2026 National Leaders Total Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 252 | 259 | 103 | 511 | 4.96 | 255.5 |
| 2 | Penn State | 3 | 800 | 290 | 177 | 1090 | 6.16 | 363.3 |
| 3 | Texas | 2 | 153 | 306 | 133 | 459 | 3.45 | 229.5 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 2 | 168 | 331 | 136 | 499 | 3.67 | 249.5 |
| 5 | USF | 3 | 581 | 459 | 198 | 1040 | 5.25 | 346.7 |
| 6 | Air Force | 3 | 488 | 477 | 150 | 965 | 6.43 | 321.7 |
| 7 | UAB | 4 | 796 | 502 | 237 | 1298 | 5.48 | 324.5 |
| 7 | SMU | 3 | 602 | 502 | 199 | 1104 | 5.55 | 368.0 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 3 | 640 | 562 | 186 | 1202 | 6.46 | 400.7 |
| 10 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 685 | 577 | 252 | 1262 | 5.01 | 315.5 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 3 | 634 | 577 | 208 | 1211 | 5.82 | 403.7 |
| 12 | North Dakota State | 4 | 662 | 586 | 254 | 1248 | 4.91 | 312.0 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 3 | 402 | 586 | 195 | 988 | 5.07 | 329.3 |
| 14 | Tulane | 4 | 996 | 616 | 286 | 1612 | 5.64 | 403.0 |
| 15 | Indiana | 3 | 244 | 626 | 212 | 870 | 4.10 | 290.0 |
| 16 | Alabama | 3 | 231 | 627 | 206 | 858 | 4.17 | 286.0 |
| 17 | UCLA | 3 | 231 | 632 | 218 | 863 | 3.96 | 287.7 |
| 18 | Nevada | 4 | 553 | 636 | 247 | 1189 | 4.81 | 297.3 |
| 18 | Maryland | 3 | 483 | 636 | 196 | 1119 | 5.71 | 373.0 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 488 | 638 | 189 | 1126 | 5.96 | 375.3 |
| 21 | USC | 3 | 378 | 639 | 189 | 1017 | 5.38 | 339.0 |
| 22 | Duke | 3 | 471 | 647 | 202 | 1118 | 5.53 | 372.7 |
| 23 | TCU | 3 | 250 | 648 | 197 | 898 | 4.56 | 299.3 |
| 24 | UNLV | 4 | 838 | 649 | 266 | 1487 | 5.59 | 371.8 |
| 25 | Georgia | 3 | 226 | 666 | 182 | 892 | 4.90 | 297.3 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 3 | 489 | 673 | 195 | 1162 | 5.96 | 387.3 |
| 27 | Central Michigan | 3 | 651 | 688 | 205 | 1339 | 6.53 | 446.3 |
| 28 | Purdue | 3 | 758 | 689 | 220 | 1447 | 6.58 | 482.3 |
| 29 | BYU | 3 | 324 | 700 | 203 | 1024 | 5.04 | 341.3 |
| 30 | Kansas | 4 | 924 | 703 | 276 | 1627 | 5.89 | 406.8 |
| 31 | Troy | 4 | 698 | 705 | 256 | 1403 | 5.48 | 350.8 |
| 32 | Wyoming | 4 | 788 | 712 | 269 | 1500 | 5.58 | 375.0 |
| 33 | UTSA | 4 | 731 | 714 | 289 | 1445 | 5.00 | 361.3 |
| 33 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 822 | 714 | 242 | 1536 | 6.35 | 384.0 |
| 35 | Utah | 3 | 442 | 724 | 190 | 1166 | 6.14 | 388.7 |
| 36 | Toledo | 3 | 316 | 727 | 216 | 1043 | 4.83 | 347.7 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 3 | 495 | 732 | 230 | 1227 | 5.33 | 409.0 |
| 37 | Oregon | 3 | 582 | 732 | 216 | 1314 | 6.08 | 438.0 |
| 39 | Iowa | 3 | 222 | 733 | 206 | 955 | 4.64 | 318.3 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 3 | 989 | 733 | 210 | 1722 | 8.20 | 574.0 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 4 | 569 | 734 | 237 | 1303 | 5.50 | 325.8 |
| 41 | Rutgers | 3 | 548 | 734 | 191 | 1282 | 6.71 | 427.3 |
| 43 | NC State | 3 | 564 | 735 | 196 | 1299 | 6.63 | 433.0 |
| 44 | Boston College | 4 | 562 | 737 | 250 | 1299 | 5.20 | 324.8 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 3 | 487 | 745 | 190 | 1232 | 6.48 | 410.7 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 3 | 465 | 753 | 185 | 1218 | 6.58 | 406.0 |
| 47 | UCF | 3 | 367 | 755 | 209 | 1122 | 5.37 | 374.0 |
