2008 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | 11 | 434 | 1986 | 637 | 2420 | 3.8 | 220.0 |
| 2 | USC | 10 | 902 | 1323 | 633 | 2225 | 3.5 | 222.5 |
| 3 | Alabama | 11 | 826 | 1986 | 676 | 2812 | 4.2 | 255.6 |
| 4 | Penn State | 11 | 1116 | 1729 | 686 | 2845 | 4.1 | 258.6 |
| 5 | Florida State | 10 | 1102 | 1645 | 610 | 2747 | 4.5 | 274.7 |
| 6 | Florida | 10 | 1028 | 1721 | 628 | 2749 | 4.4 | 274.9 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 10 | 1116 | 1640 | 652 | 2756 | 4.2 | 275.6 |
| 8 | Boston College | 10 | 989 | 1786 | 622 | 2775 | 4.5 | 277.5 |
| 9 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 1037 | 1766 | 648 | 2803 | 4.3 | 280.3 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 11 | 1360 | 1724 | 674 | 3084 | 4.6 | 280.4 |
| 11 | Utah | 11 | 1044 | 2088 | 690 | 3132 | 4.5 | 284.7 |
| 12 | Boise State | 10 | 1032 | 1823 | 680 | 2855 | 4.2 | 285.5 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 11 | 1268 | 1885 | 693 | 3153 | 4.5 | 286.6 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 1217 | 1659 | 660 | 2876 | 4.4 | 287.6 |
| 15 | Oregon State | 10 | 1093 | 1796 | 611 | 2889 | 4.7 | 288.9 |
| 16 | Connecticut | 10 | 1193 | 1709 | 621 | 2902 | 4.7 | 290.2 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 1058 | 1851 | 578 | 2909 | 5.0 | 290.9 |
| 18 | South Florida | 10 | 894 | 2061 | 619 | 2955 | 4.8 | 295.5 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 10 | 1482 | 1545 | 629 | 3027 | 4.8 | 302.7 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 9 | 1063 | 1667 | 625 | 2730 | 4.4 | 303.3 |
| 21 | Iowa | 11 | 1172 | 2168 | 745 | 3340 | 4.5 | 303.6 |
| 22 | Clemson | 10 | 1409 | 1635 | 663 | 3044 | 4.6 | 304.4 |
| 23 | Arizona | 10 | 1384 | 1689 | 621 | 3073 | 4.9 | 307.3 |
| 24 | Georgia | 11 | 1150 | 2242 | 681 | 3392 | 5.0 | 308.4 |
| 25 | Auburn | 11 | 1433 | 1968 | 709 | 3401 | 4.8 | 309.2 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 1305 | 1792 | 605 | 3097 | 5.1 | 309.7 |
| 27 | LSU | 10 | 1048 | 2063 | 639 | 3111 | 4.9 | 311.1 |
| 28 | Wake Forest | 10 | 1180 | 1941 | 645 | 3121 | 4.8 | 312.1 |
| 29 | Army | 10 | 1211 | 1912 | 593 | 3123 | 5.3 | 312.3 |
| 30 | California | 10 | 1243 | 1907 | 709 | 3150 | 4.4 | 315.0 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 10 | 1367 | 1797 | 661 | 3164 | 4.8 | 316.4 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 1065 | 1784 | 569 | 2849 | 5.0 | 316.6 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 11 | 1323 | 2174 | 704 | 3497 | 5.0 | 317.9 |
| 34 | San Jose State | 11 | 1526 | 1972 | 720 | 3498 | 4.9 | 318.0 |
| 35 | Air Force | 11 | 1494 | 2026 | 731 | 3520 | 4.8 | 320.0 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 11 | 1496 | 2038 | 745 | 3534 | 4.7 | 321.3 |
| 37 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 1360 | 1890 | 656 | 3250 | 5.0 | 325.0 |
| 38 | Troy | 10 | 1335 | 1921 | 741 | 3256 | 4.4 | 325.6 |
