2011 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 1 | 296 | 13 | 69 | 309 | 4.48 | 309.0 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 464 | 23 | 76 | 487 | 6.41 | 487.0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 1 | 39 | 53 | 44 | 92 | 2.09 | 92.0 |
| 4 | Navy | 1 | 298 | 77 | 56 | 375 | 6.70 | 375.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 69 | 79 | 59 | 148 | 2.51 | 148.0 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 221 | 80 | 73 | 301 | 4.12 | 301.0 |
| 7 | North Texas | 1 | 140 | 91 | 66 | 231 | 3.50 | 231.0 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 1 | 137 | 116 | 62 | 253 | 4.08 | 253.0 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 1 | 392 | 123 | 90 | 515 | 5.72 | 515.0 |
| 10 | Temple | 1 | 140 | 127 | 63 | 267 | 4.24 | 267.0 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 1 | 253 | 129 | 59 | 382 | 6.47 | 382.0 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 1 | 131 | 132 | 54 | 263 | 4.87 | 263.0 |
| 13 | Utah | 1 | 311 | 137 | 71 | 448 | 6.31 | 448.0 |
| 14 | California | 1 | 109 | 146 | 59 | 255 | 4.32 | 255.0 |
| 15 | Toledo | 1 | 248 | 159 | 77 | 407 | 5.29 | 407.0 |
| 16 | Iowa | 1 | 114 | 161 | 62 | 275 | 4.44 | 275.0 |
| 17 | Florida | 1 | 137 | 162 | 60 | 299 | 4.98 | 299.0 |
| 18 | Marshall | 1 | 88 | 163 | 59 | 251 | 4.25 | 251.0 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 1 | 87 | 173 | 70 | 260 | 3.71 | 260.0 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 1 | 337 | 176 | 72 | 513 | 7.13 | 513.0 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 1 | 265 | 177 | 77 | 442 | 5.74 | 442.0 |
| 22 | Virginia | 1 | 273 | 181 | 67 | 454 | 6.78 | 454.0 |
| 23 | Florida State | 1 | 93 | 187 | 70 | 280 | 4.00 | 280.0 |
| 24 | Colorado State | 1 | 225 | 191 | 64 | 416 | 6.50 | 416.0 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 144 | 193 | 64 | 337 | 5.27 | 337.0 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 231 | 193 | 77 | 424 | 5.51 | 424.0 |
| 27 | SMU | 1 | 10 | 195 | 62 | 205 | 3.31 | 205.0 |
| 28 | UNLV | 1 | 186 | 199 | 62 | 385 | 6.21 | 385.0 |
| 29 | Illinois | 1 | 18 | 201 | 59 | 219 | 3.71 | 219.0 |
| 30 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 190 | 206 | 80 | 396 | 4.95 | 396.0 |
| 31 | Michigan | 1 | 163 | 214 | 76 | 377 | 4.96 | 377.0 |
| 32 | Air Force | 1 | 123 | 216 | 59 | 339 | 5.75 | 339.0 |
| 33 | Connecticut | 1 | 102 | 217 | 75 | 319 | 4.25 | 319.0 |
| 34 | Rutgers | 1 | 91 | 220 | 68 | 311 | 4.57 | 311.0 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | 1 | 63 | 224 | 86 | 287 | 3.34 | 287.0 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | 1 | 52 | 226 | 78 | 278 | 3.56 | 278.0 |
| 36 | Florida International | 1 | 84 | 226 | 69 | 310 | 4.49 | 310.0 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 1 | 121 | 230 | 57 | 351 | 6.16 | 351.0 |
| 39 | South Florida | 1 | 127 | 237 | 66 | 364 | 5.52 | 364.0 |
| 40 | Notre Dame | 1 | 41 | 249 | 60 | 290 | 4.83 | 290.0 |
| 41 | Tulsa | 1 | 94 | 250 | 80 | 344 | 4.30 | 344.0 |
| 42 | Syracuse | 1 | 74 | 259 | 70 | 333 | 4.76 | 333.0 |
