2017 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Massachusetts 2 370 288 135 658 4.87 329.0
2 UCLA 3 1036 331 221 1367 6.19 455.7
3 Central Michigan 3 581 376 219 957 4.37 319.0
4 Rice 3 912 380 201 1292 6.43 430.7
5 Virginia Tech 3 308 391 189 699 3.70 233.0
6 Stanford 3 558 397 192 955 4.97 318.3
7 Texas A&M 3 696 399 207 1095 5.29 365.0
8 Florida 3 591 406 168 997 5.93 332.3
9 Indiana 4 668 414 248 1082 4.36 270.5
10 New Mexico State 3 662 445 199 1107 5.56 369.0
11 Western Kentucky 4 1047 458 263 1505 5.72 376.3
12 LSU 3 536 467 186 1003 5.39 334.3
13 Wyoming 3 412 478 208 890 4.28 296.7
14 Alabama 3 162 481 187 643 3.44 214.3
14 Mississippi State 3 240 481 174 721 4.14 240.3
16 Georgia 3 306 491 168 797 4.74 265.7
17 Temple 3 421 499 194 920 4.74 306.7
18 Troy 3 327 513 211 840 3.98 280.0
18 Clemson 3 493 513 204 1006 4.93 335.3
20 Illinois 4 925 534 265 1459 5.51 364.8
21 South Florida 3 544 541 209 1085 5.19 361.7
22 Tennessee 3 755 543 202 1298 6.43 432.7
23 Washington 3 62 548 186 610 3.28 203.3
24 Fresno State 4 555 555 261 1110 4.25 277.5
25 Ohio State 3 185 557 182 742 4.08 247.3
26 Arizona State 3 542 560 202 1102 5.46 367.3
27 Middle Tennessee 3 543 563 214 1106 5.17 368.7
28 Iowa 3 489 577 229 1066 4.66 355.3
29 Virginia 4 755 579 256 1334 5.21 333.5
30 SMU 3 760 599 223 1359 6.09 453.0
31 Kent State 4 876 600 264 1476 5.59 369.0
32 UTEP 3 481 617 214 1098 5.13 366.0
33 Nebraska 3 831 631 218 1462 6.71 487.3
34 San Diego State 4 526 638 226 1164 5.15 291.0
35 Rutgers 3 699 640 223 1339 6.00 446.3
36 South Alabama 3 451 643 196 1094 5.58 364.7
37 Marshall 4 438 645 245 1083 4.42 270.8
37 Miami (Florida) 4 869 645 317 1514 4.78 378.5
37 San Jose State 3 752 645 228 1397 6.13 465.7
40 Oregon State 3 471 648 199 1119 5.62 373.0
41 Florida International 3 521 649 202 1170 5.79 390.0
42 Vanderbilt 3 887 651 210 1538 7.32 512.7
43 Notre Dame 3 212 652 198 864 4.36 288.0
44 Nevada 3 1022 654 231 1676 7.26 558.7
45 Wake Forest 3 808 663 254 1471 5.79 490.3
46 Army 3 552 664 179 1216 6.79 405.3
47 Michigan 4 556 675 242 1231 5.09 307.8
48 Louisiana Tech 3 615 676 229 1291 5.64 430.3
49 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 498 677 219 1175 5.37 391.7
50 North Carolina State 3 529 689 227 1218 5.37 406.0
51 South Carolina 3 333 690 199 1023 5.14 341.0
52 Penn State 3 371 692 221 1063 4.81 354.3
53 Oklahoma State 3 323 694 223 1017 4.56 339.0
54 Florida State 4 728 702 276 1430 5.18 357.5
55 Wisconsin 4 453 703 245 1156 4.72 289.0
56 Iowa State 4 553 709 269 1262 4.69 315.5
57 Auburn 3 411 715 213 1126 5.29 375.3
57 Ball State 3 725 715 182 1440 7.91 480.0
59 UNLV 4 1108 719 293 1827 6.24 456.8
60 Duke 4 879 728 293 1607 5.48 401.8
61 Boise State 4 353 729 248 1082 4.36 270.5
62 North Texas 3 826 753 233 1579 6.78 526.3
63 Utah 4 922 755 275 1677 6.10 419.3
64 Georgia Tech 3 515 756 213 1271 5.97 423.7
64 Kentucky 3 698 756 229 1454 6.35 484.7
