2004 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 01/08/2005

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 North Carolina State 11 1126 1309 701 2435 3.5 221.4
2 Alabama 12 1589 1357 726 2946 4.1 245.5
3 LSU 12 1197 1886 743 3083 4.1 256.9
4 Virginia Tech 13 1498 1986 794 3484 4.4 268.0
5 Auburn 13 1354 2255 780 3609 4.6 277.6
6 USC 13 1032 2599 851 3631 4.3 279.3
7 Florida State 12 997 2409 798 3406 4.3 283.8
8 Georgia 12 1283 2184 747 3467 4.6 288.9
9 Wisconsin 12 1488 2007 756 3495 4.6 291.3
10 Penn State 11 1422 1785 753 3207 4.3 291.5
11 Iowa 12 1110 2416 816 3526 4.3 293.8
12 Georgia Tech 12 1255 2320 799 3575 4.5 297.9
13 Oklahoma 13 1230 2657 812 3887 4.8 299.0
14 Missouri 11 1673 1642 705 3315 4.7 301.4
15 Louisville 12 1308 2363 804 3671 4.6 305.9
16 Troy 12 1211 2521 850 3732 4.4 311.0
17 Kent State 11 1241 2196 753 3437 4.6 312.5
18 Oregon State 12 1408 2352 845 3760 4.4 313.3
18 Virginia 12 1423 2337 745 3760 5.0 313.3
20 South Carolina 11 1517 1950 702 3467 4.9 315.2
21 Maryland 11 1574 1894 763 3468 4.5 315.3
22 Ohio 11 1367 2149 759 3516 4.6 319.6
23 Texas 12 1289 2552 791 3841 4.9 320.1
24 California 12 990 2861 794 3851 4.9 320.9
25 New Mexico 12 1299 2579 859 3878 4.5 323.2
26 Clemson 11 1492 2108 825 3600 4.4 327.3
27 Connecticut 12 1649 2280 796 3929 4.9 327.4
28 Miami (Florida) 12 1860 2077 822 3937 4.8 328.1
29 Iowa State 12 1670 2283 833 3953 4.7 329.4
30 Ohio State 12 1565 2419 874 3984 4.6 332.0
31 Boston College 12 1546 2448 837 3994 4.8 332.8
32 Marshall 12 1332 2684 822 4016 4.9 334.7
33 Michigan 12 1600 2435 811 4035 5.0 336.3
34 Miami (Ohio) 13 1601 2803 894 4404 4.9 338.8
35 Oregon 11 1343 2385 750 3728 5.0 338.9
36 West Virginia 12 1693 2379 873 4072 4.7 339.3
36 Fresno State 12 1974 2097 848 4071 4.8 339.3
38 Cincinnati 12 1766 2330 733 4096 5.6 341.3
39 Utah 12 1682 2439 815 4121 5.1 343.4
40 Purdue 12 1264 2879 839 4143 4.9 345.3
41 Kansas 11 1294 2506 764 3800 5.0 345.5
42 Florida 12 1703 2444 859 4147 4.8 345.6
42 Florida Atlantic 11 1252 2550 755 3802 5.0 345.6
44 Kansas State 11 1631 2215 681 3846 5.6 349.6
45 Navy 12 1813 2405 813 4218 5.2 351.5
46 Tennessee 13 1560 3073 869 4633 5.3 356.4
47 Texas Tech 12 2108 2176 870 4284 4.9 357.0
48 Boise State 12 1247 3047 805 4294 5.3 357.8
49 Arizona State 12 1475 2832 855 4307 5.0 358.9
50 UTEP 12 1850 2485 887 4335 4.9 361.3
51 Rice 11 1650 2360 680 4010 5.9 364.5
52 Mississippi State 11 2094 1919 750 4013 5.4 364.8
53 San Diego State 11 1526 2501 834 4027 4.8 366.1
54 Washington State 11 1468 2565 843 4033 4.8 366.6
55 Notre Dame 12 1058 3375 825 4433 5.4 369.4
56 Washington 11 2020 2044 766 4064 5.3 369.5
57 Nebraska 11 1144 2944 838 4088 4.9 371.6
58 Southern Mississippi 12 2101 2411 838 4512 5.4 376.0
