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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 North Dakota State 1 178 77 64 255 3.98 255.0
2 Georgia State 1 304 86 57 390 6.84 390.0
3 Liberty 1 173 118 49 291 5.94 291.0
4 Texas 1 83 155 57 238 4.18 238.0
5 UTSA 1 231 169 83 400 4.82 400.0
6 SMU 1 265 177 60 442 7.37 442.0
7 Kentucky 1 155 188 63 343 5.44 343.0
8 Ohio State 1 141 195 78 336 4.31 336.0
9 Ole Miss 1 302 196 76 498 6.55 498.0
10 Tennessee 1 61 201 55 262 4.76 262.0
10 Northwestern 1 271 201 69 472 6.84 472.0
12 Arizona 1 148 217 56 365 6.52 365.0
13 Duke 1 165 218 57 383 6.72 383.0
14 Wake Forest 1 158 220 68 378 5.56 378.0
15 Memphis 1 357 221 75 578 7.71 578.0
16 Oklahoma State 1 134 227 57 361 6.33 361.0
17 Air Force 1 146 228 60 374 6.23 374.0
18 New Mexico 1 61 238 58 299 5.16 299.0
19 Wisconsin 1 111 239 61 350 5.74 350.0
20 Pittsburgh 1 20 249 51 269 5.27 269.0
20 Alabama 1 206 249 61 455 7.46 455.0
22 Houston 1 168 257 60 425 7.08 425.0
23 Baylor 1 130 259 76 389 5.12 389.0
24 Jacksonville State 2 374 261 133 635 4.77 317.5
25 Nebraska 1 65 263 44 328 7.45 328.0
26 Cincinnati 1 238 284 78 522 6.69 522.0
27 Oklahoma 2 281 288 111 569 5.13 284.5
28 USF 2 459 301 125 760 6.08 380.0
29 FIU 2 164 304 124 468 3.77 234.0
29 Mississippi State 1 179 304 61 483 7.92 483.0
31 Massachusetts 2 357 314 126 671 5.33 335.5
32 Iowa 1 160 324 74 484 6.54 484.0
33 Auburn 2 480 338 143 818 5.72 409.0
34 Florida Atlantic 1 281 343 67 624 9.31 624.0
35 Troy 2 293 350 108 643 5.95 321.5
35 Appalachian State 2 413 350 160 763 4.77 381.5
37 Missouri 1 139 360 78 499 6.40 499.0
38 Michigan 2 184 363 124 547 4.41 273.5
39 USC 1 138 366 68 504 7.41 504.0
40 Virginia 2 528 373 133 901 6.77 450.5
41 Western Michigan 2 279 374 113 653 5.78 326.5
42 Tulane 3 780 377 207 1157 5.59 385.7
43 Boise State 1 119 378 63 497 7.89 497.0
44 Minnesota 2 557 386 139 943 6.78 471.5
45 South Alabama 2 602 389 119 991 8.33 495.5
46 Boston College 3 535 392 200 927 4.64 309.0
47 Kansas State 2 504 407 124 911 7.35 455.5
48 Syracuse 3 481 418 175 899 5.14 299.7
48 Toledo 2 330 418 161 748 4.65 374.0
50 North Carolina 2 427 449 140 876 6.26 438.0
51 Nevada 3 665 450 213 1115 5.23 371.7
52 TCU 3 350 454 172 804 4.67 268.0
53 UAB 3 605 456 182 1061 5.83 353.7
54 Wyoming 3 713 461 203 1174 5.78 391.3
55 California 3 707 462 185 1169 6.32 389.7
56 Ohio 2 514 467 144 981 6.81 490.5
57 Arizona State 2 336 483 139 819 5.89 409.5
58 UNLV 2 378 484 127 862 6.79 431.0
59 Army 2 374 498 112 872 7.79 436.0
60 North Texas 2 471 499 117 970 8.29 485.0
61 Oregon State 2 383 502 147 885 6.02 442.5
62 Virginia Tech 2 186 512 130 698 5.37 349.0
63 Oregon 2 377 522 153 899 5.88 449.5
64 East Carolina 2 355 527 153 882 5.76 441.0
65 Clemson 2 501 562 156 1063 6.81 531.5
66 Colorado 3 478 596 210 1074 5.11 358.0
67 Louisiana 2 361 607 148 968 6.54 484.0