| 43 | Louisville | 1 | 65 | 264 | 61 | 329 | 5.39 | 329.0 |
| 44 | North Carolina State | 1 | 117 | 274 | 78 | 391 | 5.01 | 391.0 |
| 45 | Fresno State | 1 | 215 | 281 | 78 | 496 | 6.36 | 496.0 |
| 46 | Washington | 1 | 482 | 295 | 85 | 777 | 9.14 | 777.0 |
| 47 | Arizona State | 1 | 162 | 298 | 71 | 460 | 6.48 | 460.0 |
| 48 | TCU | 2 | 212 | 312 | 124 | 524 | 4.23 | 262.0 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 2 | 518 | 312 | 140 | 830 | 5.93 | 415.0 |
| 48 | Auburn | 1 | 123 | 312 | 71 | 435 | 6.13 | 435.0 |
| 51 | Missouri | 1 | 36 | 317 | 61 | 353 | 5.79 | 353.0 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 1 | 80 | 329 | 67 | 409 | 6.10 | 409.0 |
| 53 | Nevada | 2 | 299 | 343 | 145 | 642 | 4.43 | 321.0 |
| 54 | Ohio | 2 | 500 | 346 | 131 | 846 | 6.46 | 423.0 |
| 55 | Georgia | 2 | 280 | 348 | 128 | 628 | 4.91 | 314.0 |
| 56 | Iowa State | 2 | 374 | 354 | 126 | 728 | 5.78 | 364.0 |
| 57 | Troy | 1 | 133 | 356 | 78 | 489 | 6.27 | 489.0 |
| 58 | Idaho | 1 | 226 | 361 | 82 | 587 | 7.16 | 587.0 |
| 59 | Hawai'i | 1 | 167 | 363 | 76 | 530 | 6.97 | 530.0 |
| 60 | UCLA | 2 | 530 | 367 | 162 | 897 | 5.54 | 448.5 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 273 | 368 | 127 | 641 | 5.05 | 320.5 |
| 62 | Kansas State | 2 | 344 | 369 | 139 | 713 | 5.13 | 356.5 |
| 63 | New Mexico | 1 | 149 | 394 | 82 | 543 | 6.62 | 543.0 |
| 64 | Stanford | 1 | 65 | 399 | 57 | 464 | 8.14 | 464.0 |
| 65 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 68 | 413 | 80 | 481 | 6.01 | 481.0 |
| 66 | Houston | 2 | 376 | 416 | 144 | 792 | 5.50 | 396.0 |
| 67 | Cincinnati | 2 | 145 | 420 | 144 | 565 | 3.92 | 282.5 |
| 68 | Oklahoma | 2 | 354 | 433 | 151 | 787 | 5.21 | 393.5 |
| 69 | Purdue | 1 | 46 | 439 | 81 | 485 | 5.99 | 485.0 |
| 70 | LSU | 2 | 228 | 452 | 154 | 680 | 4.42 | 340.0 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 181 | 464 | 124 | 645 | 5.20 | 322.5 |
| 72 | Utah State | 2 | 270 | 472 | 132 | 742 | 5.62 | 371.0 |
| 73 | Oregon | 2 | 372 | 473 | 143 | 845 | 5.91 | 422.5 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 2 | 364 | 476 | 157 | 840 | 5.35 | 420.0 |
| 75 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 251 | 490 | 171 | 741 | 4.33 | 370.5 |
| 76 | Michigan State | 2 | 177 | 507 | 133 | 684 | 5.14 | 342.0 |
| 77 | Texas | 2 | 198 | 508 | 129 | 706 | 5.47 | 353.0 |
| 78 | BYU | 2 | 54 | 517 | 122 | 571 | 4.68 | 285.5 |
| 79 | Penn State | 1 | 68 | 532 | 85 | 600 | 7.06 | 600.0 |
| 80 | Boise State | 2 | 41 | 540 | 124 | 581 | 4.69 | 290.5 |
| 81 | Wisconsin | 2 | 535 | 557 | 128 | 1092 | 8.53 | 546.0 |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 158 | 595 | 158 | 753 | 4.77 | 376.5 |
| 83 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 351 | 597 | 164 | 948 | 5.78 | 474.0 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | 2 | 121 | 653 | 154 | 774 | 5.03 | 387.0 |
| 85 | Clemson | 2 | 238 | 681 | 162 | 919 | 5.67 | 459.5 |
| 86 | Baylor | 2 | 383 | 794 | 159 | 1177 | 7.40 | 588.5 |
| 87 | San Diego State | 2 | 124 | 828 | 137 | 952 | 6.95 | 476.0 |