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