59 Northern Illinois 12 1837 2676 869 4513 5.2 376.1
60 BYU 11 1628 2522 805 4150 5.2 377.3
61 UNLV 11 1884 2280 805 4164 5.2 378.5
62 Arizona 11 1363 2810 788 4173 5.3 379.4
63 Michigan State 12 2069 2508 835 4577 5.5 381.4
64 Texas A&M 12 1710 2931 925 4641 5.0 386.8
65 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 2348 1919 761 4267 5.6 387.9
66 Louisiana-Monroe 11 1952 2317 774 4269 5.5 388.1
67 Mississippi 11 2031 2262 762 4293 5.6 390.3
68 Wyoming 12 2150 2538 864 4688 5.4 390.7
69 Northwestern 12 1671 3021 921 4692 5.1 391.0
70 Bowling Green 12 1589 3114 904 4703 5.2 391.9
71 Stanford 11 1577 2738 807 4315 5.3 392.3
72 Wake Forest 11 1737 2588 795 4325 5.4 393.2
73 Utah State 11 2111 2228 755 4339 5.7 394.5
74 Pittsburgh 12 1682 3063 893 4745 5.3 395.4
75 Oklahoma State 12 2086 2669 831 4755 5.7 396.3
76 Minnesota 12 1568 3192 875 4760 5.4 396.7
77 Arkansas 11 1983 2386 722 4369 6.1 397.2
78 South Florida 11 1655 2728 777 4383 5.6 398.5
79 Houston 11 2116 2276 736 4392 6.0 399.3
80 Nevada 12 2509 2284 816 4793 5.9 399.4
81 Tulsa 12 2527 2296 863 4823 5.6 401.9
82 Buffalo 11 2073 2349 801 4422 5.5 402.0
83 Vanderbilt 11 2139 2288 750 4427 5.9 402.5
84 UCF 11 2051 2389 752 4440 5.9 403.6
85 Louisiana Tech 12 2119 2775 870 4894 5.6 407.8
86 UAB 12 1699 3240 896 4939 5.5 411.6
87 Middle Tennessee 11 1527 3008 771 4535 5.9 412.3
88 North Texas 12 2074 2896 870 4970 5.7 414.2
89 Colorado State 11 2439 2133 800 4572 5.7 415.6
90 Toledo 13 1852 3576 957 5428 5.7 417.5
91 Memphis 12 1702 3311 889 5013 5.6 417.8
92 New Mexico State 11 2437 2171 763 4608 6.0 418.9
93 Baylor 11 2264 2368 778 4632 6.0 421.1
94 Tulane 11 2140 2497 815 4637 5.7 421.5
95 Colorado 13 2098 3383 992 5481 5.5 421.6
96 Air Force 11 2200 2443 743 4643 6.2 422.1
97 Arkansas State 11 2163 2483 776 4646 6.0 422.4
98 Illinois 11 2138 2526 820 4664 5.7 424.0
99 Akron 11 2078 2607 786 4685 6.0 425.9
100 TCU 11 1342 3344 833 4686 5.6 426.0
101 Duke 11 2483 2208 773 4691 6.1 426.5
102 Syracuse 12 2240 2882 878 5122 5.8 426.8
103 Kentucky 11 2477 2235 776 4712 6.1 428.4
104 Rutgers 11 1960 2756 803 4716 5.9 428.7
104 Idaho 12 2359 2785 829 5144 6.2 428.7
106 Central Michigan 11 1872 2873 836 4745 5.7 431.4
107 UCLA 12 2521 2674 898 5195 5.8 432.9
108 Temple 11 2137 2695 749 4832 6.5 439.3
109 San Jose State 11 2776 2075 807 4851 6.0 441.0
110 North Carolina 12 2621 2737 862 5358 6.2 446.5
111 Indiana 11 2164 2821 805 4985 6.2 453.2
112 East Carolina 11 2566 2459 795 5025 6.3 456.8
113 Ball State 11 2171 2867 778 5038 6.5 458.0
114 SMU 11 2306 2834 821 5140 6.3 467.3
115 Eastern Michigan 11 2111 3055 864 5166 6.0 469.6
116 Western Michigan 11 2369 2917 761 5286 6.9 480.5
117 Hawai'i 13 3284 3057 1032 6341 6.1 487.8
118 Army 11 2743 2648 859 5391 6.3 490.1