2009 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 01/07/2010
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | 13 | 1043 | 2073 | 801 | 3116 | 3.9 | 239.7 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 13 | 1180 | 2230 | 826 | 3410 | 4.1 | 262.3 |
| 3 | Alabama | 14 | 1111 | 2324 | 842 | 3435 | 4.1 | 245.4 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 13 | 1243 | 2262 | 835 | 3505 | 4.2 | 269.6 |
| 5 | Texas | 14 | 1013 | 2514 | 918 | 3527 | 3.8 | 251.9 |
| 6 | Florida | 14 | 1406 | 2127 | 844 | 3533 | 4.2 | 252.4 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 13 | 1208 | 2336 | 866 | 3544 | 4.1 | 272.6 |
| 8 | Penn State | 13 | 1168 | 2400 | 811 | 3568 | 4.4 | 274.5 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 12 | 1303 | 2268 | 750 | 3571 | 4.8 | 297.6 |
| 10 | Iowa | 13 | 1607 | 1988 | 844 | 3595 | 4.3 | 276.5 |
| 11 | Army | 12 | 1826 | 1836 | 726 | 3662 | 5.0 | 305.2 |
| 12 | Air Force | 13 | 1742 | 2006 | 793 | 3748 | 4.7 | 288.3 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 14 | 1294 | 2504 | 955 | 3798 | 4.0 | 271.3 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 1669 | 2172 | 835 | 3841 | 4.6 | 295.5 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 13 | 1790 | 2119 | 828 | 3909 | 4.7 | 300.7 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 13 | 1147 | 2827 | 782 | 3974 | 5.1 | 305.7 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 13 | 1342 | 2659 | 827 | 4001 | 4.8 | 307.8 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 12 | 1222 | 2822 | 743 | 4044 | 5.4 | 337.0 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 12 | 1265 | 2814 | 757 | 4079 | 5.4 | 339.9 |
| 20 | Utah | 13 | 1792 | 2288 | 876 | 4080 | 4.7 | 313.8 |
| 21 | Arkansas State | 12 | 1475 | 2622 | 783 | 4097 | 5.2 | 341.4 |
| 22 | Mississippi | 13 | 1839 | 2267 | 866 | 4106 | 4.7 | 315.8 |
| 23 | Buffalo | 12 | 1581 | 2531 | 790 | 4112 | 5.2 | 342.7 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 13 | 1943 | 2201 | 852 | 4144 | 4.9 | 318.8 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 1382 | 2769 | 836 | 4151 | 5.0 | 319.3 |
| 26 | South Florida | 13 | 1761 | 2422 | 836 | 4183 | 5.0 | 321.8 |
| 27 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 1341 | 2843 | 819 | 4184 | 5.1 | 348.7 |
| 28 | Arizona | 13 | 1566 | 2620 | 826 | 4186 | 5.1 | 322.0 |
| 29 | Boise State | 14 | 1685 | 2518 | 879 | 4203 | 4.8 | 300.2 |
| 30 | LSU | 13 | 1734 | 2525 | 910 | 4259 | 4.7 | 327.6 |
| 30 | Boston College | 13 | 1340 | 2919 | 896 | 4259 | 4.8 | 327.6 |
| 32 | Kent State | 12 | 1648 | 2627 | 860 | 4275 | 5.0 | 356.3 |
| 33 | BYU | 13 | 1432 | 2846 | 870 | 4278 | 4.9 | 329.1 |
| 34 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 1590 | 2695 | 831 | 4285 | 5.2 | 329.6 |
| 35 | Virginia | 12 | 2086 | 2215 | 852 | 4301 | 5.0 | 358.4 |
| 36 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 1636 | 2672 | 795 | 4308 | 5.4 | 331.4 |