| 48 | FIU | 4 | 482 | 764 | 236 | 1246 | 5.28 | 311.5 |
| 48 | Memphis | 4 | 808 | 764 | 254 | 1572 | 6.19 | 393.0 |
| 48 | Temple | 3 | 443 | 764 | 217 | 1207 | 5.56 | 402.3 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 3 | 509 | 770 | 196 | 1279 | 6.53 | 426.3 |
| 52 | Illinois | 3 | 376 | 772 | 180 | 1148 | 6.38 | 382.7 |
| 53 | Washington | 3 | 345 | 773 | 211 | 1118 | 5.30 | 372.7 |
| 54 | Tulsa | 4 | 863 | 782 | 281 | 1645 | 5.85 | 411.3 |
| 55 | Florida State | 3 | 901 | 786 | 202 | 1687 | 8.35 | 562.3 |
| 56 | LSU | 3 | 284 | 813 | 206 | 1097 | 5.33 | 365.7 |
| 57 | Oregon State | 4 | 698 | 815 | 251 | 1513 | 6.03 | 378.3 |
| 58 | Arizona | 4 | 873 | 821 | 303 | 1694 | 5.59 | 423.5 |
| 59 | Liberty | 4 | 416 | 823 | 243 | 1239 | 5.10 | 309.8 |
| 60 | Ohio | 4 | 690 | 824 | 262 | 1514 | 5.78 | 378.5 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 4 | 696 | 825 | 258 | 1521 | 5.90 | 380.3 |
| 62 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 465 | 826 | 248 | 1291 | 5.21 | 322.8 |
| 62 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 526 | 826 | 222 | 1352 | 6.09 | 450.7 |
| 64 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 1053 | 827 | 268 | 1880 | 7.01 | 470.0 |
| 65 | Clemson | 3 | 460 | 830 | 213 | 1290 | 6.06 | 430.0 |
| 66 | Texas State | 3 | 403 | 836 | 208 | 1239 | 5.96 | 413.0 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | 4 | 490 | 839 | 263 | 1329 | 5.05 | 332.3 |
| 68 | Massachusetts | 4 | 611 | 847 | 284 | 1458 | 5.13 | 364.5 |
| 69 | North Texas | 4 | 975 | 853 | 274 | 1828 | 6.67 | 457.0 |
| 69 | Virginia | 4 | 990 | 853 | 274 | 1843 | 6.73 | 460.8 |
| 71 | Iowa State | 3 | 411 | 856 | 193 | 1267 | 6.56 | 422.3 |
| 72 | North Carolina | 4 | 566 | 858 | 293 | 1424 | 4.86 | 356.0 |
| 72 | Buffalo | 3 | 559 | 858 | 204 | 1417 | 6.95 | 472.3 |
| 74 | Southern Miss | 4 | 1218 | 861 | 320 | 2079 | 6.50 | 519.8 |
| 75 | Hawaii | 4 | 667 | 874 | 244 | 1541 | 6.32 | 385.3 |
| 76 | Notre Dame | 5 | 517 | 876 | 304 | 1393 | 4.58 | 278.6 |
| 76 | Arizona State | 4 | 578 | 876 | 258 | 1454 | 5.64 | 363.5 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 3 | 359 | 876 | 205 | 1235 | 6.02 | 411.7 |
| 79 | West Virginia | 3 | 534 | 881 | 228 | 1415 | 6.21 | 471.7 |
| 80 | Louisiana | 4 | 673 | 882 | 274 | 1555 | 5.68 | 388.8 |
| 81 | Florida | 4 | 644 | 885 | 247 | 1529 | 6.19 | 382.3 |
| 82 | Texas Tech | 3 | 388 | 886 | 221 | 1274 | 5.76 | 424.7 |
| 83 | Bowling Green | 5 | 1178 | 895 | 308 | 2073 | 6.73 | 414.6 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1013 | 900 | 277 | 1913 | 6.91 | 478.3 |
| 85 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 702 | 908 | 291 | 1610 | 5.53 | 402.5 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | 4 | 395 | 910 | 257 | 1305 | 5.08 | 326.3 |
| 87 | Ohio State | 4 | 369 | 912 | 250 | 1281 | 5.12 | 320.3 |
| 88 | Connecticut | 4 | 703 | 913 | 276 | 1616 | 5.86 | 404.0 |
| 89 | Arkansas State | 4 | 798 | 917 | 253 | 1715 | 6.78 | 428.8 |
| 90 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 755 | 918 | 285 | 1673 | 5.87 | 418.3 |
| 91 | California | 4 | 682 | 919 | 281 | 1601 | 5.70 | 400.3 |
| 92 | Georgia State | 4 | 786 | 920 | 247 | 1706 | 6.91 | 426.5 |
| 93 | Houston | 4 | 577 | 932 | 245 | 1509 | 6.16 | 377.3 |
