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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 UAB 4 700 476 253 1176 4.65 294.0
2 UCLA 4 333 485 224 818 3.65 204.5
3 North Dakota State 5 718 502 279 1220 4.37 244.0
4 Sam Houston State 4 773 590 255 1363 5.35 340.8
5 Jacksonville State 3 435 596 192 1031 5.37 343.7
6 Tulsa 4 1178 598 284 1776 6.25 444.0
7 Nevada 4 461 602 236 1063 4.50 265.8
8 Michigan 4 448 607 230 1055 4.59 263.8
8 Central Michigan 4 768 607 257 1375 5.35 343.8
10 Texas A&M 4 558 612 234 1170 5.00 292.5
11 Massachusetts 4 839 621 270 1460 5.41 365.0
12 Notre Dame 4 468 625 219 1093 4.99 273.3
13 USF 4 539 626 254 1165 4.59 291.3
13 Penn State 4 786 626 229 1412 6.17 353.0
15 LSU 4 493 665 248 1158 4.67 289.5
16 Tennessee 4 507 671 244 1178 4.83 294.5
17 Florida Atlantic 4 1372 673 274 2045 7.46 511.3
18 Louisiana-Monroe 4 811 678 268 1489 5.56 372.3
19 Texas 4 422 679 286 1101 3.85 275.3
20 TCU 4 560 682 288 1242 4.31 310.5
21 Arizona 4 757 685 291 1442 4.96 360.5
22 Memphis 5 942 688 309 1630 5.28 326.0
23 Arkansas State 4 829 696 242 1525 6.30 381.3
24 Hawaii 4 647 700 232 1347 5.81 336.8
25 Duke 4 573 702 258 1275 4.94 318.8
26 Ohio 4 407 708 241 1115 4.63 278.8
27 UTSA 4 616 713 243 1329 5.47 332.3
28 Minnesota 4 618 733 256 1351 5.28 337.8
29 Wyoming 4 775 737 287 1512 5.27 378.0
29 Tulane 4 944 737 295 1681 5.70 420.3
31 New Mexico 4 318 739 241 1057 4.39 264.3
31 Oregon 4 618 739 269 1357 5.04 339.3
33 Utah State 4 446 753 254 1199 4.72 299.8
34 Oregon State 4 602 762 241 1364 5.66 341.0
35 Georgia 4 486 765 245 1251 5.11 312.8
36 New Mexico State 4 481 774 258 1255 4.86 313.8
37 East Carolina 4 548 779 263 1327 5.05 331.8
38 Ohio State 4 310 781 225 1091 4.85 272.8
39 FIU 4 673 783 236 1456 6.17 364.0
39 Sacramento State 4 759 783 254 1542 6.07 385.5
41 Akron 4 874 785 251 1659 6.61 414.8
42 Kansas State 4 770 790 268 1560 5.82 390.0
42 UNLV 4 915 790 284 1705 6.00 426.3
42 Georgia Tech 4 998 790 290 1788 6.17 447.0
45 Clemson 4 353 791 239 1144 4.79 286.0
46 Northern Illinois 4 1132 794 266 1926 7.24 481.5
47 UTEP 4 878 797 265 1675 6.32 418.8
48 Buffalo 4 511 800 257 1311 5.10 327.8
49 Liberty 4 303 806 241 1109 4.60 277.3
50 SMU 4 413 810 256 1223 4.78 305.8
50 USC 4 530 810 261 1340 5.13 335.0
52 Bowling Green 5 859 811 307 1670 5.44 334.0
53 Marshall 4 803 813 279 1616 5.79 404.0
54 Florida State 4 853 823 284 1676 5.90 419.0
55 Boston College 4 507 845 253 1352 5.34 338.0
56 Louisiana 4 646 849 266 1495 5.62 373.8
57 Wisconsin 4 369 851 291 1220 4.19 305.0
57 Michigan State 4 734 851 282 1585 5.62 396.3
59 Toledo 4 490 858 273 1348 4.94 337.0
60 Nebraska 4 367 865 251 1232 4.91 308.0
61 Arkansas 4 725 870 258 1595 6.18 398.8
62 Temple 4 752 873 273 1625 5.95 406.3
63 Connecticut 4 739 874 288 1613 5.60 403.3
64 Western Kentucky 4 487 876 250 1363 5.45 340.8
65 Rice 4 674 878 291 1552 5.33 388.0
66 Georgia Southern 4 422 880 247 1302 5.27 325.5
67 Alabama 4 489 893 264 1382 5.23 345.5
67 Florida 4 656 893 253 1549 6.12 387.3
69 Troy 4 620 895 274 1515 5.53 378.8
70 Wake Forest 4 155 896 263 1051 4.00 262.8
