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