| 39 | Louisville | 10 | 954 | 2303 | 642 | 3257 | 5.1 | 325.7 |
| 40 | Kentucky | 11 | 1499 | 2114 | 708 | 3613 | 5.1 | 328.5 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 10 | 1034 | 2252 | 659 | 3286 | 5.0 | 328.6 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | 10 | 1120 | 2194 | 710 | 3314 | 4.7 | 331.4 |
| 43 | UCF | 10 | 1257 | 2065 | 697 | 3322 | 4.8 | 332.2 |
| 44 | East Carolina | 10 | 1394 | 1931 | 661 | 3325 | 5.0 | 332.5 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 10 | 1324 | 2003 | 678 | 3327 | 4.9 | 332.7 |
| 46 | Rutgers | 10 | 1403 | 1947 | 609 | 3350 | 5.5 | 335.0 |
| 47 | New Mexico | 12 | 1462 | 2562 | 805 | 4024 | 5.0 | 335.3 |
| 48 | Michigan State | 11 | 1633 | 2105 | 742 | 3738 | 5.0 | 339.8 |
| 49 | Ball State | 10 | 1490 | 1923 | 657 | 3413 | 5.2 | 341.3 |
| 50 | Virginia | 10 | 1533 | 1882 | 673 | 3415 | 5.1 | 341.5 |
| 51 | Northwestern | 11 | 1409 | 2372 | 776 | 3781 | 4.9 | 343.7 |
| 52 | Ohio | 10 | 1660 | 1783 | 664 | 3443 | 5.2 | 344.3 |
| 53 | BYU | 11 | 1608 | 2180 | 747 | 3788 | 5.1 | 344.4 |
| 54 | UCLA | 10 | 1807 | 1642 | 662 | 3449 | 5.2 | 344.9 |
| 55 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1075 | 2381 | 708 | 3456 | 4.9 | 345.6 |
| 56 | Arkansas State | 9 | 1173 | 1942 | 593 | 3115 | 5.3 | 346.1 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 10 | 1430 | 2049 | 732 | 3479 | 4.8 | 347.9 |
| 58 | Texas | 11 | 907 | 2927 | 726 | 3834 | 5.3 | 348.5 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | 10 | 1074 | 2440 | 680 | 3514 | 5.2 | 351.4 |
| 59 | Illinois | 11 | 1726 | 2139 | 739 | 3865 | 5.2 | 351.4 |
| 61 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 1064 | 2476 | 665 | 3540 | 5.3 | 354.0 |
| 62 | Bowling Green | 10 | 1748 | 1806 | 693 | 3554 | 5.1 | 355.4 |
| 63 | Duke | 10 | 1452 | 2128 | 652 | 3580 | 5.5 | 358.0 |
| 64 | Maryland | 10 | 1446 | 2164 | 698 | 3610 | 5.2 | 361.0 |
| 65 | Tulane | 10 | 1753 | 1861 | 601 | 3614 | 6.0 | 361.4 |
| 66 | Michigan | 11 | 1411 | 2576 | 777 | 3987 | 5.1 | 362.5 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 1547 | 2090 | 675 | 3637 | 5.4 | 363.7 |
| 68 | Nebraska | 11 | 1494 | 2553 | 692 | 4047 | 5.8 | 367.9 |
| 69 | Memphis | 10 | 1637 | 2050 | 592 | 3687 | 6.2 | 368.7 |
| 70 | Minnesota | 11 | 1540 | 2518 | 731 | 4058 | 5.6 | 368.9 |
| 71 | Navy | 10 | 1277 | 2420 | 640 | 3697 | 5.8 | 369.7 |
| 72 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 1806 | 2262 | 754 | 4068 | 5.4 | 369.8 |
| 73 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 1797 | 1917 | 625 | 3714 | 5.9 | 371.4 |
| 74 | Purdue | 11 | 1976 | 2117 | 769 | 4093 | 5.3 | 372.1 |
| 75 | Arkansas | 10 | 1662 | 2091 | 668 | 3753 | 5.6 | 375.3 |
| 76 | Oregon | 11 | 1344 | 2789 | 863 | 4133 | 4.8 | 375.7 |
| 77 | Temple | 10 | 1756 | 2015 | 734 | 3771 | 5.1 | 377.1 |
| 78 | Toledo | 10 | 1771 | 2001 | 680 | 3772 | 5.5 | 377.2 |
| 79 | Florida International | 9 | 1524 | 1872 | 673 | 3396 | 5.0 | 377.3 |
