2026 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in August/September Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Notre Dame 4 215 582 220 797 3.62 199.3
2 Miami (FL) 4 158 740 225 898 3.99 224.5
3 LSU 4 190 717 236 907 3.84 226.8
4 Georgia 4 202 728 263 930 3.54 232.5
5 Nebraska 4 362 572 228 934 4.10 233.5
6 Indiana 4 263 672 232 935 4.03 233.8
7 Michigan 4 347 598 235 945 4.02 236.3
8 Oklahoma 4 462 490 224 952 4.25 238.0
9 Penn State 4 453 505 238 958 4.03 239.5
10 Iowa 4 351 608 234 959 4.10 239.8
11 Pittsburgh 4 213 765 234 978 4.18 244.5
12 FIU 4 320 659 244 979 4.01 244.8
13 Kansas State 4 559 425 218 984 4.51 246.0
14 Virginia 4 467 521 241 988 4.10 247.0
15 New Mexico 4 335 673 230 1008 4.38 252.0
16 North Dakota State 4 401 618 234 1019 4.35 254.8
17 Utah 4 336 698 264 1034 3.92 258.5
18 Syracuse 3 372 404 180 776 4.31 258.7
19 Louisiana 4 370 673 234 1043 4.46 260.8
20 Duke 4 255 792 232 1047 4.51 261.8
21 TCU 4 344 715 217 1059 4.88 264.8
22 Virginia Tech 4 333 744 234 1077 4.60 269.3
23 Texas 4 397 687 256 1084 4.23 271.0
23 BYU 3 228 585 183 813 4.44 271.0
25 Minnesota 4 391 698 226 1089 4.82 272.3
26 Iowa State 4 455 635 238 1090 4.58 272.5
27 Ohio State 4 456 641 264 1097 4.16 274.3
28 Wisconsin 4 446 655 248 1101 4.44 275.3
29 Kansas 3 345 498 190 843 4.44 281.0
30 Tennessee 4 475 654 248 1129 4.55 282.3
31 Massachusetts 4 299 834 266 1133 4.26 283.3
32 Arizona State 3 373 484 183 857 4.68 285.7
33 Liberty 4 538 610 242 1148 4.74 287.0
34 Washington 4 442 715 251 1157 4.61 289.3
35 James Madison 4 355 818 277 1173 4.23 293.3
36 Air Force 3 387 505 169 892 5.28 297.3
37 Georgia Southern 4 468 739 246 1207 4.91 301.8
38 Baylor 4 388 836 287 1224 4.26 306.0
39 Maryland 4 474 754 240 1228 5.12 307.0
40 Arizona 4 321 913 246 1234 5.02 308.5
41 Troy 4 447 790 236 1237 5.24 309.3
42 SMU 4 594 644 250 1238 4.95 309.5
43 Vanderbilt 4 465 776 251 1241 4.94 310.3
44 North Carolina 3 369 568 204 937 4.59 312.3
45 Michigan State 4 496 760 228 1256 5.51 314.0
46 Toledo 4 529 728 281 1257 4.47 314.3
47 Alabama 4 375 886 242 1261 5.21 315.3
48 South Carolina 4 380 884 229 1264 5.52 316.0
49 UCLA 4 365 903 271 1268 4.68 317.0
50 Oklahoma State 4 635 634 250 1269 5.08 317.3
51 Missouri 4 401 873 270 1274 4.72 318.5
52 UAB 4 825 452 249 1277 5.13 319.3
53 Navy 3 197 767 170 964 5.67 321.3
54 Jacksonville State 5 854 754 320 1608 5.03 321.6
55 USF 4 487 801 256 1288 5.03 322.0
56 Arkansas 4 499 800 224 1299 5.80 324.8
57 Houston 4 254 1049 240 1303 5.43 325.8
58 NC State 4 486 825 236 1311 5.56 327.8
59 Old Dominion 4 550 767 293 1317 4.49 329.3
60 UCF 4 446 878 283 1324 4.68 331.0
60 Army 3 414 579 160 993 6.21 331.0
62 Sam Houston State 4 761 581 264 1342 5.08 335.5
63 Texas A&M 4 502 848 223 1350 6.05 337.5
64 Boston College 4 700 663 272 1363 5.01 340.8
64 Georgia State 4 572 791 239 1363 5.70 340.8
66 East Carolina 4 570 794 287 1364 4.75 341.0
67 Appalachian State 4 481 892 271 1373 5.07 343.3
68 Oregon 4 452 925 260 1377 5.30 344.3
69 Sacramento State 5 750 982 296 1732 5.85 346.4
70 Texas Tech 4 379 1014 272 1393 5.12 348.3
