2026 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Texas A&M 1 37 30 40 67 1.68 67.0
2 Notre Dame 1 64 64 46 128 2.78 128.0
3 Texas 1 72 70 47 142 3.02 142.0
4 Virginia 1 89 71 57 160 2.81 160.0
5 South Carolina 1 100 79 48 179 3.73 179.0
6 Kansas 1 55 81 42 136 3.24 136.0
7 Iowa State 1 90 96 52 186 3.58 186.0
8 Iowa 1 7 113 55 120 2.18 120.0
9 Georgia 1 110 115 74 225 3.04 225.0
10 Oregon State 1 92 130 66 222 3.36 222.0
11 TCU 1 128 133 54 261 4.83 261.0
12 Miami (FL) 1 21 137 51 158 3.10 158.0
13 Mississippi State 1 138 140 68 278 4.09 278.0
14 LSU 1 -4 143 55 139 2.53 139.0
15 Maryland 1 67 156 52 223 4.29 223.0
15 Wake Forest 1 149 156 69 305 4.42 305.0
17 Alabama 1 2 160 41 162 3.95 162.0
18 Kansas State 1 95 165 59 260 4.41 260.0
19 Auburn 1 50 171 58 221 3.81 221.0
19 SMU 1 68 171 62 239 3.85 239.0
21 California 1 173 172 61 345 5.66 345.0
22 Minnesota 1 48 173 60 221 3.68 221.0
23 Arkansas 1 65 176 55 241 4.38 241.0
24 Ole Miss 1 143 179 61 322 5.28 322.0
25 Michigan 2 189 182 114 371 3.25 185.5
26 Ohio State 2 116 183 115 299 2.60 149.5
27 Virginia Tech 1 123 187 52 310 5.96 310.0
28 Tennessee 1 102 189 64 291 4.55 291.0
29 Texas Tech 1 74 195 65 269 4.14 269.0
30 Rutgers 1 200 197 63 397 6.30 397.0
31 Northern Illinois 2 583 198 125 781 6.25 390.5
32 Oklahoma 2 181 202 113 383 3.39 191.5
33 Duke 1 54 204 56 258 4.61 258.0
34 Illinois 1 194 219 79 413 5.23 413.0
35 Baylor 1 139 223 78 362 4.64 362.0
36 Utah State 1 169 226 80 395 4.94 395.0
37 Oklahoma State 1 134 227 57 361 6.33 361.0
38 Missouri 1 93 230 72 323 4.49 323.0
39 North Carolina 1 241 234 74 475 6.42 475.0
40 Vanderbilt 1 98 240 68 338 4.97 338.0
41 Clemson 1 22 244 66 266 4.03 266.0
42 Nebraska 2 224 248 113 472 4.18 236.0
43 Arizona State 1 64 252 73 316 4.33 316.0
44 Arizona 1 86 255 67 341 5.09 341.0
45 Pittsburgh 1 27 262 58 289 4.98 289.0
46 UTSA 2 255 265 121 520 4.30 260.0
47 Kentucky 1 88 266 74 354 4.78 354.0
48 Purdue 1 177 267 58 444 7.66 444.0
49 Penn State 3 333 270 172 603 3.51 201.0
49 Northwestern 1 90 270 78 360 4.62 360.0
51 Florida State 1 47 272 66 319 4.83 319.0
52 Florida 1 120 276 90 396 4.40 396.0
53 UCF 1 203 282 84 485 5.77 485.0
54 Houston 1 66 289 65 355 5.46 355.0
55 NC State 1 62 317 61 379 6.21 379.0
56 Syracuse 1 181 318 74 499 6.74 499.0
57 Cincinnati 1 76 334 56 410 7.32 410.0
58 Indiana 2 218 335 128 553 4.32 276.5
59 UTEP 2 504 364 138 868 6.29 434.0
60 West Virginia 1 52 373 64 425 6.64 425.0
61 Louisiana Tech 2 430 390 127 820 6.46 410.0
62 Wisconsin 2 173 393 121 566 4.68 283.0
63 Bowling Green 3 340 395 175 735 4.20 245.0
64 New Mexico 3 425 399 170 824 4.85 274.7
65 Sam Houston State 3 715 405 192 1120 5.83 373.3
66 Delaware 2 417 407 133 824 6.20 412.0
67 Missouri State 2 500 428 146 928 6.36 464.0