| 37 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 1245 | 3078 | 919 | 4323 | 4.7 | 332.5 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 12 | 1669 | 2666 | 762 | 4335 | 5.7 | 361.3 |
| 39 | Temple | 13 | 1399 | 2943 | 854 | 4342 | 5.1 | 334.0 |
| 39 | UCLA | 13 | 1856 | 2486 | 836 | 4342 | 5.2 | 334.0 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 2374 | 1979 | 845 | 4353 | 5.2 | 362.8 |
| 42 | Colorado | 12 | 1934 | 2422 | 805 | 4356 | 5.4 | 363.0 |
| 43 | Oregon | 13 | 1673 | 2699 | 953 | 4372 | 4.6 | 336.3 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 13 | 1647 | 2728 | 865 | 4375 | 5.1 | 336.5 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 12 | 1752 | 2640 | 774 | 4392 | 5.7 | 366.0 |
| 46 | Clemson | 14 | 2121 | 2279 | 967 | 4400 | 4.6 | 314.3 |
| 47 | Georgia | 13 | 1640 | 2772 | 868 | 4412 | 5.1 | 339.4 |
| 47 | Akron | 12 | 2063 | 2349 | 833 | 4412 | 5.3 | 367.7 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 1952 | 2466 | 828 | 4418 | 5.3 | 368.2 |
| 50 | Duke | 12 | 1834 | 2589 | 799 | 4423 | 5.5 | 368.6 |
| 51 | USC | 13 | 1666 | 2760 | 919 | 4426 | 4.8 | 340.5 |
| 52 | Louisville | 12 | 1981 | 2472 | 768 | 4453 | 5.8 | 371.1 |
| 53 | Purdue | 12 | 2081 | 2439 | 844 | 4520 | 5.4 | 376.7 |
| 54 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 2243 | 2285 | 777 | 4528 | 5.8 | 377.3 |
| 55 | Oregon State | 13 | 1487 | 3056 | 838 | 4543 | 5.4 | 349.5 |
| 56 | Northwestern | 13 | 1666 | 2884 | 843 | 4550 | 5.4 | 350.0 |
| 57 | UCF | 13 | 1076 | 3481 | 871 | 4557 | 5.2 | 350.5 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | 13 | 1648 | 2933 | 949 | 4581 | 4.8 | 352.4 |
| 59 | San Diego State | 12 | 1986 | 2598 | 851 | 4584 | 5.4 | 382.0 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 12 | 1972 | 2625 | 800 | 4597 | 5.7 | 383.1 |
| 61 | Kansas | 12 | 1659 | 2940 | 836 | 4599 | 5.5 | 383.3 |
| 62 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 1778 | 2835 | 952 | 4613 | 4.8 | 354.8 |
| 63 | Ball State | 12 | 1828 | 2812 | 831 | 4640 | 5.6 | 386.7 |
| 64 | Colorado State | 12 | 1825 | 2828 | 816 | 4653 | 5.7 | 387.8 |
| 65 | Washington | 12 | 1786 | 2888 | 759 | 4674 | 6.2 | 389.5 |
| 66 | Kentucky | 13 | 2378 | 2308 | 845 | 4686 | 5.5 | 360.5 |
| 67 | Navy | 14 | 1710 | 2983 | 856 | 4693 | 5.5 | 335.2 |
| 68 | Michigan | 12 | 2063 | 2657 | 838 | 4720 | 5.6 | 393.3 |
| 69 | Maryland | 12 | 1808 | 2946 | 818 | 4754 | 5.8 | 396.2 |
| 70 | Tulsa | 12 | 1764 | 3000 | 849 | 4764 | 5.6 | 397.0 |
| 71 | Notre Dame | 12 | 2043 | 2730 | 771 | 4773 | 6.2 | 397.8 |
| 72 | Connecticut | 13 | 1727 | 3067 | 862 | 4794 | 5.6 | 368.8 |
| 73 | Minnesota | 13 | 1972 | 2827 | 914 | 4799 | 5.3 | 369.2 |
| 74 | Missouri | 13 | 1542 | 3269 | 938 | 4811 | 5.1 | 370.1 |
| 75 | Indiana | 12 | 1916 | 2896 | 836 | 4812 | 5.8 | 401.0 |
| 76 | Central Michigan | 14 | 1720 | 3099 | 939 | 4819 | 5.1 | 344.2 |
| 77 | Marshall | 13 | 1753 | 3080 | 847 | 4833 | 5.7 | 371.8 |
| 78 | Illinois | 12 | 1853 | 2986 | 811 | 4839 | 6.0 | 403.3 |