71 Middle Tennessee State 4 645 752 234 1397 5.97 349.3
72 Florida 4 412 993 280 1405 5.02 351.3
73 Western Michigan 4 646 768 265 1414 5.34 353.5
74 Mississippi State 4 419 996 285 1415 4.96 353.8
75 USC 5 593 1181 289 1774 6.14 354.8
76 Colorado 4 471 949 282 1420 5.04 355.0
77 Kentucky 4 489 936 287 1425 4.97 356.3
78 Louisiana Tech 3 398 677 213 1075 5.05 358.3
79 Wyoming 4 734 706 262 1440 5.50 360.0
80 Rutgers 4 667 777 235 1444 6.14 361.0
81 Oregon State 4 571 874 285 1445 5.07 361.3
82 Kennesaw State 4 666 786 250 1452 5.81 363.0
83 UNLV 4 603 854 261 1457 5.58 364.3
84 California 4 764 695 270 1459 5.40 364.8
85 Auburn 4 508 955 308 1463 4.75 365.8
86 Tulsa 4 439 1029 302 1468 4.86 367.0
87 San Jose State 4 520 950 281 1470 5.23 367.5
88 Utah State 4 559 913 291 1472 5.06 368.0
89 Nevada 4 829 653 295 1482 5.02 370.5
90 Cincinnati 4 470 1016 266 1486 5.59 371.5
91 Clemson 4 631 859 286 1490 5.21 372.5
92 Eastern Michigan 5 697 1169 326 1866 5.72 373.2
93 UTEP 4 617 877 247 1494 6.05 373.5
94 Central Michigan 4 661 834 258 1495 5.79 373.8
95 Connecticut 4 380 1119 289 1499 5.19 374.8
96 New Mexico State 4 607 899 260 1506 5.79 376.5
97 Coastal Carolina 4 751 757 255 1508 5.91 377.0
98 Delaware 4 402 1107 285 1509 5.29 377.3
98 North Texas 4 659 850 251 1509 6.01 377.3
100 Rice 4 732 784 254 1516 5.97 379.0
101 Boise State 4 403 1115 216 1518 7.03 379.5
102 Washington State 4 693 828 264 1521 5.76 380.3
103 Georgia Tech 4 756 770 275 1526 5.55 381.5
104 Wake Forest 4 508 1029 293 1537 5.25 384.3
105 Northern Illinois 4 618 926 262 1544 5.89 386.0
106 Charlotte 4 618 929 275 1547 5.63 386.8
107 Ohio 4 674 878 254 1552 6.11 388.0
108 Kent State 4 527 1028 245 1555 6.35 388.8
109 Temple 4 631 928 261 1559 5.97 389.8
110 Arkansas State 4 735 828 251 1563 6.23 390.8
111 Illinois 4 544 1020 273 1564 5.73 391.0
112 Hawaii 4 713 886 260 1599 6.15 399.8
113 South Alabama 4 800 809 215 1609 7.48 402.3
114 Fresno State 4 687 925 266 1612 6.06 403.0
115 Ole Miss 4 779 840 275 1619 5.89 404.8
116 Louisville 4 661 961 281 1622 5.77 405.5
117 Miami (OH) 4 489 1145 257 1634 6.36 408.5
118 Akron 4 611 1030 244 1641 6.73 410.3
119 San Diego State 4 690 961 292 1651 5.65 412.8
120 Northwestern 3 598 654 219 1252 5.72 417.3
121 Tulane 4 764 924 278 1688 6.07 422.0
122 Buffalo 4 683 1022 268 1705 6.36 426.3
123 West Virginia 4 577 1129 272 1706 6.27 426.5
123 Florida Atlantic 4 676 1030 259 1706 6.59 426.5
125 Southern Miss 4 941 776 291 1717 5.90 429.3
126 Florida State 4 559 1160 272 1719 6.32 429.8
127 Bowling Green 4 1049 682 240 1731 7.21 432.8
128 Western Kentucky 4 882 874 251 1756 7.00 439.0
129 Missouri State 4 749 1010 289 1759 6.09 439.8
130 Memphis 4 749 1014 270 1763 6.53 440.8
131 Stanford 4 598 1177 284 1775 6.25 443.8
132 Purdue 4 798 986 252 1784 7.08 446.0
133 UTSA 4 853 950 322 1803 5.60 450.8
133 Marshall 4 618 1185 266 1803 6.78 450.8
135 Ball State 4 797 1018 268 1815 6.77 453.8
136 Colorado State 4 920 896 247 1816 7.35 454.0
137 Texas State 4 484 1393 319 1877 5.88 469.3
138 Louisiana-Monroe 4 969 1020 291 1989 6.84 497.3