 381 895 196 1276 6.51 425.3
76 Pittsburgh 3 242 931 195 1173 6.02 391.0
77 Louisville 3 449 934 223 1383 6.20 461.0
78 New Mexico State 5 961 956 332 1917 5.77 383.4
79 Central Michigan 5 1014 957 327 1971 6.03 394.2
80 Arizona State 4 643 961 263 1604 6.10 401.0
81 San Jose State 5 898 962 353 1860 5.27 372.0
81 Georgia State 4 787 962 259 1749 6.75 437.3
83 FIU 5 730 964 302 1694 5.61 338.8
84 North Carolina 4 768 979 285 1747 6.13 436.8
85 Auburn 4 868 989 307 1857 6.05 464.3
86 Kansas 5 1101 995 347 2096 6.04 419.2
87 Connecticut 4 754 1010 301 1764 5.86 441.0
88 Cincinnati 3 640 1014 230 1654 7.19 551.3
89 Texas A&M 4 665 1022 250 1687 6.75 421.8
90 NC State 4 648 1038 265 1686 6.36 421.5
91 West Virginia 3 626 1042 195 1668 8.55 556.0
92 Southern Miss 5 1408 1052 389 2460 6.32 492.0
93 Iowa State 4 616 1062 253 1678 6.63 419.5
94 UCF 4 551 1074 276 1625 5.89 406.3
95 Texas State 4 543 1094 282 1637 5.80 409.3
95 Miami (OH) 3 363 1094 211 1457 6.91 485.7
97 Mississippi State 4 513 1096 253 1609 6.36 402.3
98 Utah State 5 658 1098 341 1756 5.15 351.2
99 Vanderbilt 5 871 1102 326 1973 6.05 394.6
100 Arkansas 5 1003 1107 323 2110 6.53 422.0
101 East Carolina 4 618 1109 302 1727 5.72 431.8
101 Virginia 5 1061 1109 324 2170 6.70 434.0
103 Delaware 4 606 1124 284 1730 6.09 432.5
104 Sam Houston State 7 1410 1132 460 2542 5.53 363.1
105 Bowling Green 7 1730 1150 425 2880 6.78 411.4
106 Hawaii 6 1141 1159 376 2300 6.12 383.3
107 Coastal Carolina 5 1056 1160 336 2216 6.60 443.2
108 California 6 1318 1179 380 2497 6.57 416.2
109 Georgia Tech 6 1407 1199 428 2606 6.09 434.3
110 Purdue 5 1187 1258 343 2445 7.13 489.0
111 Western Kentucky 5 1076 1262 310 2338 7.54 467.6
112 Colorado 5 797 1284 366 2081 5.69 416.2
113 Michigan State 6 1052 1297 417 2349 5.63 391.5
114 Ball State 5 1130 1344 345 2474 7.17 494.8
115 Missouri State 5 1096 1386 385 2482 6.45 496.4
116 Colorado State 5 1544 1387 338 2931 8.67 586.2
117 Kent State 6 1047 1394 384 2441 6.36 406.8
118 Temple 6 1172 1401 407 2573 6.32 428.8
119 Florida State 5 1218 1405 345 2623 7.60 524.6
120 Stanford 5 1243 1438 341 2681 7.86 536.2
121 Eastern Michigan 5 782 1458 335 2240 6.69 448.0
122 Rutgers 6 1307 1475 393 2782 7.08 463.7
123 Kennesaw State 6 1024 1476 408 2500 6.13 416.7
123 San Diego State 5 1000 1476 375 2476 6.60 495.2
125 Sacramento State 7 1312 1513 435 2825 6.49 403.6
126 Maryland 6 1148 1517 421 2665 6.33 444.2
127 Navy 6 832 1528 383 2360 6.16 393.3
128 Rice 7 1258 1564 487 2822 5.79 403.1
129 UTEP 7 1383 1575 450 2958 6.57 422.6
130 Akron 7 1471 1635 446 3106 6.96 443.7
131 Louisiana-Monroe 7 1627 1651 494 3278 6.64 468.3
132 Old Dominion 7 1076 1673 529 2749 5.20 392.7
133 Northern Illinois 8 1750 1720 528 3470 6.57 433.8
134 Washington State 8 1463 1752 527 3215 6.10 401.9
135 Charlotte 7 1287 1981 504 3268 6.48 466.9