70 Southern Miss 4 846 896 315 1742 5.53 435.5
72 Ball State 4 668 900 258 1568 6.08 392.0
73 Louisiana Tech 5 685 901 313 1586 5.07 317.2
74 Air Force 5 646 905 251 1551 6.18 310.2
75 Illinois 4 495 906 245 1401 5.72 350.3
76 Oklahoma 4 572 913 251 1485 5.92 371.3
77 South Carolina 4 541 919 299 1460 4.88 365.0
78 Kent State 5 771 920 317 1691 5.33 338.2
79 Kansas 5 968 925 318 1893 5.95 378.6
80 Middle Tennessee State 4 830 932 256 1762 6.88 440.5
81 Missouri 4 385 942 270 1327 4.91 331.8
82 Fresno State 4 585 943 286 1528 5.34 382.0
83 Georgia State 4 546 955 264 1501 5.69 375.3
84 Vanderbilt 4 732 962 268 1694 6.32 423.5
85 Purdue 4 602 963 253 1565 6.19 391.3
86 Iowa 4 281 964 263 1245 4.73 311.3
87 Texas State 4 468 970 279 1438 5.15 359.5
88 Boise State 4 393 971 245 1364 5.57 341.0
89 Washington 4 608 975 268 1583 5.91 395.8
90 Indiana 5 417 981 340 1398 4.11 279.6
91 Kennesaw State 4 604 984 298 1588 5.33 397.0
92 Coastal Carolina 4 800 988 282 1788 6.34 447.0
93 Maryland 4 751 994 283 1745 6.17 436.3
94 Washington State 5 884 995 315 1879 5.97 375.8
95 Missouri State 4 568 999 273 1567 5.74 391.8
96 Virginia Tech 4 414 1000 251 1414 5.63 353.5
97 BYU 5 572 1005 349 1577 4.52 315.4
97 Eastern Michigan 4 519 1005 234 1524 6.51 381.0
99 Houston 4 550 1010 238 1560 6.55 390.0
100 Rutgers 4 888 1012 270 1900 7.04 475.0
101 Miami (OH) 4 270 1014 255 1284 5.04 321.0
102 North Texas 4 631 1024 298 1655 5.55 413.8
103 Delaware 4 713 1030 265 1743 6.58 435.8
104 Baylor 4 407 1031 293 1438 4.91 359.5
105 Ole Miss 4 412 1040 286 1452 5.08 363.0
106 Colorado 4 620 1048 288 1668 5.79 417.0
107 Appalachian State 4 540 1056 297 1596 5.37 399.0
107 NC State 4 562 1056 266 1618 6.08 404.5
109 San Jose State 5 853 1058 356 1911 5.37 382.2
110 Kentucky 4 417 1059 270 1476 5.47 369.0
111 Auburn 4 738 1064 296 1802 6.09 450.5
112 Old Dominion 5 744 1066 351 1810 5.16 362.0
113 Mississippi State 4 513 1096 253 1609 6.36 402.3
114 Western Michigan 5 697 1112 355 1809 5.10 361.8
115 Stanford 5 1199 1116 328 2315 7.06 463.0
116 UCF 4 564 1119 272 1683 6.19 420.8
117 Utah 4 475 1134 241 1609 6.68 402.3
118 South Alabama 4 453 1155 262 1608 6.14 402.0
119 Northwestern 5 576 1165 323 1741 5.39 348.2
120 California 5 897 1177 319 2074 6.50 414.8
121 Virginia 5 977 1186 338 2163 6.40 432.6
122 Louisville 4 477 1191 313 1668 5.33 417.0
123 Iowa State 4 819 1215 271 2034 7.51 508.5
124 Colorado State 4 1169 1226 278 2395 8.62 598.8
125 North Carolina 5 856 1232 375 2088 5.57 417.6
126 Cincinnati 4 813 1241 306 2054 6.71 513.5
127 Arizona State 5 699 1244 349 1943 5.57 388.6
128 Navy 5 772 1246 319 2018 6.33 403.6
129 Oklahoma State 4 600 1260 290 1860 6.41 465.0
130 Texas Tech 4 380 1266 297 1646 5.54 411.5
131 Miami (FL) 4 328 1275 264 1603 6.07 400.8
132 James Madison 5 696 1301 362 1997 5.52 399.4
132 Charlotte 4 875 1301 290 2176 7.50 544.0
134 Syracuse 5 635 1364 327 1999 6.11 399.8
135 Army 5 805 1374 321 2179 6.79 435.8
136 West Virginia 4 751 1414 279 2165 7.76 541.3
137 Pittsburgh 5 402 1508 344 1910 5.55 382.0
138 San Diego State 5 801 1607 404 2408 5.96 481.6