2007 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 01/07/2008
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 2345 | 1939 | 892 | 4284 | 4.8 | 357.0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 13 | 1077 | 1952 | 832 | 3029 | 3.6 | 233.0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 1565 | 2007 | 808 | 3572 | 4.4 | 297.7 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 12 | 2512 | 2025 | 876 | 4537 | 5.2 | 378.1 |
| 5 | Troy | 12 | 2342 | 2197 | 852 | 4539 | 5.3 | 378.3 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 13 | 2076 | 2218 | 878 | 4294 | 4.9 | 330.3 |
| 7 | Auburn | 13 | 1621 | 2252 | 855 | 3873 | 4.5 | 297.9 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 13 | 2039 | 2274 | 883 | 4313 | 4.9 | 331.8 |
| 9 | Army | 12 | 2802 | 2280 | 891 | 5082 | 5.7 | 423.5 |
| 10 | Michigan | 13 | 2039 | 2325 | 898 | 4364 | 4.9 | 335.7 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 1538 | 2365 | 779 | 3903 | 5.0 | 325.3 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 12 | 1994 | 2367 | 830 | 4361 | 5.3 | 363.4 |
| 13 | Utah | 13 | 1892 | 2379 | 915 | 4271 | 4.7 | 328.5 |
| 14 | Temple | 12 | 1976 | 2385 | 828 | 4361 | 5.3 | 363.4 |
| 15 | UNLV | 12 | 2203 | 2439 | 822 | 4642 | 5.6 | 386.8 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 13 | 2301 | 2449 | 983 | 4750 | 4.8 | 365.4 |
| 17 | Clemson | 13 | 1539 | 2450 | 877 | 3989 | 4.5 | 306.8 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 13 | 1468 | 2454 | 871 | 3922 | 4.5 | 301.7 |
| 19 | USC | 13 | 1094 | 2457 | 875 | 3551 | 4.1 | 273.2 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 12 | 1497 | 2468 | 856 | 3965 | 4.6 | 330.4 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 12 | 1710 | 2487 | 846 | 4197 | 5.0 | 349.8 |
| 22 | North Carolina State | 12 | 2237 | 2490 | 916 | 4727 | 5.2 | 393.9 |
| 23 | Colorado State | 12 | 2479 | 2495 | 840 | 4974 | 5.9 | 414.5 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 13 | 2046 | 2522 | 900 | 4568 | 5.1 | 351.4 |
| 25 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 1605 | 2546 | 814 | 4151 | 5.1 | 345.9 |
| 26 | LSU | 14 | 1485 | 2558 | 915 | 4043 | 4.4 | 288.8 |
| 27 | New Mexico | 13 | 1593 | 2566 | 906 | 4159 | 4.6 | 319.9 |
| 28 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 2398 | 2584 | 872 | 4982 | 5.7 | 415.2 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 2741 | 2619 | 901 | 5360 | 5.9 | 446.7 |
| 30 | Western Michigan | 12 | 2149 | 2642 | 855 | 4791 | 5.6 | 399.3 |
| 31 | Ohio | 12 | 2239 | 2653 | 902 | 4892 | 5.4 | 407.7 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 13 | 2098 | 2670 | 987 | 4768 | 4.8 | 366.8 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 13 | 2484 | 2679 | 974 | 5163 | 5.3 | 397.2 |
| 34 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 2191 | 2689 | 935 | 4880 | 5.2 | 375.4 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 2521 | 2690 | 902 | 5211 | 5.8 | 434.3 |
