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