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 |