| 36 | Mississippi | 12 | 2389 | 2692 | 905 | 5081 | 5.6 | 423.4 |
| 37 | Boise State | 13 | 1701 | 2693 | 881 | 4394 | 5.0 | 338.0 |
| 38 | Akron | 12 | 2205 | 2699 | 885 | 4904 | 5.5 | 408.7 |
| 39 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 2349 | 2734 | 833 | 5083 | 6.1 | 423.6 |
| 40 | BYU | 13 | 1267 | 2735 | 877 | 4002 | 4.6 | 307.8 |
| 41 | Maryland | 13 | 1915 | 2739 | 885 | 4654 | 5.3 | 358.0 |
| 42 | Kent State | 12 | 1887 | 2740 | 839 | 4627 | 5.5 | 385.6 |
| 43 | Iowa | 12 | 1459 | 2750 | 880 | 4209 | 4.8 | 350.8 |
| 43 | Toledo | 12 | 2579 | 2750 | 851 | 5329 | 6.3 | 444.1 |
| 45 | South Florida | 13 | 1697 | 2757 | 943 | 4454 | 4.7 | 342.6 |
| 46 | UAB | 12 | 3082 | 2769 | 900 | 5851 | 6.5 | 487.6 |
| 47 | Buffalo | 12 | 2096 | 2771 | 875 | 4867 | 5.6 | 405.6 |
| 48 | Georgia | 13 | 1429 | 2773 | 868 | 4202 | 4.8 | 323.2 |
| 49 | Hawai'i | 13 | 1739 | 2782 | 954 | 4521 | 4.7 | 347.8 |
| 50 | California | 13 | 2138 | 2787 | 976 | 4925 | 5.0 | 378.8 |
| 51 | Penn State | 13 | 1219 | 2788 | 886 | 4007 | 4.5 | 308.2 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 1488 | 2807 | 861 | 4295 | 5.0 | 330.4 |
| 53 | Arizona | 12 | 1656 | 2810 | 913 | 4466 | 4.9 | 372.2 |
| 54 | Bowling Green | 13 | 2702 | 2816 | 951 | 5518 | 5.8 | 424.5 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 13 | 1636 | 2856 | 872 | 4492 | 5.2 | 345.5 |
| 56 | TCU | 13 | 1345 | 2862 | 925 | 4207 | 4.5 | 323.6 |
| 57 | Alabama | 13 | 1614 | 2877 | 898 | 4491 | 5.0 | 345.5 |
| 58 | Kansas | 13 | 1232 | 2893 | 929 | 4125 | 4.4 | 317.3 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 13 | 1743 | 2893 | 850 | 4636 | 5.5 | 356.6 |
| 60 | San Jose State | 12 | 1985 | 2911 | 867 | 4896 | 5.6 | 408.0 |
| 61 | Northwestern | 12 | 2005 | 2921 | 846 | 4926 | 5.8 | 410.5 |
| 62 | Florida International | 12 | 2438 | 2923 | 860 | 5361 | 6.2 | 446.8 |
| 63 | Duke | 12 | 2163 | 2929 | 880 | 5092 | 5.8 | 424.3 |
| 64 | Virginia | 13 | 1390 | 2930 | 924 | 4320 | 4.7 | 332.3 |
| 65 | Houston | 13 | 1818 | 2935 | 864 | 4753 | 5.5 | 365.6 |
| 66 | Nebraska | 12 | 2786 | 2936 | 941 | 5722 | 6.1 | 476.8 |
| 67 | Fresno State | 13 | 2354 | 2943 | 940 | 5297 | 5.6 | 407.5 |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 1213 | 2944 | 960 | 4157 | 4.3 | 296.9 |
| 69 | Arizona State | 13 | 1525 | 2962 | 894 | 4487 | 5.0 | 345.2 |
| 70 | Ball State | 13 | 2656 | 2964 | 906 | 5620 | 6.2 | 432.3 |
| 71 | Wake Forest | 13 | 1422 | 3003 | 955 | 4425 | 4.6 | 340.4 |
| 72 | Louisville | 12 | 1984 | 3014 | 816 | 4998 | 6.1 | 416.5 |
| 73 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 1746 | 3017 | 893 | 4763 | 5.3 | 366.4 |
| 74 | Air Force | 13 | 1774 | 3019 | 940 | 4793 | 5.1 | 368.7 |
| 75 | UCLA | 13 | 1419 | 3043 | 975 | 4462 | 4.6 | 343.2 |
| 76 | Utah State | 12 | 2354 | 3050 | 869 | 5404 | 6.2 | 450.3 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 12 | 1633 | 3051 | 812 | 4684 | 5.8 | 390.3 |