| 79 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 2183 | 2669 | 810 | 4852 | 6.0 | 404.3 |
| 80 | Cincinnati | 13 | 1869 | 2993 | 935 | 4862 | 5.2 | 374.0 |
| 81 | Auburn | 13 | 2033 | 2834 | 945 | 4867 | 5.2 | 374.4 |
| 81 | Baylor | 12 | 2145 | 2722 | 907 | 4867 | 5.4 | 405.6 |
| 83 | Toledo | 12 | 1992 | 2897 | 848 | 4889 | 5.8 | 407.4 |
| 84 | Ohio | 14 | 2163 | 2727 | 1000 | 4890 | 4.9 | 349.3 |
| 85 | California | 13 | 1454 | 3459 | 889 | 4913 | 5.5 | 377.9 |
| 86 | North Texas | 12 | 2347 | 2601 | 843 | 4948 | 5.9 | 412.3 |
| 87 | Michigan State | 13 | 1472 | 3479 | 914 | 4951 | 5.4 | 380.8 |
| 88 | New Mexico | 12 | 1980 | 3040 | 873 | 5020 | 5.8 | 418.3 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | 12 | 2150 | 2886 | 845 | 5036 | 6.0 | 419.7 |
| 90 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 2123 | 2921 | 831 | 5044 | 6.1 | 360.3 |
| 91 | Tulane | 12 | 2495 | 2579 | 804 | 5074 | 6.3 | 422.8 |
| 92 | Wyoming | 13 | 2227 | 2870 | 912 | 5097 | 5.6 | 392.1 |
| 93 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 1708 | 3394 | 949 | 5102 | 5.4 | 392.5 |
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 3322 | 1801 | 748 | 5123 | 6.8 | 426.9 |
| 95 | SMU | 13 | 2167 | 2995 | 929 | 5162 | 5.6 | 397.1 |
| 96 | Bowling Green | 13 | 2525 | 2652 | 860 | 5177 | 6.0 | 398.2 |
| 97 | Arkansas | 13 | 1985 | 3230 | 905 | 5215 | 5.8 | 401.2 |
| 98 | Stanford | 13 | 1793 | 3442 | 879 | 5235 | 6.0 | 402.7 |
| 99 | Hawai'i | 13 | 2624 | 2615 | 871 | 5239 | 6.0 | 403.0 |
| 100 | East Carolina | 14 | 1684 | 3612 | 983 | 5296 | 5.4 | 378.3 |
| 101 | San Jose State | 12 | 3110 | 2205 | 796 | 5315 | 6.7 | 442.9 |
| 102 | Nevada | 13 | 1450 | 3871 | 831 | 5321 | 6.4 | 409.3 |
| 103 | UTEP | 12 | 2410 | 2953 | 880 | 5363 | 6.1 | 446.9 |
| 104 | Fresno State | 13 | 2783 | 2595 | 829 | 5378 | 6.5 | 413.7 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 13 | 2154 | 3252 | 929 | 5406 | 5.8 | 415.8 |
| 106 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 2648 | 2791 | 775 | 5439 | 7.0 | 453.3 |
| 107 | UAB | 12 | 1724 | 3716 | 856 | 5440 | 6.4 | 453.3 |
| 108 | Utah State | 12 | 2466 | 2995 | 858 | 5461 | 6.4 | 455.1 |
| 109 | UNLV | 12 | 2647 | 2827 | 824 | 5474 | 6.6 | 456.2 |
| 110 | Memphis | 12 | 2089 | 3401 | 854 | 5490 | 6.4 | 457.5 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 13 | 2869 | 2638 | 875 | 5507 | 6.3 | 423.6 |
| 112 | Troy | 13 | 1791 | 3728 | 937 | 5519 | 5.9 | 424.5 |
| 113 | Texas A&M | 13 | 2231 | 3311 | 934 | 5542 | 5.9 | 426.3 |
| 114 | Rice | 12 | 2287 | 3281 | 844 | 5568 | 6.6 | 464.0 |
| 115 | Idaho | 13 | 2020 | 3615 | 868 | 5635 | 6.5 | 433.5 |
| 116 | Florida State | 13 | 2668 | 2981 | 837 | 5649 | 6.7 | 434.5 |
| 117 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 2938 | 2801 | 829 | 5739 | 6.9 | 478.3 |
| 118 | Florida International | 12 | 2794 | 3105 | 897 | 5899 | 6.6 | 491.6 |
| 119 | Washington State | 12 | 2837 | 3307 | 865 | 6144 | 7.1 | 512.0 |
| 120 | Houston | 14 | 3172 | 3146 | 1049 | 6318 | 6.0 | 451.3 |