68 LSU 2 218 609 141 827 5.87 413.5
69 Florida 2 334 619 138 953 6.91 476.5
70 Penn State 3 662 629 198 1291 6.52 430.3
71 Louisiana Tech 2 312 634 152 946 6.22 473.0
72 San Jose State 3 553 641 221 1194 5.40 398.0
73 Navy 3 346 642 202 988 4.89 329.3
74 Kansas 3 597 645 215 1242 5.78 414.0
75 Vanderbilt 3 511 648 189 1159 6.13 386.3
75 Middle Tennessee State 3 885 648 210 1533 7.30 511.0
77 Fresno State 2 414 650 147 1064 7.24 532.0
78 Washington 3 503 651 188 1154 6.14 384.7
79 Sam Houston State 4 934 656 258 1590 6.16 397.5
80 Marshall 3 708 660 202 1368 6.77 456.0
81 Georgia Tech 3 568 668 215 1236 5.75 412.0
82 Bowling Green 4 1049 682 240 1731 7.21 432.8
83 Central Michigan 3 651 688 205 1339 6.53 446.3
84 Texas A&M 3 597 711 192 1308 6.81 436.0
85 Iowa State 3 475 726 180 1201 6.67 400.3
86 Texas State 3 426 727 196 1153 5.88 384.3
87 NC State 3 474 735 195 1209 6.20 403.0
88 Tulsa 3 745 736 237 1481 6.25 493.7
89 UCF 3 367 755 209 1122 5.37 374.0
90 Purdue 3 732 768 206 1500 7.28 500.0
91 Arkansas State 4 1013 785 254 1798 7.08 449.5
92 Illinois 3 411 828 185 1239 6.70 413.0
93 Delaware 3 501 833 226 1334 5.90 444.7
94 Western Kentucky 4 996 848 244 1844 7.56 461.0
95 New Mexico State 4 637 852 268 1489 5.56 372.3
96 Georgia Southern 4 669 859 263 1528 5.81 382.0
97 Buffalo 3 573 867 204 1440 7.06 480.0
98 Michigan State 4 673 873 267 1546 5.79 386.5
99 Southern Miss 4 1274 882 313 2156 6.89 539.0
100 Florida State 3 799 890 191 1689 8.84 563.0
101 Eastern Michigan 3 512 892 211 1404 6.65 468.0
102 South Carolina 3 381 895 196 1276 6.51 425.3
103 Coastal Carolina 4 803 897 258 1700 6.59 425.0
104 Northern Illinois 5 1057 926 330 1983 6.01 396.6
105 Arkansas 4 792 928 257 1720 6.69 430.0
106 Utah State 4 575 931 273 1506 5.52 376.5
107 Louisville 3 449 934 223 1383 6.20 461.0
108 Old Dominion 4 611 956 301 1567 5.21 391.8
109 Colorado State 3 794 957 200 1751 8.76 583.7
110 Rice 5 984 976 343 1960 5.71 392.0
111 Kennesaw State 4 691 986 273 1677 6.14 419.3
112 Temple 4 782 990 263 1772 6.74 443.0
112 Rutgers 4 863 990 255 1853 7.27 463.3
114 Maryland 4 813 1003 282 1816 6.44 454.0
115 Connecticut 3 388 1010 224 1398 6.24 466.0
116 West Virginia 3 626 1042 195 1668 8.55 556.0
117 Hawaii 5 898 1065 317 1963 6.19 392.6
118 Sacramento State 5 864 1076 301 1940 6.45 388.0
119 Kent State 4 808 1084 258 1892 7.33 473.0
120 Miami (OH) 3 363 1094 211 1457 6.91 485.7
121 Missouri State 4 864 1136 310 2000 6.45 500.0
122 UTEP 5 1009 1142 323 2151 6.66 430.2
123 San Diego State 4 784 1143 302 1927 6.38 481.8
124 Washington State 5 795 1152 336 1947 5.79 389.4
125 Stanford 4 947 1189 279 2136 7.66 534.0
126 Akron 5 1065 1276 336 2341 6.97 468.2
127 Louisiana-Monroe 5 1218 1341 356 2559 7.19 511.8
128 Ball State 5 1130 1344 345 2474 7.17 494.8
129 Charlotte 6 1104 1697 434 2801 6.45 466.8