| 94 | East Carolina | 4 | 670 | 936 | 294 | 1606 | 5.46 | 401.5 |
| 95 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 431 | 944 | 257 | 1375 | 5.35 | 343.8 |
| 96 | New Mexico | 4 | 294 | 946 | 252 | 1240 | 4.92 | 310.0 |
| 96 | Utah State | 4 | 569 | 946 | 278 | 1515 | 5.45 | 378.8 |
| 98 | Ole Miss | 4 | 774 | 955 | 290 | 1729 | 5.96 | 432.3 |
| 99 | Boise State | 4 | 354 | 956 | 238 | 1310 | 5.50 | 327.5 |
| 100 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 1061 | 960 | 301 | 2021 | 6.71 | 404.2 |
| 101 | Old Dominion | 4 | 504 | 978 | 289 | 1482 | 5.13 | 370.5 |
| 102 | UTEP | 4 | 726 | 979 | 262 | 1705 | 6.51 | 426.3 |
| 103 | Fresno State | 4 | 465 | 988 | 258 | 1453 | 5.63 | 363.3 |
| 103 | South Alabama | 4 | 847 | 988 | 255 | 1835 | 7.20 | 458.8 |
| 105 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 580 | 991 | 282 | 1571 | 5.57 | 392.8 |
| 106 | Baylor | 4 | 504 | 996 | 303 | 1500 | 4.95 | 375.0 |
| 107 | Sacramento State | 4 | 663 | 999 | 259 | 1662 | 6.42 | 415.5 |
| 108 | Missouri | 4 | 535 | 1004 | 289 | 1539 | 5.33 | 384.8 |
| 109 | Auburn | 4 | 677 | 1009 | 315 | 1686 | 5.35 | 421.5 |
| 110 | Stanford | 4 | 1122 | 1010 | 274 | 2132 | 7.78 | 533.0 |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 903 | 1011 | 290 | 1914 | 6.60 | 478.5 |
| 112 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 1054 | 1027 | 266 | 2081 | 7.82 | 520.3 |
| 113 | Western Michigan | 5 | 812 | 1031 | 335 | 1843 | 5.50 | 368.6 |
| 114 | Louisville | 3 | 395 | 1048 | 245 | 1443 | 5.89 | 481.0 |
| 115 | Rice | 4 | 723 | 1051 | 289 | 1774 | 6.14 | 443.5 |
| 116 | Washington State | 5 | 925 | 1061 | 324 | 1986 | 6.13 | 397.2 |
| 117 | Akron | 5 | 1132 | 1068 | 304 | 2200 | 7.24 | 440.0 |
| 118 | Mississippi State | 4 | 312 | 1070 | 264 | 1382 | 5.23 | 345.5 |
| 119 | Cincinnati | 3 | 448 | 1082 | 213 | 1530 | 7.18 | 510.0 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 4 | 291 | 1087 | 288 | 1378 | 4.78 | 344.5 |
| 121 | James Madison | 4 | 381 | 1098 | 285 | 1479 | 5.19 | 369.8 |
| 122 | Colorado | 4 | 537 | 1109 | 277 | 1646 | 5.94 | 411.5 |
| 123 | Appalachian State | 4 | 634 | 1111 | 291 | 1745 | 6.00 | 436.3 |
| 124 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 287 | 1116 | 217 | 1403 | 6.47 | 467.7 |
| 125 | Army | 4 | 792 | 1134 | 244 | 1926 | 7.89 | 481.5 |
| 126 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 221 | 1169 | 266 | 1390 | 5.23 | 347.5 |
| 127 | Missouri State | 4 | 829 | 1189 | 314 | 2018 | 6.43 | 504.5 |
| 128 | Delaware | 4 | 556 | 1212 | 289 | 1768 | 6.12 | 442.0 |
| 129 | Navy | 5 | 660 | 1223 | 331 | 1883 | 5.69 | 376.6 |
| 130 | San Diego State | 4 | 829 | 1230 | 301 | 2059 | 6.84 | 514.8 |
| 131 | Marshall | 4 | 739 | 1236 | 278 | 1975 | 7.10 | 493.8 |
| 132 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 1035 | 1238 | 321 | 2273 | 7.08 | 454.6 |
| 133 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 432 | 1264 | 276 | 1696 | 6.14 | 424.0 |
| 134 | Charlotte | 4 | 621 | 1269 | 265 | 1890 | 7.13 | 472.5 |
| 135 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 702 | 1293 | 298 | 1995 | 6.69 | 399.0 |
| 136 | Kent State | 5 | 866 | 1321 | 330 | 2187 | 6.63 | 437.4 |
| 137 | San Jose State | 5 | 662 | 1348 | 365 | 2010 | 5.51 | 402.0 |
| 138 | Ball State | 5 | 876 | 1358 | 318 | 2234 | 7.03 | 446.8 |