68 East Carolina 3 472 430 201 902 4.49 300.7
69 Colorado State 2 382 433 125 815 6.52 407.5
70 UAB 4 905 434 273 1339 4.90 334.8
71 USC 2 248 446 108 694 6.43 347.0
72 Boise State 2 248 494 103 742 7.20 371.0
73 Kent State 3 431 499 174 930 5.34 310.0
74 Fresno State 3 547 513 198 1060 5.35 353.3
74 Western Kentucky 3 665 513 185 1178 6.37 392.7
76 Western Michigan 3 419 514 195 933 4.78 311.0
77 Stanford 2 407 516 149 923 6.19 461.5
78 San Diego State 2 381 530 144 911 6.33 455.5
79 Massachusetts 3 459 535 203 994 4.90 331.3
80 Appalachian State 3 430 538 213 968 4.54 322.7
81 Michigan State 3 339 548 160 887 5.54 295.7
82 Toledo 3 573 573 212 1146 5.41 382.0
83 Arkansas State 4 1079 577 248 1656 6.68 414.0
84 Tulane 3 642 585 201 1227 6.10 409.0
85 Nevada 4 763 600 283 1363 4.82 340.8
86 Middle Tennessee State 3 500 607 185 1107 5.98 369.0
87 Southern Miss 3 931 612 228 1543 6.77 514.3
88 San Jose State 3 435 629 208 1064 5.12 354.7
89 North Dakota State 5 670 631 299 1301 4.35 260.2
90 North Texas 3 295 632 208 927 4.46 309.0
91 Ball State 3 729 638 218 1367 6.27 455.7
92 Georgia Southern 3 459 651 195 1110 5.69 370.0
93 Georgia State 3 247 659 191 906 4.74 302.0
94 FIU 4 327 673 248 1000 4.03 250.0
95 Central Michigan 4 770 677 263 1447 5.50 361.8
96 Florida Atlantic 3 395 687 192 1082 5.64 360.7
97 Old Dominion 4 614 695 270 1309 4.85 327.3
98 Wyoming 4 736 696 269 1432 5.32 358.0
99 Akron 3 671 716 204 1387 6.80 462.3
100 Troy 2 159 726 135 885 6.56 442.5
101 Sacramento State 4 671 727 238 1398 5.87 349.5
102 Air Force 4 556 735 217 1291 5.95 322.8
103 Tulsa 3 668 743 224 1411 6.30 470.3
104 Texas State 2 253 750 159 1003 6.31 501.5
105 Rice 4 735 766 275 1501 5.46 375.3
106 Louisiana-Monroe 3 749 769 222 1518 6.84 506.0
107 Miami (OH) 3 271 774 187 1045 5.59 348.3
108 Louisiana 4 334 799 234 1133 4.84 283.3
109 Buffalo 3 370 801 198 1171 5.91 390.3
110 Kennesaw State 3 423 808 206 1231 5.98 410.3
111 Liberty 5 627 819 290 1446 4.99 289.2
112 Hawaii 4 633 822 250 1455 5.82 363.8
113 Memphis 4 589 824 249 1413 5.67 353.3
114 Ohio 4 597 849 264 1446 5.48 361.5
115 USF 5 843 852 323 1695 5.25 339.0
116 Army 4 713 898 216 1611 7.46 402.8
117 Marshall 4 840 899 264 1739 6.59 434.8
118 Connecticut 3 337 913 199 1250 6.28 416.7
119 Navy 4 444 920 269 1364 5.07 341.0
120 Temple 4 748 927 268 1675 6.25 418.8
121 Jacksonville State 5 776 957 328 1733 5.28 346.6
122 New Mexico State 4 466 965 277 1431 5.17 357.8
123 Eastern Michigan 4 435 977 250 1412 5.65 353.0
124 UNLV 5 779 978 322 1757 5.46 351.4
125 Coastal Carolina 4 743 1049 261 1792 6.87 448.0
126 James Madison 4 334 1143 279 1477 5.29 369.3
127 South Alabama 4 550 1226 249 1776 7.13 444.0
128 Charlotte 4 709 1272 313 1981 6.33 495.3