66 TCU 4 240 760 260 1000 3.85 250.0
67 Hawai'i 3 725 762 206 1487 7.22 495.7
68 New Mexico 3 482 764 187 1246 6.66 415.3
69 Air Force 4 1060 767 244 1827 7.49 456.8
70 Eastern Michigan 4 877 769 287 1646 5.74 411.5
71 Washington State 4 628 773 267 1401 5.25 350.3
72 Syracuse 3 378 777 191 1155 6.05 385.0
73 Minnesota 4 623 778 256 1401 5.47 350.3
74 Arkansas State 4 656 791 297 1447 4.87 361.8
75 Navy 3 705 796 207 1501 7.25 500.3
76 Texas State 3 325 814 190 1139 5.99 379.7
77 Florida Atlantic 3 484 817 244 1301 5.33 433.7
78 Purdue 4 692 818 275 1510 5.49 377.5
78 UCF 4 692 818 272 1510 5.55 377.5
80 Toledo 4 381 831 269 1212 4.51 303.0
81 UTSA 4 598 844 228 1442 6.32 360.5
82 Memphis 4 842 848 323 1690 5.23 422.5
83 Colorado State 4 850 853 281 1703 6.06 425.8
83 Mississippi 4 1167 853 297 2020 6.80 505.0
85 Northern Illinois 4 429 855 266 1284 4.83 321.0
85 Ohio 4 497 855 284 1352 4.76 338.0
87 Bowling Green 4 1055 858 308 1913 6.21 478.3
88 Cincinnati 3 493 859 204 1352 6.63 450.7
89 USC 4 747 862 264 1609 6.09 402.3
90 BYU 4 719 878 296 1597 5.40 399.3
91 Charlotte 3 495 880 224 1375 6.14 458.3
92 Miami (Ohio) 4 660 887 264 1547 5.86 386.8
93 UAB 4 588 892 280 1480 5.29 370.0
94 Southern Mississippi 4 489 899 266 1388 5.22 347.0
95 Tulane 4 994 918 262 1912 7.30 478.0
96 Kansas 4 812 924 278 1736 6.24 434.0
97 Old Dominion 4 872 925 299 1797 6.01 449.3
98 Michigan State 4 334 940 280 1274 4.55 318.5
99 North Carolina 4 737 953 312 1690 5.42 422.5
100 Boston College 4 561 955 280 1516 5.41 379.0
101 Utah State 4 839 956 307 1795 5.85 448.8
101 Buffalo 4 841 956 303 1797 5.93 449.3
103 East Carolina 3 519 1028 224 1547 6.91 515.7
104 Colorado 4 948 1029 295 1977 6.70 494.3
105 Western Michigan 3 327 1032 231 1359 5.88 453.0
106 Akron 4 843 1039 327 1882 5.76 470.5
106 Arkansas 4 1010 1039 267 2049 7.67 512.3
108 California 4 730 1048 295 1778 6.03 444.5
109 Missouri 4 760 1054 320 1814 5.67 453.5
110 Pittsburgh 4 561 1058 287 1619 5.64 404.8
111 Appalachian State 4 597 1078 287 1675 5.84 418.8
112 Texas Tech 4 700 1081 295 1781 6.04 445.3
113 Oregon 4 568 1097 282 1665 5.90 416.3
114 Texas 4 491 1098 293 1589 5.42 397.3
115 Baylor 3 565 1102 208 1667 8.01 555.7
116 Oklahoma 4 603 1123 267 1726 6.46 431.5
117 West Virginia 4 733 1145 309 1878 6.08 469.5
118 Tulsa 4 918 1161 306 2079 6.79 519.8
119 Georgia State 4 407 1185 261 1592 6.10 398.0
120 Georgia Southern 4 718 1207 262 1925 7.35 481.3
121 Northwestern 4 364 1209 302 1573 5.21 393.3
122 Maryland 4 807 1231 341 2038 5.98 509.5
123 Idaho 4 492 1248 261 1740 6.67 435.0
124 Coastal Carolina 4 640 1255 309 1895 6.13 473.8
125 Louisville 4 836 1267 297 2103 7.08 525.8
126 Houston 4 602 1321 325 1923 5.92 480.8
127 Louisiana-Monroe 4 795 1328 289 2123 7.35 530.8
128 Arizona 4 713 1373 359 2086 5.81 521.5
129 Connecticut 4 717 1503 333 2220 6.67 555.0
130 Kansas State 4 537 1505 319 2042 6.40 510.5