| 79 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 1298 | 2852 | 785 | 4150 | 5.3 | 377.3 |
| 81 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 1726 | 2434 | 728 | 4160 | 5.7 | 378.2 |
| 82 | New Mexico State | 10 | 2175 | 1612 | 677 | 3787 | 5.6 | 378.7 |
| 83 | Stanford | 11 | 1548 | 2619 | 763 | 4167 | 5.5 | 378.8 |
| 84 | Colorado | 11 | 1817 | 2355 | 759 | 4172 | 5.5 | 379.3 |
| 85 | Nevada | 10 | 639 | 3181 | 675 | 3820 | 5.7 | 382.0 |
| 86 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 1886 | 1945 | 705 | 3831 | 5.4 | 383.1 |
| 87 | Hawai'i | 10 | 1616 | 2221 | 674 | 3837 | 5.7 | 383.7 |
| 88 | Western Michigan | 11 | 1512 | 2720 | 774 | 4232 | 5.5 | 384.7 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 2112 | 1799 | 608 | 3911 | 6.4 | 391.1 |
| 90 | Missouri | 11 | 1373 | 2947 | 835 | 4320 | 5.2 | 392.7 |
| 91 | Kansas | 11 | 1330 | 3018 | 786 | 4348 | 5.5 | 395.3 |
| 92 | Baylor | 11 | 1599 | 2754 | 816 | 4353 | 5.3 | 395.7 |
| 93 | Kent State | 10 | 1776 | 2185 | 679 | 3961 | 5.8 | 396.1 |
| 94 | Houston | 10 | 1734 | 2234 | 722 | 3968 | 5.5 | 396.8 |
| 95 | Buffalo | 10 | 1461 | 2539 | 670 | 4000 | 6.0 | 400.0 |
| 96 | Fresno State | 10 | 2127 | 1901 | 678 | 4028 | 5.9 | 402.8 |
| 97 | Marshall | 10 | 1629 | 2416 | 759 | 4045 | 5.3 | 404.5 |
| 98 | North Carolina State | 10 | 1553 | 2498 | 700 | 4051 | 5.8 | 405.1 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 11 | 2019 | 2449 | 715 | 4468 | 6.2 | 406.2 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 10 | 1331 | 2737 | 665 | 4068 | 6.1 | 406.8 |
| 101 | Akron | 10 | 2007 | 2083 | 735 | 4090 | 5.6 | 409.0 |
| 102 | Tulsa | 10 | 1246 | 2892 | 688 | 4138 | 6.0 | 413.8 |
| 103 | Indiana | 11 | 1943 | 2647 | 806 | 4590 | 5.7 | 417.3 |
| 104 | UNLV | 11 | 2471 | 2134 | 741 | 4605 | 6.2 | 418.6 |
| 105 | Syracuse | 10 | 2092 | 2138 | 694 | 4230 | 6.1 | 423.0 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 2001 | 2286 | 688 | 4287 | 6.2 | 428.7 |
| 107 | Utah State | 11 | 1930 | 2850 | 794 | 4780 | 6.0 | 434.5 |
| 108 | UTEP | 10 | 1943 | 2519 | 690 | 4462 | 6.5 | 446.2 |
| 109 | Iowa State | 11 | 1924 | 3041 | 741 | 4965 | 6.7 | 451.4 |
| 110 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 2425 | 2545 | 752 | 4970 | 6.6 | 451.8 |
| 111 | Washington | 10 | 2285 | 2249 | 687 | 4534 | 6.6 | 453.4 |
| 112 | Texas A&M | 11 | 2415 | 2592 | 799 | 5007 | 6.3 | 455.2 |
| 113 | Washington State | 11 | 2932 | 2131 | 743 | 5063 | 6.8 | 460.3 |
| 114 | UAB | 10 | 1844 | 2811 | 658 | 4655 | 7.1 | 465.5 |
| 115 | Kansas State | 11 | 2448 | 2675 | 840 | 5123 | 6.1 | 465.7 |
| 116 | Rice | 10 | 1990 | 2709 | 726 | 4699 | 6.5 | 469.9 |
| 117 | San Diego State | 11 | 2937 | 2243 | 831 | 5180 | 6.2 | 470.9 |
| 118 | Idaho | 11 | 2431 | 2863 | 795 | 5294 | 6.7 | 481.3 |
| 119 | SMU | 11 | 2562 | 2835 | 823 | 5397 | 6.6 | 490.6 |
| 120 | North Texas | 10 | 2060 | 2849 | 680 | 4909 | 7.2 | 490.9 |