| 78 | Oregon State | 13 | 919 | 3062 | 891 | 3981 | 4.5 | 306.2 |
| 79 | San Diego State | 12 | 2898 | 3080 | 944 | 5978 | 6.3 | 498.2 |
| 80 | North Texas | 12 | 2756 | 3081 | 875 | 5837 | 6.7 | 486.4 |
| 81 | Idaho | 12 | 1937 | 3087 | 867 | 5024 | 5.8 | 418.7 |
| 82 | Washington State | 12 | 1961 | 3092 | 925 | 5053 | 5.5 | 421.1 |
| 83 | Memphis | 13 | 2632 | 3107 | 932 | 5739 | 6.2 | 441.5 |
| 84 | Kansas State | 12 | 1699 | 3108 | 877 | 4807 | 5.5 | 400.6 |
| 85 | Marshall | 12 | 2292 | 3118 | 871 | 5410 | 6.2 | 450.8 |
| 86 | Purdue | 13 | 1936 | 3123 | 998 | 5059 | 5.1 | 389.2 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 1842 | 3130 | 856 | 4972 | 5.8 | 414.3 |
| 87 | Nevada | 13 | 2265 | 3130 | 927 | 5395 | 5.8 | 415.0 |
| 89 | Syracuse | 12 | 2494 | 3131 | 908 | 5625 | 6.2 | 468.8 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 2271 | 3132 | 984 | 5403 | 5.5 | 415.6 |
| 91 | Indiana | 13 | 2076 | 3168 | 1018 | 5244 | 5.2 | 403.4 |
| 92 | Illinois | 13 | 1718 | 3180 | 941 | 4898 | 5.2 | 376.8 |
| 93 | Stanford | 12 | 2039 | 3186 | 897 | 5225 | 5.8 | 435.4 |
| 94 | Florida State | 13 | 1516 | 3190 | 918 | 4706 | 5.1 | 362.0 |
| 95 | Oklahoma | 14 | 1544 | 3193 | 951 | 4737 | 5.0 | 338.4 |
| 96 | Oregon | 13 | 1726 | 3240 | 973 | 4966 | 5.1 | 382.0 |
| 97 | UCF | 14 | 1864 | 3266 | 1025 | 5130 | 5.0 | 366.4 |
| 98 | Cincinnati | 13 | 1485 | 3302 | 964 | 4787 | 5.0 | 368.2 |
| 99 | Texas A&M | 13 | 2092 | 3313 | 927 | 5405 | 5.8 | 415.8 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 14 | 2305 | 3341 | 1036 | 5646 | 5.4 | 403.3 |
| 101 | Baylor | 12 | 2188 | 3351 | 930 | 5539 | 6.0 | 461.6 |
| 102 | Florida | 13 | 1343 | 3361 | 908 | 4704 | 5.2 | 361.8 |
| 103 | Colorado | 13 | 1664 | 3397 | 899 | 5061 | 5.6 | 389.3 |
| 104 | Washington | 13 | 2405 | 3398 | 946 | 5803 | 6.1 | 446.4 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | 13 | 2184 | 3405 | 899 | 5589 | 6.2 | 429.9 |
| 106 | Navy | 13 | 2285 | 3424 | 932 | 5709 | 6.1 | 439.2 |
| 107 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 1645 | 3445 | 876 | 5090 | 5.8 | 424.2 |
| 108 | Tulane | 12 | 1591 | 3452 | 840 | 5043 | 6.0 | 420.3 |
| 109 | Minnesota | 12 | 2752 | 3472 | 913 | 6224 | 6.8 | 518.7 |
| 110 | Boston College | 14 | 1057 | 3554 | 1010 | 4611 | 4.6 | 329.4 |
| 111 | Missouri | 14 | 1709 | 3596 | 1036 | 5305 | 5.1 | 378.9 |
| 112 | Texas | 13 | 1214 | 3611 | 942 | 4825 | 5.1 | 371.2 |
| 113 | SMU | 12 | 2367 | 3617 | 960 | 5984 | 6.2 | 498.7 |
| 114 | UTEP | 12 | 2435 | 3622 | 973 | 6057 | 6.2 | 504.8 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 2035 | 3724 | 971 | 5759 | 5.9 | 443.0 |
| 116 | Tulsa | 14 | 2593 | 3733 | 1072 | 6326 | 5.9 | 451.9 |
| 117 | Rice | 12 | 2381 | 3749 | 939 | 6130 | 6.5 | 510.8 |
| 118 | East Carolina | 13 | 1853 | 3752 | 992 | 5605 | 5.7 | 431.2 |
| 119 | Central Michigan | 14 | 2191 | 4249 | 1086 | 6440 | 5.9 | 460.0 |